The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-11-17
Co. education at the University Of
Georgia.

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state as we'll as the female sex
generally, we hope that this mea-
sure will not become law.
This proposition, we remember
was agitated year or two ago,
| the Federation of Woman's Clubs
being back of the movement, but
no action in the matter was taken
and we were in hopes that the
whole scheme had met the fate
that it deserves-the silent con-
tempt of the thoughtful women
and men of the commonwealth.
| But it appears that that the club
women are still anxious to demon
strate to the world what they
think can be accomplished by the
sex when it is given the same sup
posed advantages enjoyed by men.
The principal argument ad-
vanced for the admission of women
into the university is that the fe-
male institutions of learning in
the state do not afford adequate
facilities to those desiring to pur-
sue the higher courses of study.
In imparting instruction, in what
subjects does the university excel
the female colleges of the state?
Probably in law, medicine, the
sciences, such as chemistry, geolo-
Icy, physics, astronomy, civil,
mining, mechanical and electrical
engineering. We insist that no
woman should be a lawyer, though
we note the fact that several
young ladies of high social posi-
ton are only waiting for the doors
of the university to be opened to
them, to take full course in that
profession. Are they aware that
in their character as ATTORNEYS
they would probably hear evidence
of such a character as would Of
fend their modesty? What can
they hope to accomplish in Geor-
gia as mere counsellors at law
without a court house practice?
In medicine she can be of much
service to her own sex, but she
should study the science in col
, leges to which only women are adj
mitted. She cannot be success
full chemist, geologist or engineer
} on account of not possessing the
Q physical strength requisite fol
o such callings. 1t is doubtful il
any considerable concern in the
United States would employ hel
in any of these capacities.
In all of these cognate divisions
C of knowledge, architecture is the
e only one in which woman has
! taken a. high position, both for ex.
cellence of work and for numbers
engaged in it. In all others she
e is practically unknown. Why
then should she desert the institu-
lions of our state especially devo-
e ted to her instruction, and in
e which all the womanly studies car
be as advantageously pursued as
at the university? We presume
that the object of young women
n in taking a higher or technical
course of study is to fit them fol-
some special line of activity in
d which they may wish to subse.
= quently engage. If this be true
: then the State Industrial School
at Millegeville will meet all of hel
requirements, insuring her prof.
S cheney in all branches in which
: woman may successfully and prop.
erly find employment, and at q
cost no greater than at the uni.
s versity.
In spite of the claims to the
contrary by the education, its in
evitable ending is to lower the
t plane of womanhood-to make
e common that which God has Gre
q ated uncommon. This is the tes-
:, timony of those who have observ.
ed the effects of the close, pro-
miscuous and long continued as
$ ISOLATION of the sexes. The late
Secretary of the Interior, Hon.
l.. Q. G. Lamar, a close observer,
and man of deeply philosophic
mind, said in n conversation with
the editor of the Southwestern
Presbyterian, in regard to the
; commlngling of the sexes in
t the departments at Washington
: that he considered it a calam-
. ity for a woman to enter
the public service; that uncon-
sciously those feelings of true
delicacy which in normal state
the one sex entertains for the
other, became dissipated as there
f arose manifestation of bon
homie, unpleasant to behold.
Common sense teaches us that we
cannot remain associated with a
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