Judge — November 23, 1912 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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DECISION RESERVED! E wD Thanksgiving. OBER sentiment still leavens the spirit of Thanksgiving Day, which originally was an occasion of religious gratefulness; but the day in New York and other large cities has taken on a nondescript carnival habit that better suits the young of many races in this melting pot of the world, Strict native minds continue to ob- serve the day with all the dignity that once it generally demanded, and it still is an occasion for the gather- ing of widely separated families for feasting and reunion. In this homely function it almost dominates Christ- *mas Day in importance to those whose ties of blood and affection re- sist and triumph over every influence that tends to disintegrate families. As a feast day Thanksgiving is observed by the million, and the tur- key is the common sacrifice, where turkey may be had. Jupce hopes that on this Thanksgiving Day every- body may enjoy the bird, whose life was given up ages ago to the Indian and the Puritan alike, as it is to-day T O to the home-makers and those who live in hotels, although the home- makers have all the best of it, so far as portions go. On the streets the harlequinade, which to riotous youth affords ex- cuses for strange, behavior and for soliciting coin, will startle and amuse the sober-going; but enough of its traditional dignity remains to make the day one of the most distinctive in the calendar for general joy. Babies and Housework. - Dealers in dry figures— usually men who follow the traditional in their views of life—from time to time declare that the higher educa- tion of women will finally prove fatal to the race. Some statistics seem to bear out this pessimistic notion. The author- ities at Bryn Mawr recently made tables that show a decline in the number of children in the families of women graduates of that institution. In twenty-one years 306 graduates who had taken the bachelor of arts degree married, and of these 301 answered the questions related to the inquiry, showing that 122 had children, although there was a low family average. In 1893 and 1898 the children averaged four to a fam- ily, but the percentage has dropped until, in 1910, the average was but three-tenths of a child to a family. Thus many families have no children, and they willingly confess the fact. S A gleam of hope comes from Wellesley, however. It is not about children, but it relates to homes and home making. Wealthy undergrad- uates of that college have petitioned the faculty to so modify the curri- culum that they may be taught how to cook, and their wish will be re- spected. Children are among the jewels of domesticity, but a good cook is at least a primary essential. Good cooking leads to domestic happiness, and in happy families usually there are children. This matter, after all, may contain the essence of the socio- logical fault of Bryn Mawr girls who have married. Young married women who are good cooks are more likely to fully realize the felicities of home life, which is not complete without children. Brief Decisions. Ill report is as fatal to reputation as acid is to a fine fabric. Many men are lucky because they cannot rival those they envy that travel at high speed. comicbooks.com