Evening journal., 1921-11-05

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on Wednesday morning there was
a very important meeting OF the
student Self government Associa-
tion. After a number OF announce
nipnts had been made by the presi-
dent. Miss Marion Hatfield. 22, a
letter from collegiate student
if-government Association was
read By the secretary. Miss Mary
Handy. '2s. The Women's College is
not yet member OF this national
organization since It has not gradu-
ated a class OF thirty for three con-
secutive years. This letter invited
the Student Self-government Asso-
o.ation Of the Women's college 70
send visiting delegate to the con-
ference which is 70 be held in Bos-
ton in the near future. The matter
OF sending delegate was voted
upon and the student body decided
that a delegate from the Womens
College should be sent. Miss Made
line Dixon, '21, attended this con-
ference last year and received many
helpful ideas for the bettering OF the
association. Since the college is not
a member Of the national organiza-
ton it is a great honor TO be invit !
to send A visiting delegate.
The weather has a great influence
here at college especially in ath-
letics. The rain has succeeded in
holding up the hockey practice very
we'll Instead Of the regular outdoor
gym work number OF the classes
have been having setting up exer-
cises and dancing in the gymnasium.
There were TO have been two games
this week-a game between the
juniors and sophom ores and a game
between sophomores and freshmen
These games are merely practice
games since all the hours OF neces-
sary practice have not been COM
pletcd.
As we'll as the Y W c. a. cabi-
net meeting. the class meetings stu
dent meetings and Glee Club meet
ing which are usually held durn.
the week. the Dramatic Club held
some tryuuts for the Chinese pla,
which will be given very soon. rhc
interest OF the new class in dra-
matics is very great and many MEM
bers or the class Of 1925 tried 70
rarts in the play. The fortunate in
dividuals have not yet been named.
On Thursday morning Professor
Rankin. Of Delaware College, spoke
OF his experience in China Since
there is a great interest In mission
work at the Women's College. Mr
Rankin's talk was especially enjoyed
Professor Rankin began by saying
that his knowledge OF China was
limited to the Shantung province.
According TO his knowledge, the
women Of China bind their feet and
the men wear queques. A visitor in
another part Of China might say ex-
actly the opposite. One OF the uii1i-
culties OF the foreigner IN China is
the language. He then said a Chin
csc phrase twice which to occidental
ears sounded the same. except per-
haps a slight different stress on some
words The stress, however, entirely
changed the meaning. Professoi
Rankin then spoke OF the place Of
woman in Chinese life As IN al
other places where Christianity and
education have not changed that
condition. the women in China vc-
cupy a very inferior place. The life
OF the women Of the working class
is drudgery and slavery. The life OF
.he women OF the wealthy class Is
deadly monotony. For these reasons,
~,any OF the Chinese women try to
commit suicide by jumping into
wells or eating match heads. Girl
babies in China are not wanted.
Many times. II these babies die they
arc not even buried. The playtime OF
tho Chimes baby is very short For
a short time however. they do play
az other children. The binding Of
tho feet begins early In life. The
binding Is FIRST loose, and then grad
ually tiehtened. Chinese really do
wear the very small shoes which W,
sometimes see. Now, the Christian
girls are unbinding their feet II
China. the girls are engaged to mar
r. without their consent. The mar
riage ceremony is very curious
Drinking tea together is part o
the ceremony. After she Is married
the girl goes 70 her husbands hom
and becomes the drudge OF he
mother-in-iaw. Education and Chris
tianity are the forces needed {
change these old conditions. Their
are no government schools for won
en- in China. SO the mission school
have made special efforts to care a,
the education Of the women. IL
an unusual thing for the men an
women Of China to meet man o
equal footing. Even IN the Christia
church they sid apart The women !
China. however. have proved them
selves equal 10. and in many case
superior 10. the men. At the schoc
where Professor Rankin taught an
where his sister stili teaches. ther
are two entrance equirements-n'
Ei;i can enter with bound feet. Th'
parents Of the girl will not MARI,
her until two years after she hai
been trradnafod T-hrrn r-frIa are no