The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-09-10

to put too fine point upon itt-very econom-
Ically. and displaying tic neither limbs with
| q prodi.a worthy OF q better cause.
You answer coedncation is not to blame
for this. since i: has not yet been practiccd.
Granted, but would not the throwing to
4 gcthcr of he sexes at a time when nature
| has pecuiurIy adapted the girl to be most
unreasonable and the boy to lack that
reverence for woman which he acquires la
ter on in life. lead him to treat her with a
bon, ca,a0,uder.ie which would famiiiarZe
| her with the roughcr side of masculine ma
ture and aid i'll bringing about this dcplora-
bic result!
| Our girls hold within the hoilows of their
| dainty palms the morals OF the future. Ed
ucatc them then, to hold wonanly modesty
at greater value /; to be less slangy" and
more reserved to be clary of the little pink
lnissives they distribute so freely; to cease
encouraging g Washers " and abandon their
various handkerchief and fan fiirtations,
and you achieve greater victory than can
| ever be won by encouraging them to class
competitions md struggles over mathcnlat-
| zeal. scientific and political problems.
There is no general need, even, that the
| sexes should pursue identical courses OF
study. The man is essentially fitted to go
forth and grapple with the sterner exigen-
ces OF life, while the woman does not need
instruction in those branches peculiarly nee
| have women in almost every profession. 1t
| is true, but they are exceptions to the rule :
| and while there arc so many men to occupy
| these positions, let woman be content to
| have her kingdom encompassed by her own
| hcarthstone and to shine supremely there,
| Sin that stiffness
Which most becouIes woman sitting beside
The tireside of tie heart, feeding its flame
SO Weld the forum and forensic display to
the ruder sex.
Let it not be understood that | advocate
the suppression Of woman Or her total So
clusion, according to the Mnscoyltc princl-
pie which holds that she is only fit for
| obedience and industry. This would be Il
very incongruous position to take, belong
ing as Go to an Association composed, with
but few exceptions, Of the masculine sex.
1t is just, though not necessary, that
woman should be mans mental equal and
if the State wishes to make provision to that
effect, then let co-education mean the pur-
suit of the same courses Of study, but in
separate institutions. The rearing and edu-
eating of the sexes, while admitting of iden-
teal instruction, must be conducted accord.
ing to systems totally irreconcilable with
each other, having III view the dissimi'ar
duties which the pupils are called upon to
perform and the different destinles they are
lated to fulfill in after life.
Woman is mans physical inferior and her
training could not be governed by the same
rules as that Of her more robust brothers
without tending to undermine a constitu-
ton upon which the future Of the country
depends for, if The hand that rocks the
cradle is the hand that rules the world" so
upon the excellent health, the perfect for
nation, the splendid physique of Americas
women depends the future greatness OF her
unborn generations
Another and equally as great consdera-
= i,af ,,Io oh
eoguence against the daily and constant as
soclaton of the sexes which cocducation
would neccssitate is, that it would tend to
drag woman from her lofty sphere, deprive
her of much OF that gentle influence she has
heretofore exertcd, and increase greatly the
perverted, hippant tone which unllappily
pcrvades young society to such a consider
able extent.
While the stitcd formalities Of q Grandi
son are not necessary in our generation,
still a slight soupeoh Of the old-faslioned
courtesy and reverence of women which
distinguished our torefathers is greatly
needed to restore and preserve intact that
native delicacy which women lose by habit
ual and too familiar intercourse with the
rougher sex.
No one can contemplate for a moment the
record OF Il Nassar or Staunton and oppose
Il system of State education for women. In
struct our girls i'll every necessary branch,
give them full scope to acquire iii that is
allotted the masculine mind if they .,rSirc
but educate them apart lest perfect wulnaii-
hood be destroyed t.rever. Let them be
instructed in Literature, for no one can
doubt their capacity to excel in that branch
AFTER co4sAaeslflng the achievements Of the
g1le1 Isrontes, Muoch, George Eliot and
Others whose names arc burned with an in
mortal radiance upon the scrolls Of time;
Medicine, even, as no woman can ennoblc
fbap ,F-fyp In hna
OF those who are under her domestic .juris-
diction. Let her master Physiology and
Anatomy, comprehend the nine great sys-
tens, and understand the mysteries and
workings of the little bcin. which, sooner
or later, an Almighty Ruler lays within her
arms.
She needs not the capability to diagnose
diseases so much as the knowledge of the
measures necessary for their prevention,
and III standing beside Il stricken fellow be
ing. smoothing the tossed pillow and sup
porting the burning brow within her own
fair arms, she fuitils he: divine mission as
"ranay as the learned Medlcus who counts
the pulse leafs and notes the temperature
Of the unhappy sufferer. Who does not
prefer Florence Nightingale to il Joan Of
Arcy
Woman can accomplish more in the con
acnincd cell than in the room in which the
condemnation was pronounced, and achieve
more ,lrgin" one fallen sinner to repentance
than upon Il platform before motley null
titudc, and it must be coneedcn that there
are many places into which = public life
would lead u woman where her very sex,
far from being Il protection. would only
prove a cause tor contlliHely aud abuse.
AS q powerful American writer has APPLY
put it - We have been accustomed to see
ing woman on the lyric and tragic stages, in
the studies of painting and sculpture aud in
81,
we see her in the pulpit, medical college and
hospital common and superior courts Of
law, public school boards and libraries and,
to limited extent, at the polls. while dur
ing the past Winter she has been recognized
in the legislation Of several States as il pow
crtuily supported applicant for Il larger
share of the public rights and personal priv
ilrges that man has hitherto enjoyed excIu-
siycly."
This, gentlemen. is the effect which the
association with males and the masculine
ing of the female mind would cause. If this
elimination is desirable, then by all means
let il be; but first reverse TIE picture. Con
slider the beautiful home life you would lose
the tender administrations OF your women
kind, the glowing light OF love Which would
play no mere about your hcarthstones, and
hesitate before you
" Brush from the grape lis beautiful blue,
A'i shake from the roses their tremuors dew
There arc grandcr possibilities to DC ac-
comrhshoa BY the sexes than the struggling
together for academic huners Let them u
Taught tn carry out the great end which the
Creator la. iii view when the first woman
looked INTO the eyes Of the first man-to
love, elevate, ASSIST each other adowu lifc's
tolsrlnc journey. coUnseiinu conSoliur, so
that when tue inevitable end draws nigh
and the darEenng shadow OF the Valley of
Death uinS the eve and stills the f.. ltarips,