Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-08

itich Peoples Daughters
Some time since French lady Of thu
highest culture wa employed TO give in
siruotion in languages IN fashionable
school for girls In a large American city.
She brought to beat the thoroughness Of
study TO which she had been accustomed
In her native land 5heinsisted that the
young ladies' should learn their lesson or
she would know the reason why. SO
she began In the noble resolve that she
would make good scholars even Of rich
women's daughters
What was the RESULT a howl Of wrath
from all quarters Protest after protest
| poured In from parents that sho was dis.
trcssiug their daughters She must stop
It or be dismissed. or they would remove
their girls from the school aud break it
up The head mistress could not afford
TO let her school be broken upi madame
could no, afford to lose her living. So
the higher education Of women In that
Institution was dropped at once, and II
remains TO this day one Of tho most ex.
peusiyc and fashionable schools for girls
In America
One OF the sterncst nrraiynmonts ever
presented Of the average rieh American
mother is contained In the paper called
physical iiindancrst to Teaching Girls"
In The Forum. by Charlotte w. Porter
II lays bare the true inwardncss Of the
private school Tor girls Ms nothing else
has yet done in print Il lays the blame,
too, where Il belongs not ON the proprie-
tor u the girls school, but on the silly
mother, who says to the teacher; MY
daughters do not have to earn their own
living. do not caro- TO have thcm study
very hard. and do not want thom to DO
Worried So tho feeble, lazy. self in.
dulgent girl begins her hrt year. II
Miss Porter did no, tell as 80 4. would
seem incredible that girls could be 40
silly as these described bolowi
Nervousness. backachc. weakness. iosa u hp-
polite gcnsraliy follow som upon the tcallsa-
u1u that school means work. A hard lesson
TO Do mastered Lays gIri low with hcadache
] or dtsfulvcs hef 10 nuuds % tears. Tears In
decd, especially during the nrst par, ~ the
/ YEAR. are " daily downfall. Tears bedaw
/ knntty problems. tears greet the refusal 10 al
low boxes Of candy, tears fall coplously when
ovcfshoea are insisted upon and when short fur
| capea arc declared ius1nicicnt covering f1rgcro
weather Moreover. lrt the fun run BIT too
highO or misrhctous boy tap on tho window
| IN tho evening OF "a mouse suddenly nnprar.
and only dose Of plain Eugllsh and tho va
! lgfinu bottle ptuvunt az epidemic % hyHtcricA
Tho education that many a girl milk.
ing cows on tho farm would give Eve Of
tho best year. OF her life to win Is thus
rejected by tho foolish rich girl Her
body IL weak becaulo her mother never
made her realize tho need Of calthiul
food and exercise Her mind 10 weak
and historical because It has never been
disciplined Miss Porter says the head
Of one girls school declares frankly that
thcro Is more lazinels than IN health in
tho world
Tho strong, stirring intellectual do.
light, which Is the most satisfying aud
inspiring OF amy Ia the world, these poor
creatures never know They certainly
have brains as good IA any. but they are
mover allowed 10 use them. Tho lot Of
the sturdy, rosy daughter Of tho cni.
grant who plays in tho streets and wins
the prize In tine severe public school IL
onyiablo beside that OF the lachadaidcal.
lack.luster rich girl who never had a
taste Of the JOY Of intellectual aequisl.
ton Ia hor life.
Worst Of all. riches take wings The
great estates which IN tho years this
nation has existed have remained in
the same family mors than two genera.
tons may DO counted on tho fingers Of
one hand It Is no, too much 10 say
that at least third VI these pamporel.
wcakling girls will need in course OF
tino to earn their own living, What
then will become Of themi
OF the responsibility o, tho private
teacher In the teeth Of this opposition OF
bosottodly stupid mothers Mils Porter
writesi
For tho sakeof popularity and living, tho
private school has TN often repcatod aud om.
phAsiHod the mistake aud failures ofth ome.
Aha common notion VI a private rho0l proves
thls-thu notion that h summed upin no rules.
little order and discipline. no IS stcmntio study,
no Standard Of scholarship aud attainment;
IN one wort, few duties and many privileges"
Yet tho principals Of theso schools are women
Of liberal education aud broad culture. capable
Of forming and working out high ideals. Their
duty IA plain. Il IL 10 supply what the hotno
training often lacks They must Insist upon
oheiiuuoe, puuOtuality, wholesome and reg
ular diet, vigorous exercise, proper and modest
clothing, good reading hard thinking and
womnnly self control. II thoy do, they win be
called strict" and they viii probably meet
with adverse criticism and peouniary loss,
Nogy we'll
Teaching Il " too vital importance to DO a
matter VI dollars and coats. and n q private
school principal cannot earn her living BY a
, good school, lot her sock sons other WORK.
, Let her not dare to prostitute hor high ofiica
and ministry To her own self support. speak
unto us smooth things, prophecy drcelts," l. a
demand that has tact with too ready eompli.
uueu. ltla time that pr,yate schools Joined
forces 10 "boyoott' superficial work and laH
discipline, In order that parents may bc com
Iollud. n they send their daughters 10 school
AZ all, TO send them where they shall DO
obliged 70 learn physical and mental control.
luNAlldlsm among schoolgirls would then rap.
J IDLY disappear
Was 10 = coiucidencsY
II Isn't worth while to worry over tho
cause aud significance Of strange hap
penings, especially when they are Of the