Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-16
VI isccll Ian v .
FEMALE EDUCATION.

There does hot appear any reason why the edu-
cation Of women should differ in It's essentials from
that Of men. The education which is good for hu-
man nature il good for them. They are part
and they ought To be IN much greater degree than
they are. part Of the effective contributors TO the
welfare and intelligence Of the human family. In
intellectual as well as in other Affairs they ought
20 DO III helps to man. Tho prcpostcrous absurd
tiles Of chivarous times still exert wretched in
fuence over the character and the alotmcn: Of wo-
saen. Men are no, polite but gallant they do
not sct towards women az to beings of kindred
habits and character. as to beings who like the
other portion Of mankind reason and reflect and
Judge, but as Ia beings who please and whom men
are bound TO please. Essentially there is no kind
ness. no poli,eness in this bu, selfshucss and in
solepce. He is the man Of poiteness who eyinces
his respect for the female mind. He is the man of
society of women, that he needs not to bring his
intellect with him. ] do not mean 10 affirm that
these persons intend insoence. are conscious al
ways or the real character of their habits they
think they arc attentive and polite and habit has
bccone so inve,crate, that they really are not plea
sed If woman, by the vigor of her conversation
interrupts the pleasant triling to which they are
accustomed. Unhappily, great number oe women
themselves prefer this vanished and rilded con-
tempt TO solid respect. They would rather thi nix
themselves fascinating than respectable. They
will not see, end very often do not sec the pracii-
cal insolence with which they are treated vet
what insolcncc is so great that of half a dozen
men who, having been engaged in an intelligent
Conversation. suddenly exchange it for frivolity il
ladies enteri
For this unhappy state Of intellectual intercourse
female education is in too great degree adapted
large class are taught less to think than to shine
they glitter. il matters little whether it be the
glitter Of gliding or Of gold. To be accomplished
10 OF greater interest than To be sensible. Ii is 81
moro consequence 20 this class to charm BY the
tones OF a piano than to delight and ingigorate BY
intellectual conversation. The effect is recipro.
cslly bad. An absurd education dsqnalife. them
for intellectual exer,on, and that very disqualified.
ton perpsiuates the degradation. say the deg.
reds,ion for the word is descriptive Of the fact.
captive IL not tho less truly bound because his
chains are made OF silver and studded with rubes.
live we're wise enough to regard women, and
women were wise enough 10 regard themselves
with that real PRACTICAL respect TO which they are
enitled and fihe education they received was sucl
as that resp~ot aould dictate we migbt bc.r,no,
ssve occasion TO say. not il is now said that "in
Eng'and women are queens" but something bigb-
er end greater We might say that in every thin,
soeial, intellectual end religious they were fl 10
cooperate with man, and TO cheer and sssist hin,
IN his endesvofs to promote his own happiness md
the happiness Of hls family. bis country and the
world. - DymasTs Esoy.