, 1877-11-10

IN 9eorg16, kHo IN Louisiana, ons in r,r..
aud one In Maryland, five In atl. Lko C,..'
soorrs coon, tho 1nonometal1lsts may a. rsii
climb down without waiting to bo shot.
LATIN a1RLs IN BOSTON.
Advocates Of culture In Boston aro t1;v;,.,
BY great moral question that Inns f,l,ss
npon them with MI tho weight and s,r;,.
execution Of a mcatax. Half thu a,i.
bodied population and aorno studon,. =,
sanscrit hayo potitioncd the School Commit
tee to throw open the famous old Iatin
School to girls; tho other half, mostly ,n,Js
up of bone and stnew and old fogies, onno.s
tho humbls prayer Of tho petitioners. ~
morfts of the question are as many and ~
respectable as the speakers on either e;1o.
but NO look In vain through three mo,toi
columns Of tho 1deertistr for a conciso Stat
ment Of the whole case TINT will conmona
issclf to Westorn readers. Though m ,nrcs
haa been said, and SO veil snia, there |. !,
last word to be spoken on bohnlf Of ths i'm.
partial speotators; md, In default Of a NOR.
eloquent orator, TuE TRIBUNE is tlisposel IN
stso to tho height Of tho argument. Throurb
Soma singular oversight, nobody has .hn,
lar noticed the Inconsistency Of toacb,no
Doston girls, who nre essentially Of Grcc,an
origin, tho depraved Roman tongue. Dos,on
Is not tho modern Nomo, but tho modern
Athens; its daughters do not uao in ordinary
conversation the Latin, but the Crock: they
arc not torn TIP In their minds by tho1y1t.
OF LucnEoE and OALrnuRs1A. hut By tender
rccoilecttons Of PEa1c1Es md AsrAsrA, CHI,
eago is Western city, to bo sure, mud MI
up IN nu tho departments of culture. Int
oTon IN this barbarous region, Greek is tin
montal food of tho women. When rnrn11c|a
arc wanted in literature or art, Greciau his.
tory Is ransacked for them; whom b,,sts nm
to be presented, G1ecian bartls and AIaccdo.
nian reviewers supply tho subjects; and, for
a good article OF wcak ten, nothing thus iar
haa boon found to surpass tic Incompatible
anbroaia Of Olympus. While this Il tho
state of advancement in tho West, It would
be unscemly, we think, for Boston. Tia
source Of this revival Of learning, Ia
relapse into tho rudo aud uucouth
figures Of Roman mythology, or to
be satisfied with tho comparatively ,,sctul
Language Of ancient Rome. Progress should
be IN the direction Of the diflcnlt. tho oh.
scure, and tho ornamental, not towards
TINT which ts easy Of access, aud, for ety1uo-
logical purposes, OF Tho greatest value,
Another objection to trnnBforuinr lin
women Of Boston into Latins Is the probaalo
injury to the morals Of tho rising generation.
There can DO no question that Rome was in
|ts day more ncelltious than Athons. Latin
literature Ia IN this respect more open 10
:ensura than aEecian, and Latin 1,rccedeu.s
sro tho mora injurious. Tho noman women
"ero much given to gossip, and bal moro
respect for their husbands than ought 10
have characterized them. They wero ayow-
IDLY fond Of tue stern virtucs, and often
'owerful In exercising them, They had also
'omo OF tho domestic affections, and were
PARTICULARLY weak in loving thoir chill
tfen. This human failing, It Ia a.
most unnecessary to soy, must 10
'xcluded from amy liberal aud comrre.
'onsive schemo Of education for American
Fomen. The fundamental principles Of no
Standardization require that there shall be
10 unjust discrimination between parents In
he care OF offspring or in tho performance
i ordinary household duties. II this posi.
ion be once occupied and tennntous1y nj.
ered to, the argument of usnocin};zed
anotiona cnunciated by President ponrzn
alls to the ground. uo aasumcd-it would
o tlisrespcctful to say that thu assnmntton
: crazy-that tho scxes havo 1i1.rent
apacities aud different aims in life. and
hat thoY should bo go e,1ucatod n. ~ Ia.
elop the peculiar qualities of oaoh, fvs
an ouco agree that tho aims in life shall bo
he eame, It will DO comparatively nm ca1v
,atter to reorranuo thn cnnaa,tie. m.
ootsine Of evolution, II It prove. anvtbinv.
royes TINT woman layo becn f,vor,e5 IN ,hcjr
,eutAs growth by long pr6oca. of cr,,el,v.
Yhoa once the pressnre in tha f1,roct,on ~
dntiea i. renoxe1 .vo,n.,, ,r;,l Nv