Women’s Place

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20678, 31 January 1942, Page 3

Women’s Place

Sir, —In your issue of January 27, the scarcity of men teachers for our boys is touched upon. At the end, one well-respected authority, is reported to have said: “It means that we shall have to get more women, but there is only a limited number who are suitable. I think we shall have to advertise again and see if we cannot replace those who have been mobilised.” With those sentiments I thoroughly agree, for a woman can never educate a growing boy. It is not in them, and as- a rule never was. The more womanly a woman is the more respect for her has a grown boy or man. Men used to be taught to honour and respect women, btvt apparently such is not always so to-day, when so many women and girls ape the man, and in which they only look grotesque. On .the other hand any man aping a woman in any degree, other possibly than in refinement, is a very poor article indeed. It was never intended nor dreamed by some of the leaders in New Zealand, that when, women obtained the franchise some women should go into Parliament, but to bear deep thinking men well fitted for such undertakings. All may or may not be right, but it is often said that the iworld is a quiet place to-day, or “O tempora o mores.” . . FAGIN.