New-York tribune., 1915-03-16
By FRANCES ENGLAND.

ROM a fearless man, who has de-
~ voted his life to "A scientific study
= of human beings and their inStitu-
tions. one naturally expects the unusual.
And so, when Professor Charles Zueplin'
formerly OF Chicago University
started this interview with the state
ment that the great need of the coun-
try was public matchmakers who could
helm the young with their mating
was. in a measure, prepared. But by
the time he had Slipped his trolley
(his own phrase) several times, and
discussed incidentally a national relig-
ion. and "a setting free OF men and
women" giving religion local COLOR
teaching people the art Of enjoying
themselves, the cause of marital unrest,
and the handicap to woman's economic
independence, was ready for any
thing. =,
This interview, by the way, started
at the Suffrage Shop, just after fro-
lessor Zueblin had explained to his
suffrage audience that the significant
thing in the woman movement was the
fact that it moved, and that 1t had 10
..l,eep moving in order TO stand still
The suffragists liked their speaker be-
cause OF his fresh ideas and his fine
recard for women, and like him be-
cause his gray eyes stared out on the
world with the wonderment OF boy,
and because his smile was queer, IN
dulgent one, and because his tie was
a brilliant orange.
You know. the reason we have so
many unhappy marriages IS because
the men and women who might love
each other never meet" he started IN
very abruptly. This was the second
part of his interview. which was car
ried on after a recess, at the National
Arts Club. We had already talked over
the suffrage movement, which. he de-
clared, was a man movement as well as
a woman movement, and then u
am of my trolley, but it does seem 20
me that there is a great social need for
matchmakerS.
Circumscribed in Choice, They Choose
Wrong Mate.
"Men and women are so cIrcum-
scribed in their choice Of mate that
they frequently choose the wrong per
sor. Now, there should be places
where young people could meet and
really become acquainted with each
other As it is now, few married peo-
pie really know each other before their
marriage. And then after the first in
terest wears of they begin to under
stand that they have made a mistake.
There ought to be chaperons at
these public meeting piaces-in the
schools OF churches or wherever they
are held who could act the part of the
matchmaker as the dowager in society
does. They should be women Of
penetration and experience in reading
character. who could bring together
young persons who are fitted TO each
other.
"What chance has the average young
girl or young man, either, for that
matter-of meeting the right mate :?
Her choice is limited to a very narrow
circle, and there are young people who
have no chance Of meeting others al
all. And have always advocated an
interval OF six months between the
time the license is granted and the
marriage ceremony is performed That
would give the candidates for The mar
riage state time to learn each others
mind. character and tastes.
at is very hard for US to get &C
ouainted with each other, 20 know
each other fundamentally. We are
not intense enough. We go about with
an armor on that shuts US out from
our friends. Did it ever occur TO you
how little you know about your friends
really. mean? You meet and talk
about various things. but you don't
find out each other. You never plumb
the depths"
And because people don't really
know each other they never reach the
maximum Of enjoyment. Few people,
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