Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-26
TREND OF THE TIMES.

The gold and. silver talk is a national one. listen to all can hear on the sub ject and read great deal about it, and have come to the conclusion that the best arguments are those that are shortest. It is subject that everybody seems to think they are we'll up on and appear disgusted when you don't take to their way of thinking. I feel that can bear all this noise and confusion if the result is plenty of money for the women to go shopping when they please, and get all the nice things they want. In fact, this state of affairs would smooth the rough roads of domestic life. The hard money conventions are very well, but woman with a great deal of money wants it in bills, and if she is only possessor of small amount she wants it in big, hard coins, for appearance sake.
 The subject of most general interest just now to the people of Alabama is the industrial school for girls, the location of which has not yet been decided. Every one is glad that Alabama is going to have an industrial school, and every one has a preference as to its location,a and brings to bear many fair arguments why their favorite town should carry off the palm. People in east Alabama are almost breathless, waiting with anxiety to see if their great hope will be realized-An- niston being their preferred point Yet it being an established fact that such a school will be gives much satisfaction, let it be located where it may. The knowledge that the Alabama girls are to have similar advantages to girls in other states is really something to rejoice over. The state university has sent out young men from the best families in the state into the world well equipped for any laudab1e mission in life Some of our best ind oio hox ha. .l for their alma mater Tuskaloosa.
 The Auburn Agricultural and Mechan- ical college is sending out brilliant young men each year, who have the best ad- vantages that the age affords. Genera tions have passed since the establish ment of the university. The Agricultural and Mechanical college is of more recent date, and until just for few years their doors have been barred against the ad- mission of girls. A few go in now, but under very strict and exacting rules as 10 advancement; in fact, a girl must be pretty well educated to be able to enter in.
 In conversation with a post-graduate from Auburn recently, he said he SUD- posed the girls had been admitted more as an experiment than anything else, and 1t proved successful one The girls were good workers, and the boys had to study hard to keep pace with them Their very presence refined the atmos- phere of the school and encouraged thor ough and rapid advancement. All honor to each member of the late legislature that cast his vote and used his influence for the interest of the girls of his state The secret of progress in civilization and refinemeIit is in the education of the girls. Napoleon said: "Edhcate your girls, and your country is safe" feel safe to say that this educational benefit that has been given us has had an earn est worker in Miss Tytwjler, and Gov ernor Jones has marked the era of his administration with indelible ink by the general interest he has taken in the edu- cation of the people. Last summer I vis- ited g teachers institute. While there the county superintendent gave me a pamphlet containing a letter from each