American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-08-09

rights and privileges to which he, as a
teacher, can lay claim. No one questions
her right to seat in educational assem-
blages, to participate actively in the ex-
ercises, to make speeches, vote, hold Of
fees, &C., or of attending every meeting
of the District Institute, enjoying its
benefits, and Of contributing just as
much as she pleases to the interest and
profit of those meetings. Besides all
this she has the not-very- greatly priced
privilege of writing for the educational
column. All combined, l think, ought
to be sufficient to satisfy any moderate
advocate of woman's right.
Among the reasons why females ought
to teach may be mentioned,-frs she
is needed for the work ; second, she is
adapted for the work third, she can be
useful in the work.
That she is needed everybody knows.
That she is adapted to the work we all
admit. That she theret y enters a vast
field of labor, in which she can serve her
generation in the best manner, cannot be
denied. All of which reasons taken to-
gether constitute one grand reason why
she ought to be professional teacher.
What l mean by this is, that she
ought to make a thorough preparation for
the work. She ought to study not only
the principles of the various branches to
be taught, but also those und erlaying the
ground work of teaching itself. She
ought to aim at State professional certif-
cate. and when she has it acknowledge
to the world that she is bound to be a
teacher for life, unless somebody happens
to interfere. (The ike has happened in
the world, by Offering her different, not
always better situation.) Why should
MT she do this The pulpit, the bar,
the rostrum apd other eminent positions
in the literary world are closed to her.
This one in rank, in honor, in usefulness
inferior to none, stands invitingly before
her.
Certainly she should. Why don't she ?
Why are are there not more who confess
they intend making a business of teach
ing and get to work and prepare for it as
though they meant it +? Does the prob,
lem find a solution in the seeming dispo-
sition on the part Of many young ladies
to associate the idea of thirty or forty,
but without a prospect but that Of teach.
ing? Is their cry OF all the ills OF
life save me from being an old maid
Do such sublunary thoughts vex theiI
brain and keep them from coming out
boldly before the world as professional
teachers?
If so, deeply sympathize with them
and, if possible, would do more-would
guarantee them agaist such calamity
I y
Under the circumstances, the best | can
do is to say that, in my opinion, the two
are not so intimately related as to be in
separable Because a goodly number
of ladies glide gracefully through the
school room into old maidism. it does not
follow that they have done so from neces,
sity. They may do so from choice At
all events there have been some right
respectable old bachelors in the world
from St Paul down, and with them the
probability is it was a matter of choice
Bachelor is the male correspondent tc
maid. I do not believe, therefore. to be
an old maid or an old bachelor is the
worst of all evils in this world believe
! it is possible to live for some higher oh.
iect than to WOO somebody, and make him
or her happy, or miserable as the case
may be.
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