Evening star., 1915-05-30
Should Wisely Spend Money
Earned by Man, Miss
Lathrop Says.
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
TO SORORITY MEMBERS
Annual Ivy Planting Exercises at
Howard University in Honor
of 1915 Graduates.

wisely, and one in this era
where woman is on a par with man is
newfangled enough to want TO change
the old mode of man earning the money
and woman spending it. So declared
Miss Julia c. Lathrop. chief of the
childrens bureau of the Department of
Labor. in the course of an address or
The Place of the College Woman in the
World" at the annual ivy planting exer-
cises at Howard University last night.
1t should be an important part of the
curriculum of every woman's college to
wisely, said Miss Lathrop. After trac-
Ing the history of the early women's
teach women how to spend money
colleges, Miss Lathrop declared that
they never thought of the sciences of
the household.
But now there is A great movement
for education for that side of life that
is going to be neglected unless we
women do 1t. 1t is mans place to earn
money and womanS place to spend 1T.
| do not think that any of us are new
tangled enough to want to change that
mode. There is much ignorance in the
spending of money.
Each Has Special Duty.
IF the men earn 1t they do their
part, and l do not think that women
should expect them to learn how to
spend IT in the home. Women must do
their part by learning how to spend
money wisely, so as to bring all of the
comforts of home. Expenditures for
the pleasures of life, personal adorn-
ment and household needs of all kinds
should be arranged in a budget. This is
an important part of the business OF a
woman-to know how to spend money
we'll and to make it serve best"
In the early days. Miss Lathrop said.
when women's educational institutions
considered damaging to be educated at
one Of these institutions, but. she con-
tinued. There are some Of us who
have been able to prove that this
wasn't So The education of women in
colleges is now fashionable, but not
too fashionable.
The trouble with the college women
of the early days was that they were
too self-conscious. said Miss Lathrop.
and that explains the reason why they
did not get very far.
But you can do better things if you
do not think about yourself. Just go
steadily ahead about your business.
College women of today are able to do
this" Miss Lathrop went on.
1t has been recognized, said the
speaker. that the individual home is
the unit of the social fabric of today.
Then, II there are to be successful
homes and happy homes they must be
esta blished by the college women.
Contrast Of Conditions.
The old-time thought that a woman
had to go into a home and shut the
door behind her and stay, or had to
hang on some mans neck. is not SO
today. Women of today go out into
the world They do not have to go
around in a she'll. It's just like a tur-
tie being taken, its shell removed and
backbone given to 1t. At first it was
a little weak. then it became stronger
and stronger. then it turned to COL
lege woman, and here you are"
College women of today have a great
opportunity, in Miss Lathrop's opinion
parts of the country where educa ton
is a luxury and give to the people
there the training which they should
have.
1T is woman's chance to help build
up the great social fabric and to make
democracy really prevail In this coun-
try There are a lot OF things that
women could do. but they say they do
not know where to begin. You are not
going to get anywhere by waiting
to begin. You must find out some-
thing that you can do. and go do it
Any person who can give to the
world any piece of work done so well
that 1t cannot be done any better,
that person has given to this day and
generation very precious gift
Those in Charge Of Ceremonies.
The exercises were under the direc-
tion of the Alpha Chapter of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and were
presided over by Miss Ruth Weather
less. president-elect of the sorority for
the ensuing year. Miss Lathrop was
introduced by Miss Geneva Boyd. pres
ident of the sorority. Rev. William
v. Tunnel, professor of history OF the
university. pronounced the Invocation,
and the benediction was by Rev D.
William Pratt of the theological de-
partment.
The inclement weather forced the
sorority to hold its exercises. which had
been planned for outdoors, in the
chapel. Following the indoor exer-
cses, the Ivy, about fifty yards of it,
was carried to the manual arts build
ing, at the north end of the campus,
where it was planted. to climb as a
monument to the graduating class of
1915. The planting was done after S
o'clock at night by the light of the
electric lamps in the university campus