Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-05-11

UPON the occasion OF laying the cornerstone OF
the Galloway Female college, which took place at
Searcy, Ark, April Is, Gen. D. McRae delivered
the address Of welcome. After paying just and
beautiful tribute to the citizens of Searcy for their
enterprise and generosity in aiding to establish the
college in their midst, the general proceeded to
speak in glowing terms Of the results which follow
upon the higher education of women. He said:
s'Bonaparte once asked Madame De Stael how
he could best promote the happiness of France;
her answer was full of wisdom She said: TN
struct the mothers of the French people,
Mothers are indeed the efficient and effective
teachers of the human race. She begins her train
ing with the infant in her arms and as was said by
one of our profoundest thinkers, "The mother we
may say directs the child first mental and spiritual
pulsations." She conducts it along the impressble
years of childhood and youth and hopes to deliver
it to the strife and tumutuous scenes of life armed
with these good principles which her child has re-
ceived from maternal love and care.
1t is automatic that the duration of the free in
situations with which we are blessed depends upon
the habits of virtue and dissemination of knowl-
edge and education The acquisition Of knowl-
edge does not comprise all that is included in the
term education; for all that the soul meets with in
its passage through life is its educator, each emo
ton, each passion pertoEMs its part for good or
evil the disciplning the feelings, restraining the
passions, inspiring true and worthy natures in
sitting profound religious feeling, intoxicating at
all times pure morallty-all these are comprised
in the education bestowed by the mother who faith"
fully discharges her trust. 1t is in the promulga
ton of sound morals and especially in the training
and instructing the young that woman performs
her part in human society. That this is the re-
ceived opinion is verified by the large concourse Of
people assembled here, who by their presence
ton having for its object the fit preparation of
woman as an educator in its broadcast sense"
ONE of the late papers makes lengthy mention
of the new method adopted by many of the lead
ing cities for furnishing opera-glasses to theater-
goers. The glasses are placed in locked box
which is attached to the chair in such manner
that it does not interfere with the comfort of the
occupant. Wishing to use the glasses, a dime
is dropped into the opening or slot at the top Of
the box, which instantly opens and it can not be
closed again save by the person who has charge of
the boxes, and whose duty it is to examine, clean
the glasses and close and lock the boxes after each
performance. AS the glasses are of standard
make, the expense of supplying large theater
with them was at first an expensive experiment,
but stock companies were formed to meet the ex-
penditure, and after the plan had been tested it
was so successful that it was no trouble whatever
to secure financial support. They bid fair to have
place in every theater, and the house that has
them not bids fair to be the exception.
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