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The Washington times., 1915-01-16

are assigned to teach groups of
seven or eight children. Others act
as teachers assistants, relieving
them whenever necessary.
The Franklin-T Thomson Home and
School Association had the pleasure
of entertaining Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett at the meeting on Tuesday
in the assembly hall Of Thomson
School. After an address by Mrs
Barrett, number of the eighth
grade pupils presented an act from
one of their Christmas plays. and
children from other grades contri-
buted songs and recitations.
Among the items on the District
appropriation list presented to Con-
gress for consideration was the
amount necessary to build an ade-
quate annex or addition to Powell
School. The clubs and mothers So
cieties in the neighborhood have
complained for a long time of the
crowded classes at Powell and their
organized protests are beginning to
have effect.
The Daffydowndilly Club. Of
Grover Cleveland School, held meet
ings Of both sections on Monday aft
ernoon. Although Cleveland School
has four clubs. the Daffydowndillies
proudly claim the distinction of be-
ing the oldest, for they were organ
ized soon after the opening of the
school three years ago. The men,
bers are children from the first and
second grades. They give little plays
in the assembly hall. which Is fur
nished with a real stage. and meet
to have good times in other ways.
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The Chevy Chase citizens have
asked that there be a lower rate of
speed for vehicles between Morrison
street and Chevy Chase Circle dur
ing the hours of recess and dismissal
at the school. They have also asked
for a policeman to enforce such a
rule. II it becomes effective. The
only hours when these provisions
are necessary are from $50 to in
the morning. ~ to in the afternoon.
and after the o'clock dismissal
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What About All, the Men
Who Escape Parenthood
And Won't Be Fathers? +?
Why Are Men Who Are So Shocked at the Idea of Having
feminist Escape the Duty of Motherhood, Blind
to the Army of Men Who Dodge Fatherhood?
By WINIFRED BLACK.



I the man who's too selfish to marry
! ana have children of his own, and toe
lazy to earn the money to bring them
| UP. s... H., ,
don't want children-for q while.
| They want to dance and motor and
swim. They don't like the idea Of re-
firing from society,long enough to get
| acquainted with little child; and, be-
sides. the landlord don't let you stay
| clutter the place up-with children.
But how about the husband? How
| many men do you know today who
are Worrying because there are no
men do you know who would be will.
| ing to give up the club and forget
| about golf and let the motor 60 for a
year or so while they helped bring
up a family?
Women Not All To Blame.
Oh. yes. there are such men, know
them. thank goodness. by the dozens.
Good. wholesome, natural unselhsh.
devoted men; men who live Just to
make some woman and her children
happy. .s..
But it is not entirely the fault Of the
American woman that the American
family is growing smaller and smaller.
Let's stop acting as II it were J.
know at least a dozen men who are
too busy to bother with q falnily-just
yet.
They're ambitious and full Of plans.
Somebody must keep a home for them.
Somebody must do their entertaining,
Somebody must help them get on in
the world.
Children are a care. q luxury. an ex-
pense. No man with his way to make
in the world can afford to tie himeslf
down to a family Of children. That's
what they think, and that's what they
say. too, many Of them.
And. after all. 1t certainly is a mans
own affair. isn't It?
But. when it comes to escaping the
duty OF parentage. don't think it's
quite fair for people to go on acting
as II no one ever tried to do that but a
woman.
And when q bachelor takes it upon
himself to find fault with the women
Of his generation because they won't t
stay at home and sing lullabys while
he takes their husband OF to the club
for q good time with him, somehow it
seems just a little bit, we'll, shall We
call 1t unreasonable?
What do you think about it?
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Ry FLORENCE E. YODER.

Short. wide skirts and light cloth
top shoes or boots.
That is the combination decreed for
spring. and a rare one Is it indeed.
The most perverse thing in the
world is Fashion. When one style
Is in vogue. another conflicting style
10 added, and the poor woman who
attempts to follow in any degree is
caught in an inextri,able confusion
Of impossibilities.
But not this spring. For once
there Is a let UP on what one can
ard cannot do, and the happy har-
mony between wide skirts and cloth
tops boots is like to save our reason.
For let 1t be known that the tight
bottomed skirt, besides being an
abornination in the name of all prog
ress, and which should have been
long ago discarded by the 8. p. c. A.,
was death to ali shoes. black includ-
ed.
Every time a step was taken the
narrow skirt, which was also long.
rubbed back and forth on the shoe
tops. safely depositing thereon every
particle of dirt and dust which it
had gathered.
Tan shoes were constantly streak
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Grade School Activities

Teachers and pupils Of the Cooke
School were much excited last week
by an attack made by an unknown
man upon one of the pupils Of the
school. Though a number of pupils
chased him for some distance, he
eluded capture, and has not been
found as yet. The police department
was notified. but since no accurate
description of the man can be OBJ
tanned. there Is little hope that no
may be apprehended.
The Junior basketball team Of
Hyattsville School defeated the East
Hyattsville team last eek by the
score of 1924. The members Of the
Hyattsville team are +. Ross, John
Wilson. Stanley Roberts, John Hol-
den and John Devlin. The East
Hyattsville players are o. Hiser, S.
Croswait. p. Coughlin, J. Reves, e.
Robertson, and G. Ware.
Carbery School started q bank last
Friday, The management is much
the same as that of the three other
banks maintained by public school
pupils. With the similar institutions
at Eastern and Business High
Schools and the branch of the WASH
ington High School bank 1T Grover
Cleveland School, practically every
section of the city Is represented.
The average deposit on the first day
of the Grover Cleveland bank was
81. far exceeding the hopes of the
faculty members of the advisory
committee. Since the date of OPEN
ing had been postponed from the
previous Tuesday. it was feared that
the interest of the pupils might
dwindle, yet there is a creditable
percentage of depositors already.
No children Under the fourth grade
are allowed to patronize the bank.
The first year students at the
Normal School are being sent out
to do some practice teaching. in
stead of waiting, for their second
year OF work. They 20 out by sec
tions. and their work varies. Some
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| Mabel McCalip and Mildred Padget.
students in Columbian College or George
ed wednesday at lunch by Sigma
Kappa Sorority.
Chi Omega Sorority Of George Wash
ington. announces the piedsins OF Helen
Monroe.
! Phi Alpha Fraternity ofs(ieorge Wash
ington has planned to hold a smoker
each month.
Sigma Kappa Sorority of George
Washington recently entertained for
Mrs. JoneS. Florence Meyer. a. Erwin
Harsch, and Herbert Pa Ramsey.
kappa Sigma Fraternity held another
| dance last Saturday evening at the
chapter house in Vermont avenue.
Harry l.. Boesch. Of the George
Washington University Engineering
/ College. has returned to the city from
a combined business and pleasure trip.
| Erwin Farsch. president Of the senior
| class Of Columbian college at George
/ washington. has APPOINTED a commit
tee. with Robert L; Kause as cha'r"'''''
to select a class pin.
! Professors Doten and DouSherty OF
the George Washington Engineerins
! College, are busy making changes Tor
JIc uC" say
sued in March.
7 A. Smart. of Columbian College at
| George washington. has returned IRON,
hunting trip near RichH'oha' ""e''
he has a country home
Mr.. Bailey. president Of the pre-medi-
! cal class at George WashInSton ma ma
returned from a trip to Chicago ana
Cincinnati.
J. M. Ladd of the George Washing,
ton Medical sShHo Hospits has nssn Hs is the
seventh member OF the junior class now
employed at local hospitals.
"Floods in China" was the s111eet 11IS hoI OF
| fore the class in sanitary ensineerinG
Of the George Washington College OF
| Engineering.
| in Columbian College at George WASH
| ington. recently spent several days IN
Wsshineton. en- route from Boston to
her home in Iowa.
Mtss Agnes Trowbridge. former stud
ent in Columbian College. who is now
| attending SwarthmOre, was recently the
guest of Miss Alene Crtttenden.
Miss Johnnie Link Of Randolph, Ma
| CON was the guest here recently OF Miss
Elizabeth Wilbur, daughter OF Dean
| William Allen wilbur OF Columbian
College at George Washington.
Miss Mabel Blanchard. former student
in Columbian College at George wash
inrton. who now is at the University
OF wisconsin, visited the city recently.
! Kappa Psi Medical Fraternity, OF
| George Wa shington. has Joined the In
terfraternity Association. II. n. Moser
| Is delegate.
Miss Mildred Phoebus recently, enter.
tanned pledges and active members OF
Sigma Kappa Sorority. of George
| Washington.
| Miss Anna Mcknight recently enter
| tanned members of Chi Omega Sorority.
| Of George Washington, at a dance.
Phi Chi Fraternity. Of George Wash
| ington. recently gave a dinner in honor
| OF delegates to the annual convention
| Of the society at Richmond Guests Of
hooor we're G. n. Rice. of Zeta. Uni
The Washington times., 1915-01-16

versity of Texas: II. L. Hale. OF Gam
ma Gamma. Bowdoin: p. NJ Reilly. of
Kappa. Georgetown, and b. d. Day. OF
Alpha Mu, University Of Indiana.
Chi Omega Sorority. OF George Wash
inton. announces initiation Of the fol-
lowing: Mary Hotchkiss. Mildred
Thomas. Theodosia Seibold. Florence
Little. Marion Ncgley. Elizabeth Paul,
Norma Bose, and Grace Hall.
Erwin Harsch. president Of the senior
class of the College of Engineering Of
the George Washington University. was
the sole student elected to membership
in the pyramid Honor Society Of the
institution at the recent semi-annual
meeting of the organization. proceed
ings of which have just been made
public. Harsch is one of the editors of
the University Hatchet, weekly stu
dent publication OF the institution: is
former secretary Of the athletic asso-
ciation. and is a member Of the En-
gineering Society. the Skull and Circle
Class Society. and Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity. Two years ago ne was
assistant manager of the basketball
team. The Pyramid Honor Society Is
the most exclusive organization at the
university. membership being limited to
those who have distinguished them
selves in some line of student activity.
OFFICERS of the society are Alvin Nc
Creary Brown. president: r. c. shaw.
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vice president: S. +. Jones.' secretary
treasurer: and Howard w. Hodgkins.
historian.
The Dramatic Association Of Eastern
High School held it's regular monthly
meeting last Wednesday. Vietta Droney
president of the association, gave a
brief talk on the work of John Syne in
connection with the Irish Renaissance.
This was followed by his one-act sketch.
THE Shadow of the Glen" Those par
ticipating were Marjorie Haines. Minor
Ellis. George Ellis, and Gilbert Clark.
Three Of the plays now in rehearsal
by the Dramatic Association of Central
are to be presented next week at the
regular meeting. These are w. d. How
ellis short play. THE Mouse Trap" Irv-
ing's sketch. THE Adventure of My
Aunt" and David Swan" a fantasy.
by r. I. stevenson. Three other short
plays will be produced in about three
weeks. A German play is to be put into
rehearsal in the near future. and one
Of the members Of the faculty is plan
ming some poses to be taken from Greek
and Roman sculpture.
The Washington High School Press
Club held a meeting last Wednesday
evening. ]. w. Tomlinson. a former
president of the club. made a brief ad-
dress. Among the subjects discussed
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LITERACY TEST APPROVED

The immigration bill proposing the
most drastic regulations governing ad-
mission of aliens ITO the United States
ever enacted by Congress is submitted
to the President today.
The conference report, which has
been adopted by the House and SEN
ate. and which was opOosed by Miss
Jane Adams during her recent visit
two houses of Congress are concerned.
The bill needs now only the signature
Of the President in order that 1t be-
come a law.
literacy test clause. which demands
that every alien entering this country
be able TO read and write In his own
language.
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Dailv Editorial for Women

really did not matter at an-the
world wagged on just the same.
One of the most important things l
have learned through the schedule is
what one can make the mnd DO.
One can make II do anything as long
as ones stomach Ia in order.
look out for my health first of all
I keep baby hours, 60 to bed early
and like to be at my desk at. s
o'clock in the morning.
Does my work interfere with my
home-making?
Not one bit
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SEEN IN THE SHOPS
By the Shopper

Are you one Of those numerous
fiat-dwellers who try to initiate
home life in two rooms and Kitchen
ette? Have you ever balanced rows
of Unstable cans and jars on your
rsSssa ss:n., SSynk fSeeh iee IN
store in F street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets will sell you
a tin bucket more than a foot high
and fully ten inches in diameter;
with close fitting. cover ana meIat
eontaineres % Of Christmas mince-
meat and candy. but now what q
blessing they will be to those who
lived i'm cramped quarters, for they
NAV be lifted out on a back porch
or fastened securely to a. WINDOW
sill by strong cords passed throush
81 Snring materials are making their
appearance at many OF the stores
this week and are rivaling the white
sales in arousing feminine interest.
A store at Eleventh and streets
has such a variety OF crepe ma
terials that it seems certain that
thev will oe as popular this year
IA thev were during the past season.
Adorable rosebud designs are most
common in this verv pracucai ma
teriel. which sells for 2S cents a
ward. Crepe Vonee IN uoESl
signs Of wide variety are TO De hao
for SIS cents a yard.
shop on the west side OF Eiev-
enth. street, between F and G. 10
showing gloves Of exceptional quail
itv at 81 the pair. They may be had
in white glace kid in dress and
walking styles. as we'll as in black
and several shades OF tan.
Now is the time to invest IN calen-
dars If your adoring frienos have
neglected to supply you. Nearly all
The Washington times., 1915-01-16

the stores are selling them At greatly
reduced prices. A souvenir store in
Fourteenth street. between e and f,
Is selling its varied stock at half
price. Some are excellent color
plates Of Library mural decorations
that are worth framing when the
year is over.
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was the choice of club pin Clark
Griffith. who was unable to be present,
promised to attend the next meeting II
he could arrange 1t. The Press Club
held a most successful dance during the
Christmas holidays.
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Men Who Dodge Marriage.

Il don't think a woman knows a thins
about real happiness until she has held
her own children in her arms. Id give
more for one look into my little boy
clear eyes or one funny. impetuous little
squeeze from my girls arms than l
would to be made chairman OF the
greatest convention in the world. and
. 10 would any woman who KNOWS What
happiness really Ineans!
The man who was cross with me NUT
tered-I didn't hear what 1t was he
muttered: l thought it was better not
to-and he went away still very cross.
a little crosser, 1 think, than he was
before he found out that I wasn't a
feminist, and that ! couldn't possibly
be one. according to his definition, even
to oblige him. g..
And when l got to thinking it over I
laughed.
I really had to, for the man who said
that the most dreadful thing about
feminists was that they escaped the
duties of motherhood Is q confirmed,
dyed-in-the wool, typical bachelor, who
hates the very sight Of a child, and is
proud Of 1t.
I wonder why he is SO shocked at
the woman who escapes the duty of
motherhood. Why doesn't he get up
a club to be shocked at the men who
escape the duty of fatherhood. I
think that would be very interesting.
don't you?
Nobody ever says anything about
The Washington times., 1915-01-16

Instead Of the game with James Or.
mond Wilson Normal School yesterday,
the Central Seniors played a practice
game against the George Washington
girls. The score was very close. in
deed. The Central girls have greatly
improved their game. and the team
work Of the guards and goal throwers
was excellent.
The sophomores won the relay face
from the Freshmen Of Central yes
terday. being the victors in the first
two heats. At first it seemed that the
Freshmen would win the second heat.
Then several Of the girls dropped the
Indian club when it was passed To
them. and the sophomores made up
the ground they had lost. The Juniors
have challenged the winner Of yester-
days race to run against them next
Friday. and the Seniors are to chal-
lenge the winner of next weeks race.
Thus. the winners Of the last race viii
have earned the right to be called the
school champions.
4 lecture on the Yellowstone Park,
with illustrative pictures, was given
at Eastern High School IN yyod
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A lecture on the Yellowstone Park.
at Eastern High School on Wednesdav
The Washington times., 1915-01-16

Now Is the time to invest In calen-
dars IL your adoring friends have
neglected to supply you. Nearly all
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vice president: S. p. Jones'. secretary
treasurer: and Howard w. Hodgkins,
historian.
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~ me the other day called me
n dreadful name. He said was
a feminist. =. ..
What is feministw said to the
man. ...f
"A feminist" said the man to me-
ais a woman who marches in process
sions and carries banners and hates
men, and --e-r-r-escapes the duty OF
motherhood" t.
I'm 30 sorry" said to the man, i
thought it was something nice. 1t
sounded SO interesting I thought i
should like to be one. but I'm afraid
can't qualify. l..
Il shouldn't know how to begin to
hate men. I've known 90 many, many
nice ones. I never had a chance TO
march in q procession in my life. and
nobody ever thought Of inviting me to
carry q banner.
And as to escaping the duty OF
motherhood-why. the very idea Is
wrong.
The Washington times., 1915-01-16

Mabel McCalip and Mildred Padget.
students in Columbian College of George
Washington University. were entertain
ed wednesday at lunch by sigma
Kappa Sorority.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
A plated blue and black striped gown by Pa qun and a gold
lace Russian model by Jenny.

think that the cuirasslikc bodice
front ana hip yok" were braided
IN black, but this effect is secured 10y
using the striped serge horizontally
while in the very slightly tiaring skirt
the stripes run up and down,
Sides and back of bodice and sleeves
were of plain dark blue velvet and the
sleeve Was most clcvcrly and interest
ingly cut, being apparently cut in one
with the bodice except across the tor
AZ the shoulder line, where it was
fulled into a seam. The simple tailored
lines of the fruCk showed "A moderate
side curve and the material fell softly
but, without any extra fulncSs over the
bust. Not for the s%louChiug, hollow
chrStcd, Crumpled waistrd. ruunde,
back figure is a frock Ike this. There
is n trim alortnoss in it's lines that
seems an echo of things military
though it has no actual military
detail,
\ clever little Cravat Of richly and
gaylN lowered ribbon with fur on the
ends is an effective relieving note
on tie dark frovk ANA tho high wing
collar, while extreme, has smartncss.
Conservative also as 10 waist width
and bodice curve are such models as
Jcnny'S Russian solcil dor, pictured / n
the central group, but here there is
10 suCh drastic elimination of super
iluous material as i'm the paquin bodice,
ana consequently It is adapted To
more figures. Aside from its very alb
surd but also very effective fur collar
and the lOVciinoss of its materials.
there is nothing abOut'this model that
marks it as new, but 1t is very attrac-
Tive ana generally admired, with its
dull gold lace and net ana embroidery,
and its soldering black.
This matter of the high ChOkCr col
lar is one that Will have To- be adjusted
lWiXt the French dresSmakcrs and
the American women. Here again
that element of comfort comes into
play, our umo have become used
to open nccked gowns and are UNI
willing to give them up, though high
collars would Vastly improve the an
pcarancc Of a goodly number OF
women.
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When We last had choker collars
they were at least but
now fashion makers are asking MS to
Wear hot velvet, cloth, silk and fur
high II close about our threats, and
the chances are that the mode will
not be generally adopted save in coats.
That the new high collars such as
Jenny in particular gives to her day
time models are good looking and
have a knowing air no one can deny,
but when it IN To wearing them
the average ease loving woman will
hesitate or ba.k.
That fur collar on the sulcil dor
II. del with its big scarab clasps and
It's outstanding frill adds enormously
to tho success of the frock and, made
separately from the frock, might in
the interests of fashion be endured for
a short time even in our overheated
houses, restaurants and theatres. hut
To wear it long well, fashion has its
martyrs, and in this case there will
AT least he the merit Of ~piquancy in
the cause for which they suffer.
In evening froCks the snugger
die Is almost universal. though
olt'h IL receives but little actual stress,
ana there will always be graceful,
loose, picturesque evening models.
Jenny-Jcnny again. 1t Is difficult
10 get away from that same Jenny
when one is talking of wearablc mod
els, though most of her frocks have "A
youthful air and she is not the de-
signer for the mitron of stately dig
nifty.
wei, To rcdiscover our nominative,
Jenny gives us a qua .tity of nice lit
Tie evening fracks with bodices snug
'nlt no too snug, girdles drawn close
~ but not too closely, and skirts
there is no absolute rule for them but
there are fewer draped kirts in her
collection than in some of the others
She gets her originality in other
ways,
For example, there IL the white
ana silver model mentioned in TuK
SrN last Sunday and Reproduced in
M of our small cuts to-day. The
absolutely single bodice Is entirely Of
very heavy, soft silver Lace, and two