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ment, and so thwarting the cause she is trying to advance."
"Women cannot take upon themselves additional labors; but they may be relieved of much they have borne heretofore and substitute in place something better suited to their needs. It need not necessarily be new, but often an adaptation of former callings to the new contingencies."
- * * * "Women no longer travel from daylight to dark between the spindle and the wheel, drawing into thread the carded roll that is to be woven into fabric for the family wear; nor throw the shuttle back and forth all day for the weaving; or make all the garments that are worn by the different members of the family, or prepare every article that supplies the daily table. Indeed when we consider the change that has come in woman's work during the last two or three decades, we may have every reason to believe that out of this unsettled condition of woman's work more changes are in store for us than have already occurred.
It behooves us, however, to watch well these changes that they be an improvement and not a retrogression."
"There are then two especial openings for women college graduate—to join hands with the uneducated in the humble walks of life, and through culture bring up all grades of work to a higher standard and thereby remove the
stigma resting on so-called menial employments, inducing, through example all women to become better educated and prepared for the work of life, and also to serve as a vanguard in all new openings for women. To be ready at all times to grasp the new situation, arising through this better preparation; but at the same time to watch well all innovations in woman's work and through acquired sagacity and clearer in sight, decide what is in the line of evolution and helpful—and what is not progressive, but in the line of degeneration.
This is the work which seem naturally to fall to these young women who are having every possible opportunity through which they may be taught a higher life.
They are expected to be guards all along the line, never losing sympathy, but through their cultivated sensibilities responding always to the necessity of labor among the weak and needy; and through the strength given them by their better preparation, to serve as pioneers in news fields of labor.
Young women graduates, when they pass out from our Universities, bear with them the possibility of creating a new era in woman's work—illustrating the practicability of the higher education for woman—as well as helping forward the sisterhood of all women workers."
LOGALS.
Miss Edith Thacher is the latest Pi Phi.
Prof. Adams gave his English History class another shot gun quiz yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Leverett will spend her Christmas vacation in Florida.
Harry Lotholz left yesterday for Chicago where he will spend his Christmas vacation.
A Freshman prepared for his English History quiz this week by filling up on dates from the nearest fruit stand.
The Pharmics gave a ball Wednesday night at Journal hall.
The Betas gave their Turkey Pulling last night. A most enjoyable time is reported.
Miss Conie Bear took suddenly sick Tuesday morning and was taken home. Miss Issie Potts accompanied her.
Misses Riggs and Coon of the Freshman class, were members of Miss Bowersock's box party at the opera house last Thursday night.