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TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1937.
ANN TEMPLE, summing up her
postbag, tells you
What Women Are Worrying
About
THAT are women
In this particular set of pro- conuict
with
worrying about to- blems I find the engagement thoir husbands day ? I find problem crops up as often as any. but by no means heavy There is nothing unconventional ried men as tfed regarding mar- through the very postbag that reaches me to-day in a girl having a boy for life. If she daily that their greatest friend with whom she runs round falls love pre-occupation is how to to parties, partners at dances: with one she ex- reconcile freedom and with whom she generally pairs pects the wife off. Yet she is not engaged. to be "modern," marriage.
Lost Youth
in
arrange A di- vorce, and fade out of the pic- turef
SIR MALCOLM
In helping them to solve this problem I have to deal with the difficulties which women have to I AM constantly receiving let face through their living in an tera from girls telling me Marriage is no longer safe. age of transition-difliculties they have been friends with And the insecurity is a deadlier which arise not so much from some particular man for two, worry for a woman than it is for woman's nature as from the re- five, even ten years. The friend-aan. The consequences to her CAMPBELL Shows a action of every individual woman ship drifts on, never advancing disastrous. She loses her pre- of her home being broken up are to the slow processes of freedom.
Woman has attained for the towards an engagement. The stige as a wife, as the head of a first time in history the possi- girl sees her youth slipping away household, and as a unit in a bility of economic independence, and other chances of matrimony social circle. She can often she must-sup- lost. If she goes about with
If she has children she may port herself.
others he resents it and finds an- have to support them on a much She is free to choose any other exclusive pal.
diminished income. She may JAPAN'S TACTICS
career except that one which she
have to take a job to keep her And what How long, one may be for- may desire and need more than Or two young people finding children with her.
any other marriage. Success themselves in love with each sort of a job is she going to get TN spite of, and not a little because given for wondering, will
in this one career, has become other decide to become engaged. market, hopelessly outstripped past to ameliorate the problem
after being years out of the of, the futile efforts made in the Japan's statesmen and propa-more difficult in inverse ratio to The boy has no money, and his by the young and newly trained road accidents by means of restric- gandists persist in imparting to her opportunities for advance- the Sino-Japanese crisis a comment in other careers. plexion which ig wholly unwarranted by the facts? All
New Faces
of women's worst worries.
n evolved, but until then women simply cannot afford to lose the support of a strict convention.
Too Resigned
NEW WAY TO ROAD SAFETY
We see
in common with many others I
£2
by the Junior Road Fellowship, movement which is deserving of the widest application. Some five years ago, during one of my visits to the United States, I studied the working of what is known there as "School-. boy's Patrols." Under the scheme senior and qualified boys are enroll-
school-fellows
HE
*
I venture
to affirm that no movement and no
the streets 65 tho "Schoolboys
I was so impressed with its work-
strenuous effort to secure its adop-
dimcules
job does not look too promising, competitors?
tive laws and regulations, Improvement in a situation which But they will wait together. Women ought to work to-whole nation regards with growing Another Carcer Soon the girl begins to chafe at gether for the security of mar- disquiet, through the piece, China is CONSEQUENTLY she dare not the long engagement, for she rage. They have everything to have for years believed that educa- represented as the aggresor,
plan for marriage because finds that the longer a man is lose by the slackening of the tion in highway low and in the rules marriage tie. They have not yet of courtesy and good road manners with Japan playing the role of success in this does not depend engaged the more does he settle found a more satisfactory way is Hikely to prove for more effective than any other single measure. injured defender. Naive tactics primarily on herself. She must down to bachelordon.
of living their lives fully.
Particularly is this true it the sub- plan for another career lest she of this character deceive no-one be left in poverty and loneliness.
Maybe in the far future some Ject is a long done to a large extent
caught young. belter arrangement
This bo may the surprise is that Japan should No one else is going to provide continue this foolish practice for her.
HE argues that the girl is in of seeking to hoodwink world It is ironic that she should job, is probably saving observers who have a clear con- have to spend her money and her money towards their home. Why ception of the actual situation. energies on something which she hurry to take up the heavy re- half hopes will not be necessary! sponsibilities of marriage? The Perhaps the most striking
On the other hand she knows girl knows the dangers of a long IT is admittedly right and ed to act as traffic directors to their example of these tactics is to be that success in her career may engagement.
humane that in some mar found in the Japanese claim that actually be a barrier to her sub-
riages there should be release, the despatching of Central sequent happiness if she does cannot last if it cannot find fulfil to regard marriage as breakable of the principal cities of America is She realises the first rapture but against this modern tendency influence these patrols have had an accident Agures in some Government troops to Northmarry.
It dwindles into some women should put up a stiff re-simply astonishing, and China amounts to provocation. She will earn money which she ment.
will spend as she likes at a plea- thing tame and prosaic. And a sistance. Apart from the sheer presump-sant standard of living. She man is very apt to be attracted In their fear wives are too re- measure has had such a profound tion, implied in Japan's objec-will meet men and women of
to a new face when his engage- signed, too inclined to see the effect on the safety of child life in tion, that China must seek similar cultural interests to her ment has reached a prosaic stage. personal grievance. They should Patrols." Japanese permission before own, she will use her leisure for These long engagements are one forget themselves as individuals posting her national forces the cultivation of her indivi-
and stand firm for the dignity of ing that on my return I made a very wherever she chooses in her duality and the expression of her "They married and lived happy their position. When a husband on here. Unfortunately, I came own territory, nothing is said of personality. She will aim at be- ever after" was once accepted as is torn by indecision he will yield up against insuperable
provocative
ing well-dressed, good-looking, a satisfactory ending to a story. to good, robust treatment, to a created by the law of liability in case nature of charming, intelligent, interest- To-day marriage is more often straightforward ultimatum from with an accident while carrying out Japanese action in pouring ing.
the beginning of the story, and his wife. He may rage inwardly patrol duties, or if an accident occur troops, and war material into Yet to satisfy her intrinsic the anticipated threshold to con- at the time and later thank his to another while carrying China, action which is artlessly needs she may have to give all tentment has become a stepping, stars for his escape.
Power of Wives described as "defensive."
these things up, to accept an stone to fresh perplexitics. allowance from a man, to spend Japanese newspaper, we ob- her days in a boring round of
to re-work. But it is not isolated action No Longer Safe BUT if he is treated
that is wanted. A general scheme serve, speaks of the Chinese domestic routine, to bo tied hand
signation, pleading, or worse is required, which can be worked "other still, what is called "understand-] with no personal liability to either Government as "fostering anti-and foot to house and children FOR now there's the
woman" problem. I had ing" (usually an excuse to shut teachers or parents. Japanese feeling, without because she cannot afford-ar understanding the
noble and obtain if she can afford-domes- always regarded it as the pro- one's eyes to flabbiness and in-
tic help..
blem of unhappy marriages, but decision) it is the other woman THAT has been discovered in the fair spirit emanating the
the Human Casebook has shown that gets him.
Junior Road Fellowship. The purpose of the Fellowship is Japanese Government in its
Too Punitive
me that it is also the problem If women realised what power make the lessons in road safety as in- proposals to place Sino-Japanese
of the happy marriage. Wives was theirs as wives and mothers teresting as possible and to Intro- relations on a basis of equality So, if she wants marriage she worry over the potential other and managers of the home, and duce the competitive element as far and reciprocity." The Japanese But she dare not wait, for the
must wait for it to happen. woman.
ng may be. used that power impersonally To this end, the scholar on being They are afraid of the single but with undeviating high-hand-enrolled as a member is given method of demonstrating its consequences of it not happening woman, able to live attractively, edness at times of domestic membersh card almost identical
noble and fair spirit" is ap-are too punitive. parently to flourish the big stick
capable of charming companion- crises, they would have less to with the motor-driving licence, even. If she plans another career, ship, working perhaps in close worry about. and to threaten the Chinese with she is paving the way to her own punishment if they do discontent, if later she is offered not yield to demands which an exchange from her independ
ence to domestic dependence. would involve complete aur-
If there were ever a better render of untional sovereignty example of an individual flound- and independence. It is clear, ering between the devil and the
the
severe
One
the Central Government. In- deed, one of the terms of the ultimatum presented to China
The Perfect Schoolmaster
BY A SCHOOLBOY
deep sea I have yet to hear of it! You will generally find that the |Ragging
most popular masters are those
a duly enrolled scholar should meet
out his
directions or under his guldance.
A few individual schools took up the matter, organised their own pay trols, and they are still doing good
*
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to the blank pages for endorsement, of which we, since the Institution of the 30-miles limit, have been £0. painfully aware.
Teaching is based on the Highway Code and on so much of the Road (Continued on Page 5.)
and enables them to see what he is like as a man.
Nicknames
have
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also, that Japan wants to get her own way by treating 'with Women are worrying to-day who do not take the "fashionable"
Should, on the other hand, be worth the provincial authorities in over the anomalies of their posi- forms or were after their names. ragging. That is, he should
and who haven't a fearsome
Should have some qually for North China rather than with tion and the difficulties arising if you read my list of what I think are the ability to recognise when a little
out of them. Their happiness the qualities that make up an ideal relaxation
of order is permissible. nickname. It is one of the greatest mosters who Joys to be able to coin a name for a as women is threatened.
schoolmaster, perhaps it will be clear There are some rare why this is so.
simply do not seem to be aware that master, and I think it is oven allow- they are being ragged. These mened by adults that most of these nick- names are very witty. It also brings. The perfect schoolmaster should-are a delight
A master into a closer contact, with was a demand that the Nanking exist, From the very start, his pupils, and it certainly doesn't Be approachable. It doesn't help
Should not be a spy. Nothing will his form, since they feel almost as Government should not interfere Japan han sought to "localise" help a muster, to bo cold and dis-drive a schoolboy nearer to open ro- though they owned him.
Should also have some favourite in the negotiations.
incident Here, the
by ignoring tant in every thing except the strict bellion than the knowledge that o again, sight is conveniently lost Nanking completely,
business of teaching. If a boy feels master uses underhand methods of mannerism which can be copied and the friendly towards a master he will keeping a watch on him. Besides, it given for public exhibition by the of the fact that the Contral knowledge that by such methods aften go out to his way to make lessens a man's dignity to be caught wils of the school. The risk of being
him. And, of spying, and bellevo me, they Government is the appropriato Bho could more easily attain her things casier for
Until, authority with whom Japan objectives.
however, Be able to keep order if necessary. Should be interested in games even Should be able to tell a good story, must deal in the crisis which Tokyo's statesmen realise that we all hate the schoolmaster who if not good at them. Smaller boys not the same old one that our par- they must treat with the re-inalate on a kind of Prussian disc-expecially like a manly man, and ents tell us he was fond of in their has arisen, For Nanking to
cognised Government of China, pline, but in their hearts of hearts sport plays so large a part in school young days, but a brand new one that concede the Japanese demand there would seem small hope of schoolboys despise the man who can-life that it is almost essential for a even we have never heard before.
order. master to be interested in one as- not keep any semblance of
Should, in fact bo the kind of man would be tantamount to recogni-a peaceful adjustment of the The Brm but just master is the one pect of it. It also helps him to make that every boy would be proud to tion of a right which does not situation.
who gets most out of his boya. | out-of-school contacts with his boys have as his father.
་་
in
coursty the converse is true.
caught sooner or later.
pre
caught doing this adds to the enjoy- ment of showing off before one's fellows.