The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-25
~TION OF WON EN-.
President Hazard Of Wellesley Indicates
Where Improvement Is Needed.
From me Boston HerIld.

From ne Boston HerIh.
Some Ideals in the Education OF Women"
was the subject Of a most interesting paper
reOd Yesterday in Lorimer Hall by President
Caroline Hazard Of Wellesley. who said in part:
IT Is a significant fact that the old painters
and poets embodied their ideals in feminine
form. Time was when every grove and stream
had its own nym phi. and mythology gave US
not only Venus and Juno. hut Pallas Athene.
the divine wisdom. With the coming OF Chris
tinnity the virtues took their place as women.
Mercy and wisdom and purity not only
were represented in feminine form, but the
more masculine virtues, justice and fortitude.
were presented to the eve as roped and
crowned women. This longing OF tho soul
for a visible embodiment Of truth and purity
found expression in the worship o. the Virgin
Mary. From time immemorial all that men
have conceived as best and nohlcst in life has
been represented to them in tn form OF q
woman. In our modern world. and with the
change Of deals which thc progress of time
has brought, Il is stu the eternal feminins
which leads men on.
in the matter OF education tho main cues.
ton to consider il, What results are We aiming
att. In order to determine h. we must
make some fundamental Inquiries IA t,o, the
position OF women IN, our modern lite. There
are three ways Ia which women are preGml.
nent- they 2"n the binders together Of society:
they are the bean'iliers OF HE. and they are
must stand 'or con.e.vatism. Tor grace.
iior purity; and in u three directions
conservatism must be foun led on law.
and law, must teach obedience. which
lies at the root Of all growth. Those
who are t. interpret beauty must have q knowl.
edge o. wha' is h%eaut!tu.!, and the training OF
the percep,ive faculties has to he undertaken
in n very thoughtful and serious way, No ono
pnp ranrn1nnn uhlf hA Sc NOT nILn1ntn Tnolfpr
Of: and beauty to WELD any influence on life
and character must b. deeply absorbe! and
And in the third place beauty must pass
into daty, This is the supreme task q all edu:
cation. the training Of he soH. How shall
ity shall he the product Of training? IL is
women who must answer many ~ these cues.
tons, for women are the guardians OF morals.
Women ought TO be the spiritual leaders OF the
world.
The DAYS ~ the languishing and elegant
female are now passed. and the Amelias u
raven tressas. supcr-slender waists and FREE
aucnt %fotnting its are harpi.lv out Of place
modern world. The improved hygiene ot The
age has begun 10 show its natural result in an
Increasing stature Of women. now very notices
President Hazard dill not attempt any de-
tailed description of an ideal curriculum for
female education: bur suggested that. since
handed down 10 us from former generations,
and since woman is the natural defender 81
this conservatism. she must be- literally trained
Leaf conservatism degenerate into OIstinacy. as
IL often the o. q with the uuculiured.
To n her for her work as a heautitler OF
life continual III, speaker. ''"t woman re-
ceivc n long and serious training IN perception.
learning 10 recognize form. grace, AMI espe"-
Tally PROPORTION. which is really ono Of the great
things ~ life.
we must learn that the dirtun Of Virgil.
'yarium ct mutahilc.' + not q %-landcr. but z
profound truth. and that thi. very lux and
how that We share with the dies il the
strength and not the weakness OF our
natures. We must learn when to
wait for n sober second thought
an when 10 .ccept a sudden i%nspira-
tion as reliable. when 20 say with
King David: This IL min" lnfrmitr. and when
to distrust a frenkish impulse. Goethe was
right in saving that ~" ,"t"rna'y en- nine
draws us upwarI I. though there l. 10 hard aud
fast Inc TO be drawn and say, on .his aide ars
the feminine qualities. on n" O'her side the
mason ne. The lines overlap. and the most
chnrac' eristic female qualities nr" sometimes
found in masculine bodies AMI vice versa"