The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-26

opening for the white women OF Mississip-
pi. The idea Of State schools for girls and
industrial schools is not new one in mod
ern civilization. Europe is dotted with
such institutions. The International Edu-
cational Congress at Brussels in 1880 ''de-
voted mornings sitting to the question Of
the best method Of education, and the best
course Of studies in secondary schools for
girls. II gave to several women, whose
names are well known, the opportunity Of
proving how well they deserve their repu-
tation. Lgas by common consent reeoqnized
that secondary schools for girls are absolutely
Indispensable and that the establishment OF them
u a duty Of the State" This Congress also
agreed that 'the growing importance Of
industrial training for women suggests
the necessity Of giving it an official
organization. Institutions for the pur-
pose would train pupils for the trades
fitted to the strength and special aptitudes
Of their sex" On the 22d of November.
1880, the French Senate passed the bill
authorizing the government to establish
secondary State schools for girls. The new
institutions will be situated at Paris, Lyons,
Lille, Marseilles, and even other cities. A
course of pedagogy is to be attached to
each school for such pupils as desire to pre-
pare themselves for the school service
The teaching staff consists of male and
female teachers, but whenever a lesson is
given by male teacher the presence of
female teacher is obligatory.
Vienna has one OF the best industrial
schools for young women. 1t is divided
into eleven departments, viz Commerce,
French, English, stenography, drawing,
artistic sewing, plain sewing, cutting out,
point-lace work, telegraphy, and general
improvement. The fees range from $500
to $1,000 year. For those who desire it
situations are found at the end of the
course.
We are told that State institution for
white girls is not needed in Mississippi, and
are reminded that the State University 10
open to women. But the opening of tho
university docs not answer the demand,
for besides the objection to co-education, it
doet not furnish that training in practical
pursuits whereby women may become self
supporting il necessary. And this persist
ent effort to force co-education upon the
white women of Mississippi nolenS volens,
reminds one Of the old-fashioned way of
giving a refractory child a tose of castor
oil-hold his nose and pour il DOM.
The arguments heretofore advanced for
the establishment of separate State in
stitution for white girls, haze been upon
strong conviction of the necessity for such
institution, and if these arguments have
possessed the elements Of truth and sound
logic, no unpreiudiced person OF intelli-
gence will hesitate to receive them.
Sir Walter Scott makes one of his char.
acters to say "Aye, the truth, il the truth,
though the dell himself spake it," and
sensible people recognize that "a fact is
none the less true, though feeble woman's
hand dragged at the bottom of the we'll and
brought it to light, and feeble woman's
voice was the first to shout 'Eurekap"
There are some subjects about which women
are competent to speak, and surely one Of
these should be the wants and capabilities
of women. And in conclusion, Messrs.
Editors, permit the remark that sneers, in
regard to "female advice" and the infe-
riority Of women generally, have never been
thought to characterize, in any eminent
degree, a gentleman.
MISSISSIPPI WOMAN.