The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-06

Bis mind enlarged Why Is not beIi toE the
yOuns woman al5O2
Il + e question that noOs WOsiM StEi0vs.
b. ak wee Il not Elat tie miDt5 u many
are unc0nsciDlsly gEEyed by beiSef 10
tie easentIal inIeIioEity 0t women
Il can only arc from this peTniciOU
error o. from some doubt y 70 the real
advantage d 4 libeROI eduealtcn bDth Of
which should be rdaGnded hack " The
Dark Ages
Generally, then, WeWOOld NY that there
b no reason Why woman should Be dAAGP-
81 from any part Of the studies common
70 al literally educated MN
In preoeTbinE 3 new course Of study
EoF the p1pih q this institution Il has
been our aim, therefore, to provide for
young lAdie8 an the opportunities hat are
enjoyed BY The other seT In cor beSt Hp-
pointed College,
There must be q prescribed c0unss d
study in every well regulated Institution,
and that COuFss b the beIt that properly
cultiVBGe8 and dbciPlines the mind
The particular studies 70 be pursued aEa
matters d smaller moment The graf
point b 70 attain the end, 70 secure he
power Of concentrating lhO1ght and d
making investigation
The hIJt thing IN impartlng knowledge
b to know what b 70 be done, the end
which Il 10 be attained, and then tOBhGpe
the means 70 the end Knowledge
might be obtained in 3 much short.
es way than it Is nOw-Eimply
by improving the methods OF teaching
and keeping before the mind the great
object Ol al teaching-Vi1; 70 cause the
pupil "lo learn him 70 learn When this
main point Il attained, viz: Of learning
how TO learn, then the power "a gained Of
going on further and making right use
Of knowledge.
The mind should be trained 10 grasp
knowledge, and without this full and
thorough assimilation Of knowledge BY
our own mental efforts we can NOT truly
know anything.
A great and common mistake Is 10 sup
pose that memory Is knowledge. Mem.
Dry Is q TepositOry-a treasury, and II
should be well stored; but this Is not
knowledge. We must not only ub'orb
feed but we must digit II, and In the men
tai powers, memory answers to the pro-
cess Of absorption, hut this does not suffice
for knowledge.
The mind must grasp an object Of
thought and work Il up and then the
mind Is fed. ~
or what Is 1t to remember 4 fact q
thought or an abstraction, II Il has not
been digested by the mindI Beginning
Eby memory, instead OF finIShinG by mem
Dry, Is simply reversing the order Of ma
ture.
Beginning by understanding, by having
living knowledge Of the object and then
lrememberinE-thAt Is useful knowledge ;
because II furnishes food for the mind
for the heart-ior any faculty that we
wish 10 cultivate, and because It Is a step
toward the next acquisition. Now l hold
that these living methOdB-thcSe intelli-
gent methOds-Vhese arc the great and
Important things in education. They
shorten the process Of GducatIon-they
save time and time saved Is time gained;
and they likewise glvO interest; and when
interest Is excited Il enkindlc8 the desire Of
knowing. The student feels that his mind
Is active and that by his activity he has
gained something
In every department Of science, in every
department Of knowledge, the point which
ought TO be kept in view Is to go deep In
this one place and, It We only have right
living teaching We will grin living knOwl-
edge, and living knowledge will give
strength to tho mind and power TO acquire
more knowledge. Therefore the one
great principle that shall govern us in I'M.
parting instruction in every department Of
this institution Is, that what Is studied
shall be thoroughly Studied-what Is
taught shall be thoroughly taught-and
what Is learned shall be thoroughly learn.
ed. And when this Is accomplished the
great end Of education will be achieved.
And now, l trust shall be pardoned II
in closing the reading Of this paper shall
ask your attention 70 q few remarks on the
past history and present status Of the
Wheeling Female College.
IT'S PAST HISTORY.
In tho year 1850, after long consultation
aud great care, labor aud expense upon
the part OF tho leading citizens Of this
city this institution commenced Its work