Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-06

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doubt, such az always come from hleh-
err Acknowledgement; but along with them
| and undiminlshei. the Sweet ATTRACTIVE
grace" which Will always prove the
browning charm OF womanhood.
Our New Aiumnnc.
To Miss Alice Grey owens was assign.
| ed the pleasant duty OF toasting tho class
| OF 's7. Coupled with 1t was the sentl.
| ment-
| standing with reluctant feet.
Where the brook and river meet
Womanhood and childhood noet.'
! Miss owens said:
YounS: Iadies-I do not intend 10 inlet
on you a long homily as 10 the great ana
good things expected Of you-the new
aiumnae-fo- OF such discourse. / judge,
you have had what you at least con-
slider a sufiiciency. but I wish 10 tel
you how heartily we. the Old alumnae
enter into your present joyous feeling
for where you now stand we stood more
years ago than / care to think.
need not tell you TO aim at a high
mark. for that you have already done.
and have init IL in the white; nor shan
insinuate that, though you are the
proud possessors Of diplomas from our Oh
Alma Mater, still there may be a few
things you do not know. Possibly IN tho
future that unwelcome thought may In
trude Itself. But l have a few words 20
say OF that journey upon which you. so
wen equipped, are now entering. Up 20
this time wise and loving hands have
guided you. Now you walk alone, ana
be sure. girls 10 take that straight path.
for, believe me. there is nothing that
gives real happiness. even I'm this word.
but a consciousness OF duty well-per-
fns A. al frHs
upon what IL called my Iit OF Pleasure.
since that coy maiden is not to be- caught
In that way. but while making the hap
plness Of others. she IS with us hani
In hand.
Now. girls one word about that element
which plays so disturbing a part I'm wo-
mans life. and which. By the way g. 50
conspicuous by its absence from our
midst to-day-man. II you would live a
free. independent. cain. unruiiied LIE.
follow I'm my footsteps.
The Response OF the Class.
The response 70 this toast was made
by Miss Patdc Estclle McGehee, the
orator OF the class Of 81. She said:
During the progress Of that most ct
traordinary march. the passage OF the
Alps by the French army. the won
derful man whose genius conceived and
tolllng soldiers b. reminding them that
Beyond the Alps lies Italy" Thus. on
our toilsome march TO the "Hil OF
Science" by a route that leads through
a region OF difficulty. where ALPS on
Alps arise" we kept our eyes constantly
fixed on the bright goal where we hoped
10 stand triumphant in the end; but We
did not forget that after all. beyond the
tollng and the weeping. lay the Je!fer-
son. AuC II the colG-benumbed and toll
worn soldiers found full compensation
for all their past hardships in the sunny
skies and bamy breezes and grassy
Pains and iowery meads and luscious
fruits Of Italy. surely our soace Is com.
plete IN the beauty and brightness ard
fragrance that surrounds the choice
viands upon which we have toasted. and
the high privilege OF ming.ing on terms
Of equality and fraternity with that c.as-
sic band-thc Aiumnae Association OF The
Woman's College. In the name o. no
graduating class OF 81, j thank you for
that kindly sentiment, by which We have
been welcomed into your midst in tho
coming years. whether We ming,e win
you In social pleasures or follow widely
divergent paths in our various callings
end pursuits, IL shall be our constant aim
and care to preserve untarnished the
protect unspotted the fame 81 our Alma
Mater. and while she continues 10 pour
into our ranks her increasing annual
tribute OF enlightened and cultivate
minds, as the sphere OF her action an
| influence expands outward and upwafa,
may the course OF our association IN me
! great march Of the human race 10 ~
| higher destiny be like that OF mighty
river which widens and deepens ms it
Il LII. fro "a
her sister colleges and uniyersities Of
| every nation and cline, untE It merses
into n vast sea of learning and philosophy
that shall embrace the globe in one grand
republic OF letters.
EDUCATE THE WOMEN.
On one occasion. when Napoleon WA
at the height OF his glory and power
he asked Madame dc Staele what agency
ne coLid set In motion that wouia best
enlighten, ennoole, and elevate tn French
people TO the highest pane o. grcsuse
and power among the nations o. The
earth She unhesitatingly replied. "Edl-
cate the women of France"
And who doubts the wisdom OF the sus-
| gestion made by that most brilliant No-
man Of Europe? A nation OF correctly
educated mothers must inevitably be sue
| cceded by a generation OF enlightened
ana ennobed men. who. in turn. VIII
WELD the destinies Of the nation for the
| highest and modest ends. IL was The
! influence and training OF educated WOO
man that gave to our country and tho
world such exalted and knightly o1-
amples OF noble manhood as George
Washington and Robert h. Lee.
But there Is one distorted product Of
that false education which Is gaining a
foothold in certain sections Of our coln-
| try upon which al true and pIre women
/ should turn their backs In abhorr"nco
! and dlsdain-and that IS the immodss'.
tho slangy, the boastful. the self-stylei
new woman" II We seek lofty ideal,
ana a noble model Oh which 10 shape
a well rounded and perfect wOmanao0d,
combining the pure patriotism, the rug
| ged virtues, the winning moiesty, anl
/ the tender graccs OF Spartan mother Jnd
| Roman dame and Carthaglnlan maid,
we need only took backward three de-
cades 10 find It in that heroic sisteraoot
OF patriots and martyrs-the women OK
rhe Confcderacy. That model, with is
symmetry rounded and las beauty en-
| HANGED by the deeper learning ana
broader culture found I'm the real ctuca-
ton OF the present day, VIII constitute
| the ideal woman who shall illustrate
! and adorn the brightest epoch OF mo
| twentieth century. And when that tidtl
wave Of error which Is rising beyond
| our borders, shall grow into mighty
sea. whose waves are crested with mo
black foam Of those startling and ap-
surd Innovations with which the new
woman seeks TO unsex herself, and that
! sea shall sweep down upon our saoit-'
threatening 10 engulf US. the rock tndL
shall rear itself Ike a wall OF snow
white adamant and dash back It's nlaa
surges. Will be the educated womanh9OA