Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-10-10
Continued from last week.

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health food offered for sale in local
markets with cost of same compar-
ed? 1t is said that the general in
of women in public SER
vice is her ignorance, her lack of op-I
portunity. No doubt the charge
made against our sex is true that we
are in ignorance of affairs at large
but when have we had the opportu-
nifty to become Informed? The only
aid given women to get into touch
with governmental affairs has been
thru efforts of other women striking
down barriers and prejqdices. Can
you state good reason why women
are not given an opportunity to CO.
operate with the men in these solu-
tions of troublesome problems. we
are credited as being too emotional
too easily acting, thru prejudice
rather than sound judgment. These
defects are recognized by US all and
a part of our training for efficient
public service as citizens must be to
control our personal feelings and
learn to accept gracefully the viii of
the majoity.
However my observation is that
prejudice in voting is not a particular
ly feminine attribute. On the other
hand it is generally conceded that
women as a class are trust worthy
and abhor an act of dishonesty in
public servants. It seems to be fore
gone conclusion that church work is
safe in the hands of the women
Inere ore if cur religious ira .nin1
can in an astonishing number of in
stance be managed so successfully by
o; Htmen; why not on same basis
of freedom allow her to try her hanc
at the public governmental affairs
possibly that same emotional, religl
Gus quality might be applied to ad
vantage in affairs pertalnisg to hu
manity's welfare. Quoting from
w. H. Allen from his book, Woman;
part in good government" "wher
women become interested in govern
ment and relatively less interested il
the fractional problems treated by
charities and churches, they vii
spend the energy on communicative
needs which they now often mis-spenC
on their favoite special inceests."
In the great general department Of
public health, women are especiall!
adapted to serve and in every com
munity there should be central body
watching pubic health and its needs
and there are several health steps re
quiring sustained effort, namely ply
cal education of school children, edu
cation of mothers in care of infants
reduction of transmissable diseases
ventilation of public assemg.y halls
| (for intance our Court House.) Keep
ing school rooms clean, cleaning o.
streets and public buildings, co-opera
ton with hospitals, city water sys
TEN. What do you know about oul
state department of aDealth? Have
you felt the health officers infuenc'
IN your community. Where can lis
of health state records be obtained
concerning infant deaths, their causes
number of births, tuberculosis info
nation, can babies be born withou
proper notice be sent to state depart
NEST? The following little rhym,
comes in pat DUNG these m1uenzs
years.
Mary had little cold
That started in her head,
And every where that Mary went
That cold was sure to spread.
It followed her to school one day,
There wasn't any rule)
1t made the children cough ant
sneeZe
To have that cold in school.
The teacher tried to drive it out,
She tried hard,-but ker-choo!
1t didn't do bit of good
For teacher caught it too.
Education along line of transmits
able diseases is quite in line of wo
mans capabilities. With agitation
and instruction reaching the public
thru our news papers. Anothe
splendid avenue thru which womel
become informed is thru talks giver
by men or women on questions vita
to community welfare.
How much better to understand tht
| great documest now under fire. Th'
League of Nations, than thru com
petent individuals discussing it i'm
partially as concerns political opin
ions. Such a document is bigge
than any group of men or any petit.
party platform. Let us become &C
quainted with our biggest issue.
To have intelligent women is as i'm
portant as to have good governmen
and if the situation were analyze,
isn't the nation which possesses tn
greatest aggregate of intelligent wo
men, the Nation which is bound t.
occupy first rank among nations. !
must be expected that women vii
make mistakes (as do the men) bu
the normal mind must learn thru ex
perience by comparing results witt
effort and by relating effect to cause
In conclusion let me sum up my ide
regarding the most efficient method
to be employed in preparation for ex
ercise of full citizenship. Organiza
tion in advance for the intelligen
study and discussion of public affair
and thru organization comes the edu
cation which is most vital and neces
sary to become an intelligent voter