The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-18
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them all only one has observed any I'm T.
sue such insse}{ntions While ali them srse
that certain positive dement's ~ mere -
ouch Institutions.
4 First, coeducation Is the M tural way " Y.
IsThe separation OF the sexes at any a pal
lticular time OF life Is an artilclal sCMs.ii nn
Its effect must tneytaply e 9e 1, - at The bot
scid,isness ii nnfortnnate. 4 he horrible y
sxe-emphasis of the French ,s at tae T 49s
tom their ad e,r ieF W sn been
brought iip together, IN, the natural way az,
sharing ali of their pursuits IN comM No J,
must have less of sex t tI.n
UNI, re 'seprtrated just at the age when
nent, ii is the time Of all theirs when n;n
the differences cen ne. sc es snoulu
be fnihimlzed. X al 81 90 4.,.
siii social life. says a wise writer upon
this subject, the sexes enjoy very m p11,;a
Tho same condtio We 40 n O st,isa
s n nns wssn nreSS es
ash fowl ysgssa,1bless ana f Ths ane
and feminine elements are no. the ta SANE ma
in perfect equilibrium. As Tennyson has
well said; Wy 81
Two heads IN council, s85;
Two beside the hearth, I, ..,,@
Two In the tangled business 81 tne W So,,,,a
Two plummets dropped for one. 70 8soIhu
s85 tho abyss OF science ard the Hlin Inv.
"These great moral forces N humanity
are as NECESSARY to equilibrium as NC
positive and negative electrci ty. and ~
ma teriai' world. If We should throw these
forces out Of equilibrium for flve minutes
We should have material chaos-1ns,t!, t.. as
we have had moral chaos IN al clyii Hsia.
ment has been unduly depressed ana a le
graded. n Until the quilibrlum OF these
great r1sral forces Is fully csta bl1shed we
shall never have perfect ! coto't 'oi's
In all nocial ways, men and W omen "a, ase
becoming con family better !, ~
athletic craze has done thus much--iI mas
i Inc Steel En- craving Lady OF the Ringlets)
l3mayS deplore the free-and- easy manners
which have been promoted by this COM
and may point az
the great mass the effect of aequal COM
panionship in the open air between men nsr
and women golfers tennis players .Ailo
Ward that bea Attic era which Mrs. Gilman
pictures so Eelo duentl ~ In her pr elace "
woman and Economic .., ~
But no Is SO VITAL 1It;a ana sG
deep as that OF the Int lect.s nose WAC
study together come to knoW ca en- oltier
better and on q nobler basis han in any
other way, excepting, perhaps, In altruis a
tic religious e ndeaVOr. s..s.5.xS
laccustoms young men and women to plain
and unemotao nal y Int rec urse., Iheyag see
each othcr in the I'm and una dorned con !.
days must be passed The Sfidic lous gla
INCUR which invests the queen ',S5 IN the
minds OF the young coll eKe &ine n. an the
Which surTHu af yoafhg
male seminaries.. disappear +, nd q pro per-
~, under the clear sunlj GIT of heayen, as as
boys and girls stud y every day roget her.i !.
apt to charac terize both young mel and
women II they are to meet dali w only the
criticism Of heir own Sc s.is remedlea toS
some extent IN the ducn tional coliege:
And the Increased 81 sOltcttude regarding
cleanliness and clothing ends most
4salutarlyS to- anners !. ana y smor RAJ!
testimony is that8it Is quality IS improved
$X Ear Ear more unsatisfactory intellectual at
than IS found
2in& our great Ea tern colleg for.s mem ne q
This IS largely due to the superior con-c
scientiousne and am g {, ne We
i5mon sense. or " III oh he men have the
more, tend to ahate the pain full serious
witt which women ~ are O., TOO 1t apt -
III. 1t Is true that here have been occa sion
4 ii Escandas in our ducat NAL fnstitu
Mons There Will be occasional scandals 8
$eyeryssh here unit the race bee ONES much |,
more saint " than II Is at present But
the llsdeous immorallties which are al
legged to prevail more or less ~ IN 3 every r
absent from our coeducatlonalS ones. One
|$of the most n conse i've Journals ~;
matters a OF ( hat Il KIND In the rs Outlook.f
which says issue Tor MAY, avn W..
can schools. Il where both sexes sS3 are
taught ls5 3$
4 In Dr. Frederick Marytn,s admirable
sermon upon, 'qnsecra ted Wonlannos
| the positions which have, been taken In
I5thls essay 7 ha society iss most, Napp
which conforms most strict y,ato 6. me
relation, where brother and sister smutu-
ally eleya te and sustain ach48 o. her.
5''5sssi "A schoo for young men becomes q
ard ' .of morality and It's laws Of honor.
lsbut8 IN college for boil xes- the stu
dent VII find q publ c sentiment net 80
soeiaaes 81 needing fe
to coeduca ion. foupded Upon he magi !,
nay ehGl a0Psnse ao
IS something in tho ascot ton ct every,
rather than the fancy. A and weeks Of f
steady labor oyer the same prob lems Will
| not be more kelly TO create rom ance :
than casual neetings at fetes and and balls ea
AS for the nlarr ages .Whic spring from
zcoedncation. they are. Judging from th rs,
Eof the written. among the tappiest In the
igworld. /! One istingul ed q vocate Of CO.
ssj1l
4 that no divorces have ever t ken place
l,among those whose love dream was
4 Stounded upon the comps nionship OF the
lElecture3 and the class room. T his Is prob
4 abb y an over statement, hut It !, 9 sub
lSstaptialy true. $ Yoing men discover
= there what beauty may De hidden be-
meath plain xterior and what al sh a
ed by a. d zzling complexion and eyes OF
A 3enchantlng blue. The y learn nore ex .
than In anyothsr wayj'Hst what
In the pa th of progress, I houg b q great
Western university has recently declared
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