The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-08-20
For the Opelousas Patriot.
Female EHueatiun.

Heavens appointment for woman, is, that she
may he as d cornerstone, polished alter the SINH
tudv Ut u palace Psalm lAIIV-l2. To place
her elsewhere i'll the moral and Intellectual relations
Of lie, Is u tanpie under ieet the divine beiest,-
To disregard her heaven authorized rlyhts-tO
wltiluin lrvnh her, the legacy given her OF Deity.
aud Drliig upon OURSELVES the ailatneInds vi Jchuyat,.
IL Jeconies taeil an Important enquiry how, and
when, aud where snail We polish them as
: corner.stohes after the si1nIIitude 81 a palaCe 2
LIST. HOW! To meet the rtYuiI eileiIt OF Heaven.
1t l., necessary, that they Ut placed under such in.
fihellces ana INSTRUCTIONS, as VIII ueyelope tue hlyn
ana molly iuuctoiis, ol their pnysicai, mental and
moral natures. The most successful means OF loiur
tins, Is lhe building up Of institutions Of high
moral and Intellectual grade, Ill which they may Ic
placed under the care and direction of those.
scnooled i'll the art OF cultivating tile physical
m.htal and moral functions, and bringing to
maturity and PERFECTION, those high and noble ell.
duwlnehts OF our natures. 1t hot eno..gi, that the
intellect should lie cultivated, Tor without nrun.r
moral culture, 1t would ue like giving a mighty
engine Tor good. into the hands OF the evil maxim,
IL tileIeuy, a sui lnore potent agent of evil. Nur
Is II enough to cultivate the mental and moral
powers. leaving tine physical functions ,ut.upht
4ldevelopvd. 1t would ut like rearing a be1uiil.i
fauric, splendid IN its ornaments, Magnificent m it,
proportions, and sublime III its purposes, upop a
.o"iidation OF sand; which, (the wind blowing
up"li' on the rain uedtll,S against lnost fail and
though II tt sublime III Its runs, still its very
>uDl.lhity III the iali, evidences the necessity of =
letter, and more %endsiins foundation.
"a. When /! Auswer-" just as tue TwIG is bent.
The I,ee'S inclined"
id. WheIe! In the North No! Why? The
human system Ill the change of climate uudergoe,
u radical change IN acciiluation. The Southern
Lass III acclsniating North, is subject to all those
fatal diseases. watch prey upon the lungs, making
The risk more dangerous. but it duuIles. far :.
SOON as she is tiioaght.y acclimated North. her
education rs lar Us it is connected with the ,chuol
rooln, Is flushed, aud dcDliitated by her Northern
Aec,linati"l, she comes iavk home, to undergo
Lceliuiatiun again. This is u serlols and :, f,,I
error OF many Southern parents.
We will not stop here to dissect the more fatal
moral and social acciiMation, tO which they are
,.,bject. Shall we educate them away from home I
NJ! Ii lii the budding and biossomiug Of lire the
elections he wealed from home as by associa.io,,
they will, the probabilities are that they will more
Or less remain so. This is, and should be. nm in.
sltperaolc objection.
Again. lhe pecuniary outlay in gping to and
Tol distant schools, vastly Increase the amount
.ieeessary to educate a daughter: And then h ,v
pleasant it is, to lie near your child in case of sick.
.less, so as tn suierintend her wants and how mucn
netter It Is, II see aud direct as to the manner and
matter OF her education. DO you still ask, where :
We answer Ut nome, Within the precincts Of your
own State, aud ii practicable, within your own
Parish. WV
Then says one is it practicable? We answer YES,
! propose to open a first class Female Institute. in
THIS place, early in tine year 1850. 1t shall be my
.le P"'P1se w pay especial attention, to the
ed,1a'ion and development of the physical, as
well as the intellectual, aud moral capacities. OF
tiose entrusted to my care We expect to teacl, ali
IT the branches, of a liberal, s~cieatitic, and orna.
mental education. "'N
Parents aud Tutors, will find it to their interest.
10 see me, or address me, in reference to terms. as i
shall hold out some inducements (pecuniarilyl to
1T least ten pupils.
Our select school will fill the time until the oDeri.
ing of the Institute proper.
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Opelousas, La, August 1859.