The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29
THE PRACTICAL IN HDUoz TON
what Should ne Tsurht 10 the Youur wo-
men In Our Schools and College.t

what Should ne Taught 10 the Youur wo-
men In Our Schools and Coliogert
Here 10 a point for the promoters OF the
higher education OF women. an object lesson
from far-away. unevoluted. uncivilized Alaska.
It was woman who told the story, woman
who had spent tho best years OF her life In sitka
at the we'll nigh hopeless task OF converting
the native Alaskan. The modus operandi Of
the missionary is to take the little Indian boys
and girls as soon as they are four years old.
and keep them and teach them in the mission
until they are young men and women Of eigh-
teen. Even then. IL they are allowed to re-
turn to their tribes. all the years OF teach
ing are in vain: therefore 1t 10 the object
OF tho missionaries to have these young
men and mnidens fall In love with each other,
marry and set up housekeeping In the little
cottages which surround the mission house
and are furnished by benevolent people
from the different States and are named after
those States. As means OF arousing the gem
tie passion and affording opportunity for Sc
lection, sociables are held each week at the
mission house. where the boys and girls may
meet and become acquainted. and when any
Indian boy shows special preference for any
particular Indian girl tho two snamored ones
are allowed to meet each other alone in the
parlor on another evening in the week. care
fully chaperoned by one Of the teachers. The
woman whose province 1t is to perform this del
icate aud interesting duty assures you that in
e eH are very err demonstratVs and asetionatc.
Now. among tho Indian boys at Sitka there
formerly been at Mr. Duncsns boys mission
at Metlakatla; In due course OF time Peter
fell in love with an p, Indian E5l named POLY
ried her. OF course the first thing after the
wedding Peter wanted to TAKE his wife to the
what q nice girl she was. The Emission was
granted. and the wedding journey was made
arrived there Peter went into the old work.
shop. and Polly. for want Of somsthinR better
to dc. went into the kitchen. made order ont of
can the like Of which he had not tasted
in years Mr. pHnsnp is man A.. Of DECIDED
and taught to be Iaw.a6iding. sseIf.support.-
many other worthy men. that an Indian girl.
Or any Other girl could be taught tar snythtng
oF By or
dinner was revelation to him. He demanded
to who ts shs
was that when Polly went home to Sitka Mr..
Duncan sent six Indian girls With her ;, There
now at Sitka. and the only reason there are
not more is that the women at sitks cannot
~" The e moral that adorns this tale is this: II
every womaps college inooaporated depart,
and reason in giving their daughters a col
lege education. 1t is tr Ie that mems colleges
ing. or any Of the practical arts, but why
should they? You can hire good carpenter.
but You can neither buy nor hire the ine
executive ability, tho good Judgment and
10 feep o. even HeR to
do the work. You may question why woman;
any more than man. should learn to do all
this. There is no better answer than the wo-
woman thai, asks it most fercey and erandiy
man she likes puts hcr questioning aside.
tax es up her burden and wishes she knew less
sSnla mag Our
go. their work slassiasa and arranged; 50 they
The other answer to the why Is that womans
va ced order that no one can be found to do
1t satisfactorily until housekeeping is made a
IN IN The land. and honored above ali others in
the reward paid for IT. Cooperation has Seen
and viii be until Ss
as they are Tor nursing, .doetoring. teaching;
sna the ministry It HEniaSSant
Economics in Chicago some of the bright
Ost papers were read BY college women.
we're Annie Howes Barns. President OF the AS
Hiseocp BACK -President Of the same t or
Sanization and before her marriage q profes.
sor at Vassar. The practical application Of
household science will be presented by Prot
Lucy Salmon OF Nassar: competition and do.
n este service. by Prof. Katherine Conan OF
Wellesley College: the necessity Of saving the
line OF houseEeepers ~ Keeping engage.
u stamford University The record reads like
he promise OF the millennium. It was
man in northern New York. who said that
he only thing he could see that his daughter
rad learned when she came back from school
vas how to eat an orange with a teaspoon.
md he thought he could have taught her that
II home for less than $500 q year: and. in
ieed much of the the instruction gained.
wen woman finds in the practical work OF life.
whether in writing. or homemakinC, or the
'ractice OF a profess ion. is about as little use.
It isn't u decided de;riment, as the graceful
Lrt OF eating the orange with spoon.