Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-24

OF course Sne SnOuld take up
quickly any kind Of honest WORK
that presents itself and that she
can do, however different II my
be from the career she wants
even though II may be dishwashing
and her ambition is singing IN
grand opera. No kind Of honest
work well-done will ever disgrace
anyone. But Jane Jones should
stick TO her ambition In her III
most heart and wait her day of
opportunity. Intense desire TO 10 4
thing Is one Of the best reasons
IN the world for doing it. I believe
a girl should follow. even in the
face OF great diScouragementS, her
urge toward a certain T II
~ IS any way possible, we should
always DO the work we love.
But If Jane has a family that
can possibly support her for q
while longer. or a kind Aunt 10.
help her, or a little money in the
bank, then. as I have pointed cut
IN an article on this subject in the
current issue Of Physical Culture
magazine, Jane should not try TO.
get q position in times like these.
Instead Of competing for jobs that
are none too numerous. she sho lid
60 on with her education. More
and better technical or profession
al training will enable her in the
long run TO do work Of a higher
grade. And more and better libe--
eral education, development or
her mind and spirit. will enable
her 10 play a more useful part in
the world and will make her a
happier and finer all-round human.
being.
Young girls Of the rich set. espe-
cially, should refrain from job-hun-
ting this year and take advantage
81 their opportunities for further
education. Almost every young wo-
nan, nowadays. looks forward to
having a career" in the sense OF
doing well some special work which
VIII be OF use TO the world. Even
girls Of wealthy families, or with
large means Of their own, should
DO this for the general welfare aud
Tor their own personal happiness.
Almost all kinds Of work need to-
cay special training. or course:
philanthropic amateurs and maiden
aunts are no longer much in de-
mand. Some kinds of work need long
and expensive training. such as
architecture and medic me. II Is a
good idea for girls who are under
no economic pressure to turn theif
inclination, If they can. to cuch
fields; and also 10 the very unre-
munerative though highly valuable
types Of work. like politics and arch
aeology. These certainly need work
ers, but it is hard TO make money out
OF them.
Another peculiar problem faces
Jane Jones today. Like most normal
young women she probably wants
TO get married, II she finds the right
man, and have children. She should.
But economic and social changes
have SO altered life today that IL is
sometimes impossible for her to ach-
ieve this house and family unless
she herself contributes to its sup
port by earning money through SINE
sort of caree in the outside world.
Necessities that a wife used to be
able 10 secure for her family through
work in the home-bread, light.
clothes, nursing for the sick-now
have 10 be bought with cash and
frequently the husband alone can
not earn enough to buy them.
This combination OF marriage and
career IS far from easy for a woman,
but in some cases 1t has been S g.
c~essfully achieved. and apparently
in the future 1t must be worked c Il
by an increasing number of women.
If they r to have the joys and
s~atisfactions Of a family life. This
peculiarly modern problem Jane
must face.
There r very grave moral prob
lens facing the young woman woo
graduates this June. During these
last few years there has been an
amazing breaking down OF long ac-
cepted codes and sanctions. The
family religion. or certain very def
initely held ethical codes OF their
social class. used to provide young
women with guides and supports for
the conduct Of their lives. They
might neglect or violate these at
times. through recklessness or for
adventure. but not because they did
not believe in them and hold them
iii the main as good. To a very
large exetent these guides and sup
ports have gone, are no longer be-
lieved In, cannot be quoted with any
effect by families or mentors. The
young woman Of today. in conss-
quence must frequently grope her
way. without any map or compass.
through a thick jungle Of new ideas
and strange customs.
James life is therefore much hard
er. in this respect. than was her
mothers. She must often use her
own brains. experiment by her own
experience. work out a code for her
self, discover anew. through her own
efforts. the essential beauty Of
truth and the essential ugliness Of
evil.
What clue to thought and conduct
can Jane seize upon. to inspire her
20 create a happy and beautiful llfeY
In the weakening OF the influence
Of the older religious creeds and tire
ethical codes. young people today
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