Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-07-18

HANF DftN VNNFiFfF lt"f
tho government Of son, the 'od may
still, II requisite, he appropriately en-
poyed.
wears nov 10 tho ago from fllecn ioI
twenty. The education Of the young nay
for three years more, should bo coohned
10 the solid branches Of edncallonj Hn1
the remaining two years, 70 lhe ornament
ial branches. During Ibis time she
should dress, on all occasions. n s1cn .
manner ms TO distinguish her as a school
Qr and although she may be as lively
as heart could wish, and have all the
Establishments Of beauty, and all lhe 90
yantages Of deep learning. and all the poi
ism ornamental education can give, She
will still be regarded by oil young gem
tlemen Of refinement, as the school glfijl
and their attentions TO her. and converse
tons with her, will be governed according
". She is twenty Her education, So
lar as school going is concerned, now
ceases. Before transferring her to soar
ing the cares Of domestic life, and the
charge Of the drawing room, with her
mother, let Us retrospect the plan oil ed
uca ton which has been pursued.
Asa ba be in her mothers arms, she
acquired sweet disposition. When a
little girl. she learned 10 love papa and
mama, and all the family, with her whole
heart; and her affections have been so
cultivated as 10 inspire her with passion
ate fondness and sincere devotion for her
pIaymates, and those who have been mi
charge of her education. Her temPerS
and conversation have been kept under
the Influence Of kind and benevolent leel
ings. Her manners have been carefully |
watched and properly formed. 10 all the I
social relations, she has been, from child |
hood, trained to be bland and courteous.
Her opinions, sentiments ard prlnclpl es.
have been eyed with the deepest socltute
and attention by her parenls--correc'ed,I
when wrong strengthened and confirm
ed, when right. Her intellectual powers
have been kept in full stretch after knowl- {
edge, and are not only unfoIded, but dis
cplined to close and severe thought, and I
is thereby qualified for future mentaI pur'
suits. She has attained a thorough edu, {
cation in all the departments Of female {
education. On Saturdays, mornings, and {
during vacations, she has learned to use
the broom, make up beds, make pickles,
preserves, and aid in getting breakfast,
dinner or supper--to knit, sew, spin and
quilt, and now she is before the world the
educated, accomplished and business wo
man, qualified for any sphere Of life into
which the smiles Of fortune may intro.
dncA her. y
Il may be thought that have pictured |
out q course Of education TOO elevated for
all TO attain. With right management.
frugaity and economy, every parent in
Mississippi may thus educate their dlugh-
ters Let those who are of limited means,
settle in city or township, where the
public fund will aid them. Let parents
avoid all extravagance-abandon the sill
ly practice Of boarding up wealth in pref
erence 10 educating their children
Let US now commence with the educa-
ton Of the youth at fifteen. No, one iota
Of the claims Of parental or school gov
eminent can yet be relinquished. In
stead oil loosenlng the relns Of government,
they are now to be drawn with a stronger
hand. Let it be steadily kept in mind,
tina; his mornings and evenings, and day
of vacation, must be guarded against ev-
cry thing like hunting, fishing, or amuse-
ment. He will find ten thousand things
powerfully q, work to ihwart his going
forward in his studies. Keep him at them
--guard all the avenues through which he
may become fond Of dissipation and pleas
ure. Keep him from any association ,Oith
lazy, ,cicked, proaigate associate; ant
from having any thing to do with young
men Of uncouth, low bred aud vulger man
ners-earn him toayod them as he oulC
avoid the poisonous upas. lie is now en-
gagged in studies that will require all hi
intellectual energies to be called into ac
ton and centefed on them. Deep thought
intense application, long, severe, and ar
duous reflection only. can now carry hin
forward His studies now bring With!
their range the whole compass of human
and revealed knowledge. AT one time h
is on the analysis Of language as a science
at another, he is calculating an algebrai
proposition; at another, he is demons,ra
ting mathematical problem; and now h
is among the different strata Of earth i,
the bowels Of the globe, examining int,
ITS geology; and anon he is looking int
the laws OF electricity, Of galvanic action
and then again he is in the chemical lab
ratory consulting elective alFinities, an
by synthesls and analysis, finding out til.
primitive elements and countless combna
TONS Of matter; and again at the midnigh
hour he is at the observatory revewin,
The whlrIing spheres as they swee
through llimtahle spacc-he is engaged
10 astronomical calculations, and is press
ing on in his MULTIPLICATION ~ 6a1 ~, ~