, 1879-01-25

OPPOSED 70 THEM.
MALTA, ILL.,, Jan. III for one would like to
express my opinion rs to whether It 10 best to
send girls 10 boatltng-8cdool or 10 hare them
cducstcd at homo. I do not believe In sending
girls from home. Mothers, II yotl want to hare
your girls grow up to hc noble, useful women,
haye ttctn educated ns The hume lnslftutlons,
where tluy will 10 cdueated without tho nee
essary need of sending them away at the aye
when they most need your good counecls at'l
advice. When you send your girl away from
oil home influences she gradually gro.s allen.
atcl from sou. She leavcs YOU contcnted,
girl, but returns the fashionable young lady.
IIcr home Is not as attractive to her as when sho
left. Her head Ia filed with atl sorts OF vain
iicas: stlc u ,cd'catcd' Of coursc, but how far
| does her knowledge cxtcudt Well, she has az
0utred little something Of German, Latin,
French, and 50 forth, enough to convey the Idea
u thcsc) TINT sho is perfcct III those branches:
she cnn piay. and Sing in the highest approved
orcraitc style. None Of the musical airs and
swcc. old songs ne used to sing. ., 10, those
Or at lcaat whnt they call tlas,-
screaming untl pounding until their hearers are
annst distracted. Is absurd, but, Of course, tho
fashionable piece Tint llas becn murdered. Shu
| coil also paint. II those paintings wcre tin
work OF AMI. unc bnt tl'c fashionable Miss B. or
c. yoI wonld sa, tem aues 1ut yon nayS to
| the grain to DO SO. And, with all these accom-
plishmcnts. she has acquired q dignity aud pol
/ ish which At once gains hcr admission Into
"good socicty." IIcr soft, white han'is would
work,-,,at IS too degrading. Hero her e.luca-
ton ends. She has not the icast Idea as to the
management Of n house: What ia to bccotnc AZ
such a girl whun misfortune ovcrtakcs hcrl
| Whnt ran ehn Ito7 tlfA Ia Mhv m mnnY
young eir1s 60 to the bad. They think
that work is 90 degrading nnti toiisotne.
That they would rather lead life Of ease, II tits
at tho cost Of their honor. Shame On those
who look On boucst labor az degrading, that
| would banlsh from society tho girl who eartis
ler own living Instead OF encouraging nerl
Educatc your girls In ii! that pertains to house.
hold dut!es; do not let them grow up r. fgno.
rance. No matter III what position tn life they
| may be, 1t will be OF uee tU them. Whose fault
IL Il that girls knuw 50 listlc1 The mot'lcr's OF
have brought them up to be nothing but orna-
nents In this world. II Is = sad mistake. this
sending girls to boar,ling-sc!loo1. am eaad tho
| question Inns como np. and hope the Homcitcs
will tnkt 1t up mud staud up for tAo flone lnstt-
tutions for educating U,r girls. JuANlrA.
HAUNT 1ucr'i' ,Avons THEN.
TO The Editor ot The Tribune.
CHrcA0o, JAM al.-in response to your re-
gust in regard to the subject Of boarding.
schools, rm hero; atA perl'ups there may bo q
scoro Of mothcrs mud euntlcs to give their op!n-
ion Mi at tho same time; but It is more than
likely that no two will think nike, aud perhapa
no ono will agree With tho writer.
think as the old lady said who was asked for
recipe: at depcils upou." Now, hays
stored war down In mr. little huiget OF memo.
rics tho loyolrst chapters Of boarding. school
lays,-two years Of tie tolllest tttnes In all my
life. {OE co,trse there WIS q college tllcrc for
young students, which has every essentfal for
cur fun aud happness.)
II parents arc very africt, children nt certain
ace will enjoy the etu'cn freedom Ut boarding.
schools; but then .lon't behave Ii is right fos
parents to be 10 lawful ss1iet,". DO youl :,
thcla: We bud lovely walks, pleasant trachsrs,
and all TINT; and w.o really did learn gooJ
deal. enc wny and another.
But In those days teachers did not think 1t
best to crowd tic young, growing. tender brain,
they considered tho Eliliea OF tho Ae,u," a1ltl
did not mhke us to! boyohi cur strength. y.
There Is nothlnE !r9rlzo more anong my old
my age nor, you vii! see by date that wns
very young. really believe il my pare,td
had bcen willing to have bad the eeina!u few
woman. / believc ltwas In ,ne, and could hare
becn fully developed. l often wondered why
could NOT remain longer, when thought va.
improving 20. nod was having such a good tinc
influenced thsmf -
Iwrote to que Of my old teachers in George
town about gear ,uRu, aud asked her II she
thought thcro might be an old tlme-worn cata
LOCUS In son,a Of the old aetics or souluwhcre
l would gtveconsldcrnble far ono. Sone OF thu
natnes aFs so iudcllh.y Impressed that they cur
never te erased from my tabets OF memory
but would b. glad to hare uno for tho aawu u
Aud Lang ayne. Mn, unuer son,e cirrun,
stances. decidedly In favor Of boarding schools
AUNT LuCT,
IN FAVOR or THEM,
70 tht Edor at I7ts 1'rtbuns.