The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-19
ASCHO0L FOR OUR GIRLS.
TIE AUTHOR OF The BILL MAKES
A SPEECH IN ITS FAVOR

Thousands of Women in the State
Longing for Ira ng That VIII
Make Them Independ emit Women
from Otner states Coming in to Fill
Responsible faces
ATLANTA, GA, 5 pit. 1S.-The bill TO
establish a training school for gi Is was tie
speciai o der in the House today, and Ar.
Atkinson of Coweta, the autaor, made a
strong speech 70 it, He said the 9 is need
for such an educational institution. This
has been shown by the hearty Endorsement
of the bill give by the press and the
people Of the sta e. The system of educa
ton that answ cred before the war will Lot
answer for the new necessities OF new
civilization. A Lew condition is upo US.
In every town and nelghnorhood are
women who wish to be independent, but
there is no place for them 10 get such train
ing as will fit them for self support
OUTSIDERS COMING IN.
Women from other states that furni'h
such trsi ming a e coming into Georgl and
doing the WORK Georg wo men iouid dn.
In this state there are very few fields In
which a wo IAN may make living. how
much richer would il make the states We
would give to 30 81 Is now only consumers
the power of earning livi 2.
WHAT THEY COULD DO.
They could " ork as type writer's, stenog-
raphes, etc, instead of .a,i z all such
positions flied by wo men fro II other sta IS.
What can ley be Ia e t, a ID N It ca they
do1 They can be taught d practice pno-
Biography, tele raphy. tenography, typ
writing, jokkee ing, dome tic economy,
rraftit q and nEtnr a darn 81 and
indus rial rts he Welt to a Ia lOr sno
a few days ago and saw a white woman
workinG In TIE same room and under the
directions of legro. We have put er
there by not g wing her the k Owledge and
training that ud enable lie to make II
living IN a better wayl This is no new
idea. Such a training school is j g sue
cessful work III MiSsissi pi, Germany,
France, En- Gland and all over tue no tn.
Such schools are esta lished and are gain
ing deeper AID deeper hold.
MIssIssIPPfs EXPERIMENT.
he pointed 10 the work of the industrial
school at Columbus, Miss, as an illus .ra-
ton of the plan. Tnat scho | cannot &C.
commodate all the girls of it' cwl state
who are a xious to equip themselves for
practical life. Tie giils there get board
for 81 or 50 mo To, including ire and
light They do their own work, C can uD
their rooms. help sweep the halls and cook
In the kitcheI. There is add tional work,
which they get pay for dol 6. Ii
they do this they redul the. r bo I'd from 50
oS4 per month.
But if tie refused to do something for the
women of Georgia, who have led such noble
lives in peace aud war, he would be-
ashamed to saw he wa a Georgian. Georgia
has do g more for the ndustrI ed cation
OF the eglo than sh has done for her
white girls There are fifty coleg IN tle
sou h for the industrial training of negro
children.
FLowERY MR. RAwLS.
Mr. Rawls of Eff am offered the fol-
lowing anne dune t, wh.cl he bellished
with ONE iowery remarks, bit it WAS II:
Said school all be locate in the beautiful,
artistic and hOurisnng town of Guyton, Effing-
nam com y, we're the roses bloom ca ly and
send fort tneir sweet fragrance upon the
balmy atmosphere, So congenial to the bee ity
and sweetness of Dung ladi g. and wrers the,
sweet ones attending lid school will hav, tie
asSoclAl 10 o gentlemen who admire, love and
worship them.
CLAY TAKES THE FLOOR.
Speaker Clay tiok The foo support of
the bill sai1 Geoigi has done nothing
for the trai / g Of er daughters She has
helpe TO ed cate her so S. What has size
done T glls9 He would tie for this bill.
a. he i1dd Nfpei always, DEC JUS IL is Z ght,
regardless Of whether or not it ma en-
danger his future political career. He would
never refuse his voJe to a bill that prJpo Q
TO give to the girls of G )rgia ca INC of
earning \ mo est way a resp &C able liv-
ing He thou ht the gentleman from Mer-
I"ether the Las maa to oppose the bill.
FAVORED BY THE MASSES.
The toihng masses We ere in favor Of il.
and it " ould eli a po ular vote if put
to the pc pie to-day. That gem lena hal
been a icularly fortunate in having his
speeches reported by lady ecu ated by
just such choo "a this bill prop SEES to eS-
ia li,h. We need ~ ell trained teac ersflr
the common sen OILS of Georgia. here are
moe Than loo W men in Alta TIA teaching
school
WANTED ALL GIVEN A CHANCE.
He wa TEL all tle poor girls of Georgia
given an opportunity to equip themseii
for tuls ami other work Inc IA ,mbel.-
talk of big a preparation. Why, one
fourth OF one mill taxaliol would give 800.
000 1t will NV be 50 cents for every ma
who is worth 50 600 He thong It even tn
gentleman tr III eriA ether - ould give TINS
E0och L he p the g rls Georgia.
The ommit ee rose wlthou Fl lal action.
but it is C. ar hat the G. .orgia legislature
is not quite ripe for tue IN asure.