The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-25
CHAPLAIN SMITH TO.
SPEAK AT PICKENS
FORT BARRANCAS MAN WILL
DIVIDE HIS TIME, SPEAKING
AT DIFFERENT FORTS ALTER
NATE SUNDAYS.

Chaplain Smith, of Fort Barrancas,
instead of speaking at Fort Barrancas
gymnasium Sunday morning at 10:45 |
o'clock, as has been the case for the
past few weeks will, at 1915 o'clock
Sunday morning, speak at Fort Pick
ems, and in this connection announces
that on alternate Sundays he will go
across the channel and lecture to the
company of soldiers who are on duty
at the fort on the island.
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except to the superintendent, does
not justify their giving their entire
time to school work. They must be
engaged in business for livelihood
and for the support of their families.
They are therefore dependent upon
the superintendent of school for their
knowledge of the schools and of the
teachers.
The superintendent is required to
visit them only once year, therefore
his knowledge is very limited.
A woman member of the board
would probably not be dependent upon
a salary for support and would be
able to give most of her time to school
work.
Women are usually more enthusiast
tic over their work would be altruis-
tic enough to go out regardless of
money and gather in stores of val
liable information for the board.
Last, but not least, we should have
woman on the board because a
woman would act as a stimulus to
other women and would excite an in
terest in local educational affairs
which would result in interchange of
ideas, and would mean better teach
ers', better equipment and better
schools, backed up by the cooperation
of board, teachers, parents and chill
rem, in turn.
Whether married or single it mat
tiers not, but by all means woman
willing to do the right thing under
all circumstances, and one intent on
the good of humanity and not work
ing for determination.
TALK BY MRS. BINKLEY.
Mrs. A. C. Binkley followed Miss
Orr, speaking on the fitness of women
to serve on school boards, her talk be-
ing as follows:
We have heard it told how in our
own country conditions of vice and
misery we're eliminated by the justice,
compassion and persistence of certain
women. A wonderful power, this
sense of justice, compassion and per-
sistence.
/ That they are the motor power in
all liberation stands to reason.
Reason is the highest capacity Of
the human mind" We know that
right reasoning is based on a right
premise, and that premise is no less
right feeling than it is right think
ing. The success of the cases re
lated were impossible if it rested on
intellect alone. Compassion, justice
and discretion were all involved in
success.
Just as a right balance of thought
: and feeling is required for reasoning
so a right balance of masculine and
|. feminine qualities are required for
right government, in the home; in the
schools-everywhere the principle Of
. unity is in demand.
Especially is this noticeable in
dealing with the educational problems
/ of youth. The masculine element OF
determination needs to be balanced
by womanly patience and justice. The
masculine tendency to ignore mora
: discipline should be balanced BY
i woman's innate discretion The over
; sight of danger from unsanitary con
: ditions needs the balance of cleanli
ness and compassion from woman.
Moreover it is against a universe
/ law of equilibrium and harr- go
? discard half of the natural avenues
{ for government and try to run it b!
: the other half alone. It is plainly de
: clared in the book of books that in tn,
beginning "He gave them dominion.
t Note the pronoun please.
i After that can the feminine's plac,
: in dominion be safely set aside?
= MANKIND'S NOBLE GIFT.
There can be no doubt that a sens
of justice is an integral phase of tina
y gift of dominion, and also a sens
: of compassion comes from. 1t was
noble gift to mankind, freighted wit
!. wisdom and love, and discretion toe
and it will turn and turn and overtur7
Until it comes into its owni
I As a table is wobbly unless all it
egs reach the floor, so government |
not fixed or stable until it rests o.
both it's inherent representatives mas
ouline and feminine Music is no
satisfying without the soprano an
alto parts, nor is government salts
factory without the noble qualities EN-
phasized by woman!
Great changes have occurred in on
laws. Formerly man could refus
| 20 support or educate HIS family an
yet sell the labor Of both wife an
child and collect the wage.
/ In many states this evil is no7
| abolished. The changes are attribut