The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-14

to such work and her natural endow-
ments Of gentleness love inspiring and
commence Inspiring, persuasiveness,
refinement OF manner and conscienti-
BUSINESS developed and trained as a
teacher, has forced man out Of prim-
airy work, and is slowly driving him.,
inch by inch, out Of secondary school
work, where she will soon hold sup
RENE sway, as now in primary work
1T was foro-ordaincd from the be-
ginning of things. as well as from the
foundation of educational traini nj e and
the establishment of educational prin-
ciples, that woman, as {, teacher should
and would ultimately hold 5unirarsab
sway in primary and secondary schools
In Virginia ner progress has been
marked along every line
Yields the Point.
Further quotations is made from this
interesting paper:
The old idea that the mind Of man
is superior to that &of woman has
proved to bea myth. a vagnryi OF mans
proud assumption, a theory long since
exploded by cold facts, history and cS-
pcricnce.
From boyhood, for many years, I
belonged to tho class Of egotists,
psuedo- psy psychologists or philosophers,
| which believed in the superiority Of
! the mind Of man over that of woman
/, IN fact, on one accession, when a boy,
| in n debating society," / proved to the
| satisfaction of the eminent iudg es that
my sex could justly boast of mental
| superiority, but / have long since re-
| pentcd Of my sin of comfnl ssion and
am a convert from such belief and
| now throw down the gauntlet in chal-
lcngc to him who durcs charge that
! woman is not the peer of man In
natural mcEtal endowment" @
Has Made Great Progress.
After unberdening his soul with this
candid admission. which was heartily
applauded by hisfcllow superintend-
I cnts. many OF whom no doubt were
equally as guilty, Superintendent Britt
! makes the following bold and signi
1 ficant Statements
I'm tho exercise of disciplinary
4 powers, which the world has accredit-
/ ed almost exclusively to man as a
/ teacher, for n century past, because
/ of his supposed superior physical
strength, woman has made rapid pro-
gress In her own peculiar develo pmcnt
until she Is ready to cope with mar
| in ability along this line. especially
since mere brute force Is no longer tho
Essential element In disciplinary power
in the schoo-room.
Has Surpassed Man.
TN characterization as an instruct
or in competition with man, she hh.
4 proved herself to be n "foeman wortl
of his STEEL and has often surpasset
him In her great success IN this field
''She has pre-empted the field II
primary and secondary educationa
training, and has boldly and withou
Apology entered the lists for contests
A In the higher and more advanced worl
Of intellectual training;
81 believe that all thinking mon
and women, too, certainly the latter
will agree wlthme In IMPOSITION tax
y 4 n, Eff,.yt,. tatr
should lay our homngoat her feet 10
her wonderful achievements In he
chosen profession, and encourage nc
to greater endeavor and az higher, fill
ler. purer. and noblerf culture OF min
and heart for the work Of HE pec1uil
iarly her own until she shall attain "
standard OF the ideal teacher, In quail
flcntlons ana ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.