The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-02-16
FOR THE MARIETTA JOURNAL.
FEMALE EDUCATION.
BY MRS. EuNEcE GREEN.

, Magazine" in one Of your recent is
sues, so magnetized my notice, tina
| must be excused, forlallowing few
rambling thoughts to tumble out o
my brain unadjusted, and not worth
making permanent, yet the subjec
solicits my warmest interest.
Webster says: education com.
prchends that series Of instruction
which enlightens the understanding
and prepares youths for usefulness
in life"
So it seems then that the wise
Webster did not disconnect useful.
ness and education. At present the
term is frightfully peryOrted-"Ed.
ucated" being applied to almost any
female whose literary attachments
extend ne farther than a small num-
Der of pencil sketches, knowing how
to stumble through the verb amo, or
struggling with difficulty, and la
bcriously through the parsing Of a
very few sentences in English Gram
mar.
vo Thg1la adyb fhsS5e yy5sytbS debut Of a
put more Importance upon manner
iisms, than the thorough mental
training. The great acme to be
reached is to combine the literary
with such instruction in the domes-
tic part of life, as to prepare woman
for iife's changes. Where there is
a proper mingling of the domestic
with the Intellectual, a most happy
result follows. Many females even
after marriage allow the pursuit OF
literature to exclude everything else.
Well It's difficult TO make the two
"take to each other afectionately, "
and one must confess that the ex-
ouisite pleasure of "Abercrombie on
the Intellect" is superior to that OF
compromising palatable dishes, and
sewing on buttons, and yet each is a
part of life.
There must be grand revolution
before females are educated as they
should be, and before this happy
medium is reached. There may be
a great pile of learning in a woman'a
brain - and yetthere may be a lack OF
systematic lines of reasoning--an ab-
sence of that clear analytical h'nh-
ing, which penetrates to the depths
of metaphysics Perhaps many fe-
males while crossing the great life
ocean, may not be required to even
suporintend the drudgery of a house
hold blessed are they of all women
and yet it is best to be ready for
emergencies.
The great defect in the education
Of most women is, that they are
steamed as it were, through the
course of seminary instruction and
as a consequences are superficial in
mental culture, and have neither
taste nor desire to continue, what was
only commenced when leaving school,
We can cite an example in our own
noble State, where the domestic
and intellectual are so beautifully
blended, that what,we might attempt
to explain, is clearly illustrated. |
refer to our beloved and accomplish
ed Mrs. A. p. Hill. Who, when
reading her Housekeeping Made
Easy" and surprising the palate
with the delicious viands made from
her infalIible receipts, does not feel
like making his best bow to her, and
uttering an EN- phatic "Thank you y
Who does not acknowledge alike the
unmistakable ability in tho kitchen,
and her rare conversational talents !
Who has listened to her out-pouring5
of welI-stored mind and not pro
nounced her positively lodd-StoniSt'c
excuse inelegances. Well we
know woman's intellect can be
strengthened by systematic Pur-
suit OF solid literature. and though
not so masculine as the opposite sex,
yet we know that they are of finer
texture, so by perseverance a woman
need not be "blue" by the exclus-
i've study of books, or an ignoramus
by the neglect of them. for the do
nestle.
Rjrerddie, Feb. IL.