Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-14
To the Friends of Female Edu-
cation.


cation.
The Christian phlanlhropist. who has
given attention to the sub eci. cannu, but have
discerned with solcl,ude, that rs yet. IN III is
State. az well as IN the country generally,
very inadequate provisions have been made
for the education Of females. For two hun.
dred years the people have been endowing
colleges and theological seminaries, thus
making them 50 accessible. that the enierpris.
ing young man from the poorest families
can enjoy their advantages. This is we'll
Truly such facilities are not vet too great -
Educated men are not yet too many. These
ought they TO have done, and not left an
equally important work undone. ample
provision for the education of femiles |,
viii be generally admitted, we doubt not.
that all olhcr means Of social prosperity and
the Advancement Of the church. wil be entire
" unavaiing without the aid of truly educa.
ted women
Now upon the hil-sides and in the valleys
OF our mountain State, are many hundreds Of
young females Of intellectual promise, with
strongly developed physcal frames. trained
to endure hardships, Injured to toll, fitted TO
surmount difficulties, and. wiihal, thirsing
for knowledge ; and who # they conld have
the proper advantages, would be emlnenlly
adapted to move forward, with power. the ed.
ucational and religious enterprises of this
age But for many, if not for most. of those
who seek the facilities Of an adequate course
of culture, 1t is entirely in vain The coun-
try and the church need their service. But
/ are they duly aided in fitlng themselves for
their work They behold their scaranfan-
ces OF the other sex, from the same humbe
condition. cXultng IN the privileges of the
highest seminaries Of scientific. literary and
professional learning, while themseh cs are
as eifectually excluded from similar advauta
yes a. u dweers IN another and less favored
land. Prompted by noble aspiration, they
are willing 10 toll in the fictory M the shop.
at " house-work" or IN teaching the primary
school, # thus they may attain their dos re and
enter upon the great field of usefulness the
age Is opening before them. But after vears
Of seii-denyng toll their means are still mad.
equate to the proposed end. Some by self
boarding aud attempting to crowd the work
of two or more terms INTO one. accomplish
much but It is often at the sacrifice Of health
and much ofthe,r hopes Of usefulness. But
ought we not to hail these best signs Of the
times. the desire of tue and liberal culture.
now sD anparpnf afuppfr Tho fstuoia ,,,t,tt 81
onr S,,te ; Sbopld NO, hon any =. ,i,,,',t,,'.
become as corner stones noiished aee. ,,.,
-lnilitude Of palace ~
The Mr. Unlvoke seminary !, tho of,.r,s
which brongbt n ,n,n ax,s,enca and ~. ~,
success hitherto. has established sey,r,f III
uable PRINCIPLES. and difrlsad mnrb nsscL
knowlndgo ,e.ner,,n,, c,,,,,lo - +.
mas awakened very widely IN our Young wo-
men a desire ofknovledge /, b,s dnsoi,a-
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