The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-29

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ms stucExion % character a. - rint.
10 M taught a. q setoui Which ErasB-
Etes girls Il white zzuslfn n u and
ssnds them Our v1th1n either ner-zl
resource O. control
Geometry teaches re logic ~ Llfs
and UFeT klErk5o9r1 problems REEF
Cheek learns 20 f,e the mother. VIE
and csfizez which every advanced
civilization demands This l. rhs &C.
urstsar which IL 6erei0pe1 BY a SER
csns adequate curriculum and ~
Du1s other TIE special tr4iEinr IL
an0thsr mGrter. equally important. a.
T. spares 3 woman 70 ut-et the re-
EiEsleas laa which links happy useful
ness vim occupation. TIE choice q.
study F10ul6 q coarse - aesVte5 -
the i1ciri1uzl learning ~ the Etu-
dent. and = Indeed there II q mental
constitution Offering from that -
rlzR. this fart should - recognized IN
fitting her Cor her probable duties and
her possible Use q talent or ability
The Increasing number q eclectic
courses - Etney gives an AIDED free
DON and breEcfs o. opportunity most
6eslrabie and necessary and = right
fully unde-stood Ehoaic entirely r.
move the popular prejudice that a col
iegiats education. per 80. fllE a 10
mans mind with useless knowledge
A college etuc2tlon should mean the
best education possible. and 20 VAR
ETY. should ozly be equzle1 By is
tkOrOaghneEs. The ordinary finishing
school for girls cannot train the mind
adequately because % the bSiefness q
rs curriculum znd its lack - system
Psrent and teacher are alike respcn-
EibIe for this. neither demanding. az
. rule. anything approaching q r1Eor-
Gus standard q esDcatior-
II is sometimes fairly astonishing
10 ncfe WITH what shallow and care
iens eonElderati0n the whole subject
q a girls education 10 dismissed One
wonders what results can be expect
&C from such lax attention 20 a 81
prenely important matter. Can a few
philosophy. dig the channels Of train
ed and habitu4l thought. Can a germ
% talent. literary. mathematical or
plastic. be taught 20 grow BY a brief
planting and q briefer tendinEs Can
an occasional -composition." even a
certain fuency IN the attractive and
harmless literature % the modern
languages. give correct and elegant
forms u expression or teach the his
tory o. the words we Usey The IN
differentiated adjective Of sweet &c
may pass amid us ripping laughter
and its maiden grace. but how about
the woman whose vocabulary IL still
confined 70 exclamation points pune
tuating the eternal reiteration %
awful" wonderful fascinating
and the likef
A young girl may. indeed. run a
fairer chance Of getting a husband II
her charm is not endangered by an
awkward reputation q cieverness. but
the married woman needs every BIT
- Intelligence she possesses.
The women OF America are enfran.
chised By the customs OF the country.
II not by the prejudlces Of the so
called upper and better classes. Lib
erty and responsibility are ours and
sooner or later we shall be called
upon 10 ~ ourselves for them. The |
working women know this and are
rising 20 the demands Of both necessity |
and opportunity. But. first and fore /
most. n our daughters are 20 be given /
the dangerous draught OF knowledge, 4
they must learn 90 subordinate II 20 \
charm. There 10 no impossibility I
about this--only the most vague and \
illogical prejudice against H. Every 1
woman should be taught. first and I
foremost. that in all social relations
knowledge must be subordinate TO
sympathy. merged into the charm
which listens FIRST and then expresses.
All greatness Is simple and. above
all. unostentatlouE. as all strength. 4
n balanced and serene. is sweet. True
education teaches this. as II develops
harmony with law. which is the
word OF the world. both spiritual