TRIUMPH FOR A WOMAN TEACHER.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13739, 21 May 1910, Page 7

TRIUMPH FOR A WOMAN TEACHER.

ML-s Clcghorn, of Sheffield, a. leading woman teacher, was recently obos.on by th«y National Vvion ol Teachers as this year's vice-president, a fact which means that. 'slit*, will ■ be* iho president next, year |>avj. tho "Daily Mail"). .This is tho i; rst time that a woman has been chosen for tbo post, though the majority of the member, of thc un;on ;.ro worro-n. In returning tlsaiik.-., Miss C-Cghom --said that tlio union knew no .S.i.ic- law. •Clicor.-v) Thoy had declared that in future worn en .should itijoy not only tbo pleasure of paying their subscription* and receiving with ihe men the undoubted i*en*'.it.s of thc .;nion, but ."Iw its highest- honours and responsibilities. (Cheers.) Sho knew that many said th..., it, was impossible for a woman . to control the conference, but she lind seen it put of control

many a time with a man in tho chair. (Laughter.) "1 am controlling you now.-' she continued. "Do you foej the bit?" 'Laughter.) Others, said that *"* woman could not control th«. executive; she knew thoy wore an awkward team, but every man there wus or would be managed by a woman. (Laughter.) If that wero soin.ividnallv, why not collectively? with their help sho would try not to fail, and as for tho men on the oxecutive, she was not afraid of them. (Laughter.) Her election was followed by the capture by women teachers of three more places on the executive. Miss Clogkorn's victory was a source of as much pleasure to the men as to tho women. She explained to an inte_»viower her ideals as regards the educsv tion of girls. "My ideal of education for girls?' she said, "is that it should |,c bused on those principles and methods which will produce the womanly woman, capable of becoming.the tme helpmate of man in every eenso of tho term, capable of; taking her* place in the groat social and lwneficcni niovev ents which have for their object tho lip-lifting of the great masses' of tills country. The girl of to-day. and Clio girl of the future should bo taught ou the most liberal basis ■ consistent with these objects. Sho should bo taught primarily that her first duty is to tho Lome, and that it should be her aim to fit herself to be the mother of tho future generations of English men and wonon." *>ho should .he trained to herself so as to influence the children of the future that they can take'their place in continuing the traditions of tur people. I would havo her trained. W matter what position in life she may hold or hopo-to hold, in all tlvoso duties that rvertaiu to homo-life, for it is in "the homes of the peoplo that the ration is made." .• . ,