New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-20
SUMNER RAMBLES.
Schools in Illinois.

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Cray COTTAGE BUNKER HIT. IL, Sept. 81, 1852
Some four miles from Alton, in Madison
c,up,v stands III, Monticello Female Seminary, one
Of tic mot Celebrated in the Wesiern Country IL
ples,lr, drive Of sixteen miles from this village
through varied scenory OF prairie, OAK opening ana
broken country eccomyL he'd by carriage full OF US
in little more than three hours The light rains that
marked the equnocsl had but just suiiced to lay the
dust without laying the foundation of any repenish
ment of the numerous that had exhaled their
icing during the Unprecedented drouh. Every strip
Of timberland had ito deep dry channel over which
bridge of logs here and there remained, in mock
CRY of things 20 evanescent the running water which
few months since murrnured beneath the overhanging
fiage and flashed in the between the grassy banks
cse streams in the early spring must add greatly to
the beauty Of the landscape A we drew nearer the
river the country appeared more thcky settled till at
single view the eye could take in dozen or more
ars on the extensive prairie every farmhouse gar
nishcd with u park like plantation ct trees Tor mere
abouts where shade Is rarely be found trees are set
out around the humbest hnbaton 1t IA the squatter
In the forest who down every vesge OF the wood
within TN arrowsho of his dwellingso that the sun
can shine in nicely all day long looking so improve
mentlike"
One could hardly find anywhere country OF more
inviting aspect than that in the midst OF which "a STU
ted the little village of Godfrey named probably,
lfter Benjamin Godfrey prominent citizen, who some
fourteen or fifteen years since selected his land site
for the seminary, which he built at his own expense
This building is Of stone painted light color one hun.
bred and Ten Ly forty -four feet and four stories hg and
looks impcsingy in the center OF It's higny euiH'~eu
erCundf inclosing about eight acres There vs. garden
tasteuy arranged spacious lawn IN 'front.' laid out IN
walk. sprnkled with arbors and summer houses, and
ornsmenied with fower.beds and shrubbcry Passing
he
ard dnngha and the chapel where the neIghbors, as
well A. the pupil eend Presbyterian service every sun
day the ysier in ascending Will be struck with the per
feet neaness and quit prev Lng
the establishment From the observatory on the top d
the budin~ nifcent view can be ob..ed Of an
tenfive sweep OF country every side the undulatng
prairie stretching for miles norhward, with It's smooth
eds it, orchards and grover and its neat homesteas
or the pleasing variety OF woodland meadow and cul-
tyAted iaIma in other directions misty hight IN The
disisnce being the other side Of the Mississippi
The Railroad from Springfield passes through the town
The surrounding region Il among the earliest settled IN
the sLie and than thirty years have passed since
it, pioneers 70 till the Wild prairie soil IN tue neigh
bOThood Al the residence OF OF these early settlers
we spent the d1y and night The course OF study in
this institution occupies four years exclusive OF pre-
parstoTy studes-for pupils in which separate build
ing opposite the Seminary is assigned The higher stu.
dies ere pursued IN the junior and senior years and
through the whole systen the Bible holds prominent
place with such helps in sacred literature as can be
commanded. The end proposed is to lay substantial
bafis OF education, without negectng the ornamental
bIhnChee Three papers are sustained Oy original con-
itutons from the pupils and there il literary society,
the members Of which, stated meetings, read discus
sous questions proposed by Committee from their
own members The natural sciences are illustrated by
experiments and there cabinets OF meteorological
ana geological specimens and shells the library ia
rather email, but is annuity increased by donations
Diplomas awarded to the pupils who complete the
full OF study. Every department Is under the
tUpefinendence CT female teachers.
At jacksonville is another Female Seminary sf note,
and slsO the Illinois Female College This state az
iords eul expamle 10 others, and would be well
public attention generally directed to the
tubshment and support OF Institutions for female edu
Cston where the u.e.u end higher branches OF learn
ing would be more effectively taught than in many of
fmsy, fashionable boarding schools. At this
hgheneo period prejudice no longer exists among SEN
tible people against the Possession by Of the
hichet utiEments IN science and literature and il i
ECwed that suoh inconsistent with the shade.
seeking delicaoy, and unGss uring mOdesty which are
the brshiett ornaments o; the Il will be in vain
Tor eonyenic M to psss resolutions cOndemnatOry Of the
puhc sentiment which COnsigns women who are com.
PEELED their substance 70 labor at Improbable
eHpCy uents, excluding them from lucrative ones az
long the general tone Of female education 80 low az
II l. Some women It l. true, msy be well educated
enough 20 nj snuLrcns now appropriated by men; but
tie generality woUlly dehcienr, and the whole -ex
NUT lie concluded incapable Or the fault Of the major
ny. late resciuton, passed Gr Syracuse complained
that could not be tried By lures OF their peer.
woulo sex The members OF that convention which Of
them would be willing be tried II accused bv iurv
Ct woncn unless were packed" with those whose
ecuo Gtion was far above the ordinary standard The
tact ess amentsble than evident thst througou,
the length end brecth Of this land OF freedom with all
IL heated advantages for tie diffusion OF knowledge
the ecTcLtCu CT women l., IN general defective thar
icT all useiui puIpose- II amounts to nothing Even
where the wealth OF parties mas enabled their daughters
10 acquire brilliant superficial accomplishments now
frequently Go the mind uniformed the faculties
undcyelCpe the tnses uncultivstcdl And when these
tcoce moite.E they must depend upon others for the
fret steps IN the nsIuCton'o. their Offspring WIKI
letter syttem OF education with the same advantages
enjoyed ty the ether sex, brought within the humbest
neirf, what Change Eighr be wroughsi How many
females might lie saved from marriages Of conyepen.
which, IN mot csses, led 70 unhnppiness and enablei
70 mIurt such knowledge to their Children and nDlant
such principles in their breasts betmes should protect
them sgsnfi vicious slluTements end lead TO life of in
te,Tiy ufe.ulness.
Tie vis; e q travelling mensseTie at Bunker Hin
ctufed excitement through the country for ur;Ie.
sIeuEd scarcely egusled within the recollection OF the
1ise., lnhee,ianf Al an early hour the village