Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-07-04 | Page 3 | Salt Lake Sketches Adaptation Necessary

SALT LAKE LAKI SKETCHES Adaptation Necessary Women May Be Good Homemakers and Yet Find Time for Outside Interests I Women who properly adapt themselves them them- selves may be good homemakers and find ample time for activities in the business and political world M Miss Jessie Harroun secretary and assistant assistant as as- to the Salt Lake Cit City superIntendent superIntendent super- super of schools believes Miss Harroun's pleasant smi smile c and outstanding personality has greeted t thousands at the board of education offices in the city and count county build build- ing She has worked at the same desk during the reign of ot the late G. G N. N Child and Dr L. L John Nuttall Jr for or 14 years Commencing her higher education at th the tho old Gordon academy Miss rUss Harroun known to city and county building colleagues as Aunt Jess was graduated from the University of Utah and University of California She first became affiliated with the board Doard of education as a teacher starting starting start start- ing with the third grade and advancIng advancing advancing ing to the East high school Other schools included the Hamilton Bryant Bryant Bryant Bry Bry- ant junior high and West junior high schools She came to Salt Lake City in 1897 from Silver Reef Utah a once prosperous pros pros- prosperous prosperous mining town located 18 miles north of St. St George Utah where she was bornI born I 1 find much satisfaction in watching watching watch watch- ing my former students progress she said Many have become leading leading lead lead- ing business men and women of the state One is now a member of the board of education another a district I court judge and a third a prominent Salt Lake City dentist My early school days also were full of thrills Much of my time was spent with Florence E. E Allen newly appointed federal circuit court judge Often when her mother gave us money to spend on candy we walked along the lane together eating it il it Asked if she believed women could properly find a n place in business busine s and politics now more than in early days Miss Harroun said I 1 can best answer that in the words of m my friend Miss Allen She says A vast majority of women will vill always lYs be the makers o of happy S SS S S SS S S Je Jessie Harroun homes although their increasing adaptability as wives ives and mothers in our social and political institutions is making them better home makers Do professional women lower the standard of ot home life Nor indeed Of course I wouldn't put public life me ahead ahe-ad of ot domestic duties for a woman but her activities should not be limited to the four walls of her home And Miss Harroun should know Besides being secretary and assistant to Dr Nuttall she is also president of the Art Barn and a member of the board of directors of the Business and Professional Women's club of which sh she was president in 1920