Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-13
MONSIGNOR CAPEL.
W0Mas, THE EDUCATOR OF THE
CITIZENv
His Lecture on this Subject Last
Evening at the MetropoI-
itan Theater.

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the lecture was Woman, the Educator of
the Citizen.' The speaker is man of
commanding figure, erect, vigorous and
digniiied bearing. His coantenance is
amiability itself, broad, but well-propor-
TONED and nodded in features, with heavy
brow and a piled-up forehead, breadth of
brain and heaviness of neck and shoulders.
indicating the intellectual man. III eombi-
nation with high physical development
and a generous endowment Of social ouali-
ties, under command of the benevolent.
He speaks with deliberation and in
much more of the conversational style
than was anticipated. There appeared To
be no effort made for oTatorical effect. II
partook more of the character of paternal
talk from g priest Than oi ii lecture, and to
that extent was disappointing to those
whom anticipation had led to expect a
brilliant exhibition of oratory and dis
play of flashing eloquence. There can be
no question, however, concerning the cult
ure, high intellectual quality, broad schol-
arship and polished manner of the speaker.
He got very near to his audience. and
making no effort to move them, neverthe-
less communed with them upon old truths
familiar to all, and recalled in a perfectly
natural and easy way to memory, substruc-
tural truths of the social system, and gave
them direct applicationto the duty ofthe pre-
siding genius ofhome. He spoke for one hour
and ten minutes, and held the close atten-
ton of his audience to the close. He said
that during and since the American civil
war, while dwelling in France. he was
offered opportunities of meeting men
people from our southern States. and OF
studing the characteristics of people not
his countrymen, but of his race. He had
ever since sought to know the fountain of
the American character, and understand n
people that had builded nation of such
grandeur as this. Later opportunities placed
him IN America. and given him nearly two
and half years residence and study of our
people IN all phases Of their characters, in
busy marts and under a hospitality Of
American homes that he could not oy
estimate. He had travelled East. West. Norib
and South, and been brought into contact
with men of all vocations, and thus en-
Joyed additional opportunities to Judge of
American character. When his Judgment
had fully matured regarding it and
ripened under deliberation. he hored
to record it. and do Justice by his
es innate of the American reonle
He might be asked, What has struck Won
as is most characteristic of Americans ?''
The question would be too broad for a
ready response. Much issaid of the Amer
lean woman abroad, the brightness of
American girls, the quick wit of American
women. Is there anything that especially
distinguishes them from Others abroad
Yes. That strong combination of English
dignity and French vivacity, and Their ex-
traordinary adaptability to situation. If
introduced to royalty, with all its impress
siye surroundings ifsuddenly thrown into
the dlgnlfied and exacting circles of aris-
tocracy, 10 her wholly strange. still the
American woman was not disturbed. and
with marvellous equanimity adapted her
self 10 the place and the occasion. He had
met the beautiful American girl and self
possessed American woman at the Court OF
Napoleon and at the Court of St James.
widely differing as We're the two, he saw
the same girl and the same woman moving
with perfect adaptability TO the REQUIRE
mepts, with supreme ease, and, chameleon
ike, changing color IS the need was.
Now, said he | come 10 your country, and
see the marked difference between the sexes
here tlaughterl. the superiority of the
weman. Laughter. One cannot but be
overpowered by the respect which he sees
men pay to women in this land. A ladv
IN New York said, Sir we are all EN-
presses here = and he replied, " You are
That which most impresses the stranger is
the superiority in education of the women
over the men OF America. The culture is
on the side OF the ladies the refinement IS
theirs No one can take offense at this.
The reason for this should be the pride of
the man. From 10 to II or l6 the educa-
lion of boys and girls runs in very
even lines but from Is to % the bows
begin 70 turn TO bread winners. and
TO put the shoulder TO the wheel of
business, while the woman moves ON
in the line Of education and culture. Dav
by day men are bought into contact with
the roaghnoss and rudeness Of the world.
The race IS for money; The worship Of the
golden calf is a religion OF alteration with
you. The man concentrates his thoughts
on bread winning: he rises with Il unDer-
most at morn and carries ii To bis pilloIy at
night Time TO him Is indeed money. and
he has more to spare. Talk TO him about
the new mapping OF Europe or ask him to
read an article IN the North Americqa Re
rieio, and you throw an obstacle in his
path. Indeed, he'd like to Go il. but he
has no time, he declares. He comes to his
home worn out. and with his labor through
him to the ends OF his fingers. Ii is the
aim and end Of his life to make fortune
perhaps, but in doing il he does not lose
the habit OF work. When he has the for
tune the habit remains He is lost and
unhappy unless he can 20 out into the
Shlrl OF business and return to
his bureau of work But how
is it with the girl She has
no bureau to go to; no concentration of
thought or labor 10 absorb all her being.
She has tasted at the spring of learning
and culture. and knows no reason why she
shall not go on and drink deeper. She.
therefore, remains in the path of improve
ment and enlargng intelligence. She has
the means and opportunity for culture. her
thought can lead that way So, said Mon
signor Capei 1 say the women born of the
same blood as the men, of our race. are
more cultured from the very necessity Of
the case, and are enabled to adhere 10 the
lines OF refinement and TO enlarge and cul-
uvate their tastes, when men are not. And
this, he held, is no insult to the male sex
but credit, and especially so in this new
State, where the effort is being made to
work out some great problems of ciyiliya-
ton. Now, the readiness of adaptation
10 and identification with surroundings
by woman gives her power, unequalled in
the education of the citizen. We all nm
derstand that the mother is an educator.
but, said the the lecturer I say woman,
not mother, and mean TO embrace thereby
great deal broader field of thought. Ed
ucaiion begins with birth i ends onlv
with death. Ii IS not mere ability to write
an article for n newspaper. or. spout shake
peare upon 4 r9strum. These are parts OF
but net all of education. TO read. to write.
to do this or that intellectually is be; part.
net all Of education for. thai begins the dav
We are born and ends only with the dav we
die. If we go into 9 room where there is
musk. we may not perceive i then. but
when we come out and go away from the
place we discover the edor on our garments.
If a man is raised in a stable, the stable
will cling to him to the end OF his DAYS.
The education that begins with birth viii
bear It's characteristics to the day OF death.
Woman's mission in this education is one
OF immeasara5le power and superiority.
She is Rot alone the educator of the citizen;
yet the largest portion of citizenship she
makes and nolds. We are each one of US.
to use common term OF tie day. q COS