Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-03-11
tALLIPOLIs, OHIO, MARCH Il, 1869.

ihost wnoily out OF her sphere, as pre-
ceptress in school room, and that th,
world mods assent to this assertion. and
yerifies the same by reduction o.
compensation. If this is the case
then surely we have great number oi
very intrusive young ladies'. The good
Christian mothers of our land, whose
only care and attention has been tc
bring up their daughters in the way
they ought to go. must feel, at this late
discovery, some feeling of remorse and
regret, that their early years of watch
fulhess and anxiety, should at last be
crowned with shame and disgrace, by
; having allowed their daughters TO en-
gage in an occupation SO wayward and
so beyond the sphere of true woman
hood.
Itis to be regretted that Glenn did
not tell us the proper and correct
sphere in which these young ladies
should act. He does not allow them
to enter upon the duties of trades
women bsesnse that is immodest, OF. to
Ereceige an education, because it is i'm
proper to teach, or to jnstruct-it be-
ing both immodest and a ridiculous
''profusion of forwardness. l sup
pose in order TO sustain their modesty,
they must be limited, like the pendu-
lum of clock, to a certain latitude in
which to swing-the kitchen and wash
tub-and must keep as mute, and know
as little, because it is immodest to do
otherwise, and besides, the world will
not respect intelligence, education, in
dustry, affection and kindness in wo-
man, especially if publicly exhibited.
Labor that is necessary, is honorable, l
care not what it is; and as long as
young lady engages in an occupation
that is honorable, commensurate with
her strength, and for which nature has
especially endowed her with gifts and
qualifications essential to that depart
ment, cannot indeed be out of her
sphere. 1t is not because woman as a
teacher is out of her sphere, that her
pay is small, but her reduced wages
arises more from custom than from any
other cause. Custom leads the world,
and if the custom of paying school
teachers were changed and Glenn was
getting SIS per month instead of $50,
as he is, would undoubtedly acknowl
edge the matter simply to be, that he
is out of his sphere, and consequently
not fit subject for school teacher
Glenn tells us in one place, as an argu-
ment against female teachers, that with
women teaching school is kind of pen
al servitude, and recommends in its
place that they "turn shop-women,
needle-women, wash-women and kitchen
girls, or something of like stamp
Magnanimous creature!
at has been held by many" says
Glenn, ("and this is their only real ar
gument, that she has that faculty of
securing the will of the pupils" and
thus ncurring their love, their respect
and their obedience
Is not this faculty in woman a glori-
GUS proof of her fitness as preceptress
in school room? Is it not held and
recommended by all educators, that
to secure the good will of the pupils,
to be the first and greatest aim of
teacher, in order to perfect success?
"How often," says Glenn, ''are such
comments as these bestowed on chill
dren'-"My good boy" "My best
boy" "My little man-lady, &C.,
&c" Is not such comments just and
right when justly applied? Do not lit
tie children expect and require to be
fattered when they have done some
thing good, been studious, and orderly? |
What incentive would there be for lit
tie children to be good and quiet in a
school room, if they were to receive
kicks and cuffs, and sour looks for
pay? Children must have reward for
good behavior, and a smile and kind |
word from their teacher, is more and
greater with them than gold and sill
yer.
Some, possibly will say, that unless
you bestow these smiles and kind words
alike upon all, both good and bad, you
will be showing partiality. | say you
Will not show partiality wrongly, unless
you distribute these favors equally
among all, and then you will be using
the grossest partiality, for teacher
must always make distinction be-
tween a good and bad scholar. If
you treat both alike what motive will
1A, he ho1 hola 10 nP
the good scholar to remain good.
Glenn seems to have found some diff
Guilty in governing former pets of
"School Marms." 1t is not at all sur
prising he should, for he seems to be so
much at variance with Miss Ms and
Miss Ms and Miss O--s good man
ner of conducting schools, that the chill
dren can not help but notice and speak
of the contrast. These young ladies
spared no efforts to make the children
love them, their government pleasant,
the school room inviting, and study.a
pleasure and not an irksome task.
By their own industry, and keen,
moral sense of their responsibility to-
wards their pupils, they threw around
their school such inviting smiles, that
the children, instead of being whipped
and dragged by force to the school
room, went with free, good will, with
smiles parting their innocent lips, and
a light heart dancing in their bosoms.
'The inclination of the female mind
is different from those" says Glenn,
"to whom school teaching is delecta-
ble" He must indeed be very en-
chanting that he can draw out. and
read the lettering of female minds
We would be pleased if he would give
us the inclination and current of mind
necessary for teaching school, and
prove that young lady school teachers
have not those proper inclinations, con,
fning himself strictly to teacher and
not sail out for proof among the light
of the world, who never