Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-11-18
Mrs. Ll,ermorc Al the Seminar.


Sunday afternoon, in response to an invitation
from the principal Professor White, Mrs Liver
more addressed the students In Seminary Chapel
Professor White introduced her by saying tina
one winter about thirty years ago, he left wilha
ham, where he was q student and went to Rox
bury Massachusetts,, to teach a district school
| From the very first he was struck by the praises
| he everywhere heard spoken Of the young lad,
who had preceded him a. teacher She had beer
I there three years and had won an envable rep
utaiion That young lady was before them Il
talk with them for little while
Mrs Lyormoro begun by referring back to hei
own girhood At that time young ladies had not
the privileges for education that they now have
In the Boston public schools there was a course Of
study which she completed at fourteen, and
which the very dullest were expected to complete
/ by the time they were sixteen. There were Sem.
inaros and Academies where the student II am.
bilious. might advance a little further, but even
the course in these was most bcggarly one
About thirty four years ago. she with 1--WE Others,
made application for admittance to Harvard
College, having previously completed the prcpam.
tory course
Before entering the Office Of President Quincy,
the other girls made her promise that whatever
might be said, she would keep still, and let them
do the talking, as. being the youngest and the
most mpusiyc they feared she would iniure
rather than help the cause President Quincy
talked with them awhile, asked them a few test
questions, praised their smatness and compli-
monted them upon their fine looks said he was
happy to be visited by six such fine looking girls
but gave them no direct reply Finally she, see
ing that the Others had gained nothing by the
talk, forgetting her promise broke out with,
" But can we be admitted to Harvard University,
provided we pass satisfactorily the required ex-
animation why, no. Did YOU think you
could? Then weeping they rose TO go, when she
In the great bitterness that came over her, ex-
claimed, 81 wish that | were GOD for a little
while" Why asked the astonished man.
what would you do ifyou were2'' 4" would an
initiate Womcn, the whole race Of them, from
mother I've down to the last born girl baby /
would let You men have the world all to your-
selves. a masculine world
Leaving the house, and wishing to avoid their
friends they went to an old church yard, and
there seated upon the stones, they talked and
wept, and finally rising, joined hands, and
solemnly pledged to work AS long as life lasted
for the elevation Of women. Two only Of that six
are to-day alive but it often seems to her that
the four who have gone up higher, are her great
est helpers
Since that day, mark the change She saw be
fore her young men and women, who were enjoy
ing precisely the same privileges for education
And this Seminary was only one Of many such.
In Boston, while the women for so many years
had been yanly knocking the doors Of Harvard,
Boston University had nobly come forward and
offered equal privileges TO men and women
In thus recognizing the equality Of the sexes in
education, the Methodist church had taken the
lead, and she believed this to be one great cause
Of their success as a church
After this, she brought forward from the great
store-house Of her memory, in which were treas
ures collected in girl-hood and woman-hood,
thoughts that proved messages to all Each re-
ceiycd a crumb, as was testified by the fearful
eyes TO be seen in all parts Of the room
As her words come crowdng upon the mind il
seems almost impossible to write any report Of
them lack Of space forbids the writing Of all,
and yet we wish that the whole might be given.
Because she had passed through so much and yet
lived above it all, she knows just the help that
others need None mourning for lost friends
could fail 10 find consolation in the tender words
with which she drew back the veil from her life
and showed them how God had led her through
the very path, through which lie was leading
them, showing them that the separation was only
n taking from sight, not a separation Of feeling.
She believed that our friends in heaven were
watching us and helping MS in our weak endeav-
ors Did we ask how, II they could see and