Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-01
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I Aoiyoke coIcse ceieDrateo TO-DAY TN
centenenniaI OF the birth Of Mary Lyon
the founder and for IL years the presiden
| OF Mt. Holyokc seminary. The prcsidcn
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D"e =. .ne "a ,'ceus Vi .ne INSTITUTION
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a.ip aery'ccs OF pioneer, III
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1~.n"ae'l1, NV years ago loday, VINO De-
Iie Wy Nius.lious iounoer OF MI. HOY
oN S'''a.s' NJ" thoroughly
Iu,ppeu couese. =. was not only the
on'i'uay Vi great SOU put OF great
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pu. seaiit justice 10 the memory
"i MARY Lyon TO say that. under God.
s'ahoIhs IN Inc portico. TO her was
EVIL me '"ior VI opening the door to
the higher education OF women in which
NC al rejoice Quay tnat 10 ner belongs
ehe s,eat aistinction OF clearing theI
s'"ulo' ." when mas since been reared
'he super" structure. every day growing
ahpner ana more beautiful: OF college,
ann university training equal to that
pro''oed ior men. IL this modest. UNI
assuming woman mad done nothing morel
.iiah TINS she would be entitled to affec-
uona'e remembrance by all.
one got far beyond the 'portico." SheI
oia constructive work Of measurelessI
.a'ue IN huiiding on the ground which
nef COURAGEOUS heart and dextrous
rahd' with exceeding difficulty |
cleared During the 18th century girls
did not ordinarily attend public schools |
There seems 10 have been no controversy
on the subject: their attendance was not |
thousht necessary. At home or in pri-
Nate SCHOOLS Kept by DANES. they wereI
taught To read and sew. They learned tol
READ the Bible. More than this. girls We're
not supposed TO need. There was gem
era' decline In the colonies. touching the
whole subject of education. during the
period OF the Revolution. 1t is said. at
the emf OF this period. there were ladies
OF high standing in Boston who could
not read.
Here. then. was Miss Lyons oppor- l
tunity: First, the idea of the educationI
OF women must he lifted from the mire
or indifference and contempt; then thel
ideals to be put before her. the stand
ard to be attained must be practicalIvI
created. She was to make this idea andl
this ideal available for a whole genera
lion of girls, to whom it had been scarcelyl
a phantasy or dream.
She soon gathered around her enthu-l
sastic friends. whose sympathy anal
financial help greatly strengthened thcI
like DIR. Stafford. Preiudicel {
was gradually overcome. Singing sar- {
casms were allowed to pass ,InnoticedI s
and so to rccoil upon their authors Atls
length charter was obtained. a bu,linp I
erected. and the beautiful vision of this /
youthful seer became a tangible reality a
Early in November. 1886. the s.mip,ry ]
was formally opened amid great reio;c- I
ng-a monument to the faith. coura 90 n
wisdom. patience. foresight and seIrI I
sacrificing spirit of its ilustriousl s
founder. For II years Miss won was the 8
presiding genius. the illustrious prin- Is
,ipal Of this unique institution. inform. III
ing it with life and power. Ia
Mary Lyon was the most remarkab,el /
woman of her time in America n has
een said hat she had the tact of s,rixa q
,eth is discovering what evervh,dy y.,s \
good for. and the skin IF Nano,.o,, -, /
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