Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-09-11
CARROLLTON OHIO-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II. 1916

ces IN every section Of our country, associations
of ladies' are formed, or are being formed, 10 aid
in the enterprise. To give our readers a clear
understanding Of the plan, We must quote farther
from Miss Bccchcr's address:
"The plan is, TO begin on a small scale, and To
take women already qualified intellectually 10
teach, and possessed of missionary zeal and be-
ncyolence, and, after some farther training, TO
send them to the most ignorant portions of our
land, to raise up schools, to instruct in morals
and pcty, and 10 teach the domestic arts and yir-
tues. The commencement of hisenterprse, until
we gain coniidenceby experiment and experience,
will be as the opening of a very small sluice.-
But so great is the number Of educated a. unem-
ploycd women at the east, and so great the neces-
slty for teachers at the west, that as soon as the
stream begins to move, it will grow wider and
deeper and stronger, ill it becomes as the river
of life, carrying health and ycrdure to every part
of our land.
sit is the design of those who are conducting
this enterprise TO begin locating missionary teach
crs, as soon as funds are furnished that will SUI.
flee to put our agencies into operation. We have
a large number Of well qualified teachers waiting
TO enter this seryice-lar more than we have
means to employ-and they arc women of cx-
cclent plety, discretion, energy, and sef-denying
zeal. 1t is calculated that, on an evcrage, one
hundred dollars contributed will enable us to To-
cate one such teacher. In some cases a larger
sum will be required, and in others smaller will
Suilce; but this will be about the average. The
chief expense in this enterprise will be the EN-.
ployment OF agents to 90 to the destitute places,
to make arrangements for the teachers and to aid
them in commencing their labors; for we do not
in any case design to send a woman alone on such
an enterprise. We design that she shall have a
suitable escort TO her field of labor, a suitable
home provided, a schoo-room and its furniture
prepared, and all proper arrangements made for
her comfort and success; and we especially in
tend that she shall, in every department. be thor
oughly prepared for her duties and trials. As
soon as each teacher is stationed, she will COM
mence a correspondence with the individual or
association who furnished the funds employed in
aiding her, and repeat her communications to
them as often as is Desirable"
The execution of these plans has been DELAY
cd for the want of a suitable person TO act in the
capacity Of Secretary and General Agent. That
want will soon be supplied bythe services of Hon.
William Slade, present Governor of Vermont,
who al the close of his official term in October.
will remove to Cincinnati and enter with his well
known zeal and ability upon the labors which
have been assigned To him. A considerable
number Of teachers have been already engaged,
and the first step will be to assemble them at the
most convenient point, whore for few weeks
Miss Beechor will aid in preparing them for their
future labors. simultaneously with the prepa-
ration Of the teachers, arrangements will be 60
ing forward for their removal 10 various loca-
tons, in those parts Of the country where schools
are most needed.
Persons who desire further information, or who
wish to become teachers, should write to Miss
Beecher at Hartford, Connecticut.