The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-09-30
For the Western Democrat.
"THe Propriety and Importance Of employing
more Female Teachers IN our Common
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1.-THE Propriety and Importance Of employiny
more Female Teachers IN our Common
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This is the subject of prize Essay by Mrs Eliza J.
Wilson, of this county which appears in the 'North
Carolina Journal of Education for September 1862
The writer has evidently thought much the subject
of which she treats, and has written very sensible
and practical Essay We glad to know that in
midst there is engaged in the training of the
young, person competent to fill that mportan Mt
ation as this Essay evnces its author to be. Now
that every ablebodied man in the country is either
fighting working the subject is specially important
and a few extracts will show how it is handled and
perhaps convey ideas to some which may be produc-
tive of good
After some preliminary observations, it justly re-
Woman has been designed, by Cod as a teacher.
She has been provided, by Him, with the qualifications
required for her employment. She is kind and COM
passionate with the tender child patient and orbear-
ing with the slow comprehend; she is fitted to ad
the young mind 70 lead it tenderiv and dill
gently to a higher station. But the educa-
ton of females is usually restricted and necessarily
SUPERFICIAL TO enable them to be teachers, such
required. This is their fault; they generally
do all they can. The fault more commonly is in
tending public opinion that girls do not need much
educaton they will have for arithmetic further
than interest; they will soon forget ornamental studies
it is just money thrown away; they will soon marry
and then what will all this learning be to them Such
expressions not uncommon even among learned
men and those who have daughters to educate. What
a pity that people who have the of knowing
and do know better, should try to quiet their con-
sciences by giving place to such thoughts, merely TO
trouble and expense. Not educate girls for the
simple apology that they will marry, is very abb
surd reasoning.
50 In many instances, married ladies teach
school without interfering with their domestic
affairs, aud in this way they may retain and improve
what stock of learning they have, help to pay their
husbands debts and be advantageous to the neghbor-
hood in many ways. Some married ladies have saved
their families from degradation by teaching school.
The school-room is proper place for woman then why
give her education sufficient for this honorable
work? This would be better country if the majority
of the female population were well educated even II
they not expected to teach school, let them be wen
educated
Aye, verify. But whether contamination SO de-
voutly be wished be realized by patrenizing and
increasing the three and institutions where
pro missing young females packed together by the
hundred-fed by contract-isolated from domestic
life rendered ignorant of its duties its burdens its
blessiugs-knowing Home, THAT blessed word) which
the Almighty intended then to adorn and to bless oy
an occasional visit the intervals of their imprlson
ment-we leave decision of the various denomI-
nations by whose rivalr, they are bnilt up and en-
copraped SOUTH.