The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-24


many years ago since we all listened and
talked about THE Higher Education of
Women" 1t hasn't been so long since we
boned. as we talked, about the result of
the higher educ alton on woman. And now,
for some time, we have had the so called
btgber education for woman. And with
what result? Many a mother looked at
her young daughter and thought: IF l
had only had the advantages that she
shall have! If when I was young wo-
man. had only been taught a little more,
why. should have been a better wife, be-
cause could have talked better. I should
have been a better housekeeper, because
I should have understood the why and
wherefore of everything, and / would have
been a better woman all around"
And. then, this old fashioned mother de-
MED herself her new black dress, freshened
up an old bonnet, made the younger chill
dren's clothes all answer for another sea-
son. so that there might be money enough
without bothering father, to give the old
est girl the advantage of a college educa-
ton. After her first year at college much
big buildings, of the learned professors, of
her own special friends, and if she lin
gered rather more lovingly over her &C
count of a game of basketball or the sports
in the gymnasium than she did over the
account given of her studies the 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 mother work
ed away busily at the winter wardrobe
she thought with delight of the new
friends her child had made and did boast
a little to her neighbors about the fine
folks that Jennie was visiting. 1t hurt
her a bit when Jennie wrote that she'd
better not bother about making her
dresses any more, as her methods were
rather countrified, but to send her the
money instead. And she wondered if Jen-
ME forgot that, while she could find time
to sew, it was not so easy to get ready
money. But the next girl, who lacked
Jennies ambition, so they said, gave up
her music lessons that the money might
go to the pride of the family.
The next summer Jennie seemed a bit
of a stranger. She was a stylish looking
young lady, whose mother was bound to
feel proud of her appearance, but who
that Jennie was not quite so proud of the
home folks. Then came the time when
Jennie was home for good. The younger
sister, who was supposed to lack ambi-
ton, though busy teaching away in
kindergarten school, so that she might
have money for those dearly loved music
lessons, found time, nevertheless, to make
Jennies room look like a dainty nest,
waiting for this bird that had flown so far
away from home.
And when she came! There was no
appreciation for the dusty curtains She
threw her dusty bag, did Jennie, on the
pretty, white draped bed and herself into
an easy chair with scarcely a greeting
for anybody. And then-well, then-no-
body knew what to do
Here was strange young lady, a young
lady who might know a great deal as far
as books went, but who knew very little
as far as good manners were concerned
The stay-at-home sister had a great piece
of news for her-there was to be vacancy
in one of the large schools, and the entire
neighborhood expected it to be offered to
the girl who had been to college and who
represented that higher education of wo-
men. But this young lady announced that
she didn't intend to bury herself in any
country hole.
This Jennie was a strange one to the
people about her. She did not hesitate to
correct before other people the mistakes
made by that dear mother, and she hest
tated less at snubbing every girl who
hadn't had the same advantages as she.
She forgot that as the years went by it
was by no means unusual, especially when
the heart did much loving and the heart
continually taught the brain the lessen of
unselfshness, that those earlier lessons
learned al school should be overlooked.
And the mother who had denied herself
many of the necessities of life that her
girl might be properly taught shed many
bitter tear when she learned that her
daughter was ashamed of her. And the
DINERS, who had hoped to be so proud of
her learned to dislike her because she
continually found fault-believed that
there was nothing good except that which
came out of her college.
On, how tired everything got hearing
ABOUT her college! And yet Jennie was
not a well educated girl. Her knowl-
edge Ike that of many another girl who
was proud graduate of Jones college or
lhomas Brown university, was entirely
superficial. She could not write we'll she
knew little of geography, while her broth
er OF z could correct her spelling and
arithmetic
You think I don't know what I am talk
ing about! Here's a truthful statement
nor you; Out of 500 letters written by
sr"duates of various colleges in this
country 300 in writing and spelling would
nave been disgrace to a girl of u years
VINO mad attended the public school.
can tell you whether the trouble is
WIN The college or the girl, but the av-
Oidse graduate of the feminine sex is
seEeh times out of ten either bore or
va der conceit is unparalleled. When
He poses as a learned lady she is laugh
LIZ stock to people who know better When
I lame in college has been great as an
S'Iete, she is as tiresome as a boy tell
lns OF his prowess in the ball field, with
him. :" -'i
IN. Inc athletic college girl is awkward in
@@"S except the semi-masculine get-up. She
nus II difficult to look, move or act like
lapy. Being In the habit of sprawlng
Nss and arms, she Is awkward when
-e attempts sitting quietly or walking
t9per'y and too often she finds her
IS eongenial companions in boys whose
range from Is to II.
do mes the college girl of this type
r. uot learn what an idiot she is until
WI, ''7son has been an ultra severe one.
vain ian sensible people think OF the
VI college education to girl when