The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-03-23

Cutter is taught, and in general way
this is the only means Of correct teach
ing known.
Mothers will not allow their daugh-
tiers to grow up and become women, if
they desire to do their full duty by
them in the fullest respect, without
giving them course of instructions in
this much needed art.
In these schools young ladies are
taught the correct theory of dress and
the art of carrying this theory into
practice in every particular. They are
taught all about the intricacies of cut
ting and fitting any and every garment
worn; all about changes of styles, Sc
lecting fabrics and their nature and
qualities; the blending of colors, shop
ping, and many other things absolutely
necessary for any educated and fash
ionable young lady to know. These
schools teach the full theory and prac-
tice necessary to make home dressmak-
ing pleasure and success; and to en-
able any family to be independent and
economical. They teach any young
lady how to earn money and to make an
honest liv ing, if at any time it may be-
come desirable or necessary.
The school teaches habits of industry.
carefulness, neatness, thoughtfulness
and all those qualities that are indis-
pensable either in the home or society.
| No intelligent mother who loves her
daughter will willingly allow her to
grow into womanhood without knowl-
edge OF this useful art, and wherever it
is possible she will put her in the Gar
ment Cutter school for course of in
structions.
1t is strange that we are SO thorough
in the methods Of teaching others, yet
so short-sighted in teaching our own.
Professor Befeld, says: sit is remark
able fact-no, it is not remarkable, but
very suggestive fact that the Ameri-
can Indian is taught in the schools of
the American Missionary society ex-
actly what he needs to make him a self
supporting, self-reliant, upright man.
The foundation Of his scholastic training
| includes the four RS the fourth being
religion. These occupy half his time;
in the other half he learns to till the
soil, to build his house, to repair his
pillow and wagon. But it is remarkable
that the white man should give to the
Indian child more comprehensive edu-
cation than he gives his own The
churches are sending into the south and
teaching the negro girls of that country
more thoroughly than the mothers of
this country are teaching their own
daughters. The same mother will ex-
plate on the merits Of the Garment Cut
ter for her neighbors daughter and vet
claim her own does not need it. Is the
Indians, the Negroes or neighbours child
80 much better and smarter than your
own? or has fortune something so differ
emit for ours, that they are exempt from
the laws Of nature or environments?
But worse yet, more care is taken to
train the horse than the child. If we
are wise in advising others we are very
near criminal in the negligence of our
own.
But it appears that we teach others
and let our own do as they please. This
being the case, is it not placing more
responsibility upon the wisdom of the
young woman than is proper, consider
ling the help she has received from
those whose duty it is to help?
|. No means has yet been found whereby
a mother can delegate her duties to
another, and no true mother would SO
transfer them, even if she could. Per-
, haps the saddest words ever heard are: