Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26

safely trusted away also. and the change
generally does them great deal of good in
almost numberleSs ways.
Now with regard to this boarding school
question, we must always bear in mind that
there are boarding schools and boarding
schools
Some seem to be asylums for wavward
girls, some are filed with romping girls
more eager for some escapade than to
acquire knowledge of anything useful, and
some are conducted on such a system that
the best girls are demoralized by over-sur-
veillance.
would choose school where the stand
ard IS high and where there would be con-
slant stimulus to the best effort: where the
atmosphere of the school is pure and health
Jul. A school of known reputation and
high rank brings together a better class OF
pupils, whose compauionship is safer,
whose aims are higher whose purpose in
life is more ennobling. Among such you
can safely place the daughter whose educa-
ton is a matter of deep solicitude. and rest
assured she will be better grounded in
character and attachments than If YOU keep
her always near you, and anticipate her
every want and bear her every trial, sorrow
and burden, as all fond mothers are SO
prone to do.
am fully aware that the separation from
your dear child will be almost more than
you can bear, costing you far deeper, bit
terer pang than it will her. Still you Will
be able to bear it, | am sure, if you really
feel that it is for the good of your child
and will ultimately rebound to her adyan-
tage
You know the parent eagles are accuS-
toned to push their young eagletS out OF the
home nest to try their youthful wings and
to develop in them new powers, of whose
possession they can otherwise never be
aware. just so must we do with the dear
ones whom God has intrusted to our care,
knowing that for all the sacrifices we may
make we shall be compensated even more
than a hundred-fold at some time in the fu-
ture. am sincerely yours,
ELLEN J. PHINNEY.
SUSAN DICKINSON SAYS PRAY OVER 1T.
Miss Susan Dickinson is well known as
one of the most active and energetic men,
bers of the Woman's suffrage association
and as a graceful and able writer upon
wide variety of subjects. AS an orator she is
second only to her gifted sister. Anna, who
in the, palmy days of the old time Lecture
associations" was generally regarded as the
bright particular star of the lyceum plat
form. On the all-important question of the
advisability of sending girls to boarding
school Miss Dickinson writes very forci-
bly, and sensibly as follows:
HoNESDALE, PA, May go, 1891.
DEAR MADAM-Your kind letter of in
quiry puts before me for serious considera-
ton question which is very difficult for
anyone to answer who is not thoroughly
familiar with the character, disposition,
circumstances and surroundings of the
young lady in whose behalf it is asked in
any particular case. Much must depend
upon the temperament. frmness of prin-
ciple, and religious convictions influencing
the life of every girl for whom the question
In 10 nh
ting of the matter is surely quite right.
''The best school for girl is home, and her
best teacher is z cultured and refined
mother But we know that a very large
number of our nOblest women have gained
much of their best experience in college
and in the best boarding schools. 1t de-
ponds on the girl and on the school. For
my own part, l would not take the respon-
sibility of advising in any particular case,
unless knew the young lady well, and had
carefully investigated the particular school
or college to which it was proposed to send
her.
You do not wish your daughter to go, yet
if she remain at home you desire her to be
satisfied to do so. 1 think girl of sixteen
should trust her mothers love and recog-
nize that the mother knows far more both
of life, and of what especial dangers may
be most to be dreaded for her, than she her.
self can. Cannot your daughter and your
self take the matter, separately and to-
gether, to the highest source of wisdom and
ask for light and guidances On you-to
whom the Master has given daughter
he rests the great responsibility OF de-
cision. To the young lady herself l can
only say that the girl who implicitly
trusts good mother in all the
affairs of life may rest assured that she is
always doing the safest thing possible, and
that she will always receive good counsel
prompted by a most earnest and tender So
licitude for her welfare. Mother love is the
truest, strongest, most unseltish affection
of which we have knowledge, and its one
desire is the highest good and happiness of
its object Sincerely yours,
SUSAN DICKINSON.
THE FOUNDER OF THE DOOR OF HOPE ALSO
SAYS PRAY.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Whittemore of New York is
widely known as the membership secretary
of the Christian Alliance. and as the
founder of the Door of Hope, sheItering
home devoted to the reformation of fallen
young women of the most refined and intel
ligent class, large number of whom at
tribute their ruin to their having been sent
away from home to school. Mrs. White
more's letter is appended:
723 PARK AVE, NEW YORK, July II, 81.
Dear Mrs.
NATURALLY shrink from the thought of
boarding schools in general. There is dan
riously contaminated by mingling at one of
them with number of worldly girls. But
prayer will procure for you much more
decided answer than / can give. If God di-
reefs you to send your daughter from you,
he becomes responsible for her and will
prove faithful Yours truly,
Mrs. E. NJ. WHITTEMoRE.