National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-06
FEMALE EDUCATION.

| COMMENDABLE DISTRICT ENTERPRISE.
AS all enterprises for education or other
improvements are interesting to many of your
readers, allow me to call attention to a matter
which has been heretofore, believe, mentioned
in your columns.
"The Convocation of Washington" an or
ganization under the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the diocese of Maryland, have had
under consideration the establishment within
the District of Columbia of an institution. for
the education of young ladies which shall be
worthy of the position near the capital of our
| country, and calculated to meet q pressing
want Of the times.
The convocation have intrusted the subject
to committee, consisting of certain clergy
men and laymen, members of the convocation,
and one of the meetings of this committee was
lately held in Washington. Rev. Wilbur F.
Watkins, Rev. Meyer Levin, D. D., Rev. o.
Hutton, D. D., Rev. James A. Buck, Hon.
Montgomery Blair and Charles Albert were
present. Rev. DR.. Hutton, able and expert
enced as an educator of young ladies, and at
present in charge of a school in Montgomery
county, Maryland, was called on for his views
on the subject before them. They were pre-
interest, and the following preliminary resolu-
tions, prepared by him, were unanimously
adopted by the committee:
Resolved, That in the Judgment Of this COM
mittee It is deemed q matter Of most pressing
need and Of grave Importance for the welfare OF
the Church that there should be established
within the limits Of the District Of Columbia an
institution Of learning for female education, to
combine the highest advantages Of literary cul-
ture with religious training under the guidance
Resolved, That this committee will appoint a
subcommittee Of three members to prepare,
and the assistant Bishop Of the diocese state
ment or address, to be submitted to the members
and friends Of the Church, calling attention to
the Importance and necessity Of the measure, and
soliciting such contributions Is will secure its
speedy and successful accomplishment.
ReSolped, That the same subcommittee are re-
Quested to confer with the rector and vestry of
Rock Greek parish, D. O., to ascertain upon what
conditions and terms proper site with adjacent
grounds can be secured on the Rock Greek church
glebe for the erection OF the proposed building and
what provisions can be made under the control of
as church, seminary or college for female eauca-
tion.
ResOIVsS, That this subcommittee report as
early as practicable the result Of their inVestiga
ton and correspondence.
DR.. Hutton suggested, also, that at the
proper time committee should "visit some of
the best schools and seminaries for the educa-
ton Of girls and young ladies, with view of
ascertaining what are the most desirable requi-
sites and conveniences to be combined in a
commodious and irst-class building for the pur-
poses;" that the committee should also open
correspondence with experienced educators In
our church, female institutions and other acade-
mics and colleges with view of sscertaining
the most approved systems of education, train
ing, discipline and economical management,
and any and all such information as may be
most conducive to the successful Inauguration
and accomplishment of the proposed objects;
and when the committee shall have obtained
all the desirable information, they are then to
confer with experienced architects to ascertain
what plans of buildings would combine the
sought-for advantages and what would be the
cost of erecting and furnishing the same.
The vestry of Rock creek church are ready
to appropriate a proportion of their valuable
property, near the Soldiers Home, for the
requisite buildings and grounds.
The plan has long been a cherished object
of the present rector, the Rev. James A. Buck.
1t is hoped that churchmen in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere will see and appre-
ciate the Importance of this most excellent en-
terprise. The combined efforts of a few
wealthy laymen of the Church would insure
its success. A.