Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-28

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Have Been a disgrace 10 4 dr., ~ ~
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Special Correspcndence OF Ga2eue ana journal
New York Oct no-It hasn't pcen so
many years t,ro since we nil listened and
talked about .The Higher Education Of
Women II hasn't been so long since we
hoted. us We talked. about the result of the
higher education on woman. Aud now, for
suine time, we have had the so.calied higher
sdttrjltiut fnr yyomi,n AMI ,yith Xyl,ai 70.
sun? MANY a mother looked AZ her Young
daughter and thought. "If had only had
the advantages That She shall have! IL
when MAS n Young woman had only
been Taught Il little more, WIZ, | should
have been d better wife because | could
have talked betler | should have been n
better hoisekeeper, because | should have
understood the why and wherefore of every.
thing. and would have been Il better woman
NIL around
And. then. this O,d.fashipned mother
denied herself her new black dress, fresh
ened NJ an old bonuet. made the younrer
children,g clothes ali answer for an
other season, SO that there might be
money enough withpUC boIherinn father ID,
give the Oldest girl the advantage Of a coli
lege education After her first year at col.
lege much was not expected OF her. She
told at the biz buildings. Of the learned
professors, OF her own special friends, aud
If she fingered rather more lovingly over
her account Of d game of basket. bali or the
sports il, the gymnasium than she did over
the account given of her studies me good
mother thought it was because it was all
new to her
Next year she didn't come home for the
vacation. but as the loving muther worked
away bIisly I'd inc winter wardrobe She
thought with delight OF the new friends her
chila had made, and did boast a little to her
WAS visiting, Ii hurt her a bit when Jennie
wrote that she'd better not bother about
making her dresses any more, as her
methous were rather couutrited but 10 send
her the money instead. And she wondered
ii Jennie forgot that, while she could find
time to sew, il was not SO EASY to get ready
money. Bit the next girl, who lacked
Jennie's ambitlon, SO they said. gave I'M her
music lessons that the money might 20 to
the nride ~ The family.
The next summer Jennie seemed n Bit Of
q stranger She was a stylish looking
Young lady, whose mother was bound to
feel proud OF her appearance, but who w,,s
forced to confess that She was afraid that
Jennie was not quite SO proud of the home
folks. Then came the time when Jennie
was home for good, The Younger sister.
vim was slinnosed n lack am hitinn thntiyh
busy teaching away in n Iiindprparipn 20
thut she might have money for those dearly
loved music lessons fonnd lime neverthe
less. 10 make .Iennie's room lnnk MA a
dainty nest waiting for this bird that had
flown SO far away from home.
Ard when she canal There wna no an.
preciation for tho nrettv rnrtains So
threw her dusty ba,r, did .Iennie On the
pretty. white DRAINED he'd and herseif ;nto
IN easy chair, with scarcely d greeting for
ANYBODY. And then-welI. then-no6ndv
knew what to do
Here was a strange Young lady. n Young
lady ;rho r,ipht know n eresIt deal % Far nc
books went, but who knew very little as far
as good manners were concerne1 The
at,home sister had great piece Of news for
ber-there was TO Be a vacancy in one az
the large schools. ana the entirs neiThhnr.
hood expected it TO be offered IN Ire oil
who had been to college and who reHre.
scented that higher education of women.
But this Young lady announced that she
didn't intend to bury herself In anv country
hole.
This Jennie was strange one to the
people about her. She did not hesitate In
correct before other peonIe tile MISTAKES
made by that dear mother and size hest
tated less ut snubbinp every ,,irI who HADN'T
had the same advantages ns She. She for-
got that as the wears went by il was by no
means unusual especinlIy when The Ernrt
did much loving and The heart continrnIly
taught the brain the lesson of unselfisnnes,
that those earlier lessnns learned al schot,l
should be overlooked. And the mother whu
had denied herself many nf the necessities
OF life that her girl might be properiv
taught shed many a bitter tear when sic
learned that her dnurhter was ashamed III
her And the others, who had houed 10 h
SD proud of her. learned To dislike liar hn
cause she continually found fnuIt-hpitcvrI
, that there vos notIin,, good eycant ibst
which came out Of her COLLEGE.
IN how trial evarvhnG,, not I,oar;,,,
aboiIt her college And Val iepI,ie was ~,
n vel; educated pirl. Her kunwledVr ltl,t
that of many another girl whnyvns a nroiId
graduate Of ZONES College or Tbnn,a.
brown university. was entirely sunerticini
She conId mi wfite we'll She tueW I,ttin II
geography. while her brother If 10 couii
correct hsr snaIlinn and arithmo,;n
Won thing I don't nov ,vhnt In,n to,,,ir,
about Here A truthful statement for yo,,
Ont of 900 letters written Nv yrad,,atss - u,
vnrioi,s eolIa,ns IN tI,is co,ntr,, am H., ~,
inn and sne!Iino wnnlG nave hsan ! dis,,r,n,
To q ,yirl ~ - yenrs WIZ bod ntto,da,11 IL,
nubiic school 't''
7 cnnit tniI ,,o,, ,ybotI,or A. trn,,,,I :;
,vitf The rnIie1s ~ tI,a 'Titi ~ ~, 800. :
graduate of tha feminina GOV l. sa,,o', 80
Snt ~ -, a;tl SO 10 seNSli liiie'
cet ia unnoraiialnd Whn, sI'n ,Iloa o ~ !.
learned iauv Sic 10 !, Ia,,hir, st,,,ir = >,
nennle who know hotter Whnn ~ % ~ \,
+, rnIIa,,a Iias hna,, s,.saf @ ta IN
is 40 tirssn,nn nc h5, tSIli,, ~
in Inc hnIltiald witI,Gut liz f,,, ,iS
nc an eycnse for Nm 9o"''' Gnu w
The athletic colla.a e,irl i ,n,,,,r,.d /.
op,, 80, H., 800 p - ~ hM"'u y
fnis 4 Sit,;nnlt ~ Iri. sh'
iady Reing in tbe h,,b;, ~ ~ iiMe
le,,s AVA ar;,s si,a l. =, aniiAMtttis NJ
atfen,,te sittinS ,,,otI - M!!e'i ~
ana tan ofta,, III ti,,d T. ~ ',,n'a,B pi"i,eit
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