St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-10

pressure-for-all system that obtains so uni
Yersally in schools everywhere in this age and
country. While / am more than gratitied at
the efficiency of our schools, both public and
private, beg here to suggest that we have
committed grave error in setting up cast
iron curriculum for old pupils. The curricu-
lum while suited to many, must in the very
nature of things bear hardly upon very
large portion of the pupils. The course of
study is laid down for the healthy, robust
boy, and as a general rule the robust boy
justifies its wisdom, but a minority of boys
and nearly all girls suffer loss and damage
both physically and mentally from the pro-
tracted and extreme efforts they are COM
PEELED to make, in order to keep their grades
and pass to d higher class with their more
rugged mates; especially does this bear hard
upon our delicate daughters
Here the doctor enterd upon long and
learned discussion of the reasons why the
delicate girl cannot stand the draiu upon her
physical and brain forces demanded by this
high-pressure, hot-hOuse system of forcing),
and then continues: LAS to the remedy for
the crushing-out system of equal education
for the sexes, ordinary judgment would die
tate that the education of the girl should be
proceeded with in an entirely different man.
ner from that of her rugged brother. stop
should be put to rivalry and emulation be-
tween them. and let her pursue her studies
free from the memorable task system. Let
her learn the many domestic economics OF
the home, and all those accomplishments that
make home what
ONLY 4 LOVEABLE GIRL
can make it, with music drawing, botany
studied from nature philosophy, and the
natural sciences in general, history and belle
letters. But with all this, let her become
thoroughly mistress of the art OF home man.
agement, so that when she meets her woman
fate in happy wife and motherhood, she will
not be at the mercy OF servants who Will be
only toe ready to take advantage of an unin-
strilcted mistress TO make her life a burden
and her homo Il tang to fee from. AS
soon us she is safely launched on
the safe side OF her physical
development, let her take few years of solid
study. If il be desirable thing. In behalf of
our darling. bright American girl l would
respectfully sugge, t that she be relieved from
a forced competition for excellence in scholar
ship with her male companions in q cur
riculum designed entirely for boys at time
of her life when she should be laying up store
Of accomplishments for home use and devel-
oping into that lovelest and best of all
created things-a perfect woman
AN INQUIRY.
The following offered by Mr.. Smally was
adopted:
Resolved That the committee on health
ard sanitary be instructed 10 ascertain, If
possible, from what source the false dis
patches emanated, which recently appeared
in other cities, stating that an epidemic of
smallpox prevails in st. Paul.
THE STATE FAIR.
The following offered by Mr.. McClung
was referred to the committee on streets,
roads and parks:
Whereas, 1t is important that the next state
fair shall be such su ccesS that it will reject
credit upon the state, and,
Whereas, The city of St.Paul is determined
to contribute everything in its power to Sc
cure such success;
Resolved, That the committee on roads and
parks report to this chamber what is in the way.
and who are in the way to prevent the WIDEN
ing of Como avenue, from Rice street to La Ike
Como to width of 100 feet the opening of
driveway throughComo park and the extension
of broad avenue,2 200 feet wide, from the park
to the fair grounds.
Resolved, That the opening of such adrive-
way is necessary to carry out the broad and
liberal policy of this city which prompted the
donation to the state of the ample grounds
used for fair purposes.
The following, offered by Mr.. Cochran,
was referred to the committee on streets,
roads and parks:
Whereas, Insecure and unreliable titles to
real estate in any city tend to retard its
growth and discourage capitalists in their i'll
vestments; and
w uOISStSf InCEO dppcstIS W 10 LIZ liOhu
ments or other reliable data upon which all
can rely for the true corners of the blocks in
cluded in the old city plat of St. Paul proper,
and citizens who have bnilt expensive build
ings upon lines given by the city engineer are
now subjected to actions at law to determine
lines and title to and for ejectments from
large tracts of ground upon which these i'm
provements have been made; therefore,
Resolved, That the committee on streets,
roads and bridges be instructed to confer
with the common council of St. Paul, or its
proper committee, with the view of having
the corners of the blocks of St. Paul proper,
as originally surveyed and plated, ascer-
tanned and indicated by permanent monu-
ments or otherwise, and that in all cases
where parties have been msled as to corners
and lines by city officials. and made expensive
improvements, relying upon said lines, the
city relinquish its rights to the extent of the
ground covered by such improvements for
the value of its rights at the time such i'm
provements were made.
The board then went into executive ses-
sion.