The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-08-11
From tho Examiner.
aEroRM IN FEMALE EDUCATION.

IN female "sSoieget SHS"
should girl spend all ber prsc'oas time on
such studies as ,he viii be surs ~ drop IN 9
few sesssf Why not learn what she will
need 10 use 10 active llfe3 Why should not
the leading principle 90 which the selection
of studies Is made, by the conductors OF "ar
female seminares, be this: 70 give the main
attention 10 such thing. a. cannot be dropped,
but will mix themselves up with the duties q
every d.ys
haze no doubt that many p'rcnts are Sc.
sretlv dissatisfied with the present state OF
things; they feel that something Is wrong
they can hardly tell what; they have MOI
courage TO attack the prejudice. Of . multi,
tude their daughters wish to be educated a,
other girls are they know Of no school th,t
seems to be aiming at the right thing go to
school somewhere they must; Reform Is to-
large an affair to be thought OF just nov aud
so the evil is endured.
Ia the present system there IS downright
cruelty, for two reasons; one is, CIR! has
considerably shorter time for study than a
boy; the other 10. her physical strength 10
very much less; vet her course is crowded
with fashionable studies which require long
and hard labor. She gots very imperfect
knowledge Of them; even that poor knowledge.
having no connection with the business oi
life, soon fades out; while the branches that
would have been Of solid benefit she has learnt
little Of, for want Of time. The girl leaves
school stunned and distracted. but not eda.
Gated. Hundreds, as they read ihIs article.
will say. at the bottom OF their coasciences !:
This is true. But parents dare not acknowi-
edge il TO daughters, nor daughters to parents
The young woman would not like TO con-
fess TO herself that she has lost her education !;
the mother could not bear it, the father would
not be pleased at the lnss OF so much money.
The great principle IN which would Sc.
Isct female studies is this: First secure those
which are more closely connected with the
business Of life, and are involved in It Gun
,inually. Moral philosophy or the science
Of duty !; Intellectual philosophy. or the man.
sgement Of mind; thorough knowledge OF
the English lsngusge-these things are never
dropped. They are never laid aside tor q
single dsy, from youth to old age. cannot be.
General ideas Of natural philosophy are in
dispensable, not long treati-es for machinlsts.
The history Of English literature, given ~
familiar lectures. is Of much importance, and
a solid accomplishment. Biblical antiquities,
Biblical geography, such studies as throw
light on the Blble-it is shame for glrls to
De deprived Of these thew will be canneci.
ted with their best consultations when the
trials Of life begin 10 appear.
Rhetoric, thai charming and exciting study,
how niserably is il carried on. in some oil our
higher school! A pile OF fifty compositions
il looked over loosely few mis- spelt words
are corrected; but how few are the ssinina-
RES where tie sentences and clauses, the
synonyms, the PARTICLES, are closely examln-
ed the logical structure Of the composition.
the mode Of presenting the subject, Tie order
Of ideas discussed, and the faults pointed out !.
There is nothing whatever Of which the mem
orv i more tenacious than such corrections.
Properly mansged, no mental discipline -
equal 10 that winch comes out OF a course of
Rhetoric 50 taught. Aud whs. mixes itself
more intimateIy with daily life afterwards I
And HIST 1RY--sh, hire is ,lIicuity; We
Americans are nutnrinrsly deficient ~ this
slayaans pursuit; the trouble j. 10 md teach
srs. | an not nng taking Of dry outline
textbooks, which everywhere in this untry
20 ~ the name Of history. Oniy in familiar
lectures, condensed frem his own extensive
rsaliag. 5y 40 enthusiastic teacher. can ms.
tors - wei iaagIt. II i then the most fAs-
cinatiag and Improving 81 al stailies. Let
q 81 abls qualified teacher get into the mInh
Of ns class In. fun ianenta idea OF modern
history. VIZ: the gradual rise 81 nes aud
better civilization froin the settlements 81 the
blrbarians ii the Roman Enpire. IN the fifth
century ard onward let the pupIl se,ze the
granI conception, AID 90 on trarins nut sue
process, having an eve upon superintend-
ing Providence, let her understand wh,t was
contributed toward European rriae.nrnt BY
each principal eselt ipSn inaIsh tie mid
die ages; lei the character aHl policy II grea
men be explained II her INV Impressive
how trsusp ,rting! THESE picture, are nevei
efaeeI from the mind IN after lie The IN
agination, the conference. every powrr oi th'
mind is engaged and disciplined. u the s;n
dent il afterwards 20 situated thit size CT
read history, her reading i profitable, becau :
the general system is ired in her mind; sh'
has place TO stow everything away. II sh'
cannot read much, she STILL retains The gen
eral ideas in their richness. But every psg
AZ m.re common reading she takes up; a
literature Lish and low, bnpks. pamphlet,
agarterlies. newspapers, are TILED with allh
SION. 10 the character and seems ni hisiary
Mathemaiie. are not ht fnr girl. Tm
idea that they give gnpi sort OF discipline
il .nli.IY refated ny sir Wa. Hamilton.
nan more profoundly acquainted with me Up
eratinns II TIE mini than any other man Q
mndern tunes. The female MUD. | have q
do .b,. IS positively injured BY such sta.lie
carried 10 any considerable extent It'll
geometry, IN order 10 know the meaning .
terms used il general literature, g useidl
bat IS 10 spending wears o. gmng iurthei
Kid. have neither the strength nor the time
snd a. TO the discipline and the hiblt OF al
tsniioa, this can be secured 10 a much bette
saf.
Drawing, botany, and several oher sgres
able snd considerably useful things, wh'
shaiI Be done with them The answer !.
IIas much have they TO do With real life
m,sn nut what girl. hope 10 do. bat what