TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 195
Sch lemon
Addresses
Convocation
The developing and using to
the fullest extent of our abilities
for a ,warm understanding and
support of our fellow human be
ings is the essence of the role of
the educated woman today,. Helen
B. Schleman, dean of women at
Purdue University, said at the
Women's Student Government As
sociation Convocation last night.
Speaking on the topic "The Role
of the Educated Woman in So
ciety," Miss Schleman said that
woman's role today is very con
troversial. She divided that role
into f our possible, categories—
homemaker, wage earner, volun
teer citizen, and that of a person.
In speaking of the traditional
role of the woman as a home
maker, Miss Schleman described
the growing feeling of sharing be
tween the man and wife and the
modern concept of woman's right
to share the man's duties and
man's taking part in the woman's
work. She emphasized the' impor
tance of developing this feeling of
sharing, and criticized woman for
traditionally assuming the role of
man's subordinate.
"The role of homemaker has
always been important and re
sponsible, but it is becoming more
rewarding because men are be
coming homemakers, too," Miss
Schleman said.
In discussing woman as a wage
earner, Miss Schleman said that
too many women in college today
are expecting to work for a very
short period after graduation and
then get married and leave the
labor force. She said that statis
tics show that 52 per cent of the
married women in the United
States are in the labor force. She
also pointed out that an estimated
10 per cent will not get married,
and approximately one-third of
all women oyer 14 years old are
either widowed, divorced, or sin
gle.
ooh, La, La!
It's the French
Line for
00000
Far all of you who may
have forgotten, or for all of
you who do not know, BrAm
hilda is P.S.U.'s typical col
lege coed. Being most defi
nitely typical, Brundie loves
to buy shoes. It has often
been rumored that she would
rather have a pair of shoes
(from Simon's) than 100 cups
of coffee at the Corner.
Now that I.F.C. is ap
roaching with the rapidity
of a stampeeding herd of
turtles, good shoes are more
important than ever. Poor
Brundie is really distraught.
She can't decide which pair
of shoes to select fr o m
Simon's new "French Line."
For that bare look in shoes
the French have "it". And of
course, "it" means "it" in
shoes at Simon's where you
all should be heading. Go
on leave, depart, Shoo Shoo
Baby—if you don't want to
be left in the much quoted
cold, get your shoes NOW!
109 S. Allen St.
HEc to Present
British Program
A British Commonwealth stu
dent program, sponsored by the
International Friends Committee
in the College of Home Eco
nomics, will be held at 7:30 to
night in the Home Economics
Building.
A talk on Canadian art and a
student panel discussion of Aus
tralia will take place. Music and
the showing of films will com
plete the program, the last in a
series sponsored by ,students
whose homes are outside the
United States.
Tickets may be secured by call
ng University extension 2240.
OPENING FRIDAY and SATURDAY
APRIL I and 2
Shakespeare's Farce-Comedy
The Taming of the Shrew
Tickets at the NUB
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Belles Lettres Club
To Hear English Prof
Dr. Mervin R. Lowe, assistant
professor of English composition,
will speak on American litera
ture in Europe at a meeting of
the Belles Lettres Club at 7:30 to
night in the northeast Atherton
lounge.
Dr. Lowe, who taught Ameri
can literature in Paris, will dis
cuss various American authors
and books which have been popu
lar in European countries.
Woman's Building, built at the
University in 1889, housed all wo
men students until 1915, when
McAllister Hall, a men's residence
hall, was converted to coed use.
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