Arizona republican., 1915-10-20
WOMANL|NESS |S REAL GROWN
Phoenix Opinion on the Statement of a Barnard Professor That Girls Should Be Taught to Be Manly

Putnam associate professor in his- tory at Barnard College, who advo- cates rearing girls to be manly, R. Thayne Cook, principal of the Phoe- nix Union High School, said yester- day, We want our girls to be reared womanly, to be large hearted, strong minded, strong and courag geous but rot bold Society would not accept Professor Putnam's views that are in direct contradiction to it's ideas of culture and proprietary"
 The radical feminist statements of the professor that have aroused MT. Cooks displeasure were made at the academic exercises at Vassar college recently In the course of her re- marks she said:
 T would have girls reared to be manly. l would have them trained in dangerous vacations where life and limb depends on their physical powers I would have them learn the ordinary arts of self defense. would have them openly carry guns"
 It would be dangerous for wom- an to handle a gun, contends MT. Cook.
 "Women are now and always will
 
 moment of hysteria there is no tell ing what a woman might do if she had gun on her person. Professor Putnam speaks of woman's emotional instability which to my belief is largely sham and make believe, and I agree with her that sentimental leaks can be overcome though not necessarily by her strenuous meth q quently heard the shrill shriek of a young girl while there is no ex pression on her face to indicate fear or pain. She, by being hysterical over nothing. may develop into the type that has won the professors scorn.'
 For that girl and for all girls, the high school principal would recom mend not manly sports but proper ly controlled athletics. The influence of the correct games he believes will quiet, their manner and nerves.
 The best sport for the woman is tennis" he declared. while he also said word in favor of basket ball and indoor baseball. but at the same time he advises followers of the games not to become too swag- ger nor too athletic
 For the ordinary arts of self de- fense," he would not substitute first aids.
 T do not think the most ardent suffragist would advocate dangerous vacations for women. It is ridicu lous. Why should girls be trained to be bralemen. work underground in the mines, or to take up hazardous labor of any sort? I believe in suffrage but not equality in it's full est sense. There is a distinction be- tween men and women and always will be If a woman does mans work she should receive a mans pay. but there is work for which she is not fitted. Women have not chance of handling men in the busi- ness world, as men handle each other and neither, for that matter, can women cope with women with as satisfactory results as a man can manage them
 Miss Mae Hurley. instructor of physical culture of the high school is of the same opinion as MT. Cook relative to sports.
 The ordinary exercises, Indian clubs and dumb bells. tennis, indoor base ball and basket ball are essentially all the games for which women are suited They have not the physique. to stand the manly sports" accord ing to Miss Hurley. who does not believe they could be trained to ex- eel in track events.
 T think every girl should go in for a certain amount of gym work though it is not required by the school All good, clean sport like tennis and basketball is splendid net only for the physical but the mental condition. As it builds the strong body so it strengthens the mind and does away with emotional instability
 When asked if she believed in woman's carrying a gun. Miss Hur- ley laughed heartily and said, 'It might have been all right in the frontier days, but it's hardly neces sary today"