The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-06-08

INES Democrat. livery teaehef, I'M
especially every lady teacher, should
read that address. We are glad t"
know that the public generally is
coming to have a more exalted Opin-
ion of our profession. Governor F"s-
ter does not stop at saying thai teach
ing is a profession, but lie says. at Is
recognized as Il high profession. rs
law. medicine or the ministry The
following is IL part Ut his address:
mir. President. in the great evoln-
tons of time; in the marked and
wonderful changes which have been
wrought in our social and economic
systems by the versatile genius ct
man. the sphere of Woman usefulness
aud lab"rs has been enlarged. | am
one nf those who believe in the ednca-
tion and advancement OF women upon
those lines of usefulness which | be-
iieve the Almighty intended her to
act upon. believe the spheres of
action and usefulness aud labor be-
tween maj and INA is clearly
marked out and defined. | believe
is mans equal ! believe, if
necessary. she could become a lawyer,
a doctor, OF minister, and she might
become IL soldier.
Il one heard a friend of mine. in
drinking IA toast IN response {" "W"-
men," remark, after a :ery splendid
-ulogy: ..Fellow-citizeHs," he said.
"wnman is first in peace, first in the
he arts Of hercountrymen and from per-
sonal experience | know she is first in
.-., D. ell ~
in tie economy of Gods creation. that
the lines of women's duty and the
lines of mems duty are distinctly
marked. While | believe what | have
advocated about woman. | also be-
lieve mar could be made a good
seamstless believe he could be
made IA tolerably good nurse; | like
wise believe the equilibrium of society
would he fearfully disturbed if these
revolutions were brought about.
There is one glory of the sln. another
glory of the star. There is II glory
of wOmanhood there is another glory
of manhood.
1.-The glory of w~omanhood is one
thing. but the glory Of manhood is a
different thing. believe the sphere
OF mans action is on the field of battle,
in the forum and dpon the hustings.
| believe the sphere of wOman's USE
fulness begins first at the domestic
circle, and | believe there can be
welded an Influence tina exercises an
influence upon the destiny of men and
nations. 1t can be truly said the wo-
man who presides as queen to the do
nestle circle, enjoying the love and
confidence of IL noble man.. blessed
with the love Of her children, reigns
over dominions wider than that over
which the Queen OF England swaps
her sceptre. And it can be truly said
that ove woman's dominion the sun
never sets. | believe on lines of this
kind that woman's usefulness ought
to be developed. Fitting in these
lines is the noble calling of the teacher.
How close ard intimate is the respon-
sibility of the mother and tie teacher ?
The mother transfers the boys and the
girls for a time from her influence to
that of the teacher. Where is there a
filter place for the grand work of
women than in the schoolroom ?
Teaching to-day is not what it was a
few years ago. 1t is recognized as a
high and noble profession, as law,
medicine or the ministry. 1t is a high
and noble calling. 1t requires intel
ligence, virtue and morality. 1t re-
CURES all the attributes which shape
and fashion Il young boy or girl into
beautiful womanhood or into splendid
manhood, and on these lines | am glad
to see the women of u State are be-
coming interested and developed.
Look at our institutions throughout
the State, what hes given them an
impetus What has stimulated aud
encouraged them What is it that has
poured new life into them, except the
influence of our women? Look at the
Chautauqua. What Las given that
institution its standing except the no
BILE work and influence of Miss Will
liams? The public schools of this
State and OF all States, as has been
properly said in eloquent terms by a
young gentleman this evening, is a
beginning of the construction of char
acter of citizenship.
"FellOw-citizens, when I see the
young women of the Southland be-
coming public educators. and when I |
see them taking charge of the young
OF IL land, while they will never |
trust have occasion to point them to }
the field of battle, yet, l feel confident,
not with broken hearts or fearful eyes,
but with words and smiling faces, they
will always, forever, from morn till /
night, point our young girls to battles
OF beautiful womanh0od and the bows
to battles that will lead them to honor