Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-01-29

and most sacred sense of the word.
Some nremembered poet sings,
with truth as exact as its numbers are
pleasing: ta"-
"The hand that rocks the cradle.
T. Is the hsnd that moves the world
Is it not then of the utmost lmpor-
tance that, the hand welding such
leverage should be disciplined by the
highest culture? ..H
In this highese pld complete culture
of young women, is essential the ex-
ample, the assistance, influence and
| inspiration of the manly strength, the
persistent effort, the vaulting ambi-
ton, the self-relianee and independ-
ence ofyoung manhood. These give
to the young woman strength with
grace; self-reliance with modesty and
dignity healthful stimulus to increas-
ed and enlarged mental activity lead
her into new and broader and more
diversified fields of thought; add new
and powerful inducements for her to
reach out and forward for higher and
grandcr attainments; make her &C.
quainted with the world; give her
enlarged. thorough and correct knowl-
edge OF human nature, as we'll rs the
wants and activities of the age in
which she lives; and an incentive to
fully equip herself to supply such
wants and participate in such activi-
ties as well as to creditably sustain
herself in all the conflicts of life.
Nor will she be, when thus edu-
Gated, any the less qualified to per-
form any Of hal duties as wife; but,
on the contrary, will she be, by so
much, the more an ornament to her
home. Down through more than
nineteen centuries has come to us the
history Of the Roman matron -Corne-
lia-full of praise of her wifely vlr-
tues and matronly graces. While in
the darkness of the ages, it is forgot
ten that within her veins flowed two
diverse currents Of royal blood. and
that she had attained distinction as a
ripe scholar in the schools and after
the methods attended and employed
by the senators, orators, statesmen
and philosophers Of her age; and be-
cause she was so educated, was it
that she was competent to so peform
her domestic duties as to make the
history of them so bright and resplen-
dent that the darkness incident to al
most two thousand years of change,
and revolutions, and national convul-
sions powerless to dim 1t, and it beams
upon US to-day as clear and conspicu-
GUS as did the star which lead the
shepherds to the manger where the
infant Savior slumbered.
1t must not be forgotten that the
demand of the age is for women
women educated to the full measure
of true and perfect womanhood. Wo-
men qualified for any station in life;
at home, in the college, upon the
farm, or in the presidential mansion;
faithful adviser and help-meet for
her husband, whether he be day la
borer, mechanic, lawyer, preacher,
editor, scientist, senator or president,
as well as skillful and complete ed
ucator of their children; women OF
GfRfln GfReplc fhehsr"tt hearts taIl and complete com
prehension of their path of duty; and
with independence, fortitude and
heroism. to pursue that path with ar
dor analogous to that of the Model
Man of the Ages, and faith as full
and constant as had Abraham.
No such demand can be met by
education in female college. To
this end separate education of young
women is failure. and If am cor
rect in the position assumed, such
failure must be inevitable. Such ed
ucation in any we'll regulated female
college may and generally does re-
fine the taste, impart knowledge OF
the sciences, make familiar with mod
ern language, polite literature-and,
more or less, with the fine arts it
may make its benefciaries qualified
to grace polite society, to ornament
the parlor, and please the ear OF
gratlfy the taste of all with whom
they may associate Or be surrounded
but these graces are attained at the
expense of real intellectual strength
true womanly dignity and practica
wisdom. No matter the course O
study, the ability or industry of ths
faculty, the education which the fe'
male college imparts must be com
? pleted without any valuable knowl
edge Of the world or the forces tha
move it ;of its wants and possibilities
of the true work Or mission Of woman
| in it; of her real power or resposlbili
5 ties /; nor of the high and grand ant
I holy position to which she not on.,
= can attain, but to which she rightful
t ly belongs. z..t .E
b The result, in short, Of the educa
s ton of women in a college of tha
Z; character is to make ladies, not aUome,
The world is not made of dimple
Y and smiles, of rainbows and gentl
falling showers on the contrary, it
p made up moral, social and intellectus
f earthquakes and cyclones; Of blast
: ing, desolating storms; of burden
h hanging around our necks like bodie
of death; responsibilitles-persona
domestic and social-binding eac
y one down to earth, as was PrOmeths
Gus by chains to the rock. And I
be prepared to stand firm and ever
= balanced when the earthquake comes
!. = to escape, or control, or beat u
~ against the cyclone, to withstand tt
:" storm, to bear the cares and perfor
:, the responsibilities of life, is the rea
IL true work of all valuable education
= To do all this, requires strength, an
Ii tact, and patience, and wisdom, sci
reliance and heroism. And educ'
Ig ton giving 10 its possessor these me-
b. essary qualities, can be obtained
il any college founded upon the prime
he pies of well regulated household {
ID home a school with judieiously 8
,h lected course of s,udy-open to teat
ID both boys and girls-controlled by
ht wise and wholesome discipline, al
b. supplied with .mpetent and fait
S. full faculty appec,ative of its high al
IN sacred mission; and such results c.
al obtained IN no other.
r. It were idle to suggest other def