, 1874-10-22

Much has bcpn BaId Of lato On the subject OF
eex III education. There arc those who, iko DR..
Clark,, contond that girls cannot be subjected
to the samo course Of intellectual training aa
boys without serious injury to thoir health md
physical development. Others there are WHO,
like Mrs. Ward Howe, maintain tue opposite Of
this. Tho question Of tho coeducaton Of tho
sexes iB IN important ono, aud deasryes to DO
coueciontiously and intclligeutly discussed. It
cannot bB dccided q p,iori. It is question Of
fact, and must be- aettlea, like MI questions Of
fact, BY the testimony Of competent witnesses.
This ls the WOW taken Of tho matter
by the Massachusetts BOARD Of Health.
Some time ago, the Board sent circular through
the State containing q seriea Of questions bear
ing on thiH subject, and asking for replies to
thom. Ono hundred and sixty correspondents
accepted tho invitation" OF these, liz wero
physicians, ~ Tere physicians and at tho same
time members Of School Committees, II mero
experienced teachors, and were suporintend-
cnta OF Schools. The report romnrka that many
moro than 10 OF tho phssicians had served on
GEUOQl IU{lUASkEG5f Al1A tAa< SofGlkL " tAt
physicians had taasht SCHOOL while acquiring
their education in colleges aud medical schools.
The first question proposed to tho correspond
ents sras; "Ia one sox moro Liable than the os!,or
to suffer- In hoalth from attendance on school 7"
One hundred and nine Of tho correspondents gavo
it ss tho result Of their observations TINT fe-
,nalea we're mora llab|o than males; tlitty-ono,
that both wero alike liablo and one, that males
vego more liable than fomalos, Many
thought that asudy, with girls, should at times
wholly ceaso for some days. Isregularity IN at-
tendance at school was moro frequent among
qirla than among boye. Nino-tenths Of tho cor
resnondouts aslsHoretl t!at the liability OF erl,
to suffer In hoalth fsom attendance ut school ip-
creased altar tho ages Of IL or thoreabouta. Tho
author at tho report aays thas up to tho 18th
rear identical coeluea.ion Is hygienically safe.
proyided o very cautious use OF emulation In
oyery form be unilo. After that aye, identical
coeducatlou Of tho so1es Is attended With Injury
to tho healsh Of sonle gi1ls and danger to t!lo
health Of I'll, 70 tho question whether tho Injury
yas u,oss likely to tall on the ossoous. rcapira-
toyy. digestive, or nervous syasen. ninoty-1So
ansvcred that tho neryoua System WAS most
1ablo to a,tYer. fourteen tho nervous md rea-
pira.ory, and atscen tho dieestlve and nervous
proparssosy atndy cut OF school Ii not favored
by tho correspondents. ons hundred are "sssae
IN +, IN the cese Of all children who haye not
reached tic high school. sovonty-nino oppose
u IN s,l circumstances. Only twenty fnTos 1t.
Tho p.per to vhiNl, ne have just called ntee''-
tim ia = ysluallo contribution to controversy
in WHICH MI parents ire Interested. It would 10
too 1nuch, perhaps. to claim that II III nnal "a
tho subject which 1t dis'usHea' It cannon ~
aenied, however, tl'et it throws fes'ous ao'''
ou tho rroprlsty Of 'ublec'tng young s'sA 10
tlo restrictions and eourse OF aspoy "o''n Wv
cpaouoattou of tho aexes snso!'aa'
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