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Show o HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN. The time was when most girls were satisfied with what education they could get in their home town schools. Some daring spirits attended normal schools and fitted for teaching, and others took commercial courses. College Col-lege study was held not to be for women. Many people seriously argued that the mental pressure would cause hysteria and all manner of physical ills. ' These theorists were dazed when the women's colleges accomplishes results often superior to those seen in men's colleges, while the girls remained physically healthy. For society girls "finishing schools" are said to have more students than ever, in spite of the popularity of the full college course. These schools turn out thoroughbred girls of splendid presence and refined and graceful charm. But it is hardly the atmosphere for a girl who is to earn her living. A college course may not seem a business proposition. The father may growl at having to spend $2000 or $3000 "on a course that will perhaps not fit his daughter to earti over $800 a year. The story is told of one young woman who was told by her Latin teacher that she would better go home and help her mother cook and wash dishes, as it was all she was good for. The girl, disheartened at her slow progress in classical study, took the advice more literally lit-erally than was intended, and entered a domestic science school. She was very successful there, and is today probably prob-ably earning twice the salary paid to her former Latin teacher. Even if college life does not fit a girl to bda money earner, it produces a broader personality. The splendid civic work done by women today is largely due to college influence. When the girl comes back from this generous atmosphere of human progress, she wants to start something. some-thing. So the women are taking up all-kinds of neglected work, town improvement, good sanitation, food regulation, regula-tion, child welfare projects, care of children's eyes and teeth, etc. It's a great thing to have in any communitv a group of women who see life from this broad and intelligent in-telligent outlook. |