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Women and Political Economy,
There is thought to exist This is ns ,ruc oC ono sUldy or
among the women in our Uni- c,lllmg n of another; if there is,
vers'ity an impression that u10any study or calling of whhh it;
study of political economy is ' ot true, the interest of woman!
unsuitcd to them, and that they
arc not likely to be successful in
'case they undertake it. This
opinion about the "sphere 0f'wonian's tastes discloses itself.' rues 0f equity pleading, partic
woman" is only the survivor of''tical economy was formerly uary as applied in the federal
a great quantity of notions on I
the same subject that are at last I
fortunately relegated to the mu
seum of antiquities. The "pro
gress of woman" has not been
the progress of woman at all,
but the progress of the human
race. Woman, being but one of
the dual components of that llle distribution of that product,
-unity the race is germane tolinwmcn ignorance and immo
it in all its phases and in all itsbilitV on the. one side, nncWhe
stages of development. Con-unioue passion of gain on the
. servative opinions as to "woman's ) other, waged unequal warfare,
sphere" are ns much the opin- It is, indeed, instructive, that
ions of women as of men, and 1
an appeal for more liberal views
is just as likely to be opposed by
women as by men.
Withprogress,women'sdrudg-jis
ery has become less gross ; she
has ceased to be an industrial
.,.,fcrea - ;heTrntuTedn'piii'r -
suits better suited to her nature, ing the further inquiry, "What
elusive though the definition of should we produce for the gen
that nature may be. Whereas, oral good?" The science of
formerly it was only music ind ! human wealth is become the
the modern languages that were ' science of human weal. Con
. thought appropriate for her edu-1 sumption take its place side by
cation, now she addresses her
self with acknowledged success
to history, the classics, mathe
matics, philology, philosophy,
psychology and all the natural
sciences but hesitates at the
door of political economy.
This hesitation, if such it be,
is but a last step on the stairs.
The reasons for making this
step are not different from those
for making its processors. The
Ultimate Object is the same.
Surely, we shall not be forced to
reverse the 'French proverb' wrfd
say, O est 1c dermir fas qui
cautc!
And here it is worth)' of remark-
that the question of wo
man's sphere should never de
generate into a discussion of
comparative ability. Women
may or may not be smarter than
men. They are different ; and
this difference is incommensur
able. Women are welcome in
the world of knowledge, because
they are women and because
they bring with'them that light,
that point of view, that process
of thought, whatever it may he,
NEBRASKAN
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1894.
that makes them what they are.
aionc isneccicti to maic it true.
II wo scrutinize political econf
omy closely, an ample field for1
a wholly mnsculinu science. It
dealt with the forces of produc
Hon. It enquired how the great-
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est engines might be moved with
the least expenditure, and thus
the greatest product obtained.
It introduced us to a pitiable
wrangle of human creatures for
a changed view of political econ
omy has been simultaneous with
a changed view of woman's
sphere. The heartless science
humanized ; in other words, it
is dualized We are no longer
allowed to inquire, "How much
veaiv veprtfekfee? ' ""v ftlfou "t ma tf
side with Production ; saving
counterbalances the reaction
from a rude excess of output;
Taste, the mother o'f Desire, rules
Value.
Surety, woman docs not need
to change her being in order to
become naturalized to such
studies. The saving care, the
watchful distribution of expenses
in household economy, are alone
sufficient to prove the complete
appropriateness of political econ
omy to women students.
William G. Taylor.
The local oratorical associa
tion met shortly before vacation
and elected officers for the ensu
ing year. G. F. Fisher was
chosen president, L. C. Oberlies,
vice-president ; J. C. Jones, sec
retary and treasurer. Delegates
to the state convention were
chosen as follows : E. Gerard,
A. Weaver, C. R. Welden, R.
Graham. It was decided to
give a prize of $50 to the winner
of the local contest and $25 to
second place. The local contest
stakes jpJlace jFebr.iary 3d.
LAW NOTES.
G. H. Irish is a new addition
to the Senior class.
Edgar Harmon of the Junior
class hns been quitc sick for lhe
past two weeks.
The Seniors are studying the
courts.
P. W. Chapman, '93, called on
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the law school last week. Mr. 1
Chapman is located at Gretna,
and came down on business.
Supreme court case we presume.
The session of the federal
court last week was attended by
a number of the law students.
Many points of practice not to
be found in books are thus
acquired.
The Senior class is consider
ing the adoption of a class badge.
The one worn by the preceding
class seems to find favor ; and
the idea is to make this badge
the emblem of the law school,
the reverse side only represent
ing the distinct class.
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Union Boys Debating club Sat
urday evening, January 13. The
question discussed was concern
ing the comparative merits of
the English cabinet system and
the American plan of govern
ment. The law boys say the
honors were even. Some of the
Unions think their talkers rather
out-classed the Maxwells.
Annual Story and Poem.
In order to secure literary
matter of the highest merit, the
board of editors of the Junior
Annual offers a prize of ten dol
lars for the best story college
story preferred not to exceed
twenty-five hundred words in
length. A similar prize is of
feree! for the best poem. The
judges chosen for the contest are :
Profs. Sherman, Fossler, Beldcn,
and Bates. All manuscripts
must be submitted on or before
March 1st. A few have already
announced their intention to
enter the contest, and it is hoped
a large number will avail them
selves of this rare opportunity to
whet their intellectual and poet
ical faculties while simultan
eously replenishing 'their private
exchequers. Further informa
tion will be cheerfully furnished
by Miss Boose, Miss Cather or
the editors-in-chief.
No. 8.
. LOCAL
At a mooting of the second
preparatory class on last Friday
aftcrnoon L. E. Smith was
elected president; Miss Pollard,
vice president ; Miss Shudeh
secretary ; A. L. Roberts, treas
urer , R. Haile, historian, and J.
E. Pearson, sergeant at arms.
On Monday evening ProC
Sherman delivered the first of 2
series of lecture's on Shake
speare. The first act in "Cyro
beline" formed the subject mat
ter for the first lecture. These
lectures are open alike to
students and to the general pub
lic. The class in political economy
under the direct supervision of
Prof. Taylor, hare taken the
first steps in organizing a poliS
cal economy club for the purpose
of considering practical econo
mic questions of the day. The
meetings of the club are to he
held semi-monthly.
Great preparations are being
made for the decoration -of the
rxra.psTJiitr4a5,ifc:S.-reaT
crs will be stretched from the
top of University Hall to eack
corner of the campus. It is sai
that these are to be decked with
the scalps of the various schools
we have beaten in athletic and
other contests.
Mr. Ames entertained the
Palladian society at his beauti
ful home in south Lincoln, last
Saturday evening. The evening
was spent in dancing and other
amusements. Refreshments wore
served in the dining room which
was appropriatety decorated in
red and white carnations and
palms. A delightful time is re
ported. The Greeh play and choruses
(or chori ?) promise to be about
the gaudiest part of the Charter
Day exercises. The girls may
be heard at almost any time dis
cussing the merits of lemon col
ored cheese cloth at six ctnts a
yard, or pea green muslin at
twelve. The boys say nothing
but wonderful things are expect
ed of them.
The old and new cadets now
drill together in companies. The
fine weather has been taken ad
vantage of and practice in inarch
ing has been given on the camp
us. The battalion altogether
does excellently ifor this time of
the year.
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