Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-12

ject could be select(I for Sunday dis
course than that 1nbraced in the title
of this article & is the living. sital
question, DEM ding speedy solution,
if we expect He rising generation to
deriye any be1sfit from the knowledge
Or experience u the present age, which
has been fruitful era of reform.
The education of woman has been
hitherto neither thorough nor system
attic, although it is as essential as the
mental training of the other sex, if she
is to meet successfully the contingencies
Of lifetime. Congress, imbued with
the idea that young men should be
educated in the practical requirements
Of life, has wisely donated public lands
to every State in the Union that would
establish and maintain an agricultural
college 1t is by this means that the
soil will in the cause of time be cult
waited on scientific principles. 1t Is fair
to premise that the quality and quantity
of wheat raised will be materially I'M
proved; but would it not be quite as
much the part Of wisdom to make some
provision for instructing the young wo-
men in the scientific principles involved
in making good bread: If the stem
ach is, after all, the autocrat, which con-
trolls with relentless sway, the animal
economy, is it not even of more imror-
lance that the why and wherefore should
be known to those under whose special
supervision the physical structure is
continually being renewed?
The statesmen and philosophers of
Great Britain have been fer some time
engaged in devisins plans for encourage
ing the intellectual culture Of women,
and the consequence is that in the field
of literature they hold q higher relative
position than in this country. This pro-
gress is primarily owing to an advance OF
popular sentiment on this important
subject. Lord Brorgham, actuate1
probably as much by this as his own
keen perceptions, early took decided
position in favor of equal educational
facilities for the sexes, and as result
the doors of the University of Cam
bridge were thrown open to such of the
fair sex as could pass satisfactory en-
animation in fundamental knowledge
The demand of the age Is, however,
for a thorough course of instruction, the
same as is prescribed for men who adopt
a profession, or if this is unattainable, a
practical education, embracing in its
scope the knowledge which will be OF
service in some useful employment.
The course of study should be made as
much means Of securing woman's in.
dependence, as if designed for men
Nothing short of this will lead to wo
mans emancipation from the position
of dependent or servitor. 1t will in nc
manner lesson those accomplishments
and graces which adorn society, but
rather add to their brilliancy and eff
fectiveness. Fortunate indeed, is the
woman who may never have need III the
changing vicissitudes of life, for the USE
of her talents as means of driving thu
wolf from the door; and pitiable is thu
condition of those who are thrown upo1
their own resources without some
adaptation for a sphere of usefulness
The trades, thanks to the progress O.
popular sentiment, are now opening ,
field of usefulness hitherto closed te
her, and experience is proving beyond
question the wisdom of the course.
This subject should engage the atten
ton of educators who are so heartily
endeavoring to perfect the admirable
system of instruction built up of late
years. It is imperfect without recog
milton of equality of the sexes. Indi
vidual adaptation should be the only
limit to progress in the education of the
future.