The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-25


Many women and some men pras-.
-tice e Absolute rnonogaIny would
settle a large number of social ques-
tions. So liberal a thinker as Herbert
Spencer said that in the end Nnono-
gamy must triumph by the law of
the survival OF the dttest. He didn't
speak from an ethical or religious
point of view, but simply on the
ground Of efficiency. He foresaw that
no other system would work SO well
for society. And 1 believe that the
woman OF the future, with the Ameri-
can woman as leader, will turn the
theory of monogamic marriage into
fact"
Scouts Miles Prophecy.
Then you don't agree with General
Kiles and others who prophecy that
polygamy will be practiced openly and
recognized officially in Europe after
the war" 1 observed
Professor Binder smilingly shook his
head.
For time there may be a certain
amount of irregularity," he continued.
''as there is at present, and as there
| has been in the past. But in the first
place l discount the threatened death
of men in Europe. This war won't be
a 30 years war. And though the cas-
uaities are frfghtful they are less than
! in the past. Thousands of wounded
men are back at the front in a few
weeks. Thousands and hundreds of
thousands will return to their homes
when the fighting Is over.
But even II the war makes the
number of men too small to go around,
the women will not stand for practical
matrimony. The modern woman pre-
fers a whole job to half husband.
And she is no longer compelled to
| take the latter instead of the former.
One Man for One Woman.
The woman who insists on the sin
gle standard of morality, who does not
tolerate other women in her husbands
past, will certainly not accept them
in his present. The whole tendency
of romantic love is against the poly
gamous relation and in favor OF the
ne-man-for-one-woma arrangeme nt.
The woman who regards love as some
thing other than physical satisfaction,
the woman with fineness OF spirit and
delicacy OF sentiment, is the sworn
foe of plural or group marriage"
And then Professor Binder outlined
that highly interesting biological
theory which makes Eve antedate
Adam, instead OF the other way
around.
The first life principle was female"
he declared. But to introduce a
variable element'-make the most of
that equivocal tribute, mere mani
the male principle was created. Bio
logically, man was a seeker after
variety. That's no excuse for him to-
day, however.
Nature and Eusenics.
Mature should be the servant of
man, not his mistress. His ability to
dominate her determines his rise in
the scale. Nature says bluntly, have
lot of children Civilization says,
children should be born under that
system most adequate for their care
and education
1.-THE woman who loves her child
with the love that is not merely ami
NAL, desires to give it fathers pro-
lection and teaching. That is one rea-
son why most women have been OH
the side OF the homogeneous relation
ship.
Then woman is a natural hero
worshiper. Back in the cave days she
idealized the strongest man with the
strongest club. Ages later she came
to value the quality of kindness in
men-there are women even now
whose worship is reserved for brutal
strength. Instinctively, she desires
that the father and protector of her
be one. That is, she wants to marry
for life the one man whom she selects
as her IDEAL"
Future Woman Will Propose
She does the selecting, you think"
l interposed.
"Of course she does" smiled Pro-
fessor Binder. "She does everything
except the actual proposing. We men
think we do it all, but we don't. The
future woman will undoubtedly pro-
pose, and l see no earthly reason why
she shouldn't. Most men would be
| glad to have her relieve them of the
job. 1t's-it's"-the professor STAN
mered and bit his lips-"it's terribly
embarrassing experience. Since you're
not man you can't realize"
"The bachelor girl craze is already
waning" said the professor, wisely.
II have taught for years in a co-edu.
cational university, and l meet many
of my students socially. Ten years
ago the college graduate often pro.
claimed that she didn't want to be
bothered with men, and that she never
intended to get married. Today, II
she has tsuck to her resolution, she is
usually sorry. She feels that some
thing has been missed out of her life
Fiirts to Go.
THE worst handicap of the woman