Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-13
MEN WILL EXPECT WOMEN,
NOWTHAT THEY CAN VOTE,
TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT.

gram is easily OWNED. In the coun-
| try districts and small towns she
NAV become a leader In the organi-
cation of these civic improvement
clubs, and by getting in contact
with public libraries and profess
sors of history and economics in
our colleges and universities, she
may furnish most of the material
for study. She may also prevent
the organizations from developing
the services of able men in all po-
litical parties to address the clubs
from time to time, while at the
same time the women may be in
formed as to the kind of argument
that is being put before the voters
and can weigh it at their leisure.
What To Avoid.
"Above everything else, the wom-
en- of the country should avoid such
organizations as the 'Woman's
democratic league, or league of re-
publican women's voters etc, for
such organizations presuppose
one-sided study of civic and politi-
cal questions and. always play into
the hands of politicians. Such clubs
have been organized among men
every year since the birth of the ma
ton, but never for the purpose of
studying both sides of question.
They are, rather, for the purpose
of convincing a man that he should
not study a question but vote her
straight on election day; and they
generally accomplish their purpose.
"A teacher may also exert a
great influence over her girl pupils,
by holding before them this ideal
of civic service; and she may be-
gin to train them for it in the high
school or even in the grades. The
woman teacher and the woman
voter, acting together, may exert
an influence on our courses of
unfair distribution of time, which
requires a high school to take five
to six units in English and foreign
language and only two in history
and civics. When the women be-
gin to give that intelligent study of
civic questions necessary to a wise
use of the ballot, they may ask the
question why a student should be
to spend nearly half his
time studying the instrument Of ex-
preston of thought, while he de-
votes so little time to obtaining |
thoughts to express; and when they |
ask this question, the language |
tyrant that has so long ruled our |
of learning will be de-
and students will be taught |
to express thought by leading them
to produce thoughts for expression.
If woman rises to her opportunity |
she will demand that a shorter
method of learning to use the |
English language be devised than
is now in use in our schools, that |
the great waste of time involved in |
the study of Latin and foreign !
in our schools, insisted |
upon by the universities, and for |
which no practical reason has ever
been given other than that SCENT |
lists need these languages in their |
research work, will be eliminated |
by the women; for the simple rea-
son that they occupy time that will !
be needed for other studies neces- |
sary for good citizenship. The time |
wasted in our schools on foreign |
even by scientists them
selves, would much more than pay |
for the translation of every seien-
tific article of any value, published |
in foreign language, to say moth /
ing of the great waste of time ,
forced upon the vast majority of
students who never expect to be |
scientists.
SHORTCOMINGS of the Press.
women will also demand that
devote less space to
partisan editorials and, more to
keeping facts Of civic Importance
before the people. How
many of us today are familiar with
the constitution of the league of
nations of which it has been pro-
posed that this nation become
member? This constitution was
published once by the newspapers
Of the country and then a campaign
Tor and against it was conducted
by the two political parties, each
on the basis of seeking campaign
material for the coming election,
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