The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-23

girls said they knew her.
And what do you suppose was the
comment from the rest? Did any
OF them say: Il wish 1 could make
good like that?' Did any of them
say they'd rather have that honor
than any in the worldY'
Not much. With one accord this
group of young girls turned to the
two who knew the student and said:
rs she Cute?'
/ don't know what the answer
was for | was made almost sick by
| the remark. the lack of ambition of
those young girls, and, apparently.
of most young girls of today. Their
| one whole idea OF success. the one
whole thought of what IL worth
| while, is being cute" which, Judg-
| ing from their looks, meant the
| most extreme styles of anything they
considered up-to-date, and every
solitary one OF them looked exactly
alike.
There was not one In the crowd,
| I honestly believe, but wnat put a
higher value on cuteness than on
brains or ability to do something.
All people have contributed to this
idea to a certain extent, none more
so, though. than the proponents of
the innumerable beauty contests
that seem meyer to die out. We are
| laying greater stress on so-called
beauty today than ever before, and
the pictures we see displayed as the
beauties are so much alike one would
think most of them were sisters
For II is n type of "cutness" that
competes and wins the cup, not
character and perfect features COM
bined with personality.
Ei w n
beauty. with the aid of bobbing and
curling and painting and powder
ing can make herself look Just about
like any of the chosen beauties, and
they do. Take any group you see
and they all look and act so much
alike you can know that from day
to day their life consists in copying
each other-not a desire to look
themselves or have the slightest in
dividuality. 1t is easy and does moi
demand brains.
public calls for something "cute.
on the stage and off, and perhaps
; after the good student has been ou
of college a year she. too. will wisf
: she could swap her brains for cute
ness. as she recognizes the demand
Very close TO me are two Nttl'
girls, sisters whom ! am watchinl
closely as they grow to young WON
anhood, the one plainly a thinke
: with u good head that is dependa
BILE. the other with no head at all
: except that it's "cute."
| II the family wants anythinl
done. which one do you Judge the,
) send to do It? IL they want mes
sage delivered, which one can b
trusted upon 10 set 1t thereY Their
is never doubt. When little re
: wards or surprises or pettings ar
going around, wouldn't you some
how suppose the little girl with tn
thinking mind would at least get he
share? But II isn't so. IL is show
I cred upon the "cute" one, and
' almost makes a fair minded perso
= boil TO see II so drasticaily don'
The one who does the work 10
them gets 81 thank you. such dc
I.pendable childl" and the other get
z "A "You little dear. here's a cunnin
v bow of ribbon that looked Just lk
s you so l got II this afternoon"
The mother. OF course. does nc
make this difference. even thoug
she calls upon one child 10 time
a as much as the other her reward
70 and caresses so evenly. But friend
r. uncles. aunts. all the connectio,
would rather do things for the cut
one than the brainy one, and III
h mother knows II will always be tht
y way she says;
y why should Julia study an