The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-05-24
GOVERNOR TILLMaH's ADDRESS,
rConcluded.]

. those lacking in special talent will
y not receive tuition in it. But don't
undordstand mo as moaning that
wo intend only to fit those who on
. tor these industrial departments
for making their own support. We
Will have Il laundry, whore the girls
will do thoir own washing and
ironing. The chemistry and prac-
tico of cookery will be taught and
everything connected with house.
keeping. Tho dining room and
drcss-maklng departments, and all
that COOS to make up those thou
sand and ono things which woman
has to do to mako pleasant home
will be taught in tho bost manner
possible. They will be taught by
having them done by the students
themselves, for wo will have no
servants except for the drudgery
work. All the distinctions of
wealth will be done away wi t h.
Every pupil III the school will be
required to wear uniform, and a
girls whole clothing outfit, for
year, will cost not exceeding 500.
: Pm getting in deep water hero, for
I am not altogethor skilled in this
department.; but I know every
father and husband will sympa-
thize with our aspirations along
this line. I will simply say, as a
corollary, that I have a daughter
: off at boarding school, who has
been gone nearly year. She car
J ricd off big Saratoga trunk full,
and her mother has sent hor so
many dresses since she loft that
. she will have to buy another trunk
to get back homo with. And we
> are determined that no girl shall
ever lcavo the Winthrop College
with or bring to it q Saratoga
- trunk.
:. There will be no conflict or riv-
-, airy between the Normal and In
% dustrial prpartmonts. In fact the
normal students will bo required
!. to take industrial training in Or
y dor that we may 90 able to have
, manual training taught by the
!: Winthrop graduates in our free
- common schools, whom this feature
3 shall be grated on to our school
=, system as we hope to SEQ done ore
long.
~ Now, I am going to do some vor,
"a plain talking. While our aspira,
@ tons and ambitions are all in tn
w. direction of fitting women for self
: support, both as teachers and a
followers Of Industrial avocations
L want it understood that I, a
least, am irrevocably opposed t
~ any thing being done or taught he1
that will tond in the slightest dc
~ greo to rub the bloom off of tn
vi peach. God forbid that thi
'''' school shall over sond forth VIC
"' man who has boon unsoxod. W
'' would havo tho clinging, helple
creatures, able to stand erect an
'''s walk; wo would have the bird
~, necessary givon wings to fly frol
i home-seck avenues of lndopol
W" eenco, but nevor, never, mover ha,
so' any of the daughters Of South Ca
w. olina, who shall bo trained With
w." these walls, by reason of tn
'' strength and solf-rolianco whic
"'' wo hope to impart here, becom
'' othor than holpful wives and hap
W.T. py self-rcspccting mothors. We
ip!' mans special province in life i
~ that of a homo-makor. Her great
est glory, her proudost distinction
Il" the object of her creation in fac
OIL is that of motherhood.
'o' "Woman, Gods last, best gift t
'oi man. is associated with all that
'u' w.. brightest ana noblest and best
:" mems lives. AS daughter, aistc
sweetheart, wife, mother she is a
loo inspiration and a solace. As q wi
49, she doubles mans joy and halves h
'"o sorrows, simply by sharing them, b,
" the holiest, purest, most self sacrif
'h- ing love in the world Is that of
VI mother. 1t is to fit women to |
II mothers, high, noble, properly train