The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-16
Who De, and Who Do Not, Favor
a State Female College.

The State Teachers Convention, re-
Gently in session at Jackson, voted in
favor of coeducation of the sexes in our
University, and against university for
girls.
The State Grange adopted a resolu-
ton which is to be presented to the Leg
stature, 10 favor Of female college at
which tuition and board shall be fur
nished by the State free Of expense to
pupils.
EDfroRs CLARION. The two para
graphs above, from the Summit Sentinel,
show in sharp contrast, these whe do,
and those who do not desifea State Fee
male College in Mississippi. The Teach
era Convention according, to their En-
rolling Committee, was composed OF
forty-seyen men, and four or Ave lady
teachers. OF these, the Faculty of the
| A. & NJ. College left Thursday afternoon
to meet the intelligent and progressi 70
Farmers Club Of Madison county;
others left early Friday morning, so that
on tic final vote on DIR. Wheats resolu-
ton, endorsing co-education and oppos-
ing Female College, very few teachers
we're present. OF this number four OF
five voted against the resolutions, and
the majority of those favoring it were
men salaried by the State, lit might be
Judging uncharitably to say, that had 0
1 direct interest in getting th@schvol Eund
| legislated. into their owa pockcts) or else
were Interested in private female schools
which they supposed perhaps State
Female College might injure. Some Of
the most eminent educators in Missis
sippi have expressed themselves as op
posed to co-education, and the small pro
portion which the so-called Teachers
Association bears to the great number o
teachers in Mississippi is apparent,
Il The State Grange, the Representative
! association Of the farmers, the grea
body Of the taxpayers Of the safe, a
their session at Meridian rec6mmende,
that the Legislature take steps to estab
lish d State Industrial and Norma
A School for the white females Of Missis
! sippi. The women of the State. toe
! who pay large proportion Of the taxes
y who have passed their girlhood ar,
c womanhood In the trying times OF tn
: history ef the State, those who hav
!. only the good Of their sex at heart, an,
no selfish purposes TO subserve thes
ask for separate State institution.
There il no demand from the wome
a of Mississippi for co-education. The,
: oppose il, not because they mistrus
their sex. They understand, better tina
n any man can the capacity, the necess
c ties, all the strength, and many of th
n weaknesses of women. There is no ne
cessity for co.education, aud il there al
: dangers attending the system (and thi
o reason teaches, and eminent educator
and psychologists attest) they woul,
10 plead that the white souled daughter
Of the State be protected in their pt
. rity, and shielded at their mo.
1t impossible and unsuspecting ag
IT from every breath of faint and col
le tamination. Now, in our poverty, til
- only tenable argument for co.educatio
:, is its economy, and where is the ma
n who would save dollar to the detr
ii ment of his daughter? IL there is nc
II money enough in the State Treasury |
even take steps" toward establishing
" State institution for girls, what has b
u come of the taxes which the women
il Mississippi have been paying for yea
n. and years? Perhaps we need anoth,
~ Teachers Association to shape legisl
= ton, or perhaps We need few more !
~ matte asylums.
A MISSISSIPPI WOMAN.