The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
COLLEGE WON EN-.
MRS u. y. UTE.

college Women" is n term of this
century and of American origin. Oher
lin, founded in 1893. claims to he the first
college opened on the principle of equal
opportunities to both sexes.
Mary Lyon. founder of Mt IIolyoke
seminary, and for twelve years its prin
cipai, was one OF the leaders IN the high
er education for the women. Her early
opportunities were limited. During
childhood, under uniavorable circum-
stances. she attended the district school.
Afterwards She worked ( r her board
while attending school at Ashfeld.
Then the trustees of the institution kind
ly offered her free use of all its advan-
tages, and she accepted their kindness
with grateful heart After leaving
school she became "A teacher and spent
all her earnings 10 procure instruction
in what she was def lent. Ia 1880 shs
beGan planning permanent female sam =
mary. For seven years she talk ed,
wrote AMI labOred for this one object:
overcoming all obstacles, she opened n
school in the autumn of 1887. These
words, craven on the stone which marks
her resting place, reveal the ambition
that led her ny IA way so perplexing to n
success So complete: "There is nothing
in the universe that | fear but that I
shall not know NY duty, or fail to do it,"
The VI diversity of ST. Louis was first
to admit women for the study of law.
Miss Couzin was tho first 10 enter and
graduated in 1871. The st. Louis medi
cal school had the hon of preparing
the first woman sculptor, Harriet Hos
mer, for her profession by thorough
course in anatomy. Eastern colleges
had denied her admission. The first
woman to receive the degree of NJ. ID. in
our country was Elizabeth Black well,
who taught French aud music to pay
her expenses while reading medicine.
When her diploma was handed to her,
she said: THANK you. With the help
Of the Most High, it shall be the duty of
my life to shed honor on this diploma"
The doors of our colleges are now gen
orally open to women. But is it neces-
sary For women to have classical edu-
cation? We frequently hear mothers
say, MY daughter does not intend to
teach, so she may ~ VOL stop going to
school," She means, perhaps, tn say.
MY daughter will soon marry and set
tie down in her home, and what good
will an education do herr" OF course
professional women must he educated;
but some even say thai "A higher educa-
ton units IA woman for n home. A col
leEe education IL intended TO train the
mind so that it will act more readily on
all the problems of life. What profess
sion has more knotty problems than
Housekeeping? First, if the husband be
educated, The wife to he true compan-
ion must also be educated. II there be
servants, she will need wisdom rightly
to direct; or. if she be her own house.
keeper. there il need of system and a re
alization of the value of time. The busy
round in college life gives "A thorough
training III the use Of time. | have seen
persons aimlessly while away time as if
1t had no demands upon them, and have
often wished they could have at least
one year of rushing college life to give
them purpose, AS well as to teach them
the value of time. Chemistry and SAM
tary methods may be used in the home:
and then in the nursery the mother
can use all the knowledge of human ma
ture-mental science, pedagogy and kin
dergartcn-in studying the individuality
of child. She may use all the knowl-
edge of history, mythology, botany, ge-
ology, zoology, astronomy and the Bible
III teaching and training the little ones.
Indeed, she will need infinite knowledge
on all these subjects to be able to answer
all the questions of childhood.
Some have feared that the higher edu-
cation would turn out host of old
maids, who would rush into the profess
sional life and crowd out the men. There
are some noble women like Mary Lyon,
who refused to marry, because she
thought she could best accomplish life's
work alone; or like one of my friends,
who said there were already too many
neglected little ones in the world who
needed her care, and that she could not
afford to give her time to one man and
three or four children. But college life
does not cause women to dislike home
or motherhood. The true woman will
always make home the center of inilu-
ence.
Woman's Christian Temperance