New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
EQUALITY For WOMEN.
MRS. ALICE FREEMAN PATMER'S PLEA FOR
HER SEX.
HIGHER EDrc ALTON THE REMEDY FOR MANY
ILLS-OTIIER FEATURES OF TIE DAY
At CU\TTAToUA.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l


Chautauoua. " " July 22.-Delghtfu weather
has continued throughout the week, the thermometer
keeping below 80 degrees until to-day when reached
10 degrees higher
Richard Freed Of Nashville. Nnn.. yesterday made
n plea for the brute creation in q lecture Justice
TO All Creatures The reckless driving OF cattle ~
the pains docking Of horses and the use Of the over
head check-rein were all condemned. The speaker
said that 900 song birds destroyed each year
to trim women's hornets, and when only the wings
are sought hunters frequently tear on these Whe
the birds are yet alive. The cruelty OF VNiS'cuoh
vIthout onoesthetlcs was shown. Reform may be
cfect, through the press and by influencing '""dreh
through the schools system.
4 course of four lectures on the distribution OF
wealth was begun 10y Or. Richard I. Ely. Private
property was the subject specially conSmered' MISS
Anna NJ Ictchworh. II Granger Place school, canaan
daigua y. Y, lccured on Italy. from the sixteenth
century 10 the present time Forms OF water
was fine subject Of an illustrated lecture by Dr. J.
7. Edwards.
Miss Frances F. Newton. principal Of the Chautauqui
Kindcrgarten, at mothers meeting TINS morning
gave pleasant and suggestive talk on the advantages
- r,,h.r ,,,v aver cbld-plav The Chautauqua
Kindcrgsrtcn was made free this year.
Professor Henry COhn. OF Chicago, prhcpai oi 'he
department of German, icctured in that language this
morning on Sc Faust ~ Biography Of Goethe free
lesson ia breadmaldng was given III the '""hhs
school by Mrs Emma p. Ewing at 10 o'clock to-day.
The Girls Outlook" entertained It's friends thlS al'er
noon AT a library tea In Normal Hail.
AT the session Ct the Boys Congress President
R.dingon occupied the chair. Representative Lich-
liter made A report As chairman OF the Committee on
National Divorce Law. After the election OF officers
for the next term there debate on an act pro
yidine for the repeal OF the Geary law The Dill was
lost by close vote.
About 500 representatives OF the Chau'auqua 'ouh'y
Political Equality clubs came 10 Chautauqua today
t,.ir animal meeting thautaulua
County f. the stronghold OF the United states In the
movement for political equality there being thirty
clubs with a total membership OF LOU. Dr. iheo
dore L. Flood presided and made an address OF wei
come Mrs. F.. NJ Babcock was followed by hrS'
Alice Freeman Palmer who spoke on the higher edu-
cation OF women the best preparation lor ther
broader dnues Mrs. Palmer referred to the prejudc"
against college training for women which stu ex-
,ss and ,aid that a mother Is all the better mother
II she is able TO enrich her chldrens inIhos WIN
beautiful stories from Homer and ffato IN h"9sa
chuset,s to-day women are directly or Indirectly III
nnencng all questions touching upon education Inere
is general Impression among fathers and mothers
| that daughters for their amusement. N"t one
wealthy girl in q hundred has chance Tor her HE
| for the development OF her best self.
Mrs Palmer urged the imperative need OF Thoroughly
| trained women TO meet the new needs Oh ne" u"'e
| and asked: So II not your daughter worm the "'S'
| Tim, vou can give TO herr The workingwomsn in
| th. lower ranks OF society develops judgment az"
| intelligence more rapidly han the worhpgmah'
] The leisure class oi the world to-day CONSISTS Vi
WOMEN and one Of their responsibilities Il 10 use
wisely the wealth put into their hanhs N huspA'us
and fathers. Mrs. Palmer said thnt opportunities io'
| higher education were open To all who want 'h'm III
the free tuition offered In stat" universities anu III
liberal scholarships provided by the colleges. In the
last twenty-five years I'll 100000 hhs been gwen
| TO womcn's colleges alone. Ihrc"iourhs oil Tue
mems colleges give degrees TO women ana MIS-
Palmer predicted that Harvard would soon BE- III inc
| list. . A.. cnt.,od his
4 Professor GcDge II. Palmer to-day hniNhra ms III,
cor.. of lecture, on The Ethics oi Pleasure ne
| cau,d property society, home. health, ir'euonh'
| knowledee and habits negative pleasures. Rest ne
| snid il freedom. We must lee able to rt"'" GU. .
| minds We should surround ourselves with nluitl
udn rf subordinate tastes for diversion ana refresh
n.nt kunw ns many side, of life "a possible, ana
50 far possible make HE cohncleF', ior h"o"'''e