The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-02
az MARGUERITE MOOERS
MARSHALL.

~ MARGUERITE MooERS
MARSHALL.
''The American girl is not "A Stacker.
But she suffers from too much eNemp-
ton. She is exempted from home work
and home duties by her mother She
is exempted from real education. one
which links her. closely to the living
present instead of stuffing her with
the dead past. She is exempted from
learning a Job and supporting herself
by it. Public opinion seems often to
exempt her from displaying the mod
est charming manners of the girl OF
other lands.
II don't blame the girls DIR. Ars-
tine p. Num- Recht added quickly.
But their parents and schools and
colleges need reforming"
DR.. Num- Recht sat beside me III
the wide. green cushioned window
seat of the students room OF New
York university. For she has just
received her appointment as the first
dean for the thousand women students
who will attend classes next year In
the big nine-story building in Wash
ington square.
This slender, smiling young woman
is herself the graduate of two colleges.
Bryn Mawr. '09, and John Hopkins.
10, and is the daughter of DR. John
r. Mum, president of the United
States Insurance company. She has
to her credit years of work In hospi-
tai clinics schools, settlement houses
and lecture rooms. She has husband
and q baby son.
Vigorously American.
There is some curious suggestion
of the Japanese in the fine modelling
of her small. triangular face, with its
brilliantly olive brown eyes and point
ed chin. But voice and smile, erect
carriage and frank speech are vigor-
ously American. And of all the WON
en- of my acquaintance associated III
any way with colleges DIR Num-
Recht Is the most alertly, Inodernly
intelligent.
Lets talk about the girl of to-
day." l said to New York's newest
dean. II know that You must be in :
terested In her or you wouldn't have
accepted the position of commander
in chief to a thousand of her. l have
been told that you believe too little
emphasis is placed upon the domestic
training OF the modern Slfl.
Tho Essence Of Feminism.
81 do think that admitted DR..
Mum Recht.
THE girl of today must under
stand the essence of the message
of feminism-that woman has the
right to everything which makes
life rich and beautiful. This is not
selfishness, for woman must work
to win and keep her rights. But
there is no reason why she should
not take for her own a job. a hus-
band and children. The modern
girl must not think she has to
sacrifice everything for marriage
and domesticity-nor should she
feel that If she adopts 4 profession
she must put away the thought
of a home. She should have it all
all"
I was made to recall the eXhillat-
ing challenge Of the greatest-but
one--of the Eliza bethanS, Il have
taken all knowledge to be my prov
ince."
Male Sex Was kped.
What was at first regarded rs the
emancipation of women became later
male sex continued DIR. Num- Recht.
1.-THE tendency has been that woman
should compete rather than CO.
operate with man. We cannot Won
der therefore, that woman found her
home life n burden. maternity en-
baTassing and family life unimpor-
tant The modern woman must for
ever dispel the belief prevalent to-
day that the family. as a social in
stitution. is on the decline.
"rhe pendulum must swing back.
When my grandmother was Il girl
she will be 100 this fall--women had
a tremendous amount of work. They
labored on farms, churned, sewed,
cared for children. These women said,
I'll spare my daughter what I've
been through, and daughter was
taught to do nothing. In turn she
said. I shall spare my daughter and
the daughter of today does less than
nothing.
Il believe that we must bring girls
TO understand that Old truth-the
dignity of labor. It's the only way
to solve the domestic problem. No
longer is it a question of being able
to pay for a servant. In a. suburban
commnnity. such as the one where l
live, about one family in fifty can
prevail upon a girl to stay with them.
II do most of my own work."
the dean of New York university
said proudly. 4 take care of my
baby and my furnace-the latter
after being nearly blown UP twice