Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-06-19

woman. 1t will cause her to make
efforts to secure higher and still
higher attainment in moral and re-
ligiOus life, and also in the capacity
to WELD broader and deeper infu-
ence in every enterprise for individu-
al and public good. We should con-
stantly advocate higher education for
women. Education to that point
where it becomes culture > where
books and teaching have become lost
in the full roundness of the woman's
intellectual development; where tact
will succeed, and perception will be
so quickened, that without peda-
goguery, or show of attainment, her
presence will always be felt, and with
true womanly grace she will exert an
influence as potent as it will be bene-
fetal. U .,a.f I'D .ra.t .g..r
Woman should be educated, not
simply that she may know mathe-
MATES and keep books; but that her
sweet, tender, sympathetic heartmay
be guided by cultivated brain; that
in all the stations of life, her strong
intuition may Unsupported by knowl-
edge. Men are now looking for in
woman what they once neither eX-
pected nor desired. Beauty of form
and face men love now, as when
Ruth cleaned in the fields Of Boaz, or
when Esther walked before the king
whose scepter babe her welcome; but
men have also learned to love beauty
of mind; and perfection Of loneliness
cannot be found, even where the fair
face is the window of "a pure soul, if
the mind is unenlightened, and the
reason supplied by simple conjecture.
To successfully pursue some avoca-
ton that promises in return position
and competency, is the controlling
desire and ambition of thousands of
young women. 1t is a laudable de-
sire, and should receive every en-
enlargement.
The day of sleepy, selfish policy
ever narrowing the means and oppor-
tunities of young women, is ended ;
and day of expansion and demand
have come. A ready market for all
their powers and capabilities is open,
and offers brilliant prizes for talent.
Every avenue in the varied ramifica-
lions of life, offers inviting fields for
competition, and the greatest success
will assuredly come to those who are
prepared by a broad, accurate and
practical training for their life work.
The demand in educational and
other institutions is for efficient and
resolute women who can safely rest
the mantle of those whose lives have
been full of fruitful victories; for wo-
men qualified to takepart in the great
and growing interests of the country.
Not those interests that will democrat
ize woman, but those that will be-
stow upon her all theglOry and honor
she deserves.
The ladder leading to fame and for
tune has many rounds, each one OF
which must be touched before thetop
can be safely reached, and those who
have attained the highest pinnacle OF
fame have started at the foot of the
ladder. Perseverance, Integrity,
and Self-Reliance were the sentinels
of their success. These are cardinal
principles on which must rest the
foundation of material advancement,
and in fact, everything of permanent
value to humanity. Women certainly
started at the foot of the ladder to oh.
tain an education, and although theil
ascension has been slow it will not be
long until they will reach the top.
Educate the women; discover fol-
each the hidden wealth within her
the resource of heart and mind, and
mighty power to will and to do
Give woman a practical education
that when she leaves the shelter O
the old home, she may not stand OF
the threshold and look in perfect be
wilderment on her future.
The cry is for active women; those
who know how to apply what they
have learned, and those, too, whC
have honor ands nobility in theil
souls. Teach woman to realize he
own worth, and ability to do goot
service in the midst of the world''
best workers. Then she will realizt
that "things are not what theyseem.'
Teach her that it is only the rea
ranks of the great army of worker
are crowded. Plenty of room at thu
front. Energy, discipline, and prac