The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-22

reservation is this: Men are IN
terested in their intellectual
equals only so long as the fem
mime intelligensia keep most of
their "book larnin'" to themselves.
That may sound overdrawn, but I
believe it to be true.
Very probably all men secretly
consider all women in the news
paper Office, the laboratory, the fac
tory, at the bar, in medicine, law;
in fact, most all professions and in
dustry, as rather inadequate inter
lopers.
Ostensibly, that fact is true, al
though men deny it. While they
recognize their value and compe-
tence, the doubt that their degree Of
competence can ever be so great as
that of men. At least, we shall say,
that they do not like to talk about
the matter, or to be constantly con-
fronted with it.
distance Lends"
It also is true that the constant
rub-elbows position of women in in
dustry and the professions makes
her a little less interesting, a lit
tie less mysterious, a little less
physically attractive to her imme-
date male associates than if she
we're seen and heard less frequent
ly. But that is only natural and
nothing to be alarmed about
All those things being the case,
it likewise is true that men fire.
quently are less interested in taking
their business associates out at
night or asking them to marry
them; not, however, because they
resent their equal competence at the
Office, but because they want relief
from the grind, new associations, to
talk about new things.
Here's the Point
But even this is not the case in
point, if business women are clever
enough to steer clear of all talk OF
their own ability, their own bust
ness interests when with men of
their own profession.
All women should know that men
want to hear about themselves
chiefly, and least of all do they want
the companionship of women who
constantly are reminding them how
much they know about the enter
prise which they did not originate!
No, women are wrong when they
say that men do not want intel
lectual equals; they just don't want
to be reminded Of the equality.
Dear Martha Lee have 1as9s spent 9o5e the &c
always has been his ambition that be
one. Also, it is my ambition, and to this
end have kept my nose constantly in my
books. and am about to finish medical
But my career in school has taught me
a peculiar thing about that attitude OF
as they do Men are not interested in
women with as much educational back
ground as, they have, At least, I have
found it that way, and 1 am not consid-
Neither am bitter about it. Just
amused. What anyhow is your our oP p %
You are partly right. You are in
telligent enough, however, to see the
popularity of a mans position.
Doubtless, you are a good fellow sort
VI Sll4 Will Vic DOyO III Vic AoNOAo-
tory. They think of you as one of
them and just as competent-or
more so-than any. If they do not
ask you to go out, it very probably
is because they want complete rest
from their work in a new atmos-
phere with new persons and feel
that they would have nothing in
common with you except school
work. This does not mean neces-
sarily that you will have to marry
outside the medical professional
means that you will have to con-
centrate on remaining, to all ap-
pearances, a trusting, clinging unas-
Stunning womanly woman despite the
fact that you may know more than
tlna most q assuming man