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CAMPUS MIRROR
At The Si"ii Of The Blue
Ollie Franklin, ’40
The address given by Mrs. L. B.
Townes to the members of the Y.W.C.A.
in their regular meeting on Sunday
night, February 6, concerning marriage
and careers for women proved to be
very beneficial and instructive to the
group present.
Such questions were brought to one’s
attention as: should a woman marry and
continue to seek a career, or should she
resign herself to her household duties
as wife and mother? Should a woman
give up marriage altogether for a career?
Can a woman marry and have a home
and a career at the same time, sueess-
t idly?
Mrs. Townes began with a bit of his
tory: When the Pilgrims came over on
the Mayflower to New England, they
found no cities, but only trees, land,
and barren spaces. Later, slaves were
brought over, the institution of which
caused household duties to be lightened
on the part of the housewife in the South
but not in the North and West. The
lady of the house found that she had
more leisure than she had before slavery
and something had to be done during
that leisure time. As a result, sewing
clubs were organized; women began to
ride in carriages and they didn’t even
have to open the door of the carriages.
At the signing of the Emancipation
Proclamation and with the freeing of
the slaves, the women of the South had
to bring about a readjustment to things
they had not had to do in generations;
free labor was gone; wages were low;
wealthy people could not keep servants;
large plantations decreased in number
and in means with which to keep them
up; attention turned toward the inven
tion of machinery. Women were getting
more and more education and freedom.
When the World War broke out 50
years later, much of the world’s man
power was taken and women began more
than ever to seek a career. While the
men were abroad the women were left
to work in mills, factories, offices and
<>n farms. In doing so, they learned that
t hey could make money themselves and
could cope with men; they then became
reluctant about going back to the homes;
they felt that the country needed them
because it had lost men.
With the coming of the machine age,
every woman had a desire to work; the
age for marrying advanced in years
from 18 and 19 to 24 and 25; women
learned to drive their own automobiles,
to do professional work, to become busi
ness women and thereby be independent.
Very few young men seemed to be finan
cially ready to marry and the women,
after marriage, often worked to cover
the financial gap. If two people feel
that they are fond enough of each other,
they should decide whether or not the
wife shall stay at home with her chil
dren or follow a career for two years
or more. If she gives up her career
for her children she should stick to her
agreement. Economic pressure may be
come so great that she may not be able to
stay at home—whether or not she should
work in this situation should also be
decided upon before marriage.
Women are now more prepared and
trained and desire to go out and get
what they know they are capable of
making. In reality, one is putting her
training into use in the home, but sbe
doesn’t feel that she is.
Generally, a girl should give herself
two years after finishing college to de
cide whether or not she wishes to pursue
a career, or to strive for a beautiful,
happy home, a companion, and lovely
children. The two may run along to
gether as long as there are no children,
but when there are children, the mother
should give up her career and give most
of her time to her children. If there are
no children and the two are working,
they may pool their money—in any case,
this problem should be discussed and
decided upon beforehand.
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What is it Thou Hast
In Ihy Hand?
Alice Clement, '41
“What is it thou hast in thy hand ?”
was the subject of the talk given by-
Mrs. Cora Jordan White, Tuesday, Feb
ruary 8, in Spelman College Chapel. It
was evident that most of the students
did not know, for all listened quietly
and attentively while Mrs. White related
to them the possibilities of their own
lives.
The story of Moses and the burning
bush was used as a text for the speech.
As Mrs. White developed her thought,
she told us how many of us were ego
tists, so much so, that we may often
lead ourselves and some of our friends
to ruin. Much of her thought was
centered around the youth movement.
When, she believes, the “youth move
ment” centers around the minimizing of
moral, social, and political standards, it
is entirely wrong. Mrs. White made a
direct appeal to us as Negro students
to accept the challenges that are ours
as a minority group and to go to the
limit to make a place for ourselves
and future generation on the American
scene.
What is it thou hast in thy hand ?
Schools, churches, social institutions.
Throw them down and they will become
deadly enemies that will warp your
minds, close your hearts and destroy
your being. Pick them up and they will
serve you, your race and your country
for the glory of God and the building
of humanity.
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