Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21
yoMAN TO THE FORE.
Lecture by DIR. Mnyn in Grace Church on
tho Necessity for Upper story Work for
American Girls" ....a

Lecture by DIR. Mnyn IN Grace Church on
tho Necessity for Upper story Work FOR
American Girls"
An interesting lecture was given by the
Rev. A. ID. Mayo. u. H., in Grace Church
Sunday night on Upper Story Work for
American Girls" Dir. Hulburd in intro.
ducing DR.. Mayo to the audience referred
20 his first acquaintance with MIR. Mayo
10 wears ago i'll Springfield, Mass, where
be lsId served as pastor, which town was
noted, he said, for its Christian fellowship
and INSTRUMENTATION amity," now
pleasantly recalled to remem brance and
reciprocated. The Rev. A. T. Bowser OF
the Unitarian Church was also in the
pulpit,
lii his preliminary remarks DIR. Mayo
referred to 10 years work in 4 ministry of
education, during which time Tor seven or
eight months oil every year he visited % or
30 States One of the most evident facts he
said was the universal interest manifested
in higher education of girls.
| OF the sixteen millions of youth in
the United States all but about one million
| are in elementary part of education. The
| State of Massachusetts, allows the largest
| amount of education, the average time
being I years Of 40 days. while the
average in other States years of 200 days.
The average worth producing power is ~
Etlll III llldl 'lttt OtllGl bk9iN0 oAlll
10 per cent or double amount, twice the
education meaning twice the wealth pro-
ducing power.
Above the age of IA. American girls are
getting larger amount of education than
American boys. The war was one reaSUn
for this, us by it was shown the great
resources of our country and a dtmand
for young men in industrial plirsuits.
The boys had gone TO work wide the
| grtr ic far whom tlaFn
avenues open. had remained In the SC FOOLS.
In this rush for material Development II
the people arc not to degenerate into & mad
materialism Of money getting they must
} be saved from IL by the Influence q the
schools. The girls are III advance y tht
schools and to them the nation tn1st inoh
for the power and ability to build up thu
saving influences in American society. IL
the next ~ or 10 years they will be ca lee
on to bear greater burdens and ASSUME
greater responsibilities than were ever be
fore imposed on women. 10 meet thi
! every door must be open for their educa
ton.
American society was described as
great building, the various stories repre-
seuting department, commencing will
+ American industries in the basement
Z, Before the period Of the war, he said
there were only 10 kinds of industry a
: which girls could work. now there are 81
4 kinds Of work by which women can gar
u comfortable living. The most Of these
$ he said, were in the finer branches O
y mechanical industry. The result of thes
4 changes was TO make girls independent
II In the first flight is the home which wa
said to be the product of the distribution q
$500 year. The majority of the Amer
can people are compelled 20 build HON
:, on less than $1,000 The duty of tn
" woman in such home is not merel
housekeeping but home making.
n The third story, the lecturer said, WI
&c the school, where the advance since til
u war WAS noted, nearly all the college
IL North and South favorinG Co-educatio
l. now, while at that time not dozen highC
y schools were open to girls. Three.fourtl
ii of the children of the United States al
re taught by women, showing conident
g of the nation in their ability. The Amer
/ can woman is making the American cit
zen and besides the people are demandir
he the best instruction and will be cOmpellC
le to furnish better preparatory advantage
X III the church the women behind u
et pulpit were the power. In the uppt
2, story the speaker placed social lif
1. In other departments woman was develo
ing with man. but here She is well mig
supreme in America, 1t is women wi
decide the society of their city. If womG
,r would say that only men of pure, uprigl
character should be received by them IL
ri world would soon come round to the
'T mode Of thinking @