The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-03-11
THRIFT

Mrs COnSlo1ne read as follows:
| Il think we all have the feeling
that we are not the women we would
like to be and should be. There are
| many ideals of womanhood.
| On the one hand there is the old
ideal OF woman-the instructive wo-
man we might call her; the woman
who felt that instinct gave her an
! lnfallible guide: the Instinct of moth
erhood taught her what was best for
the children; the instinct of wife,
hood. if followed Alright. insured her
happy married life. But outside
| these limits she had no hope of full
fillinS womans destiny: anything
| else was but a time filler. And oh.
! the por old maid.
| On the other hand there is the new
Woman-the extreme new woman.
We might call her the professional
woman. Ii she has a family she
turns them over, as far as possible
to professionals--the physician. the
trained nurse. the professional story
teller. the professional Sunday scho6
teacher. the professional kindergar.
tener. and teacher. If she has no
family she turns to profession her
self. no matter whether or not she
is particularly fitted for it.
Admitting the virtues OF both
ideals drew my ideal between the
two. the woman VINO cherishes and
uses her instinct Of motherhood. vet
n M No ~,
professional wisdom outside her own
small world and is ready to adapt
this wisdom to the better accom-
plishment of her aims. and who is
willing to do her utmost in order to
attain her ideal
Now it is a fact OF human nature
that we do best that which We nat
urally like to do. or. that we do best
and like TO do best that for which
we have an inherent talent. Every
woman here has abilities. which. if
developed. would crafty benefit ey-
cry one. directly and Indirectly with
whom her life comes in contact. And
the difference between our abilities
as they are and our abilities as they
would be fully developed measures
the loss OF ability
Just for concrete example, II
nave an inherent interest in things
concerning education. | have tho
ability to vote wisely for county SUI
perintendent. l have been in touch
with problems of education. know
something of the work that could be
done through this office and have
mad some experience with them and
| know something OF the personal
qualities that make Il good suDerin-
tendent. But I do not vote wisely
as | might because l do not know
the particular ways in which these
sood plans should he carried out to
ut orr particular cases, and l do not
know the personalities of the can
dldates. Many woman would be |
IA good cook if she had little more |
TO do with the world in general.
The question then becomes. How
may We make the most of our abili-
ties: Let us see why We do not.
Ask me why l do not do some of
these things that inform Il woman
and | might say. Il haven't time"
Ask me why l do not take time and
l might reply. Because my time is
not much To take. there are others
who depend upon my work. There
Is such round Of what we call rof1-
tine work always to be disposed OF
before We can turn 10 larger inter
est -'neal-getting ana dish MAS hins,
cleaning. washing, ironing. mendiDe
and the sewing. OF 10 melton gar
Iening and food preservation. II a
Woman's time is entirely taken III
With routine work she has not time
% develop her ability. s
Can we not reduce this routine
work both IN amount and the amount
If time and strength it takes Are {
'ur kitchens or kitchen corners 50 !
arranged that We lose no steps nor
lme? When We are doing each par
lcular task. can We lay orr hands
'pon every tool We need to use Mt
nat task? Have We the best tools !
We can afford and is each one up TO q
IS highest point OF efficiency And
IRE We up 10 our best physically?
-ast Of all. is each woman making
he most Of all the ability of all the !,
'ther women? It seems to me that
his community meeting might be a
wonderful help in solving Ties,
roblems, and that this would be a 9
most worth while work for the club
Meeting in different homes az We f.
re lust now gives Ms a splendid L
nance 10 compare home arrange
lentS aud tools. Perhaps the club +"
night call for a kitchen plan from +,
ach family. tnrn ,nem all over to j |;
ommltf@" to ook over and discuss +,
skiing the committee to repOr, II
heir views and perhaps exhibit the n
ians. Once We turn our attention Of
thing we can find out 10,
bout it, &
Perhaps We have made the mis- III