The New York herald., 1922-05-14
By Prof. RALPH L. POWER

by frof. RALr1 L. TOWEK
DJ the Unirersity Of Southern California.
n TOT so very long ago l agreed
MI with noted Frenchman that
the ascendency of women in
the world of affairs is not far distant,
and as a result have been asked to
set forth a number of reasons in sup
port OF this contention.
College professors are prone to
prophesy all sorts of things about
which they may or may not be au-
fhorities. The subject of the domi-
hance of the weaker sex, however, is
one which is of considerable interest
and some Importance to all. My hesi-
lancy to proceed with this topic was
still more marked when a recent mail
brought an anonymous letter which
said
'Dear Sir: AS prophet you would
make a good street car conductor.
Women rule the world fifty years
nenee. What are they doing now?
You would never have made that state
ment if you had once seen my wife"
4 INC Is lNOL 4 dI OISIdUt
When Women Will Rule World
While there are various opinions as
to the ascendency of women so FAR as
relates to time, we see in our every
Gay life numerous instances that lead
one to believe that the time is not far
distant when the fair sex will be in
full sway and will rule parts of the
world.
From childhood a woman's influence
is pretty much in evidence in our in
dividual growth and development
Through a mothers guidance and care
we are given start on the highway OF
life. Who does not remember the les
sons learned at her knee in the eve
ming by the fireside? The testimony
OF famous leaders of commerce and in
dustry bears out the assertion that the
men Of the world are often made
through the influence of the mother.
Her work is brought to full fruition
when. the men Of the family achieve
success.
More Than Half Students
of Colleges Are Women
Jlsst a few years ago most of the
students in our colleges were men,
but now even more than one-Ealf OF
the grand total are women. AS usual
history shows that whenever any class
secures new political rights it always
demands increased educational privi-
leges and secures them. In the future
more women will enroll in the general
college courses and even more in the
professional departments of the uni
versities than in the past and society
viii be better off because of that fact.
One hardly needs to point to women
I'm politics as a fine illustration of the
upward trend of women. In public
life everywhere women are fast gain
ing a stronghold. Women Senators.
Judges and policewomen are common
sights to-day. but tomorrow we will
become accustomed to women in every
political path instead of just n few.
Should the Presidents Cabinet be en-
larsed by the addition of n secretary of
education undoubtedly a woman will
he. appointed to that position. Womens
clubs. associations, declarations and
ther~organizations are fast becoming
organized for mass action in public
life, Some politicians are shrewd
enough to grasp this opportunity as a
means of furthering their own indiyid-
ual ends.
The world will be better when
women work out their own salvation
and experiments in their own way.
Andfwho will say that they are not
going to do great things for this war
sick world! Meetings of women. the
recent Pan-American meeting. for ex-
ample, are doing wonderful work in
waking the women to a deeper reali-
zation OF their duties and responsible
ties not only here in our own United
States but all over the world.
We car easily trace this movement
of women not only in the so-called
social classes but in the realms where
women work for living as well. The
enormous increase i'm wealth and the
accompanying freedom from the eco
nomic urge for self maintenance de-
prives many women of the pleasures
as well as the pains that go with the
incentive of self support as necessity
Girls of Rich Parents Now
Trained to Serious End
Unlike the rich young man who
looks forward rather eagerly TO enter
ing his fathers firm at the top. and
not at the bottom, the young woman
of means is trained by society TO look
forward only to spending money and
to maintaining the social position of
the family. Families OF social promi-
nence ard means are sending their
daughters to college in increasing
Numbers because they wish them to be
familiar with the social questions OF
the day and because the leaders in the
social life. in increasing numbers,
come from the college bred classes.
An Of the nninfs which Wnrnen will