The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-31
THURSDAY, MAY 81. 1917.
&c Embargo on Married women.

The school board does unusual things
somefimes-in fact, the unusual is usu-
aliy the usual with the Board OF Edu-
cation. 1t was interesting to note that
few days ago the board decided that
it was unwise to employ married WON
en- to teach in the schools OF the city.
The employment Of married women may
not be the ideal condition in securing
teachers, but at the same time 1T would
hardly seem necessary to place such an
embargo. It is something of refec-
ton unon the men and women who
make up the employing board of the
school board.
One would naturally believe that
these people would use Judgment in the
employment Of teachers and that the
members of this committee might be
trusted with very important matter
the same as the committee on buildings
and grounds, or text books or wider
use or anything else.
That an excellent teacher should be
denied to render service simply because
she has been fortunate-or maybe UNI
fortunate enough to be married in a
rather unusual proposition. The sign
ing of the marriage contract does not
necessarily take away the college or
normal school diploma. 1t does not
necessarily remove the educated woman
from sphere Of usefulness.
Most women who marry do not have
time to teach school. Some Of them
have and the fact that tney are willing
to give service is one of the best rea-
sons that they should not be denied the
right to give service. Married women
make valuable teachers. If they have
children Of their own, they know some
thing of that heart interest which must
go into the solution of the problems of
childhood. We would not deny the
young girls and spinsters the right to
their time honored places as teachers
Of the children but to deny married
women the right to serve, on the face
of it it is slamming the doors to eff
cheney.
The mind of child is study. The
teacher best fitted to train the mind of
child is one who has come into close
contact with the child mind It NAV
be that years Of experience will train
women who have no children of their
own to know this child mind RI i
certain that the woman who has train.
ed her own children in the home mnst
know something about what the teach
en- must do. Strict rules are laid down
as to the qualifications of men ana
women who teach liz the schools Of
Nehosha. They demand certain in
teilectual training, they demand GER.
tam experience in the class room. Tba
married woman who asks for a nos;+;on
must nave this education and experi.
ehce an the training of the child life
she IS Offering something more than il
demanded by the rules and regulations
Ihat q school board should set ITSELF
up to limit the activities Of women
who know how to teach and who also
know something of the practical side
OF the training of children is bit mn
usual. The human sympathy develoned
oy motherhood must be valuable &c.
set in teaching children. IT NAV NOT
DC paramount asset, but it stands to
reason that the woman who has II has
something that the woman who has NOT
may badly need.
In This 1oxy ~
Womankind, it is discordant note IN
the progress of tho world to have anv
omclal city board outline the limits ~
which a woman may or NAV not 90
what the schools of Kenosha want. is
tne best teaching force that is possible
II such a force may be secured bv en-.
ploylng only women who have nevar
promised to Glove, honor and obev >
well and good, but the necessity of
placing formal limit is not apparent
hmoargos on marriage are not new
70 the history of the world. Rapp. fbe
German communist, sought to place an
embargo on marriage and it brought
the downfall of his great communistic
movement. He found out that the
woman who was married was not
barred from service to the public. We
peneve that the Board of Education
Will ind the same thing. The right Of
1ne woman to serve must not he
abridged. Her service is too valuable
thing to the community to have =
SAID that the conmnn;+,r \;
thoughtful as to refuse to accent il