The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-09

to-be-found basket-dinner, which Is O
necessary accompaniment 10 eli we'll
regulated picnics, was most aDEndantly
exhibited and closely aud appreciaiivel
attended to hero. 1t is thought the Dr.
vision will clear something like O hum
dred dollars, and therefore it may hc ac-
curately stated that all parties to the ex-
cursion are thoroughly satisfied with the
results of the day.
ANDERSON FEMALE SEMINABY.
Commencement Exercises ut mo Cloeo OF
the Second Segsion-A Chnrac erIstio Ad-
dress by Col. Authenticated sScae.s OF
Gen. Ayers Efforts to EstablJSA o Eirst-
Glass Fenale School In Anderson.
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The Commencement Exercises Of the
Anderson Female Seminary, at the ,se
OF the second session on Friday even. lg
last, was attended by large concourse
OF our oI citizens. and G was greatly enjoyed
Seminary were congregatSd on tho front
piazza OF the boarding house, which was
tasti1y decorated with festoons of ever
green's and flowers, and brilliantly light
ed with lamps. The audience was seated
in front of the house, the whole yard be-
ing beautifully illuminated by Chinese
lanterns. which were swayed to and fro
among the widespreading bows OF the
splendid oaks by stiff breeze, giving to
| the whole scene picturesque appear.
ance.
.Aftor u few pieces of music by the pu-
pills of the Seminary, Gen. Aver. intro
duced % the orator, OF the occasion Hon.
d. Wyatt Aiken, Of Cokesbury, our Rep
resentative in Congress, who spoke as
follows:
Afr. President, Lddie, and Gentlemen:
Six weeks ago, when confined to bed
or GQff01IQ fJlInnQc II - Il
dress the young ladies of this Seminary
during their examination upon the SUBJ
ject of "Female Education' Sick as I
was, the invitation provoked smile.
For what did know about "Female Ed
ucation"9 Was evsr q tutor of young
gentler sex? No. Then why request
me to discourse upon subject of which
was presumptivelv 60 ignorant? !?
While thus soliloqnized to myeelf, Mr..
President. the inquiry was suggssted
are you not father Have You no
daughters for whose c..ication You are
responsible? I could but reply affirma-
lively, for in the popular acceptation OF
the term, have educated three, and have
three more now undergoing the same
process OF training.
,.Apprehensive that my system might
differ essentially from the practice of. the
parents OF the young ladies whom have
the honor this evening Of addressing, /
determined to accept the invitation, and
am here not to advise or instruct, but to
suggest and perhaps counsel. Ny sug-
gestions may not be approved by this
auditory, but feel assured they will sur
vivo the most adverse criticism, for they
simply portray in great measure the
successiui result of my own domestic and
paternal practice. Let US then at the be.
ginning annlyzes the term Education.
Popularly, that person is said to be edu-
Gated who has passed beyond the con-
fines of school house, and has received
o. diploma from College, or mastered
the curriculum OF q University. Indeed,
he or ahe is educated who has graduated
anywhere.
Habitually, our daughters hegir to
acquire shis education ut some fin1 ale
school near home. In few year, Lnrj
leave the paternal roof, amid the caress-
Ing and tear shedding of tho family, for
o boarding school in some distant toIsn
study there, which hns not been altered
or amended since the foundation of the
institution, they graduate, having in the
common acceptation of the term received
an education. All this is well, and
would that It, were within the reach OF
every child in the land. But, MIR. Pfesi-
dent, can this be said to be more than q
partial education, even for young ladies' |?
vi, all the various phases of education
which arc 30 essentially, facessary to
prepare GIFTS Tor the inevitable duti0q- of
wof1anhood. mono are more ;nnnrtant
than intellectual training. But. air in
this more than one Of the many r,l,nsea
OF elucation9 Our moral nature. ton
are to be developed both bv preceni and
example. And in these utilitarinn f;mes
feel warranted in insistinc that it iu No
lcss important that the physicaI Woman
must as well be :t3;soipifnki ana cnit;-
vated. Educatiora then in the fullest fie.
velopuient OF the man OR woman inteI-
lectually, morally end nhysicalIv. accom-.
panied by "a trscflCai. ai,fitl,de to nGant
hsmsoIfor hereaiF a. tt,a< <y-a r;o,,s ,,So;-s;
tudes OK aife. i am not aware fbat edn-
caSion rs ehus ieiined Ia ina regnit al q
scholastic course Ii, any Of onr geInsrsas
riea, either. male or female fsonata,,f
effort is exercised to deveior tho infeis
Iectual; the moral Is usualIv :. svoiseI hv
example, but tho physical' tieveionsnes;t
Is genorally confided to the cnsfd9i1, re
each Individual solE. II this Ia -, H 10
not rs it shoiIId be. Mental tra,ning ;s q
OF course, absolutely essenffaI. for r IL
the mind that svavs. whethei. a. be nv,
the FARM. in the Gorkshors. or in ti,a
council halls OF our coS;T; = = .i.ss
section, where citizensfip i1aa basT,s 10
aseded, and where moral confarmination
can lie seen through every Syjntissyv s1f NJ,
lwelhnks, how essontial To iinvf, fba rio !.
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