The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-05-22

otoet 80 shoAiAbB IA OtOOt thds We hldJ
be able TO have manual treining taught
by the Winthrop graduates in our free
common schoo.s, when this feature
shall be grated on to our school sys-
TEN, as we hope to see done ere long.
Now, I'm going to do some very
plain talking. While our aspirations
and ambitions are all In the direction
OF fitting women for self.support, both
as teachers and as followers Of indus
trial avocations, / want IL understood
that L, at least, am irrevocably OPP
posed to anything being lone ortaught
here that will tend In the slightest
peach. God forbid that this school
shall ever send forth a woman who has
been unsexed. We would have the
clinging, helpless creture able, to stand
erect and walk; we would have the
birds given wings-to fly from home
seek venue of independence; but
never, never, never have any Of the
daughters Of South Carolina who shall
be trained in those walls, by reason of
the strength and self reliance which
we hope to impart here, become other
than helpful wives and happy and self
respecting mothers. Woman's special
providence in life is of home
maker. Her greatest glory, her proud
est distinction. the object of her crea-
ton in fact, hat is that of motherhood.
Woman, Gods last, best gift to
man." is associated with all that is
brightest and nOblest and best in mems
lives. Asd daughter, sister, sweetheart,
wife, mother, she is inspiration and q
solace. AS a wife she doubles mans
joys and halves his SORROWS, simply by
sharing them ; but the highest, purest,
most seli-sacrificing love in the world
is tina of a mother. 1t Is to fit women
to be mothers-high, noble, properly
trained mothers, the natural and proper
guardians of children, hat this school
path, give it the bias and direction to
which it should be held, and thus best
discharge the high duty imposed upon
us by those who have placed lis in
control.
Contrast the picture l have drawn
Of a woman trained in all the domestic
arts and economies, and some bread
winning occupations; self-reliant and
strong, yet withal modest, self-respect-
ing and lady-like, with what we some
times see, oftener read about-a strong
minded, bold brazen, pert, self-assert-
ing female, prating of "woman's
rights" mans tyranny and selfish
ness" the Degradation of nursing
"it oo VII Gu IauOCdIl. liz
first a picture to illustrate Words
wOrth's noble lines:
She was a phantom of delight,
When first she CLEANED upon my sight,
A lovely apparition, sent
To be u moments ornament;
Her eyes as stars Of twilight fair,
Like twilights, too, her dusky hair,
But all things else about her drawn
From May-time and the cheerful dawn.
"A creature not too bright or good
Fol- human natures daily food;
For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and
smiles,
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength and
skill
A perfect woman. nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort and to &C command"
OF the other l have no fit description,
for poets have never sung her praises.
These composite, unnatural, unseXed
women, striving to be like men, have
lost all the finer graces and charms,
which have always made mon the
slaves of the sex, and have gained
nothing in exchange except their own
morbid self-esteem. Such women are
simply horrid," and it will be the
ambition and care of all friends of this
college thai it shall never send forth
or harbor n Of these "horrid " crea-
lures. Every true man acknowledges
the existence n pays luz respect to
"woman's rights" Wordsworth gives
her the right to "command," and all
men since Adam set us the example in
obedience, even to do evil, have obeyed
when the behest was given by a true
woman in a womanly way.
The young men who will be trained
at Clemson, in the manner l have in
dicated, will naturally look hither and
seek among the students who will
flock to Rock Hill for their future help
meets. They are even here now recon
noitering the ground. And after Win
throp gets fully under way, l think
that it ought to be the fixed policy of
the management of the two colleges to
have frequent migrations to and fro,
for it will inspire and help the boys
to come here, and the girls will be
equally benefited by an occasional ex-
cursion to Clemson. The alliance is a
natural N and the two schools run
into each other, and are just as much
bone of one bone, flesh of one flesh as
though already married.
Before closing l want to give empha-
sis to one thought, ] have already
pointed out the unanimity with which
men OF all classes, conditions and ideas
have joined hands in aiding to erect
this school. 1t is the one thing and
the only thing upon which the men of
South Carolina are at present united.
Only abiding in passing, to the divi-
sion and bitterness which exist among
Il people, allow me to express the
hope that this point of union may
grow and spread that the inspirations
of this day may prove a harbingcr and
help to hasten the restoration of that
harmony and friendly feeling which
once existed and which must neccs-
sarily return before We can have any
great degree OF prosperity. Our inter-
ests are one, our ancestry is the same
let us yield to the rule of justice and
reason and the government of the ma
Jority, for we be brethren. Why not
dwell together as brethren?
AS in the days Of old the ancient
Sabines were brought to peace with
the Romans by the women who had
been seized and born off captives to be-
come the wives of the latter; so NAV
the women of South Carolina become
our peacemakers.
Let them take hold Of the work I'm
earnest-gO to all the campaign meet
ing in full force to make their fathers,
husbands and brothers behave them
selves and at the end of the summer
we will have something better than
prohibition or the sub-trcasury: :,
Peace in all our hearts,
Peace in all our homes"
DEATH or Cor. John n WyTrr