The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
Woman in Education.
continued From Page Nine.

largely one of mans work. In most
cases our seats of learning have been
founded by men, presided over, ana
confronted by men, Except where
some up to-date woman of the faculty
takes hand) until certain honest, but
misguided people have fancied that
here. again, women are deficient. We
question the chivalry of those men
who in the same breath call us fair
SEX and weaker vessel Weaker
we NAV have been in days when we
had no chance to match our genius
with theirs; but to-day we meet our
strong brothers in the aSS-room
without being ashamed; we meet them
in business and are re-employed year
by year: the demand for our service
i'm many of the professions increases
with the passing of time; we even
meet them in journalism. and get out
1.-The best special edition of the News
and Observer ever puDlsned In the
State In view of these things some
one. ought to revise that ancient ver-
sion of Shakespeare, and make it saye
"Frailty, thy name is not Woma1-
she has been baptized with a new
name; she has grown nightly in three
hundred wears: woman, thy name in
this twentieth century of culture, of
progress. and of glorious achieve
ment-thy name Power!'
The writer Oh tIliS WHO Is III
no wise connected with ST. Pau's
School, Beaufort, wishes it to be
known that this school is largely the
work of one woman. Mrs. Mamie p.
Geffroy is not only its founder. but
has been the constant patron of this
school since its beginning. When
girl of eleven years old. fired with
missionary zeal rarely found in one so
Young. she organized a Sunday school
class composed of the children of
fishermen who lived in this seaport
town. At the age of fifteen. she soil
cited funds and erected a small build
ING where a missionary school was
conducted for a time. The Rev. Thorn
as p. Noe, who has SINCE become
prominent clergyman and educator or
North Carolina, was one NOf her earl
lest pupils. Mr.. Noe says. Through
her MRS Geffroy's) influence l began
studying, and went TO Trinity School.
Chocowinity thence to Sewanee where
| completed my academic and theo-
logical education" For some years
the work had a checkered existence,
but i'm the summer of 1899 when Mr..
Noe finished his education. he returr1-
ed to labor among his own people.
The school was begun that year with
twenty-seven pupils. but the number
grew to eighty before the end of the
term The next year they erected
nine-room building which is sufficient
for their present needs. although the
enrolment for last year was about
225 The plant is now worth about
$4,000. The course consists of ten
grades. and diploma admits to the
State University. They have a print
ing shop and work shop where the
boys are taught manual training. The
girls study music as well as cooking.
sewing ana such light housekeeping
as may be obtained from the care Of
the school building.
st. Paul's School occupies a unique
place i'm the educational life of the
State. It's promoters are ph;lanthro-
pists i'm the best sense of that word;
for already they have done much to
develop the physical, intellectual, and
soul-lfe of the people among whom
they live. IT is blessed thing TO
help raise the standard of people,
who. as Phillips Brooks has said, are
ready to sink down to the level of a
low content