The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-05
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Never was there a truer saying than
The hand that rocks the Cradle rules
the world" 1t is right that this should
be true, for the mother of mankind is
entitled to such place. Nations are as
their women make them. If the women
are good and virtuous the men are apt
to be likewise. The character and vir-
tues of the mother impress her children
much more than do those of the father
tbs said that the son of a refined intel
ligent and well educated widow is
usually more gentle and SYMPATHETIC
tnan other men. The Importance of
carefully educating and training our
young women cannot be too greatly en-
phasized or impressed upon their parents.
The environment that keeps woman
from progression and winning a living
and independence is much greater than
that of man, and education is the great
panacea for recognition, position and sue
cess for her. Education and training
opens the door for her to honor and
fame as nothing else can do. Education
has made her the peer of man, in litera-
ture, art and philanthropic work. Most
all that is good, beautiful and true comes
from woman, and should she not be de-
Veloped in the highest degree by edu-
cation, to more thoroughly equip her
for her high destiny as the mother of
men and nations.
This State is now thoroughly alive to
the Importance of education. The prog
ress in this direction is indeed revolu-
ton when compared to the condition ex- |
listing only short time ago. Never he i
fore in the history of the State has every |
institution of learning been so we'll pat
ronized as now. Some of these insti-
buttons are overfull because of want of
dormitory room and have had to turn ap-
plicants from their doors.
GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE.
Among the great schools of North
Carolina none stand higher or has done
more for female education than the
Greensboro Female College. On January
31st, 1886, the Virginia Methodist Confer
ence met in Petersburg, North Carolina |
then belonging to that conference. At |
this time the North Carolina conference |
began its existence. The need of a fe-
male college of high grade was felt by |
the Methodists of the State and the pro-
ject of establishing a school of this kind |
was warmly endorsed and advocated by |
prominent ministers and intelligent lay
men of the church, and much discussion
was had in every annual conference.
Even before the North Carolina Confer |
ence was established the trustees of |
Greensboro Female School, pre- |
titoned the Virginia Conference on this |
subject at their meeting on January 31st |
1886. The petition was referred to the |
following committee: Revs. Moses Brock |
Peter Doub and Samuel S. Bryant.
This committee after setting forth the
urgent need of a female school of high |
grade for educating our girls under the
auspices of the North Carolina Confer
ence, made the following report, which
resolutions were unanimously adopted by
Tire Conference.
Resolved. 1. That the Conference
will cooperate with the trustees of
Greensboro Female School, provided that
one half the number of the board of
trustees shall, at all times, be members
Of the North Carolina Conference.
Resolved, q That the board thus con-
stituted shall petition the Legislature of
North Carolina for proper charter for
a seminary of learning, to be called the
Greensboro Female College.
Resolved, 3. That the Conference APP
point Moses Brock, Hezekiah G. Leigh,
William Compton, Peter Doub, John
Hank, James Reid, Bennett T. Blake,