The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-16
CABINET MAY HAVE
WOMAN MEMBER


the school. the college. the State. will
henccforth assume II.
let her. rather. redouble her effort
TO cooperate wisely with these in order
that her child may have the double adj
vantage OF specialized and technically
correct Instruction and yet live In the
atmosphere Of a home that will help II
10 make the most OF those advantages.
Let her particularly familiarize her
SELF with the problems OF the teacher,
the school superintendent, the school
nurse. the health and sanitation authori-
ties.
The mother who indefatigably seeks
TO train her own children rightly. TO
teach them good manners. 10 instiT into
them that indefnable essence which we
call good breeding. will be performing
this service not only for her own chill
dren. but for those from other homes
not so richly blessed with the finer
things OF life
For myself. confess TO no great
satisfaction in the good fortune Of those
families which. when they become suffi-
GENTLY well 10 do. like to take their
children away from the public chools
and give TO them the doubtful advantage
of more exclusive educational processes.
I like the democracy OF the community
school and indeed ! would like to see a
greater measure OF II enforced in the
public schools by the elimination of those
evidences of extravagances In dress and
social Indulgence which make for the
development OF something like caste
within our democracy.
1T would be an egregious. perhaps at
least for our very civilization. fatal
mistake, II in surrendering TO society
large part OF responsibility for the chld's
intellectual growth and physical we'll
being we should forget the necessity for
proper religious training. That duty re-
mains to be performed at the hearthside.
and will always be peculiarly a perroga-
tive OF the mother.
IT could wish. indeed. that our nation
might have a revival OF religious spirit
along these lines. There never was
time when the world stood in more need
than Il does now of the consultations and
reinsurance which only a firm religious
faith can give. 1t Is a time of uncer-
tainty. of weakened faith in the efficiency
of institutions. of Industrial systems. of
economic hypothesis of dictum and
dogma in whatever realm. Yet we all
know that there are certain fundamental
truths of life and duty and destiny that
will stand eternal. through the evolu-
ton, the revolution. perhaps the wreck.
of ~ystems of societies brought forth by
man. Let there be no mistake in con-
fusing the things which are of eternity
with those which are of time. Let not
our engrossment with those things
which are concerned merely with matter
and with mind distract US from a proper
attention to those which are OF the spirit
and the soul.
IT firmly believe that our country.
along with others that claim 10 share in
the worlds leadership. has lately
achieved one victory in behalf of a bet
ter understanding and more intelligent
grasp of these problems. l refer to the
bestowa upon women Of full particlpa-
ton in the privileges and obligations OF
citizenship.
II look forward TO the time when. in
stead of a sex conflict such as some
timid souls anticipated if women should
be given full political rights, we shall
have a wider and deeper sympathy. I'M
Outstanding and cooperation between
the two sexes. that will go very far IN
enabling the community to cope with
all these questions that are raised when
we discuss social justice.
I'VE will find means OF comforting
upon women. even though they serve as
industrial producers. the great happiness
and the supreme duty of motherhood
and we will preserve to them the blessed
privilege of tending, rearing and wisely
forming the characters and lndividuali-
ties of their children. We will devise
means to insure to woman equality of
opportunity and compensation In what
ever field Of activity they may engage.
with her large part and wide influ-
ence in the world of affairs, / think we
shall see woman and her finer spiritual
instinct at length leading mankind TO
higher planes of religion. OF humanism
and OF ennobing spirituality.
''Healthfu mothers amid fit condi-
tions for maternity: healthful, abun-
dainty nourished children amid tit con-
ditions for development: mentally and
physically developed childhood, all made
certain by the generation OF to-day In it's
concern for the morrow, will guarantee
n citizenship from the soil OF America
which will be the guaranty of American
security and the American fullfilment."