The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-03-26

her grandmother Of the eyer.ready
blush and the downcast eye. Her
laichkey IL the badge Of her enamel
but the W. r.. She has, and exer-
cises. the right TO select her own
mate.
Dr. Alfred r. Schofeld the latest
champion OF the modern woman. ad-
sanced this courageous theory nj a
recent lecture AT the Central hall. dis
GUESSING that strangely tangled sub
j~ct. The Psychology Of the Female
Mind
The subject. says Doctor SchofeId.
presents ~ the moment n diNsOiviiig
view IT eat promise. The woman
At early Victorian days hns nearly dis
appeared. though she mny stiil be
gentle. quaint. prim. vet graceful lady
with her tippet and poke bonnet. her
samplers and her still room. Hut the
nrw Ia better The coming picture
u on nobler and grandtr lines. The
reutie submission and dOwncast eye
may not be easy to ind nowadays. but
they have been replaced by the can
did and clear look Of complete eman-
clpation and the upright figure Of the
freedom.
Marvel In Rapid Advance.
The marvel II that with such rapid
advance there has not been more TX.
travagance. Setting inside exceptions.
nothing II more delightful aud marvel
dAis than the quiet. decent. self-respect-
Ing dignity OF the modern latchkey
young woman living In her own rooms
In large cit. Very severe structures
have been passed on her dress In
these last few years. but that has
somewhat confused the causes. In all
times Of war ana general upi,eavnI
similar caprice In women's dress has
been observed hut that was not In any
way the outcome Of the emancipation
Of womanhood.
The remarkable lack OF women's In
forests IN their own minds. Doctor
6ch0fseld points out, Ii a very curious
point. No doubt shIs In a survival Of
tho past bad years. After the most
careful search In the libraries OF the
world no works on psychology written
~ women are dlscoverahle. save. per
haps tentatively by that remarkable
&wcie. Ellen Key.
The world still waits for true con.
ception 0f the female mind written by
. woman. The future Ut England and
America largely depends on the quail
aty Of woman's mind today. A good
physique II important TO the next gen.
Grafton OF woman, but the quality at
her mind II u still greater Importance
than her body. In proposed legislation
which r. now hclng considered with
regard To the prevention Of certain
contagious disease. the question realty
turns on whether the health or the
morals OF nation ara Of greater I'm.
portancc. IN ultimate analysis there
II No antagonism between health and
morals.
Value Of Mans Body.
In earlier times the value % mans
body was supreme: a woman's mind
then was cultivated better than
n,an's anil h., preponierancc ms sex
In spiritual matters was oyerw heim.
Ing. When n,an. however, substituted
machinery .or manual labor HIS bodily
powers we're heavily discounted and
his success IN life derendcd ON his IN
felieetuai powers; ~ the same time.
relieved az constant physical exhaus.
sian his spiritual outlook approximat.
saA mere nearly ia that OF women.
Since then the resemblance OF the
sexes has Increased
The result IL nowhere more marked
than In the typical presentment OF
John Bull A hundred years and mare
ago the streets Ia this country were
nited with portiy. rubicnnd men. stern
ar jsvtal ~ visa 20. aud vastly dlffer. |
ss.f from the more intellectual but
slightly anaemir and attenuatcd In.
diyiduals who mn their role to-day. !
The doctor admits that the suhstitu- |
tion Of tea and coffee for beer Inns
been . minor factor In the change.
The mothers atmosphere In the
hone II stronger than heredity. Ev. /
cry training rollege for women must
inelude special instruction In the right !
~sincatian Of rhildAood The rharac- /
ter ~ sh. child. even Of the nation. de- /
re.ds mainly, no, on h-resiits. hut on
environment ar atmosphere. discipline I
or habit. and 81 ideal ar example tn |
the parents life. II Is absolutely I
cruel 10 allow girls Ia hecome wives 1
AMI ma'h-rs without their acquiring I
w,,s knowledge of th.~. mighty forces.
any Idea ~ the value Of their own /
minds. any Insight into these great 4
bu, simple powers. or any skill In their
use
Endowment or Motherhood.
Man IL mainly. In virtue OF his eco.
nosnic position tht principal solicitor
In .a.airinoas---a fact which Is detri. /
mental Ia the status OF woman and I
her offspring. So long as women are
mostly dependent on their fathers un.
ell they change that for den.ntiensp