Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-20

A supplsmsntnl ArEaansat.
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Il may Be Of interest 20 many OF your
readers 10 know that the position which |
have taken on the subject Of "Co-educatioa
is cordially endorsed. among othegs by Prot.
". P. Wiley of the West Virginia Uniyer-
sity, hate able and judicieus editor Of the
wheeling RgGlsrER Although his note
was not intended tor publication, trust
that Prot. Wiley wilP pardon the liberty l
have taken u using il as . preface and tonic
TO the following supplemental argument
which l have been meditating for some days
past
MoReASfowS. FEBRUARY IL, 'S5.
DEAR SIH:-AllOw me 10 thank yoa
btsrtily, Tor your unsnswerable argument
in favor Of CO education. Published in the
REGisrER Very truly yours.
w. p. WILEY.
TO which replied:
WHEELIxG, February Is, IS.
DE1R SIR:-Yours Of the 18th received,
and duly appreciated, as coming at the
right time, aud from one 50 capsule and
honest. Yours truly.
Jas. II. McMEcHES.
supplemental Argument
In my former communication, for want
Of room, / did not press the argument for
eoedueaiiou in Its immediate application to
the State University. This is what nov
propose to do in supplemental argument
have been told that while most members
OF the present Legislature probably hold that
es-edueation is correct in principle, some OF
them are not in favor Of its immediate ap-
plicatiOn to the University, lest some con-
siderable expense might be incurred.
To my mind this apprehension is entirely
glOUndlsss. If any expense to the State
we're incurred il would be for the eonstrac-
iion Of dormitories Bot this would be fall
ing back into the old boarding house sys-
TEN which endeavored to show in my last
article was not only undesirable, but alto
eether Objectionable, for very good and sub
stantial reasons. / am satisfied that the
Morganiown people neither desire nor ex-
pkct ANYTHING Of the kind, of which the
Legislature has already been wei assured.
The building Of Mrs. Moore, to which
reference has been made, is. say, about one
| fourth mile from the University buildings
IL is pleasantly located and is q large, and
eonmodious brick building capable OF ac-
comnodating not less than fifty boafders
Mrs. Moore would not of course, be expect
cd 70 play the part OF q lady abbess, but
| rather that Of home-mother, causing the
Young ladies not to regard themselves as
State prisoners, but rather as free agents
within certain reasonable restrictions tor
their own welfare
IA to Mrs. Moore herself, her long ex-
perience, her reputation for wisdom, piety,
| sound discretion and executive ability, and
her admirable fitness to. take charge of
Young ladies Just budding into womanhood.
| are such as to require no endorsement OF
unire. Her praise is in the mouths OF ell
who know her AS to the idea that Mrs
NJ, or any other landlady in her position,
would make demand on the State
Tor house rent, that is simply pre-
rcsterous / do not suppose she would
dream Of any such thing. If she did it
would not-snd ought not-5e allowed.
she would have her remuneration from her
bcaIders.
Should Mrs. Moore not be able to receive
all who might apply, then there are num-
Der Of other highly respectable ladies' in the
yilsge who would eheerfully admit them to
their dwellings,, giving them all the advsu-
tages Of home protection and influence,
and wise ma MI supervision.
What more than this could the Legisla-
ture ask2 If convinced that the change
would be right in principle, then why not
proceed st once2 In looking back upon
The history of the past, every rightmiuded
man must see that women have beer
grossly wronged - yea, outrsgeously
Hropged. Then why not go TO
work at once, and remove from our statute
books these foul blots Of neglect and oppres-
SOD, and as far as it can be done by legisls-
ton, repair these great and crying wrongs?
Il is time for US stupid and sleepy-heads OF
the other sex to awake. Let third and
fourth rate statesmen, if they will, throw
their weight against the march of human
progress; but be it our noble work to re-
deem woman* from her hateful thraldom,
and elevate her to her tree position in the
social scale. JAMES Ii. MCMECHESs
February Is, 1856.
nIhere Is no reference here to prohibition" or
"women'S rights sO-ealled. These questions must
stand or "a on thu own merits. simply advocate
"co-educat0n" because desire, In this regard that
truth and Justice should prevail in West Virginia, as
in other parts Of the world. NJ.