Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-03

are creating An immense sensation in the minds OF
parents and guardians all over the country. The
recent extraordinary Illustrations Of the humbug Of
the system, in the marriage and nishaps OF Madame
willard, the great high prisstess Of the foolish and
fraudulent farce called Fashionable Education
nave awakened the public to a serious scrutiny OF
the Encouragement that abounds, more or less,
In all those splendidly furnished places called fa-
shionable boarding schools. We have received nu.
mersus confidential communica tions from teachers
ana others, male AMI female, employed in the re-
cesses OF these fashionable sanctums detailing the
minati9 OF the folies perperated there from day to
day, all OF which we shall show up time and sp-
portunity allow.
Education, properly conducted, is the greatest
blessing bestowed on the human race; misconducted,
1t IS the greatest entailed upon our offspring
Females are either made blessing to mankind by
the manner in which they are educated or they are
utterly ruined and rendered worthless fer the of
their natural lives. There is medium cosrse in
this matter How vastly important then, is it, that
education should be conducted on right system
and particularly the education of those who are to
become the mothers aud consequently teachers, for
good or for evil, Of those who are to come after us
Education begins with the mother, and should always
be continued bv and end with her But under the
present ridiculous system Of Fashionable Female
Education, the thousands Of beautiful young beings
Just blooming into won anhood, who reared
der il, taught that il is improper for mother
superinteud The education Of her own daughters that
mother j. utterly Incapable Of finishing daaght
er's education that il is Questionable fora mother
to attempt to teach daughter; that there
ny points and touches, and graces and many lit
tie nicete Of carriage and department necessary for
- H. /. ~
and which can only be administered appropriately
by dss pated Italian dancing master unpruci-
pied French professor; that the requisite tone can
only be given Of these fashionable female finish
ing humbugs; and that therefore is absolutely i'm
peraiive upon parents to send their daus hters to
these temples Of trash to be finished that is finished
as far as regards their brightest ents sterling
qualities, and practical usefulness for every thing in
this life.
To show that the system is radically wrong and
rotten at the core, let anayse il in few Of its
leading points On what kind Of foundation is il es-
tablished2 gay and blooming widow, perhaps
spinster of ca certain, and which means most IN
certai age," celebrated Importation from TO-
reign land, connected with knows whom and
belonging no one knows where, f.ds herself without
money and sthe police magistrates say to vagrant
witheIt any visible means of subsistence BY ex-
ercising certain cription Of nfuence-we will
now stop to particuarze-she summons around her
certain friends and acquaintances ola certain
tonal standing in society; to these she dessants
feengly and pausibly upon the duty umbeAt upon
every member Of the human family to make him.
self or herself useful, and then acquans them that
she intends to open "a Fashionable Boarding School
for Young Ladies ~ Those persons whom she has
thus gathered round her, either believing implicitly
her assumptions, rpityiag her destitute condition,
or perhaps from motive, exert all
their influence in her behalf loudly and extern
sivelv her capabity for maternal government, (of
which they have had not particle Of good evdence)
insist s,renuously that she possesses great talents,
and uncquaed ability, and gain by their importantly
the promises Of many other good natured fools to
aid in the undertaking.
This il the fret movement. This is preparing the
ground When all is ready, the seed is sewn in
this wav. Madame calls a second meeting Of
her friends" mot one OF whom, probably. has en-
tered a school room since the days Of their child
hood amongst taem certain plans are concocted,
situation is chosen, rules and regulations adopt
cd, teachers (heaven save the mark are appointed
and pompaus. nonsenslcal and verbose advertise
ment is prepared, and Published with puHs prepa
ratory, puffs preliminary, puts presunptve, and
puffs positive; and endorsements, and references
made To a set Of battered roues, reverend rogues,
fashionable fools, and rich rascals, all Of whom
the community, that Is men having such !" shock
ing bad character that the loss Of il would be no
injury them and the possession OF II. no acquisi
tion 10 any one.
Scholars come after this matterof course, and
thus il established, "a modern fashionable boarding
school y This is no chimera, fanced coDjuration
of the brain. There are 10 of these establish
ruents now in this city, in the full tide Of success
ful experiment" the proprietors or heads or
seuseless blockheads, Of which have no gen.
uine claims whatever to be allowed to act as
teachers or to be entitled TO the patronage Of
parcnt, in a matter OF much moment To the com
munity al large And yet these ignorant pretenders
set themselves up as teachers Of the rising genera
ton, and leaders IN profession which Is IN itself an
elaborate science, difficult Of atanme mt understood
hy but very few, and mastered by n still less mum
Der. 4 science which requires long period of
time 10 be devoted 60 its study and attainment,
thorough knowledge OF the human heart, a complete
insight into the principles Of the human mind, uatir
ing patience dsinterested zeal amounting almost to
devotion and system of selrestraint. and selfd de-
NAL capable Of being exercised by but very few in
deed.
But this mode Of establishing ono of these schools
would not be so much matter Of censure or impor-
lance, If the system of teaching therein good:
which IL is not There absut % Of these schools
in this city and ncighborhood, with average Of
DO scholars in both departments Of each school,
oskinr total of 5000 scholars, al young ladies' re-
cciyiny a fashionable boarding school education =
These paw each for their education nominslly frsm
600 TO 500, but in reality average of $500, in
ciudiuy tho numerous train Of extras Thus making