The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-09-22

opens the way to competence, influence anu
nonor, aud presents motives for exertiou.
Woman ought never to be led 10 married
life except under the promplings Of pur,
affection. To marry FOR an establishment. for
a position, or for something 80 do. is de
plorable wrong. But how MANY women .for
want Of high and honorable profession 10
engage their time, are led TO this melancholy
course. This is not so because Providence
has not provided an ample place for such
profession for woman, but because custom
| or prejudice. or low estimate of its hopora-
BILE character, prevents her from entering il.
| IHE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, THAT is the
true and noble profession Of woman-THAT
IS what is worthy the nohlest powers and aft
ections OF The noblest minds.
Another cause which deeply affects the
best interests Of our 81 K Is the utter contempt
or utter neglect and Indifference, which has
beiallen this only noble profession open to
woman. There is no employment, however
| dsagreeable or however wicked. which Gus
tom and fashion cannot render elegant, inter
estng, and enthusiastically sought A stri.
king proof Of this is seen in the military pro-
iession. This is the psofession of KILLING
| OUR FELLow-cREATUREs, and is attended
with every thing low, brutal. unchrisrIsn, and
disgusting; and yet what haIos of glory have
been hung around it, and how the Young, and
generous. and enthusiastic have been drawn
into II lfone-half the poetry. fiction, ora
tory, and taste thus misempoyed had been
used tn enbellish and elevate the employ
ment of training the mind of childhood. 10
what an altered position should we fnd this
noblest Of all professional
AS II IS, the employment Of teaching chill
dren is regarded as the most wearing drudc.
cry. and few resort TO it except from necessi.
ty and one very reasonable cause Of this
aversion is the utter neg lect of any arrange
ments Tor PREPARING teachers for this ardu-
Gus and difficult profession. The mind of a
young child is like curious instrument. Cd
pable Of exquisite harmony W hen touched by
a skillful hand, but sending forth only an
noying harshness when unskiIfulIy ad-
| dressed. To a teacher is committed col
lection of these delicate contrivauces: and.
without experience, without instruction. il is
| required not only that each ore should be
turned Alright, but that all be combined in ex-
| cellent harmony as If young Girl were
sent into splendid orchestra, all ignorant and
unskilliul, aud required to draw melody from
each instrument, and then combine The " hole
IN faullless harmony. And in each case
there are, here and there, individual minds,
who, without instruction.. are gifted b, ma
ture with aptnesS and skill in managing the
music either Of matter or Of mind; but that
does not lesson the folly. in either case, OF
expecting the whole profession, either of mu-
SIC or Of teaching. to be pursued without pre-
pai atory trail ing
Mica ~ 81, Ill Ii 4 -
has portrayed. il is in the power ofAmerican
Women fully to remedy aud remove, aud
that to this end nothing is wanting but a
knowledge Of the evils. and a well devised
plan for uniting the energies Of cur country
men in the effort. And such a plan che
| thinks IS embraced in an organization which
has been formed under the name Of the Cen
trai Committee for Promoting National Ed
ucaiion. Ia various places in every section
of our country, associations of Ladies are
formed, or are being formed, to aid in the en-
| terprise. To give our readers clear under
standing OF the plan. VIC must quote firth. r
from Miss Beecher's Address:
The plan is. TO begin on small scale, and
to take women already qualified inielleciu-
allyto teach, and possessed Of missionary
zeal and beDevolence. and. after 81 me farther
training, 10 send them TO tie mast ignorant
portions of our land, TO raise up schools, to
instruct in morals aud piety and TO teach the
domestic arts and virtues. The commence
ment Of this enterprise, until we gain conf
dence by experiment aud experience, will be
as the opening OF a very small sluice. Bu:
so great is the number of educated aud un-
| employed women at the East, aud so great
the necessity for teachers at The West. thai
SO soon as the stream begins to move, it will
grow wider and deeper aud stronger. till il be
comes as the river of life, CARRYING health aud
verdure TO every part Of our land.
1t is the design Of those who are conducting
this enterprise to begin locating missionary
| teachers, as soon as funds are furnished that
will suffice TO put our agencies into operation.
We have large number Of well-qualiied
| teachers waiting TO enter this service-iar
more than we have means TO employ and
they are women Of excellent pieiy, discre-
ton. energy, and self-denying zeal. II is
calculated that, on an average. one hundred
dollars contributed will enable US to locate
one such teacher. In some cases larger
sum will be required, and in others smaller
will suffice: but this will be about The aver
age. The chief expense in this enterprise
will he in the employment ofasenfs TO 60 to
the destitute places, 10 make arrangements
for the teachers and to aid them in commen-
cling their labors; for we do not in any case
design to send a woman alone on such an en-
terprise. We design that she shall have a
suitable escort TO her field of labor, suitable
home provided, school-room and its furni-
ture prepared. and all proper arrangements
made for her comfort and success; and we
especially intend thai she shall, in every de-
partment. be thoroughly prepared for her du-
ties and trials. As soon as each teacher is
stationed, she will commence co-respon-
dence with the individual or association who
furnished funds employed in aiding her. and
repeat her communications to them as often
as is desirable
The execution of these plans has been de-
layed for the want ola suitable person TO act
in the capacity of Secretary and General
Agent. Tha, want will soon be supplied by
the services of Hon. WILLIAM SLADE, present