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


Is the man that establishes the cbaracta,
or his prosessiou,I No ono viii contend
that all Judge are just men, or that sajnta
on cay, q gro only 70 be found ooenDyins,
ed ede i tppIe 5es: ;aa pstSsn :s RgoNnlo M rp9Ft.
muss M e eieet a ts ds t,sss1 % nan Y s, hs
cheat the man.. II this be true, Italfe il
that llorse.t trading is dishonoTsble bna.
mess. But is 1t true? No, my young
friends, ali labor 10 honorable, and en2.
vocation can only be effected In each in-
who follows 1t. $50
AS with men,, so with women. IL a
| pure. refined educated woman is the
| ioyelieat OF natures creations, she be.
comes no less lovely because she can
| ,secd dough, labor at the. ironing table,
o. even bend ovor tho wash tub. One OF
the most attractive parsons I ever met
WAS young lady Of Anderson county.
who, after attending to her daily routino
| OF housekeeping, was said to mount her
horse, visit the farm hands ia The field
Of cultiyating sho cropa. - -
Whist verdict, think you, would be
rendered by the young men OF our coun.
try Were thoy consulted "a 10 tho attrac.
dveness OF those young iadies who did,
ana an those who did not supplement their
| accomplishments 2 TO those already
| mentioned, might add the uso of the
sewing machine, aud o knowledge OF
type sott'ng, telography and stenogTaphy.
Ihese almost necessary adjnncts to o
Every adolezcent mciden should antfci-
patio some day becoming waterfasaiIias,
enl as surely co the sparks fly upward
win this dignified position be sttended
by all the perplexitieS OF housekeeping.
If these arc to be surmounted by expert
hnv l,ox-r pot, ., n. a..
they are anticipated by education, the
burtheh becomes elleyisfsd, and the dcty
OF them q pleaSuEa.
Raview the Lives Of your acauaintauces
who hav preceded you here or elsewhere
at school during tho past three or five
married. or the latter how many Of
them are welded 10 men capable Of pro.
vidinE them home9 Fcomfortable as tho
paternel roofs they LETT, or able to supply
all the servants necessary to relieve their
housekeeping Thon profit by t6ess ex-
amplss. and learn practically to perform
those duties which are SO inevitably con-
nected with woman's llfe as iB heat with
tho summers sun. ss.--..ll. 5ss3 =,
Mr.. President, !! may be too utilitarian,
but have often thought were the prin-
cipal of boarding school for females, it
should be required OF every pupil to de-
vote SO many hours daily or weekly 60
the arts OF cooking, washing and sewing.
and those who developed the proper tai
e,nd ens 81 Should oe taught type "sotHng. tele-
that the enforcement Of such o currioa-
lum would heap upon the head OF tho
principal the gentle anathemns OF hia
scholars, and possibly invoke the frownn.
OF prudish and indulgent mothers; but
country would shower, blessings upon
him, end pray that he might go down TO-
his end in peace
Now, ell these practical, utilitarian ac-
comRlishments by. no means exclude
est intellectual culture. Quito the con-
trary. II 1t IS "the men of learning who
Lead with notselcss step the vanguafd OF
civilization, that mark out the road over,
which posterity Marches" SO I would
have It the miRaion, IL nos tho duty Of
educateo women to convince the world
that even In tho apparently trivial duties
OF the. housewife intellect Will always
control.
In conclusion, Mr., President, female,
education, az have defined IL, secures to
perfection, aud healthfal physical deyoi-
opmentra- very trinity of essentials, each
10 bo acquired Without eacPificiuns4 the
others. and all necessary for the iiappi-
ness of any community Of people.
+ Col. Aiken was frequently applauded
by tho audience during the delivery Of
his speech, which Gss 1rsssSSsiiiittstl In his
usual f0rcible and attractive style, "a
The young ladies then furnished sew
eral pieces or both instrumental and
vocal music, when Gen. Aver delivered
short address,, In. which his p.ewe on
female education wero set forth, and
which agree In the main with those ex.
pressed in Col. Aiken's address, This
address we will publish in week or co.
The music-both instrumental and yo-
cal-rendered by the pupils during the
evening was very gooa indeed, and re-
fected credit upon both Mira. Aver, the
accomplished teacher, aud her pupiie, !,
who evinced thorough training and
marked proficiency. 1
with Gen. Ayers address the exercises
OF tho evening closed, and after thanking
the audience for the good order preserved
and the close attention given the exercises
the General dismissed thems.s s,s eEfs "a 8 Z
Although this school wnS 'estabiishedf
only the first OF last year. the patronage
1t has received from thia and ottier Sec
tions or the State has been very liberal,
indeed, and assures its success an . perm,
anency beyond doubt. The number OF
pupils In attendance during .fhe session
that has just closed reached eighty odd.
much larger number than was expec.
ted before the opening of the session.
As far as We know tho patrons OF the
school gre we'll pleased with the system
OF instruction pursued by the faculty, as
VOL as the discipline maintained. Tine
Seminary supplies, o long. felt want in
Anderson, and we wish it every success
possible,