, 1873-12-27

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Il TEMpE3T IN A TEAPOT.
Tic election Of four ladies' III Boston as men,
cidod broozo, nB might havo boen expected. Tho
intellectual arstocracy OF that city, which mani
feuts tsolf Mt tho thrilling mootiugs Of tho Radi
cal Club, ut fraternity locturos whore all sorts
Of harmless lsoreHlos nro set ailoat with impu-
nifty, in tho multitudinoun circulating libraries,
at the institutes OF Technology and Natural Lis
tory. wloro tho embryo Of tho world ia .kopt
in bottled splits, docs not relish this sudden
md unexpected invasion Of bonrgooiserlo and
liberal presumption which threatonB to batter
down Its doors aud degrade itB ancient and
honorable oxclusivouoss. Accordingly, 'load-
cd by tho City Solicitor, who decides
that women cauuot sit III tho School Committee,
they are up In arms to repcl tho ruthlosH in
tiou in Boston. So lung aB aho is o more spoke
to rovolvo around tho Hub Bho ia tolerated, hut
siio must not assume to DO tho axle, or aspire to
bo tho driver Of tho wagon. She may organize
tca-partios, manage bazaars wear spcotncies md
cernlcan hose, carry books under t,or arm, at
tend lectures, writo didactio lomios, and Listen
at the matineoe Of the Radical Club to Col. Hig-
ginson aud John Weiss launching their latest
harmless horesy, or Ralph Waldo Emerson pro-
pounding metaphysical riddle. Even Ju1in
Ward Howe, who certainly ought to know. hav-
ing boon matron Of many yoarB' experience,
says that no woman cnn be brilliant aftor mar
riago. She may bo III learned as Erasmus but
Hho must bo passive. She may know tho mys-
terics Of countorpointa, cellular tissues, and tue
cosmical theories, but she must bo roticont, and
have no small ambitions to uso thom as stepping
stones to mount into places Of power.
1n this instance, however, the elected foma1o
,nosnbors Of lilo School Board arc not going to
give up thoir Offices without struggle. 1n the
first place. they hare tho sympathy Of the School
Committee itself, which il not disposed to ac-
cept the decision OF tho ungallant City Solicitor,
having OH several previous occasions received or
rejected his decisions, rs thor happeued to COIN
eide or not coincide with tho views Of the men,
bers. In tile second place. tho ontiro press Of
tile city has chiyalrously eBpousod the cauBo Of
tho four Indies, and shown not only that tho
City Solicitor Is destitute Of kniglt]y courtesy,
but that tho Constitution itself is against him,
Lastly, there ia ono very cogont reason why
thoy should havo tho Offices, and that is because
they arc fitted to I'll thom. Three OF them do not
como under Mrs. IIowo's dogrnatio pronuncia-
monto, and tho fourth haa proved her adapta-
ton to tho post clio is to occupy.
Misa Abbio ". May Inns bcou for many
years identified with the public charities Of Dos
ton, anu Inns aomo very progressive ideaR upon
the subject Of cducation. Notwithstanding
1fcinos Batirica1 fling Mt dcas thoy aro tho moBt
valuable things QUO can hayo in Boston, and, as
tho whole Hcllool-Bystem Of that city is run upon
idcag, Miss May should have cllance to yenti-
late what sho has had to nupprcss 80 long. Tho
SECOND lady, Miss Lucia II. Peabody, las lad
fourteen years. experience as teacher, and
Knows tho Boston Bchoo1-system from Alpha to
Omega, besides many other things concerning
education which tho masculine members don't
.lnow. Tho third lady, Miss Ls,crota Orockor,
daugl.tor Of Henry Crooker, President Of tho
Union Insurance Company, WIS for many
years enc Of tho Faculty in Antioch College,
Ohio, q post which aho filled with eminent suc-
coss. Tho fourth, Airs. Ann Adeline Bailgor, al-
though sAo comes pudor Mrs. t.Howos rulo,
graduated ut oberlin College, Ohio, md man.
agcH QUO Of tho 1argest Juvenile schools in Bog
ton With remarkable SUCCESS. Wo havo not tie
slightest doubt that theso four ladies' are bottor
qualified to superintonl the cauBo Of education
in Boston than any Of tho gentlemen who will bo
thoir associates. Undauntel by tho official
declaration OF tho City Solicitor, they intend to
present themselves for qualification at tho
proper time. II thoy aro not allowed to qualify,
we huye no doubt they will raise the standard
of revolt, rofuso to pay taxos. 60 down Boston
I1nrbor and throw ten overheard, aud declare
their independence Of man loroaftor. II tho
womon of Boston do onco get MI opportunity to
SGT t,oir idoas going 1t will DO Ill uncomfortable
place for anything Of tho masculine gender.
III cir only safety is In submission.
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DOWN SOUTH.
Tho lax payers at tho North hare their griov-
nncoB, and endure tho ofton oppressive oxactions
made by tho local Government, but they have no
ldca OF tho cAaraotor Of tho extortions levied
upon tho people IN some OF tho Southern asatcs.
In Louisiana, my nlan who for any cause ia