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WIFE SUMMONED BY HER WOMEN TEACHERS.
HUSBAND.
"SHE WILL GO TO WORK
FOR HERSELF."
A dramatic plea for his wife to make the home happy and com fortable" was made to Mr. Basil Watson, the magistrate, at thờ North London Police Court last month by a man who summoned his wife for not giving proper atten- tion to the children...
DEMAND FOR SEX EQUALITY.
A demand for absolute sex equal- ity, in the teaching profession and in all spheres of industry and.pub- lic life was made by Misa 8. M. Burls in her presidential address at the annual conference of the National Union of Women Teach era, which opened at Canterbury last month. The conference mark-
The couple, both young, wore Mr.ed the twenty-first anniversary of and Mrs. Richard James, and pro- the formation of the union. ceedings were taken under the Summary Jurisdiction (Married Women's) Act, 1925.
The husband's allegation was that his wife had been "persistently cruel to their four children, aged four months, two and a half years, six years, and eight and a half
years.
Ile said he did not allege that his wife beat the children or was an- kind to them while she was at home, but she did not give them a mother's
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Plea for a Home,
Mr. Basil Watson: Why not Because she will go out to work to get money herself.
Would you be satisfied if she gave up her work and devoted her atten- tion to the home and the children t
The husband said that was exact-
ly what he wanted her to do, and for his part he was able, ready, and willing to provide for the family and the home, and if his wife would give a promise to do her part he would forget the past.
Mr. Watson aid the man had
spoken reasonably and well. What
was the wife's answer!
Mrs. James: He pays my sister to look after the children, I refuse to give up my work.
Mr. Watson: Then the case must proceed.
An inspector of the National
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said that the wife explained to him that she must g to work to pay debts. He added that a prosecution by the society was pending: "
Mr. Watson told the husband he was sorry for him, but he would i have to dismiss the case.
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Miss Burls discussed one or two problems arising from the raising of the school age to fifteen. There was no doubt that the provision of maintenance allowances in "some form, with or without considera tion of the parents' income, would.
embodied in the legislation. Whatever system was adopted, all teachers organisations, and the general public should make it abin dantly clear that they would not tolerate any difference between the maintenance allowance for the girl child and the boy-child, and that those less enlightened authorities which preserve a sex differentiation in existing secondary schools must forthwith canform with the new standard of equality."
The Adolescent Girl. Another problem was that of the position of the adolescent girl in the present, senior mixed school. The prolonging of the school-life by one year would in many cases make possible a separation of depart. ments hitherto combined purely from motives of economy: The
development of the adolescent girl
betweep fourteen and fifteen was more rapid and definite than that of the boy, Any difficulty that had Arisen for the girl of thirteen to fourteen in the present senior mir- ed school, and any disabilities under which she had suffered, were
likely to be emphasised unless the opportunity was seized of provid ing the senior girls with their own school under their own head mis tress. It was their paramount duty as citizens to see that from nursery school to university there was equality of opportunity for the girl with the boy.
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HOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN HELP.
THE MATRICULATION BARRIER.
The necessity for higher educa tion for commerce was emphasised by Mr. Francis W. Goodenough, chairman of the Committee on Education for Salesmanship, in the course of an address delivered at the Headmasters Conference at Etos College Jast month.
The great schools and universi Lies, he said, should not only
ARITHMETIC OF THE CORRESPONDENCE.
SUBURB,
RATIO OF SHOPS TO RESIDENTS.
In the course of a lecture on "Regional planning with special`re. ference to Greater London, given at the Royal Institute of British Architects, Dr. Raymond Unwin
Baid:-
The location of population moving to the outskirts can be arranged in accordance with knowledge of their needs. Much is required in addi- tion to the dwellings ' themselves. Shops from which to obtain their daily supplies, schools for the child. discourage. the best of rep, and places of amusement or their sons from going into com- worship are examples. The require merce, but should positively enments of populations enjoying dif. courage them to do so by paintingferent standards of living, and the units for supplying at its opportunities for service to economical
ascertainable within the community, and for the exercise them, are of the best of their powers and limits where judgment can reason gifts.
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FACTS FOR FATHER GALLAGHER.
TÔNG XONG
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE
DAILY PRESS."']
Sin,—It is not only in England panie." When Dean Inge and Lord apparently that men are in A
Birkenhead threaten, the Roman Catholic Church, through the mouth of Father Gallagher, ladies out saccharine—all in the same course.... the suppression of women.
Wo women have had to listen to so much masculine wisdom on the
subject of our humble selves, and that wisdom has been so diversified, that it is indeed satisfactory to be told ones and for all exactly what position wo hold in the Divine Scheme. Father Gallagher is quite sure, be gives us facts, not opinions. Women is, in the eyes of God, the moral equal of man; in other words she is responsible for her own salva- tion, but in no other sense is she his equal. Woman," to quote this excellent authority, is to operate with man in the perfecting at the buman race, act to work in- dependently of him. She is, in the design of God, the complement of
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In pointing out the knowledge
Shops and Houses. which men of commerce needed, Mr. Goodenough called particular at- In rural districts about one shop tention. to the question of modern for every 50 persons is the average languages. A special", sub-commit-proportion. In the large towns one
Two other facte are interesting. tee has been exploring the subject for every 100 persons will be nearer, of modern languages. The inquiry the average size of the shop being
|" Every woman has got the mother as well under way, and they hop. sufficiently larger to outbalance the instinct," and "Every woman is a ed to be able to publish a report increased degree to which town nurse." That is certainly satisfac early in the New Year.”
dwellers frequent shope.
tory, as it does away with the neces Average Sgures indicate that while one sity for infant welfare work. One grocer's shop per 1,000 of the is almost tempted to descend to dealer may need 3,000; a musical cience and add every man is population may flourish, a furniture Father, Gallagher's level of cmnis- instrument seller, or a dealer in opinionated. sports articles, on the other hand, may hardly find sufficient customers among less than 10,000 or 15,000 people..
The number of persons in Eng- land with an adequate working knowledge, of, and especially & speaking facility in, modern lan- guages was quito insufficient; and the standard of attainment, at any rato so far as the ability to speak modern languages was concerned, was certainly higher in Northern Europe than in England.
Another point that their inquiry had brought out was that German and Spanish were quite as import ant to British commerce as was French, but were greatly neglected in this country at present.
"Haring given a list of the four other professions open to women by Divine ordinance, Father Galla- gher goes on:-" The rest are call- A number of such considerations ed to motherbood. ...The mother suggest that units of from 4,000 to co-operates with Christ in the saving 6,000 people are sufficient to sup of her child's soul, as the co- part a fair local shopping market operated with God in its creation. reo such units, so combined, that inviolable trust to her from God for the supply of daily needs.The souls of her children are an they could make use of one shop it is on you mothers that ping centre, would be sufficient to He has laid the charge of bringing support a very complete equipment them to Heaven." But if man and woman are morally equal in the eyes of Fetail traders, and to add new possibilities for the maintenance of of God, why has the man no moral an adequate local recreation centre, responsibility for the salvation of his child's soul? Despite the dictum of the Church, he is equally with the mother a collaborator with God in its physical existence, and, in
Employers' Attitude. Mr. W. H. Fyfe, Christ's Hos pital, said he had always found it difficult to get boys into commerce. Far too many boys went into fin-institute, theatre, or what not, ance, but if they tried to get into Open Spaces and Land for Games. commerce employers were very dis
A reasonable proportion of open couraging "If any preference is land for playing fields and pleasure shown," he said, "it is for the nice
grounds should be reserved in, con boy with pleasant manners, who
nection with each unit of urbanised will settle down and not make a
population. To provide adequately fuss if the prospects seem dull and
for those who wish to play open Blight."
air games of all kinds in an urban The big stores, he said, were ex-
area there should be provided seven taordinarily discouraging, They acres of land for every 1,000 of the told the boy from the public schol inhabitants. This would represent -a need of from 23 acres for a 4,000 unit of population to 105 acres for
a 13,000 unit.
that he would not do to "serve at the counter. If the boy said he was willing, provided that ultimately he got higher, they would then say, "Probably you won't.".
Mr.. G. A. Riding, of Warwick, said his experience was different, The big stores which he knew had scheme for taking boys from the public schools and putting them through the various departments.
Mr. A. P. Mottram, Caterham, spoke of the tremendous objec Supervised Raria Bay Bozzy, other B English Home as Raging Guest: 1 schools in the commercial world. this
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not inconsiderable number of casca, the existence of the child is due to his will rather than to hers.
AGED COUPLE: GASSED. TRAGEDY OF CHRISTMAS VISIT.
No, Father Gallagher, the sac- charine of the wonderful influence of woman through her self-sacrifice and altruism, her humility, and her patience, will be no more effective than threats of sterility of ectogenic children, in persuading the girls of to-day that they have no right to an oqual education to that of their Experience further indicates that brothers, for that, school days about one-tenth of urbanised areas finished, they have not an equal should be available for public open right to express the God-given spaces for the enjoyment of open-genius that lies in soul of them, air life. As confrming this esti- or tɔ carve u profession for them- mate, it is interesting to find that selvee alongside mca.-Yours, etc., about double this proportionate
A MOTHER IN A ärea is already in use at Letch-
PORFESSION: worth, where availability and ease
Hong Kong, February 10. of access are at their maximum. For the Greater London region this
of about 200 square miles of open. space and playing field.
As regards amenity, provided that the surrounding aren can be pro-
·tected from sporadic development, The Matriculation Test.
compact units of population of 4,000 The tragedy of an aged couple Matriculation was debated in a to 6,000 people, and well-desigted who were gussed in their sleep discussion, which ended in the pas groups of each units, can remain so
while on a visit to their daughter's sing of the following resolutions: nearly in touch with open country home for Christmas was described
That this conference regrets the as to secure many of the advan
at an inquest at, North Action, Mid- growing tendency to make the pas tages of country life. The selection diesex, yesterday. The couple were sing of the school certificate ex of southern slopes which afford the Mr. Edward Webb (79) and his amination, or even of university best sites for such residential units wife, Mary Anne Webb (74), belong DOMESTIC.
matriculation, the only chiof test of would keep the northern slopes freeing to Caxton End, Bourn, Cam- a boy's educational success or fai to afford a rural prospect. Valleys bridgeshire. They were found dead
and flat meadows less suitable for in bed at the home of Mr. low in MACEDONIA, with Her the examinations are being appli- residential development may afford Mrs. James, their son-in-law and ANGLISH GIRL, Sailing Maclure at school, and considers that
ed as a test of education in a way good playing fields and belts of daughter. Family world like to get in Touch
open land. If, however, belts of that was not contemplated
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[8985 Mr. F. 8. Young, Bishop's Stort pose of dividing or isolating resi Christmas visit. She last saw them ford, said the secondary schools dential units, even wide valley belts alive at 11.20 p.m. on the Sunday, employment bureau told him that it will be less effective than stripe when they went to bed in good was very difficult indeed for a boy running along the ridges. The pre-spirits. There was an inverted gas servation of the sky-line is more jet with mantle in their bedroom, to obtain an appointment in com- merce and industry unless he pos effective to secure rural outline to and next morning she found the gas, sessed the school certificate Paraview than the preservation of turned on a little.
much wider lands in the hollow. cats were beginning to judge suc cess or failure of a boy at school by that certificate. Even the boys were inclined to brand themselves as failures if they did not get it.
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Dr. W. T. Hunt said that the old wurde had been dead from five to
six hours when found. There was a strong smell of gas, in the room, and his theory was that, having extinguished the gas, they slightly. pulled the wrong lover of the jet. The cause of death was gas poison. ing.
A verdict of death by misadven- ture was returned.
The President of the Soviet Saving Commission has put for ward & proposition to the cffect that as from April 1, 1930, the manufae- ture of alcoholic beverages from fruit (with the exception of grapes) shall be forbidden in Russia. Ac cording to the five years plan," the production of all alcoholic drinks, including beer is to be for- bidden, so that by 1934, the Soviet Union will be completely "dry."
The public receiver in Berlin summoned a meeting of the credi tors of late ex-Princess Victoria, the Kaiser's sister," whose relatives are believed to be ready to offer a satisfactory settlement to the Princess's creditors. Already Mk. 15,000 have been paid by them to the Princess's adventured-husband- who, thus financially rehabilitated, contemplates to contracts marriage with a Cologne girl-
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