The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-08
Of community?' And what may
asl1. does tho fact IF yvomnn's occent.

ask, does the fact Of woman's accept.
ing it argue? 1t argues that man is
"a salary grabber." Having the pow
er of seizing the best places for him
self, he hardly ever fails to do SO,
forcing the only alternative upon her
SO that from Tho primordial expert
ment in Eden, man has enjoyed the
fame Of the world, woman the blame.
I wonder what Eve thought Of Adam
when he said, "Shc gave mo of tile
tree, and I did eat..' Probably she
was struck only by the beauty Of
truthfulness.
That fact may argue, but it does
not prove that the man who accepts
is fit for nothing else, for unless his
muscle is as deficient rs his brain, lie
can 'smake living" in hundreds Of
ways closed 10 his more delicate com.
jpetitors in the school room.
Others arc spoken Of rs being en-
ployed because "somchow or other,
they deserve the charity of the coul-
munity." Disintcrcstcd, unsurpassed
charity-that which rewards so richly
the daily harrussing cxertions Of the
average "school marm." A. noble
charity-charity in Its highest, trucsL
meaning-it would he to give them
the advantages of the "broadcr hori-
IONS and higher opportunities" of
which we have heard, but from which
they are excluded by the host of
manly applicants.
s'Nor can 4 man who is really COM
tent - teach (and never heard Of
woman being guilty Of such a thingl
be employed for. such a sum now"
Here blythe construction, or arrange
ment of his period, he leaves us in
doubt whether she was never guilty
Of being competent, or never guilty
Of sacrificing her talent for the paltry
remuneration. In that spirit of
charity which he admires as one OF
the brightest virtues, we will hope
that he meant the latter. If
ne never heard Of such q woman
(supposing his parenthetical ex-statc-
ment referred 10 the antecedent ex-
prcssion) he must have heard Of
them, or else differences can be drawn,
as TO the extent Of the classical, his
torical, and literary fields he has ex-
plored. Great and wise men, poets,
philosophers, historians and divincs,
have furnished numerous testimonials
in their lives and writings Of woman's
fitness to educate mind, heart and
soul. We confess we stand in awe
Of the knowledge Of a modern Escu-
lapius which in its "perfectibility"
can set at defiance the wisdom of
those ancient sagcs and doctors of
the po:tico, to say nothing Of the
charity by which woman is permitted
TO occupy her lofty position in the
college, scminaries, and schools
throughout this broad land the CHAR
ity which urges her to WELD the
lance Of thought and sway the public
through the medium of looks and
periodicals; the charity which leads
her gently across the stormy waters
to heathcn lands and allows her TO
labor side by side with the noble men
who are missionaries to those be-
nighted souls /; the charity which does
not exclude her from the sacred
haunls of home, but allows her TO
enter even there and teach little chill
dren their duty TO themselves to 9TH
ers and to God.
Will Esculapius kindly furnish us
with list of the qualifications pre-
requisite in ..'a first class teacher in
the true sense Of the term" before lie
(she being out OF the question) can
he considered competent to occupy
the position? We would feel greatly
indebted to him, and no doubt his
suggestions would be very beneficial
to "the third-grade teachers who,
perhaps, aspire to rise higher on the
educational platform, who are con-
scious of their "glaring wants of
qualification" but do not know what
steps to take to prevent them from
being q source of "detriment to the
rising generation" And will he be
SO good rs to tell us what salary we
ought to demand, and how much he