ILLOGICAL MAN

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 121, 9 October 1912, Page 8

ILLOGICAL MAN

"We have come to the conclusion that there is nothing so' illogical in the world as man," remarked Miss McNeil, general secretary of the Y.W.C.A., to a reporter in discussing incidents in connection with the building fund campaign in Christchurch. "One man refused to contribute because his wife could not secure a cook though she had (telephoned to the Association several times for one. We can hardly see what bearing that has upon the Association, as we don't manufacture girls. Then there was a man who said that he thought the parents should take the responsibility, and that the work 'should be done in the home. He would not do anything to relieve the parents of their responsibilities. The fact that parents do not look after the girls is a very obvious one in many cases, and the Association has to look after them. We are not dealing with ideal conditions. There was also a man who had no patience with the Association for looking after immigrant girls, as he considered that the Government should do that, The collectors have had a large experience of the men who cannot make up their minds, even in the case of the sixth call. The heads of several firms, have been out every time, though we have called numbers of time. We can nardly understand how the business can conduct itself. As a whole, the work is very interesting, and positively exciting."