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THE ATHENAEUM RELATIONS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. 73 Much time and attention is turned now in the direction of getting to the core of things. The past with her bitter tales of woe stares at us and points to indescribable conditions such as will enevitably come upon us if there be missing the necessary changes in the order of society. Bursting forth from the arena of life are such problems as those of nation with nation, race with race and man with woman. All these are vital factors that determine whether the world moves for ward or backward, whether there be more sorrow than happiness, more of war than peace, and hence, more of death than life. The latter being concerned with that institution out of which comes those ideas and ideals that find expression in the other two and thus determine what they shall be is considered most vital when relief in conditions is sought. For discussion of a question no less vital than this the Sunday morning session of the annual cabinet training council of the Young Women’s Christian Association which was held at Clark University was given. That there might be a real exchange of opinions the presidents and cabinets of the Young Men’s Christian Associations from Clark, Gammon, Morris Brown and Morehouse were, upon invitation, pre sent. The reactions on the questions that were put by Misses F. W. Williams and Caution, leaders of the two mixed groups are very significant. Of all other phases of the problem that of familiarities was given most attention- In one group two men favored, evidenced by vote, the existing double standard. The Young Women’s answer to the question: "For What Do You Look When you are choosing a man friend (lover?)” revealed both true and false conceptions, good and bad judgment of men. The Men’s reaction to the same ques tion except for the substitution of woman for man was quite similar to that of the women. We faced the fact that there is, but should not be, a double standard, that the false conceptions we have each of the others traits, qualities, abilities and possessions can and must be replaced by true ones, that there should be expression of love and repression of familiarities- The false conceptions have gotten over in such a way that familiarities in the extreme sense are by them justifiable. We agreed also that what is expected of man is ex pected of woman. Such thinking together on such a problem as this means quite a hopeful sign of changes for better things. - —B, Brazile Eatmon.