Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-25

DR.. NJ. Carey Thomas, presi lent Of
Bryn Mawr College, wants the artificial
sex distinctions destroyed. nothing less.
She wants men and women to live
together and labor together in a culture
in which each sex will not be constantly
thinking Of the other as category diff
ferent In all ways.
She wants a culture in which the
only sex distinctions that are ever
thought Of, either consciously or uncon-
sc!ously, or "lnstinctively, are the
actual differences that are apparent or
discerniblc to the free and rational
mind.
That is why DR.. Thomas. when she
appears as POSTMASTER at luncheon Of
the Atlantic Section Of the American
Association of University Women in
New York Saturday, will urge a cam
paign of university women for equal
representation of the sexes on boards Of
educati and governing bodies of uni
versities.
Precision in Quotations
DR.. Thomas explained her purpose
and her attitude in her Office inTaylor
Hall II was an informal interview. n
conversation. DR.. Thomas is something
of precisinn in these matters and stip-
ulated that there should be no verbatim
quotation. She doesn't want to be
quoted verbatim except by professional
stenographer.
Some people might call~fhis a piece
of feminine pcttiness, womanish whim.
There are others--a good many Of them
and rather worth while-who would not
think just that.
At any rnte, this is free quotation
u statement in substance of what DIR.
Thomas said.
She sad it with the dignity which
Is no characteristic Of her. yet with thnt
vigor and emotional enthusiasm. gov
ernei but never suppressed by ration
alism. that are emphasized more than
anything else by the contract of her
! academic gown.
Dr.. Thomas said she wanted a cul-
ture in which the only difference ia
which anybody will give any thought
nre the differences that are actual and
npparant or dsccrnible TO the rational
mind.
A step in this direction. he believes.
would be the provision for equal repre-
scntation of the sexes on boards of edu-
cation and on the governing bodies Of
universities.
IncTe uTC Us IlunV 1Utl Ms NDHleI,
nbout, Dr. Thomas points our. There
nre rs many boys as girls. Why should
not the institutions Of learning be gov
erned az much by women as by men
Saturdays luncheon will be at the
Cosmopolitan Club, and the purpose of
it IL to consider how university women
may affect education with their votes.
| There is an embryonic idea of having
some State. perhaps Western State,
enact law for equal representation on
school boards and governing bodies OF
universities.
Only Temporary Measure
Dr.. Thomas was asked IL the per-
sonncl of such bodies should not be
determined by fitness and II legal
requirement of equal sex representation
might not operate to prevent the fittest,
regardless OF sex. from serving. For
instance, she was asked, suppose nll
the fittest should. be women. would
not law requiring equal representation
exclude some women who were filter
than men and put men in their places
simply because they were men?
She smiled. Well. she contcnded,
that Is q rather unreasonable and whim-
steal supposition. but il such time
should come the law would have been
repealed or superseded.
This is advocated only as temporary