The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-25
a PLEA FOR OUR GIRLS.
an Open letter to the General Assem-
bly, of North Carolina
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE

Especial Cor. STATE CHKoSIcLEl
RALEIGH \. c., Jan. When
Martin Luther's Only daughter lay dead
he found his wife weeping sorely over
tie bier on which the beautiful form Of
lheir child lay robed for the grave, and
he said to her, Sweetheart, why do
yoa weep This is a hard world for
girls"
Since the dark days in which Luther
Llyad mucl las been done to ameliorate
The condition Ct woman. Bnt after a
careful survey Of the status Of woman
IN North Carolina one Is forced to echo
the words Of the great Ieformer and
t say, this IS still 3 HARD WORLD FOR GIRLS
L DO not refer, of course, to the fa-
| y0r5d class who are the daughters Of
Tel--tc 90 mcn, bnt to the girls of The
/ poorer classes who are growing upsin
| -gqaE#nc.. forced to spend their years
1- Y Co I'D nature intended should
| 9a spent II mental and physical de.el-
o ..o145, Il tie t2.tle for bread.
I5ls not 1y paspose il this paper to
adGuee arga l9elts in favor Of the edu-
cation + woman, the Importance Of
A.cl is ecw conceded by every in.elh-
gent mal Nor do / apprehena that
there il in the G51oTal Assembly Of
North Carolina man Hhose vote vii
be Influenced by the obsolete prejudice
hat education tends to unfit g roman
for her proper ''sphero' OF life
| TIE question is no longer shall our girls
5s educated, but how shall they oe ca
acated, aud what is the dufy Of The STATE
10 hem il this matter1 North CroHna
.ppgopriates yearly 4 large amount
for the maintenance OF q Univ9r-
sity and an Agricultural and Mechanical
College for boys, every woman in the
State who owns property being taxed for
the support Of t4e:e institutions but
not ONE DOLLAR has she ever aupropri
i, 4ted fol t1e education Of girls, except il
-he preparatory braache5 taught ia the
public schools and tue limited training
given at the county institutes, the ad
vantages Of which she shares il common
J With the boys.
] Tuis IS the record with which NORTH
, Carolina enters upon the lasJ decade 9
caltu1g that las been triumphant,
! called 'Wolsn'5 CcntEry" because /
! mas witnessed such unprecedented ad
s | ya1cs sne4t il the condition q the sex.
In sle c'amor for increased alvan
ages and privileges whiaa has arise
. from ela women e America OF la
: ears, he voice cl tle daughters 9
North Caroline las not been beard
Reared il land where women haY
yer REGARDED mcn, u05 as their rival
II 0DcEe4sGf5, Out IS their natural prC
| nav ,r.,i
" waited until the men should com
9, forward and espouse their cause. Fc
tho first time in the history Of the Stat
$ an organ zed body of women has al
Il pealed to the Legislature for an apprt
4 1riatioa for the benefit Of their need
) and loag-suffering sisterhood. No
Jhat their voice is heard at last, there
% a touching pathos IL the key note
a. strikes Tbey make no complaint Of Il
IL injustice Of representation without Ia.
. ation;" they do not demand (or desire)tl
anfrauchisement Of their seq; they do q
even ask to share the benefits Of high
10 | education provided for their brother
) they only plead for such educational q
= yanta1as IS will fit then to earn decc
c support The Kings Daughters Of t
State have laid before theLeglalature 7
itiOn Tor the establishment Of a Norm
and Industrial Framing School for girl
a committee Of large hearted men a
- n0inted by the Teachers Assembly ha
demonstrated to cur Legislators how t
GnaT be accomplish without adding
., dollar to the burden Of public taxati,
- aad She Southern Trustee Of the Peabo
% Fun has pledged for this purpose ST
'iy eqgal T. ne amount appropriated by t
Us 5Jate .o nose who heard he able 2,
II, 1Q 5a5 nj3rse meat Of this petit
i n@1e v, d. Curry, ~ would aeen u
'si- aese remains MT z foot Of grould Up
" icl "a l@se any objections Q hi -
lat -ara i;aeI ua tsrstand that there a
&C nose vat c'4iu tiat the pTiyate scho
re- fer girls are suiici3nt TO met this {
nv mani, aad | have been requested 2
~ recent rep preventative OF one Of these
3hz ~titu tions, 10 show that it is lmpQssi
lon for such schools toaccomplish to tols Wo
sa- First, then, there is not q private
church school or college for women
ate tie state which has an endowment; d
ith being dependant upon their patrons
be for support they cannot place th
OF terms at a figure which would bring !
his advantages OF the school within ref
7ho Of the poorer classes. Nor IS there
on. grieve to say, school or college VII
ect nolds in trust any fund for the as7istal
ley Of needy aud deserving girls;Taereas
,ast state, by its free scholarship provides
,ars the education of one fslh Of tie bOyS
) Of its schools.
on Again, were II possible to bring
cad advantages IF these schools within X
7ho of al our girls, tLey would not rece
to there the practicaA training which
Industrial School alone can furn
: as TIE curriculum Of these schools
rye already too complex, girl having
ons addition to the regular course Of ma
re MATES, languages, sciences, l,teratr
but 'ologies and 'isms, al extra and 81
equallv burdensome course Of mu
!. art. el0cutio1. c1Hs-henic8, needleH
&C.. &c Pie average number Of ht
y. w0sa il maie schools IS, | believe, f
fifteen 70 t6enry hours per week, =
the aver3ge iG the gisi school, :
-. wbl1a tie writer VAS f9r4a.iy con
ted .s ron TWENTY-FIVE TO til
0erl b5ut5 per vaea This IS the reason
ion. l believe the only le-sonJ Why