The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-20
AS To CO.EDUcATlON.
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the ties that bound our forefathers to
fundamentals. and new phases OF
national life is the result.
The young men and young women
, Of today are afraid of being called old
foggy it they display too much rever-
ence for the traditions of the past.
Thousands OF writer's are filling the
newspapers and periodicals of the day
with advice to the young, and fire.
quently it is SO conflicting that those
who would seek to follow any OF it
may count on being lost in an impene-
| trable forest of words.
Especially is this advice conflicting
that is being offered to the 'sweet
girl graduates" just now.
They may pick up some "Woman's
Magazine" and read: Aim for sue
cess. Do not select calling which is
beyond you. II is better to be good
housekeeper than poor teacher. 1t
is better to be an expert stenographer
than An inferior lawyer, and so on
down the list.
Then they may turn to the very
next page, perhaps, and read: What
is the crying need of the home? Not
| money. Not intellect. Not refine
ment. Not wisdom. 1t is love, and
warm demonstration of love.
These self appointed advisers would
have the home running over with love
words, kisses and fond caresses.
This advice is set forth as q sure
winner of happiness in the home, re-
gardless Of cold victuals for the head
of the house when he comes home
after hard days work, trying to
strangle the wolf, and add few cop
pers to his Golfers to help purchase
more advice.
About decade ago great cry went
up for education.
1t was held out that the women OF
this great free country of ours we're
entitled to the same class of educa-
ton as the men, Notwithstanding the
fundamental truth that God created
them to fill entirely different spheres
in this mortal existence.
Well. co-educational institutions
were started up all over the country,
| or the doors of those heretofore
| devoted to the education of young
men were opened to young women.
TO the advocates OF co-education,
who had apparently lost sight Of the
| fundamentals, there has been some
startling discoveries of the working
of natural phenomena.
For instance, it has been discovered
that the phenomena which caused
Eve to first firt with the s'rree OF
knowledge" still exists among her
fair descendants and the same weak
ness that caused Adam to bite the
preferred fruit has not been eradi-
Gated by the civilizing process of the
ages; and that Cupid persists in in
vading Wisdom's realm to shatter the
theories Of philosophers.
| The wiseacres are telling us now
that co-education has proven disap-
pointment. They are telling us that
the s'flirtations' of schools and col.
lege life are confessed to be out OF
place and out of time, yet when
young men and young women are to-
gether nothing can prevent such cpl
sodes.
Great wisdom Beautiful new dis.
covery.
We suspect that some day it will bt
discovered that it's sometimes wise te
remember and be guided by some Of
the old traditions.
Under the old system of education
this country gave to the world ar
ideal womanhood.
We believe in higher education
for women as we do for men, but lei
it be an education that shall bring
sunshine around the hearthstone; al
education that shall lull nation into
repose through graciousness and gen
tleness, and the strains of a melodiou!
lullaby.
This is woman's proper sphere, ane
when she takes up the retort and cru
chile she ceases, in a measure, to bt
the queen of her household; the guild
ing star Of weak and erring man.
Charlotte NeWs.
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