The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-08
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WHEELING FEMALE COLLEGE.
Formal Opening Of the Session Of
1856.
Addresses BY the New Principal
aud Various Friends OF
the Institution.

pre.ent in the Hall OF the College, at !
o'clock in the morning-the time set FOL
,be exercises to begin-quite a number
oi the friends and patrons Of the institu
zion and goodly array Of young misses
Of yarion, agcs-from six to Sweet six
,ccD. all radiant with smiles and ap'
o.enlly happy al the idea Of new de-
par,urc in their existence.
The Hon. c. D. Hubbard, President
NJ the Board OF Trustees, called
,%o audience to order and intro
Gnccd The Rev. James D, MOtlat who
NnrueI the exercises or the day with ap'
n,opriale religious services. This was
E"lIewcd by a short address from Mr.,
Hubbard in the course OF which he gave
an interesting outline Of the history Of
Ic Institution, commencing with its
charter in 1913 and continuing with its
carving successes OF good and i'll fortune
nnio The present time. At the Conclu'
Ian Of HI, remarks Mr.. Hubbard intro.
dueed the new principal, Miss A, Taylor,
nj New York, to the audience, who came
forward and delivered the following adj
drc.s, the subject matter OF which was
announcedas
TRUE EDUCATION.
Friends and patrons Of the Wheeling
Female College, permit me to invite your
attention for few moments this morning
to few dcsultory remarks on the theme
oitruC education,
Have you not observed that the phi
lo,ophic historians not satisfied in know
ing results "a they are developed by the
ages, but he studies the spirit OF the
times, aud carefully traces these great re.
suits back to their various causes, This
is real history, We do not fully know an
event until we know It's causes, or the in
iluences which have called il forth.
The great and bCniticent forces which
are moulding society in this the 10th cen.
tury, and especially in this land, are
home influences, the press, the pulpit, and
our schools,
lwilInotsayt that the success, but rather
the possibility Ofa Republic like ours Is
based upon the virtue and intelligence Of
the people.
Common education under the blessing
Of Almighty God has made this country
what it is-a land of freedom, intelli.
gtnCC, wealth and prosperity; and | I'm.
hesilatingly Affirm that It is to the want Of
this common education more than to any
other cause that we are to Ascribe the fail.
IRE Of republics and free governments in
Europe. Society Is to-day afflicted with
two chronic evlls--crime and pauperism,
and how | ask are We TO deal with them
It Ia becoming settled conviction with
our wisest statesmen that the beat way to
diminish tho crime and pauperiSm Of 4
community IA to lesson it, Ignorance. Ac'
cOrling to the "Amcrican Encyclopedia
iud published, DR.. Wines said in
1850 that 0j per cent OF the convicts in
France were illitcratc, SO per cent In
Switzerland, 40 per cent in Italy and 81
to 80 per cent in the Netherlands, while
in the United States the per centage Ia
abouI22 oilhe totally ignorant, and about
30 Of the very deficient, that Ia about n
per cent OF criminals In this country, are
men and women without education. This
my friends Is n fact that carries with II Il
tremendous meaning.
Mr., Il. d. Mansfield in discussing the
relation between crime aud education, (iu
the report Of the United States Bureau Of
Education for 1922 concludes. First
That one.third Of all criminals are totally
unetlucated, and that four.Gfths are praC
tipaIly uneducated. Secondly-That the
proportion OF terminals from the illiterat,
classes is at least ten fold as great N3 thu
proportion from those having some edu
cation, According to the same authority
about 60 per cent Of paupers in the Unit
ed States are totally ignorant. Willis
these facts indicate a sad condition Of 80
ciety, do they not at the same time point
out one Of the remedies-eduCation
Schools are better than prisons. Better
educate the masses than support aim,
houses.
We know il to DO only too true that
paupcrism often leads to crime. Many a
robbery has been committed by father
because starvation Is at the door, he Ia
out Of work, loved ones at home are snf-
bread
II Is infinitely better to educate men
and women to support themselves, than
to allow them to grow up In ignorance
and crime, and then shut them up In
prison dungeons as the enemies OF soCie.
". But | need not dwell any further on
the advantage Of education in general.
Permit me now TO call your attention to
this College, and tho great work to which
it has been dediCatGd-the education and
elevation Of woman.
1t has been supposed that limited and
plriial education would do for woman.
This, however, Is a great mistake. II
woman is to take her place among the
learned Of our land, she must DO thor.
olghIy and most literally educated her.
self, Then, and then only, will she 10 re-
'Pected aud hOnored IA companion, coun.
Of lie.
wish to call your attention to three
important facts in connection with wO.
mans education:
n In the first place, il should be exceed.
3lngIy practical. BY this | mean that II
mould tit her Tor the position in life
lhCh she is TO fill.
ln tue second place, Il should be most
thorough. Use tho word here as the
opposite Of what Ia known as superficial
anu SNOWY. What we thoroughly learn
We most thoroughly understand and nev.
lloFgGt and this Is true in every depart.
ment Of knowledge.
has been said that "whal Is worth
uolns At all Is worth doing well,' and we
may add that what il worth learning al
all Is worth learning we'll.
IN we third place, womans education
'n%aId Oe very comprehensive,
f'fsl because Of her moulding inhu.
snSe upon society. Woman, socially In.
iGe s.siI and religiOusly, stands at the
communicated Of society, and there il no
country In the world where she exercises
80 great influence and Yields 80 great
i g,o"et a. In our own loved land. A gen.
,S IN a temperance address at Bos.
'0R related the following incident.
!. v" told to-day a story 30 touching
W, reference to woman's influence that
w.! ,, must let me tell ii here. 1t Is the
w.! o. mother on the green hills Of