Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1918 — INSIST ON MATES OF MORAL HABITS [ARTICLE]

INSIST ON MATES OF MORAL HABITS

majority of girls make thm FIRST REQUIREMENT ~RMfi*niili at University of Mlseourt Give Views on Matrimony hi SympotiuM. Kansas City, Ma— What asa your requirements of the person whom you would marry? That question was asked of the students in connection with a discussion on “convention” by Prof. T, 1, Bernard in his sociology class of the University of Missouri the other day. Sixty-eight students—forty-one women and twenty-seven men—placed on the professor’s desk anonymous statements in reply.

The tabulated opinions show the women consider moral habits as the prime requisite. Nineteen women stake it tiie first requirement, six the second requirement, eight the third requirement, sixth the fourth requirement, one the fifth requirement and one does not mention* tt. Good social position is considered most important by seven women while the average place this requirement in fourth place. Good income is held to be of prime Importance by five women, while seventeen hold it to be of secondary and ten of tertiary importance. Congenially and good treatment is placed among the first four requisites by thirty-one women, three of whom make it tho first requirement One signifies her willingness to abide with a middle-aged man, while thirteen place youth as fifth in importance. One insists that good looks ds the ’ first essential in a husband, white the majority seem willing to waive this quality after putting in requests for a good income, congeniality fend a good social position. Just as the women require good moral habits as the prime essential, so the men insist on good character, and twenty demand it as the first requirement. White the women ore more insistent for Intellectual ability, the man base their faith on physical beauty. Uve men taake it a first teqnirement, white no one places it below the fourth place.

"AH except five of the men|express an opinion on congeniality, Itat they do not hold it as a high requmement, and indicate their trust In character, youth and beauty to ineludßf that quality. x The men are generally interested in the training for home this requirement average, fourchj in importance. The men are decidedly interested in good heredity, whffe the women make no mention of it Two women and two men desire their mates to be religious. One man yefiros for mutual infatuation; and places it as & third requirement in hto scheme of things for martial* Hiss. One woman longs for sympaltjy and assigns it In fifth pines. One jman tar sista on sincerity and commons sense, while another requires musical) talent in his wife-to-be find a third demands hto wile must be economical. I