, 1875-08-13
LOCAL. LETTERS,
FEMtI,E EDUCATION,

FENtLE EDUCATION.
TO khf Editor Of The Chttddo Tribune:
CnIcAoo, Ang. 12.-h recent issue Of TnE
TRIBUNE contalna pangont aad' well-wrttcn
lrttor on tho subject Of a " Young woman being
problem mt easy to sol7o," MIL signed by a
Young Womau." In looking over tho 1ettcrre-
fcrrcd to. l find mucl, to reflect npon, and sub
Icct at onco wide and complex. I will. how
over. prcsont Il fow ideas only, antl that In the
br1ofest manner possible Fist aud foremost
This 'yonng Wonnn," oil honor to her. oay I.
makes many points, aud well taken, too, agninst
Mr.. W y. n. Mathews. Not having read the
article alluded 10. caunot, of course. say any
thing as TO lie general morlts or s!cnorlts. can
only take Tho quotations aui tho criticism there
on for my theme. prelud!ng by ray,ng Tint
liaye no personality to serve, having neither tie
honor OF Mr. Ms friendship, har'lly that o. Ills
ncqnain,anor, may now freely glso my views.
Thu problem Of comprchcntiing . Young
uonsu, viii, her many aspirations, i,ntnll1eH.
an.l pocHliatitio.. iH not difficult thing,
knowIedgo Of hsu,self to begin viii! that his
philosophy bo analytical; TINT he builds nh .
foundation Of long oxpetonco-that best Of all
guides : and that lie Iberatea hlmself. In toto.
from all p1ojndico in criicstn- 1t ls difficult, III
looking over this suhjact, and In the abort space
usually permitted In newsnapor conl'nunica-
tiou, 10 do moro than Hlsrcly peep for II moment
at IL bur ngrce In tho argument presented
ny tnlB - Ds1slL " 0lt1hn Artl Will HiFu3lIituI "
will, a fow More itlcaB IN her SUPPORT.
Tho accomplished and honoss muec-maater
car do 4 Groat deal, II he will, Ia ahaplng tho
character Of those young E!r!b who come TO lin
for instruction Tor slo leache6-of hll others
that sc,cnco which muBt draw out aud cultivate
Tho fnest HenHibilitscs OF her soul. 1lnyng boon
myself a teacher for over twenty yoatg, aud hav-
ing had hMidredH uron hundreds Of young
ladies' under tuition it in fair to presume tlat If
I h,ye bccn honest ani conBcientlous, mad
earnnst 1t. 1nr o,rdeayors to ntke gcNd students,
my first caro- woud ba to understand mY pupil
MI that was ncetlfut for mo to know to roach her
Intellect. Almighty God has inasto n1two beings
ahIo-neither arc two glrls allkc. This fact boz
comes qaosIy apparent to such tcacller. and
he shapes his Words notions, and connafl re-
cordingly. II he arrives at mature Il shonll
hare Haid ''mllalo y nEo In tho constant tcncI,~
ing of this beautiful but 1nnch- abused nrt, and
bo OF tho dispoBt,on before mentioned. IT ho
cauuut Eolrp tho problem Of how to rca'l Young
WOMAN who can I This lln1sis rood not a1ono III
m,,sic, but viii, tcacllora in hnr otll"r studies.
/ Geuy. further. that her ftiyolities Unfit her
to looA forward to tho future with no higher
pnrpo. o tbnu tho obtaining Of fine clothes and Il
huabnnl. 1t Is tnct. too, and call upon the
yar;ou4 l.en1a Of mixod ecuinarica TO int1oEHo it,
whether the young women ate not as clover, at
ton,igo wcll-bol,aycdt and up to tho standard OF
thoir et;ldieh tllnir olttals Ut the other sex.
II girl 1ikes to be wel-drcRaof, and Eut her
best loo. foremost how ,nanr empty or thick
headed boobies Of the otllor you in1 wlioso
great aud tormcnt,ng trouble is to dress their
angular h0ntom,cs III tho MUHt fanltlesa and re-
chercho fsfle.--lu fact, perfectly killing! Aro
tlisy O prublom difficult to comprehend Tho
anawer may 10 found when you etaek open one
OF thoso largo fat-Iooking htckory-nuta-a
good deal OF e,olI. but fraction Of meat.
Again: young girl il easy to understand be~
causo rhe naturally looks LID to, antl Eclics upon.
those who ME placed to authority over llcr; nni
Ht,ll easior when hor RESPECT mixes with aifen-
to,late estee7. Experienced tenchots can look
back through tho loug yiasa OF taoir !aboix4 and
pfcx out nl,mbsrB Of THAR pupils who Werc, to
sIlem' as an open book But young tnon nro
beat feelings OF my nature we'll up to thc Bur-
fuce often WHOM bethiak mo OF tllis. that, or
the other OF tho many noblc. ylztuouB, md
high-spirited girls whom | hnve known and
loved As father loves h,s daughter. All khose
looked 10 tho fnturo and Wero not difficult to ,ln-
derBtatu1. Another view: Music tcaehera earn
large part ot .hoir bread and butter from tho
tnitiun Of young girls; aud niue ~ The export
ence no doubt OF I'll my confrorcH, that, when
tile bridegroom stops in, The lnusic-tnaatcr stops
out.
With thoao vlcws and apart from ira pililo-
sophical criticism. 1t docs sae aliko ,l,'generonB
n claes OF ambitious. industrious, and gentle
girls In 70 'tnnoering" q manner. It iB too orac-
u'ar, and anacaa strongly Of enpstcism and a
lack ot good judgment. This bocomcs doubly
lasKoly administered to from the. prof.
its arising from ''yonng wonon'H" NIL
neal asptratious. Low, vory low. figures aro
sometimes paid to teactiesa 1t mt1cd seminartoa,
! "a fact Of which Mr. II. himself eau bear au,-
| i,lo testimony. havo not exhausted tho sub
1 lnct, by any menns; but must be permitted to
Nay, in conclusion, shat l, for QUO, will stand by
tho gsrls,--tse rnoshera and molders Of tho fu-
tnrs generation especially thoss who aro study
| ing ard struggling, oftcn at great disadvantages,
| to fit themselves for their ReTcrsl positions In
lie. and protect them when cat counael them
rigtteouslv when asked and never will write or
| say . word 10 their discourngomant In ali their
efforts tel3dinE tn thei. further advancement in
| rirtao, solf-reti.nce, aud uoblo inpulses This
l aay, not for II, COO young American ~omen,-
which IL mich under the marl,-but for At least
another cipher added. @. y. U.
| nR. LIE MONIES REpLI.
! Io ths Editor Of TAs Chicago Tribune:
CnioAoo, Aug. l2.-ln youE paper Of yestor.
day you publish what pu1potta to ba synopsiE
| Of hill tilnd In tho Ci1cuit Court nuninat u1s