correlated with intelligence and efficiency, and probably is not rated too high. The importance attached to paternity—which, it is explained, means a clean sex life as well as interest in children—is worth noticing.
For comparison there is another census of the preferences of 115 young women at Brigham Young College, Logan, Utah. This is a "Mormon" institution and the students, mostly farmers' daughters, are probably expressing ideals which have been very little affected by the demoralizing influences of modern city life. The editor of the college paper relates that:
Eighty-six per cent of the girls specifically stated that the young man must be morally pure; 14% did not specifically state.
Ninety-nine per cent specifically stated that he must be mentally and physically strong.
Ninety-three per cent stated that he must absolutely not smoke, chew, or drink; 7% did not state.
Twenty per cent named an occupation they would like the young man to follow, and these fell into three different classes, that of farmer, doctor and business.
Four and seven-tenths per cent of the 20% named farmer; 2.7% named doctor, and 1.7% named business man; 80% did not state any profession.
Thirty-three and one-third per cent specifically stated that he must be ambitious; 66-2/3% did not state.
Eight per cent stated specifically that he must have high ideals.
Fifty-two per cent demanded that he be of the same religious conviction; 48% said nothing about religion.
Seventy-two per cent said nothing regarding money matters; 28% stated what his financial condition must be, but none named a specific amount.