The Washington herald., 1920-03-14
1871
l-.ll II

tion, and, that 1t was actually out
Of their pockets that the money
precious gifts which ought to be the
birthrights Of every American ma,
and woman might not be lost to the
rising generation"
PRESENT SCALE OF TEACHERS
SALARIES INADEQUATE.
Miss Taft had no diniculty In prov
ing to US that the present scale OF
salaries for teachers was made
quate.s A full professor at Bryn
Mawr receives q maximum OF $4,000
a year. which. of course. isn't so,
bad In comparison with what pro-
fsssors are receiving in some of the
smaller colleges, but the part that
startled me was that their salaries
haven't been raised since 1900. Inn
agine any of us even trying to live
on what, clothed and fed and housed
us then. Food alone has increased
"a per cent and clothing 24. So II
was not at all difficult to see why
Bryn Mawr was calling for the s2.-.
100000 fund. I just can't see how
that will even be q drop in the
bucket. Imagine the wives of our
most learned professors doing their
own work so that the girls Of today
may have the advantages they once
had. Certainly no one but truly
noble person would cling to pro-
fessorship when he could obtain
double his salary II he would turn
to commercial work for which he is
also suited. Well I almost forgot
about the series OF entertainments
for Miss Taft in my realisation of
our colleges needs.
WAS ENTERTAINED BY MR..
AND MRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
entertained with a most charming
reception for Miss Taft, her very
first evening In the city. There were
several hundred guests, including
Miss Taft's old friends and many
new ones interested in the welfare
of the college in which she plays
such an important part. Miss Taft
was kind enough to make a very
interesting little talk, though she
must have been tired after her trip
on the train that day, and was the
recipient of a beautiful ovation as
her host. Mr.. Hammond, introduced
her to US.
Friday afternoon Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock opened her beautiful home
to about $50 interested people, in
GLIDING the cream of Washington
society. who gathered there for the
address Miss Taft made at $3.50. You
know the list of honorary commit
tee members for the campaign in
cludes official. diplomatic and resi-
Dental society. Bishop Harding pre-
sided at the meeting and Frederic
A. Delano made the opening ad-
dress DR.. David Jayne Hill spoke.
Mrs. +. Louis Slade: of New York,
who Is prominent in suffrage work,
but at present devoting her time
to her duties as national chairman
Of the Bryn Mawr endowment fund.
also talked to US in q most convinc-
ing and pleasing manner.
Mrs. Slade and Miss Ellen Kilpat-
rick. of Baltimore. were guests of
Mrs. Heron, wife of Col. c. D. Her
ron, during their stay here. and with
their hostess attended the delightful
supper which Mrs. Eliphalet F. An
drews gave for Miss Taft and Miss
Charlotte HardinF Friday evening
at the Cafe st. Marks. Which re-
minds me that even upon this oc-
casion there were a number of in
teresting talks by representative
women. giving their ideas of college
education from different viewpoints.
MISS TAFT Is YOUNGEST
AMERICAN COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
Miss Taft's personal career is a.
very interesting one, especially
since it is almost impossible to be-
lieve that one so young can be
acting president. in fact, the young
est college president of an Amer
lean college. She received her
earlier training in the National
Cathedral School here in, Washing
ton and in the Baldwin School,
Bryn Mawr. Pa. She entered Bryn
Mawr College in 1908 with the