The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-08

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II woman Is destined to WELD such inn
mense influence, then let her be educated
to fill sphere as wide as her powers.
Secondly, without liberal and compre-
hensiye education, woman cannot UNDER
stand the great questions Of the age, Some
Of these questions are social, political,
educational, religious and scientific.
Let woman's powers be so fully devel-
oped by mental discipline, that she may
successfully grapple with the great ques'
tons, which have such tremendous intiu'
ence ON the destinies Of nations.
There is sound philosophy in the old
adage that knowledge is Power
knowledge gives the physician power
over disease and pain, knogledge gives
the educator power over his or her pupils.
knowledge gives the scientists power
over nature. knowledge gives the mer-
chant power over trade, knowledge
gives the writer power over the masses,
and il authors and journalists use that
power to bless, to reform, to elevate, to
save, then are they true beneiactors
indeed. II knowledge exerts such grand
power, then, my friends, you want to CON
fer this power on your daughters; and we
all want the highest education con-
ferred upon woman because education
Is Independence. An educated woman
can support herself, and others, il need
be, and thus become agreat blessing to
many. We want to confer the highest
education upon woman because true edu.
cation is ennobling and expansive.
True education takes away the little
ness and meanness Of human nature, fill
Ing the mind with great thoughts and
important subjects. Geology and astron-
Omy have great expansiye powers. The
one takes the mind into the infinite dh-
ration Of the past, and the other uplifts
the mind into the infinite expansion and
magnitude OF the great universe over
which God presides.
True education has also n identifying
influence, Intelligence and love are to
the soul what the light and sunshine are
to nature. 1t Is like lighting up an old
house on dark might; 1t gives warm,
cheerful and inviting aspect.
True education also strengthens the
mind by leading it to grasp the difficult
ties OF life, and conquer them too. Every
difficulty which the mind Overcomes Is q
stepping stone to overcome others, and
thus be prepared for higher and grander
victories,
True education has to do with our
whole nature, and every part Of nature Is
susceptible OF being educated. The In
tellect, including memory, understanding,
judgment, and all the reasoning faculties.
The body too can be highly educated,
The eye, the ear, taste, hand, nerve and
muscles. Education makes all the differ.
ence too between skilled and unskilled
labor. We want to give tho highest edu.
cation to woman, because 1t continually
opens up new sources Of enjoyment and
now fields Of investigation. How II
this is Of history, geology, mathematics,
chemistry, philosophy and astronomy.
The importance Of true education Is not
to be estimated by what we actually learn
at school, but bywhat we are made capable
ofearning. ItteaGhes ia how to think and
how to use the intellectual powers. The
Importance OF the eye Ia not to be esti.
mated by what 1t has seUn, but by what 1t
is capable Of seeing. 1t takes in new oh.
Gcts continually, and enriChes the mind
with new facts from day TO day. 1t Is
iust the same with education. II Is not
simply information already acquired, but
II Il q capacity for learning, for looking
at facts In n new light, drawing infer.
enCes from them and making new dis
coveries. The Importance Of apprentice.
ship In any trade Is not TO be estimated
by what the boy or girl actually accom-.
plishes during the period Of apprentice.
ship, but by what the individual Is rem.
dercd capable Of accomplishing in after
life. An educated and well trained mind
knows how TO use facts when acquired,
and 1t is Just here that our great dis.
cUveries are made. Permit me 10 give
you q few instances.
A gentleman had occasion to mix some
Plaster Of Paris in an iron pot. The
plaster adhered 10 the side Of the pot, and
became hard. lie put some water IN and
placed 1t Jn the fire; butthe water would
not boil. lie built a tremendous fire
around the pot, still the water would
not boil. EIe studied over the matter,
und made grcat discovery, viz: that
Plaster Of Paris, il nOn.COndnCtOr Of
heat. lie sold the secret, and II has been
used in the manufacture OF sales, where.
by large fortunes have been made.
In conversation with Prof. Morse, OIL
electricity, 1t was remarked that electric
ity could be conveyed from one locality
to another on wires. Here was an I'm.
portant fact. Morse studied 1t carefully,
and what was the result? The most
wonderful discovery Of the age. The
magnetic telegraph, Thus in true edu.
cation, not only do we gain certain
amount Of information, but the mind Ia
developed, strengthened and trained how
to think; how to reason; how TO Use the
iacts OF nature; draw information from
them, and make important discoveries.
II was in nllusion to this very point that
a certain Philosopher said "Ihere IRE
two cducationR," one We receive from
others, and the one We give ourselves.
One thing leads to another; one discovery
passes away, and makes another posi-.
bic. Thorough knowledge Of one thing,
will help lis to explain another. The
one without the other, might be perfect
enigma. For these reasons, we say that
woman should have the highest educa.
ton which can 10 conferred upon her
by our schools, and we think the College
whose interests calls us together this
morning Is eminently adapted in every
way, to give woman the highest culture
In every department otlearning.
Gentlemen Of the Board Of Trustees,
YOU are associated together fora high,
noble, and scared purpose. The inter.
Osts Of the Wheeling Female College, are
very largely In your hands, you have al
ready done noble work, and have done
Il we'll. The month that have had the
pleasure dwelling in your "goodly
hand" has been filed up with the prompt
faithful, energetic work Of your E1ecn.
Il LII II