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EQUALITY FOR WOMEN DEMANDED.

|“DOWNTRODDEN SEX.

*Chester, Jan. 9.

Men, it appears, are, after all, the wenker, more susceptible sex. Women can manage the schoolbos. but men cannot remain stern and resolute with girls. They are, be It known, often "soft" with their. fair pupils.

This scandal in the male neda- gogue was openly published at the firat session of the National Union of Women Teachers hold in the Guildhall here to-day.

The solitary man who had come to listen and who had rashly dropped into the prominence of the first row was permitted regu- lar flashes of self-revelation., He sat, often embarrassed, but finely sustained the collective dignities of his entire sex by remaining un- intimidated until the bitter end.

Obedience to the chair was im- pllelt. Speeches were brief and pointed. No one strayed out of order. When one speaker had finished the next was already at the platform unobtrusively wall- ing to begin.

Yet the business-like procedure did not prevent some of that un- premeditated humour-which even the dullest conference will usual. ly produce, and which mostly arises out of slips or inexactnesses in phrasing.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

1928.

PROMINENT NATIONALISTS IN HONGKONG.

Here are seen Mr C. C. Wo (left) and Mr. Wu Han-min (right), anapped on arrival in Hongkong aboard the s.s. President Lincoln. They are on a tour of

India and Europe.. (Photo: Mee Cheung)...

one more attempt," she prophesies A. “DRY” WORLD IN 1952.in Mr. Kresge's establishment in mournfully, to put obstacles in the path of equality for boys and girls, men and women."

This resolution also was

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"PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON'S

PREDICTION.

frait

RUSSIAN WAR BONDS.

HEAVY CLAIM AGAINST

· LONDON BANKERS.”

Further arguments as to the effect of decrees made by the Sovfot Government after the Russian re- volution wore heard by Mr. Justico, Wright in the King's Bench Division recently.

The case was one in which tho Manufacturing Company LA. Woronin Luetschg and Cheshire, Limited, of Petrograd, and Mr. Charles Cheshire, of Belgrave-road, Birkdale, Southport (who sued on behalf of himself and other direc-" tors and shareholders of the com- pany), Bued Messrs. Frederick Huth and Company, bankers, of Tokenhouse-yard, London, EC.,

for delivery of £40,000 Natlonni War Bonde, damages for détention and conversion of the bonds, and payment of dividends. and of $27,899 due to plaintiffs.

The defence was that, in con- sequence of the Russian Govern→→ ment's decrees, the company was not now in existence, and that there were no directors legally competent. to act for the company, and no shares.

Dr. Alexander Halpern, RUB- sinn lawyer, expressed the opinion that nationalisation of a Russian. company's undertaking did not in valve its extinction as a legal entity, Decrees were worded in such a way as to indicate that, in the view of the Soviet, the companies were still in existence. The Soviet Govern- ment did not claim Russian Com- panies' assets which were outaido Russia.

The hearing was adjourned:

Washington of "wine kegs, wine Thus Miss A. A. Kenyon, the

presses, patented accessories to as-terred by the discovery on his farm Vice-President, warming to her

sure the potent fermentation of of a large still planted and operated. work on the question of salaries,

juices; whisky, beer, there by bootleggers, indulges in demanded: "Would any education animously passed.

champagne and cocktail glasses, the joyous prediction that the on- authority agree to pay a bachelor

A gift of £100,000 made recently decanters, cocktail shakers, bottling tire world will be "dry" by 1952. Another resolution which has to the Anti-Saloon League by and corking machines, and other He reports that the prohibition with four or five children" She appeared many times was that Mr. S. S. Kresge, a multi-million-equipment necessary in distilling, movement in England and Scotland broke, off in confusion, and the proposed by Miss Hewitt urving aire sixpenny department store home brewing, and wine making" has grown "beyond our fondest teachers exacted their first big that women teachers should have owner, is the subject of an amus- The association sarcastically asks expectations." The

all the opportunities of men ting controversy.

only excep ff Mr. Kresge's donation is to be tions to the triumphant achiave succeed to educational posts. Not "Nice."

laugh.

Another of these lightor mo- ments occurred towards the end. Miss Evans, of Birmingham, was urging that women magistrates should hear all classes of cases and not be dismissed with the suggestion, that no "nice" woman would stay to listen to what was

unsavoury.

"N.U.W.T." women," she said, "do not aim at being nice."

The association against the pro-financed by the profits gained. In ments the prohibitionists, he She spoke of the depression hibition amendment calls pointed the sale of these paraphernalia. nys, are to be found in Spain and

among assistant mistresses, who

felt that they assuredly carried attention to the "claborate display" no baton in their knapsacks.

Downtrodden Sex.

Then followed Miss Dedman,) exceedingly lugubrious. "To be

woman, a member of a down- trodden set of people, a set who are not recognised as reasonable beings, not allowed to take a full share in the civic life of the coun try, who obtain good things by: favour and not by rights, makes one," she complained, "feel very ener-much for the rest of oppressed

humanity."

"Oh!" protested the Conference in shocked tones.

"Our aim," explained Mias Evans, "la to be just and getle,"

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"Well, isn't that being nice?" | The dreariness of the outlook demanded one of the delegates impressed everybody, and the re with indignation. »

two.

and

solution was at once carried.

Miss E. F. Phipps, In admirable and rhetorical perioda, introduce

[eral public are not familiar. By

"I mean nice in the way that ald gentlemen use the word," said Miss Evans with a final attempt an anomaly with which the n at elucidation, but the Conference the grading system head teachera deliberately put the wrong con- struction on that end and enjoyed are paid according to the number itself thoroughly for a minute or that attendance falls off down of scholars in attendance, and

comes the salary-often, Mias The first resolution was an.ca: Phippa. dcclared, by as much as tremely old friend. It demanded £30 ก year. Thus the more equal pay for men women scholarships the head obtains for] teachers of the same professional the school, and the more carefully status. Miss Kenyon in propos-children are sent to clinics or ing it rather wearily suggeste made to remain at home for healt that the eneryearly put into this campaign, ought now to be reasons, the more penalised

conscientious authority, relenaed for other ends. The Miss S. M. Buurla seconde 1 medical profession, did not allow

quite neatly, "Average atten- women to undersell medicine.

dance," she said, "is like the Shopkeepers did not permit goods Board of Education, In both to be sold cheaper by the women cases you have an apparition on paper which you neither visualise nor touch."

The Conference formally en- dorsed this view.

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grocer.

"But because in our profession there is nothing visible to sell we cannot obtain recognition. If we could offer children at so much a dozen we should get equal pay to-morrow,"

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Unsuitable amalgamation c school departments and the neces sity of infants' classes being un-- Family responsibility, the de- der specially trained teachers was clared, was the only tolerable ren- dealt with in the next motion, son advanced for giving men more which was proposed by Miss money. But that aspect should Webb, of London, who recently be the extra concern of the State, went to study American educa. the employer should pay strictly tion. The great value of amalga- for the work done, and the equallmations, she suggested, had been

ty of the work done by women the opportunity so afforded ̧£1" was frankly admitted,

the careful ranging of children Miss L. Pierrotti seconded, urg-nge with age.

ing that the grievance should b American education was suffer- made manifest by the weapon of ing disastrously, because the bat- the yote; and then without Turther tom of the school was left out delay this fundamental question entirely, and there were in the of Unfon policy was vigorously United States none of the wonder-j curried.

ful infant divisions that our ays-] tèm posses803.

In a further involved simila business between school and

Headmasters Answered. An emergency resolution was taken next in order to confound amalgamations Miss Webb caused the assertion of that august body, Amusement by speaking of the the Headmasters' Conference, that infants as the "baby-linen depari it is undesirable that examinations ment" and of the remainder of the shall be identical for boys and classes as "the butchers' denart

ment." girla..

A few members were against "What," exclaimed Miss A. Gmalgamation of any sort and for Hewitt, of the Central Council; the stronger individuality of the "have we returned to the days of small school, but everyone agreed backboards, the use of globes that small children ought in fair and ladies seminaries? The Head-ness to be under womanly authori masters are concerned about the strain on girls who take examina-ty, that "Men were absolutely in capable of managing, girls," and tions. But girls can face the were prohibited from giving same intellectual ordeals as their them the training which the ap brothers. There is less differenceproach of adolescence made neccs- between the capacity of the aversary. This resolution was passed. age boy and girl than there is beAt the finish only one resolu tween one boy and another of one tion remained to be put from the girl and another.

Chair without advocacy. This

"What do a collection of Head-urged the introduction of the masters of Public Schools know metric system in Britain, a change About the needs of girls?" in- to, which women teachers are evi quired Miss, Dedman. This is dently heartily looking forward.

Mr. "Pussyfoot" Jelinson unde-Portugal.

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