The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-24
i state Female Tnstitnte, . Neces-
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Tsntr.,pa f.t.tnfaN Much criticism
has bee., evoked b that resolution Of
Cliborne County Grange, which reiatss
to the establishing ct state INSTITUTE
exclusively for faIaIes 1he opponents
argue thar there are many good colleges
in the State wIIefe woman can obtain
) finished education, and that therefore
the State IS too poor to build up an IN
stftute for the sake Of mere sentiment.
/ nropose to answer Il il objection and
faink / can show eonclusiyely that such
a Inssitute IS was intended by the
resolution. Is 8 necessity in the state.
Many women. with high testimonials
fror,, r,,Ileores ard schools, find It Impos-
sihIe III obtain renumeratIFe employ
ment simply because the market is al
ready oyerstocked with teachers. a
olsrea at the seanastress shows the same
1eznlt A few have gone into other
lines of business. aud while some have
succeeded. many fail from want OF
nroner education and training This
knowIedge must force itself on every
intelliUent. reflective mind, that IL be-
booyes rs 10 hasten out of the old ruts
and reyolye with the wheel of progress!
T4t ns establish 3 school, not for
external culture aud instruction Tor idle
pleasure, but to .each our daughters
science. as an art which will yield them
a livelihood. Let the Institute be based
on the scholarship plan each county
being allowed one student selected on
competitive exaaainatioB, in rudlmenta-
ry branches, and giUea ptsdge 70 use TIE
afuantaoes prorided By the Institute fer pr
poses of self support After the student
enters the Institute, let the State defray
all expenses. Let the Institute be dI-
yided into many departments, and al
low students the privilege of eleeting
that course of study for which their
talents best fit them. Such an Institute
will be to Mississippi what Corper IN
stitute-from which / have drawn my
models to New York. No living per
son. can form any estimate of the great
good such an Institute would be 10 the
State. 1t would raise the standard OF
our public schools, by giving the stu
dent some incentive, TO speed them on
to study. Women would find work as
engraYers, jewellers, designers OF oil
cloths, wall papers, and kindred trades
where artistic workmanship Is IN de
mand. Photography, telegraphy, steno-
graphy, drawing and painting should
be taught. Nor should the agri.
cultural arts be neglected. Practical
chemistry, and botany, are OF I'm,
mense value to the farmers wife and
daughters. Our State is fast being
traversed by the great railways of the
world, and agriculturists have great
future. Let them see to it, that their
daughters have all the knowledge posi-
Bile to tighten their labors and render
their lives less monotonous. Rome
was not built in a day" If the State
cannot donate half million at time,
let her give us something as a nucleus,
to show that she intends to pay back the
debt she owes her daughters, for having
taxed their property so many years Tor
the benefit of her sons Oxford, stark
vile, Alcorn, and two normal schools
are a fixed fact, vet Mississippi is too
poor to help US educate our daughters
God bless our legislators and teach
them how to reason.
Mrs. O. A. HASTINGS.
CIaihorne County. Oct $, 1883.