Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-06-01
THERESA OF BAVARIA.
she II An Advocate of Education for wnm-
en- In Gcrmany.

she Is An Advocate of Education for wom-
en- In Germany.
Princes, Theresa Of bavaria, the only
daughter Of the present regent of that
country, who was recently elected an
honorary member Of the Iiuvariun Acnd-
envy of Sciences, ranks by right among
the learned women Of Europe. No sim
liar honor to that conferred by the sa-
vans 'of Munich was ever given 10 II
woman in Germany. The majority Of
the leaders of thought in the father
land unfortunately still have mcdiwval
IDEAS regarding the intellectual powers
Of women. ndcniable proofs Of the
mental quality-or superiority the
gentlcr sex seem lost upon the wise
acres who FIJI the chairs in the institu-
tions Of learning. For II quarter Of a
century women have been knocking in
vain at the doors Of the universities. Al
every new request ON the part of u
woman for admission, the gray-haired,
high-fureheadcd, hent-shouldcrcd pro-
fessors descend from their book-lincd
towers, where among dusty folios, they
spend their days apparently regardless
of modern times and progress-sit in
solemn conclavc about the round, OIL
cial table and decide in the negative.
"Womcn are still unequal 10 men. they
say "1hey can not he entrusted with
the wisdom Of the ages. Their frail
backs would break under the weight Of
learning. They have not the physical
strength To devote themselves to sci
ence. Perhaps IN several centuries 10
come there will no longer lie sex in the
brain; but we doubt H. No; the place
for woman is the home. She Is, and
must be first Of all, the 'lIausfrau.'
Nature has fitted her for that and not
for universities. II we admit her to our
halls who will prepare our knrtofel-
suppe and saucrlraut? We must keep
her in her place
but the intellectual emancipation of
women In Germany has begun. In
April the first gymnasium for women
was opened in Nclmar, the Athens
on-the-Ilm." where Goethe, Schiller,
Ilerder and Wicland lived and wrote.
Graduation from German gymnasium
or college, is necessary for admission 10
the universities, the four upper classes
ThuhlhE WIN lllt l'Nl 'lhnn'n VI tNiA'i
lean colleges. I'm the seminaries for
girls In Germany, the curricula are
primitive, compared with the higher
schools for the sex IN England, Sweden
and the United States Greek, Latin
and mathematics especially are never
taught there But the Welmar gymna-
stun will be on II par with the best
colleges i'm the lard. Its professors
win be famous, aud II Is hoped that by
the time the first women leave It's halls
with diplomas, the portals OF the uni
versities will be open 30 receive them.
In this progress toward the complete
intellectual freedom Of women, no one
takes greater interest than the
brilliant and learned daughter Of the
Wittelsbachs In fact, no one has con
tIibuted more toward that end than the
princess herself o..
Princess Theresa was born In Noycm'
Der, 1850. Her mother was the lovely
Augustc Ferdinande Of Tuscany, arch
duchess of Austria, who died in 1864, a
few weeks after the death Of Maxi
milan II. Prince Leopold has never
recovered from his loss and has never
asked another woman 10 FIJI the vacant
place. Princess Theresa herself has
written sketch OF her noble mother
4 which appeared In the New illustrated
National Book Of Honor" published