New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-22
HIGHER EDUCATION OF WOMEN.

C-uAT Is AND WHAT IS NOT AIMED At BY PRO
NOTES or THE MOVEMENT.
70 me razor OF The Zrt6UHe
SIR: The present movement for the higher
sdncation Of woman seems ~ many instances widely
Misunderstood Some say we aim at what is Icyolu-
,iunary others char-e with an attack upon public
schoos high schools private schools, and I'm snort, i'll
,ttutius OF earning IL general while there those
Who say that underlying the whole effort there Is an
uneAprcssed advocacy Of what il odiously
called strong-mnl-dne,s woman suffrage.
III, lad cs and gentlemen interested In thus movement
are perfect conscious that 90 has 10 charm Of novelty
college door are open for female students our right
hand and on left, IN our own and other iands the
IcAoI. and result, o. which not unknown. Neither
auyt a. tbsr plan 20 lay siege 70 the various In
stutonsof learning which scattered broadcast over our
land. have resulted IN such untold good
10 every class and condition OF society.
Most Of all. let It Ice enphaticaily said,
there does Turk 'hc remotcst thought Of educating
women ior the ballot The underlying principle Of the
whole movement is not 10 unseI but 10 ennobe and
perfect woInanhooi. from which comes and on which
rests the highest expectations for the race
n m al old country Ike England, whore the homes
The institutions. the chare-. and life In lis manifold
formations reap the benefit of centuries Of experience
the great universities OF learning offer 10 the
daughters the same advantages Of education
o. 70 The sons not greater need Of priv
tailed fortunes not the rule but the exception in
country our young men 'tep forward from the hum
beet places. and by lie labor Of tacr own hands take
the front ranks VI position aud power This the glory
aud pride " cur and. over which every woman
Teioiccs for husband, father, brother au1 friend
j. citizens Of a great Republic there wide field for
the development Of =. To re that theirs
l. small place Does il follow that because are not
upon 10 90 the work. that less noble
than the other requires less thorough preparation
Docs II demand less knowledge industry or skill for
d woman 70 uiilZe material wealth for a home than
II does IA 10 acquire It And pausng for a mo
what should De the glory o. hJnc-the child
let IL be remembered that the nursery the first and
most important schOO, and the mother the first profes
tor. Il there moral or Intellectual training great
for such te8chingst
Tie only idea p~rvadEg this movement il 10 direct a-
tentOn 70 thorough high education or women; that
wherever placed she may realize the full advantage
her talents.
some honor the gft OF teaching Others the love Of art
N It's manifold and attractive forms many talent
foi writing 4 gwen whatever II may be- we claim there
should De Tor each and all the most earnest
Application anc careful study. And for those about
Us Us whose tastes ana gifts lie In the direction
S VIA Is csied higher education taught in our col
We ASK OF Columbia that open her doors firm
~ 'ha the iour years Of study there received
sdue ~ we ordinary course Of young Itiv's school
gays WI. develop more complete and fuller uo,naD-
hoou Tue one result Tor which aim.
Seao- York, May 10. 1882. me COMMITTEE