Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-11-05
LaaeaIioH Of the Sexes.
By LEWIS MARKHAM.

Shall woman aspire TO 0 liberal edncalioni
shall ihe college door be opened 10 heri Why
noH The educaIion thus ob,sined is called
liberal and such d. becomes the sons and
daughters Of freemen. Wha, right have We 20
grudge the boon to any who shall have the
courage 10 ask ~ Aud whai is there 10 lib.
rTal educallon which should not prove bes.
sing TO man or womsni But woman does not
need ii. This idea ssvors TOO much Of the
sensual maxim, Let Us eat and drink, for To.
morrow we de" For what IVES the human
soul made, and what are ils Wanisf A mega.
i've existence vas never meant TO satisfy IL; and
until We adopt The tocIune Of the Koran, thai
woman has no soul. let US not undertake 10 saw
thai any knowledge which sads to elevate ,he
character and expand the mind -sny discipline
which qualities US tor The stern struggle of life.
10 unnecessary for her. Ia the work of knowI.
edge aud discipline. We need all we can acquire;
and The strongest men are ufIen oppressed with
q sense Of their own weakness and iuefficieucy.
There are duIies in The humolest sphere, for
which the highest powers are barely adequate.
'Bui such an education will unfit woman fJr
the da'ies which peculiarly belong to her,
THIS objection is urged by those who hive mis-.
taken the influence Of liberal education "a ho
have never enjoyed its advantages. There
may be women Of strong literary tastes. or
public tendencies, who are tempted 10 neglecI
The claims Of domestic life.
Bat gen. TrUs education will not rob iwo.
man Of hau re, EoT lead her to d, spse her birth.
right. IL takes her TO some mounlsin top.
iIom which she can survey her land Of prum.
lse, broad realm Of rivers, streams and wa.
wing groves, on which the smile of heaven
like glorious sunlight rests. IL she less pre-.
pared to possess that land. Than the plodding
denlzen Of The valley, whose whole view of Lille
ls clrcumscrlbed by those mountain Iopsi-
With woman. as with man, il is the shallow
draughI that inIOxicaIps
IL is The part Of the boarding school miss,
who has completed her education by one
years exercise in the accomplishments. to
atfdci contempt for the homelv u,lny Of life.
Let her soul expand under mure liberal cul.
lure. aud she will soon learn that she was uu.
worthy 10 loose The aIchet Of her mothers
shoe.
"BH are not the ornamental branches de.
signed especially for womanl The ornamen,
tai branches have their place. they are glu1 for
women and Tor. men. BIt to make them a
substitute for thorough discipline and solid
learning, is like dining on Icr.cream aud lies.
They are not sufficient for one who has any
work to do. The general education which is
profitable for man, will be goo for woman, so
long as she shall have share in the great
work OF life.
Again. it is sometimes, perhaps not often, OBJ.
'cIed. that in Tho higher branches of study.
young ladies' will not be able TO maintain their
Standing with young men. No such diff uty
is experienced ia the PRIMARY school. nor does
there seem to he any indication of tendency
towards ii. Precisely where and when the dif.
icIl'y is IN begin. We are not informed.
There may have been instances. in which
Young ladies' have failed 10 maintain al honor.
able standing ia classes With Young men. lf
this has been The case more frequently than the
reverse, the diff renee should be attributed 10
the prevailing tendency to hasten young ladies'
forward in their course of siuiy. with tn idea
that months, instead nj years, must suffice fm
tlem ani thus To inlrodIce premalurely The
more absIruse branches. Give Them the same
preparatory disciplne--eqISl opportunities in
other respects. and no such difference will be
observed.