The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-02

Her she sought OF foreign eye;
Fispraise alone and faithful love, and trust
Reposed, was happiness enough forher."
"Education! Education! always harping
on that same theme," exclaims gay mother
as she reads an article, headed "Female Edu-
cation" "Pshaw!" says dashng girl
from fashionable boarding school, "why are
people forever talking about education!-
Well! | suppose t would be as well, if all
women were educated. Thank fortune, I've
finished mine," and she turns with compla-
cency to the perusal ef"Graham's last" con-
graduating herself that she has acquired this
sine qui non of female, good education.-I
| am aware of the custom SO very general in
some places, OF depreciating the studies of
our so called fashionable schools" 1t is
not nv purpose to speak either of the schools
or thei. scholars. Far from it. But would
beg leave to point out to the graduate" the
schooI Girl, and the lady amid the more adj
vanced walks of life, the opportunity, the ne
cessity, and the stimulus to Improvement
The hope of human improvement is the
great incentive to pety and good works.
| In the earnest wish to promote 1t the philoso-
pher studies the Inconsistencies, the philan-
tlropist labors, the missionary goes forth to
heather lands and the patriot devotes HIM
self to his country. But far deeper in soci-
ETY., is the light of this hope shed, dffusing
the warmth of its pure rays throughout do
mestic life, and giving power, beauty and
loneliness to Gods noblest creature-wo-
man. The mother leans with tender solicit
tude DER the sleeping form of her tirst-born,
encouraged by this hope, the hope that the
loved one before her, will gain higher, no.
bier station in life, than its parents, be wiser,
better, than all who have gone before. She
knows, as every mother Knows, that those
unfolding blossoms are to become the bless
ing or the curse of the life, and her prayer
is that lie may keep it in the right path.
| Within the last ten years, more has been
written upon the subject OF female educa-
ton, than can be found in all the literature
of preceding ages since the world began, and
what difference in the style and tone OF
mans writing, since the first agitation of this
subject The bitter satire, the mocking ri
dicule, upon every efior. of woman to rise
above the station, which the ignorance and
superstition of ages had consigned to her, has
pass cd away Man felt it a duty to deride
every effort of female genius, every attempt
to master higher attainments in learning,
nv step taken above a life OF drudgery TO her
proper position in social lie. But now, who
is there who will not acknowledge that the
education and influence of woman OH the des-
tiny OF the world, is subject of great ami
considerable moment. And now, that man
has acknowledged the superiority OF woman,
it is time Tor her, to rise and IN elk the eXpec-
tatic ms of improvement, everywhere rife in
+i,o H., mi rhn in fac of
1.-The press spread before her the choicest liter
allure of the Old and New World, the damp
sheets of standard works published and re-
published, have been thrown broadcast
through our land until all are able 10 e5fYfpht
with mastering the histories and biographies
OF days gone by, but must remember that
even passing days bring its scenes of inter-
est III some parts OF the world, the very par
ticuiarS oil which are brought home OH every
breeze.
Let those who believe that the higher, ave |,
the highest branches Of literature are not fit
studies for woman, look at home Here is
the issue-in domestic life. The formation
OF those early habits, which are the true basis
of all moral character, are the province
OF our sex and if the wife is true to
her trust ard qualified to discharge it, the
world must improve. Undoubtedly the des.
tiny OF the human race depends upon the
condition, education and conduct of woman.
and as her cond ton improves, she should the
standard al her conduct be elevated. But
notin the way prescribed by "chamyions of
woman" contending for their imaginary
rights. No! she has wide and noble sphere
of her own; the whole world of domestic
and social duties lies before her. Here let
her genius, her loneliness, and her beauty
shine forth, like "ministering Spirits" whose
missions of love are only known on earth by
the sweet flowers of innocence and happi
ness, peacea nd piety, which spring up and
blossom, wherever they keep watch over
mortal man.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. "a, 1863.
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