Show BEST HOME FINANCIERS Mrs Russell Sage writing In the March number of Success snysr Col lego l education for women it seems tome to-me Is being carried to excess For a few women it excellent but for tho majority I think It Is needless There are ample opportunities for young women wo-men to secure mental breadth and culture cul-ture without devoting four years to higher mathematics the dead languages lan-guages and kindred subjects A prominent prom-inent college president wrote to me asking for a substantial sum to enable a young woman to complete h6r Greek studies My reply was that I did not believe that an exhaustive study of Greek would make any young woman a happier or more liseful member of society so-ciety Education that teaches women to view the conditions and problems of life In the light of sound common sense I that Imparts the power accomplishment accomplish-ment In practical matters Is the education edu-cation that young women most need The wife Is almost as Important a factor fac-tor In her husbands success or failure as he Is To succeed In these times a man must he practical ib help him to succeed his wife must be practical She should not only know all about the matters of her own household but should know as much as possible about her husbands business The advice of clearheaded woman Is often Invaluable Invalua-ble to her husband Moreover II I she knows her husbands circumstances exactly ex-actly she Is In a position to make the household expenses conform to them A sensible economical wife has saved many a man from failure A few days before last Christmas a man whom t know gave his wife 100 for sifts This was the usual sum but knowing that he had met with business reverses and had reduced his Income tho wife spent less than 525 for gifts to such good advantage ad-vantage however that there wan Just as much Christmas cheer In that hom as there over hnd been Many times I have seen wives make or mar their husbands ca reels Young women should educate themselves to be practical practi-cal and helpful |