Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-22
Reasons Why 1t Should Equal
That of Men.
WOMAN THE NATION-MAKER
Mighty Power She Yields as the
Mother of Men.
HERSELF CHILD's INSTRUCTOR
1. Il Accomplishments His Curricu-
lum in the Most Influential Col
lege He Will Ever Attend.

lIuch has been said by eminent writers
= educators as to the education of
w1man. Some contend She should be
e Gated along precisely the same lines
a men. others that her education should
b directed to the fulillmen: of her
dc tiny as the head of the home. That
a woman has the right 10 enter the in
dU5tlial and commercial field to make
- own living cannot with justice be
d..ied, and if she needs must make her
ov living perhaps il is as we'll that
SO should be educated along the lines
u at will best fit her for her avocation
IL life. But there are many profound
l.. akers who believe with an unshakable
conviction that this is not woman's high
ct field OF endeavor They contend
w nIly that the Creator has given her
mission in life which surpasses in
Lo.!oc and distinction any that she can
Dhc oSe for herself or that others can
che Csc for her. This mission is declared
u be the mother of mankind and the
M ier of mans home.
y false conception of the scope of this
mission leads many to narrow 1t and
minimize its opportunities. The unthink-
in woman will Indignantly repudiate the
lot tndt she was created 10 De q COOK,
10 wash dishes. make beds and pursue
ii-ilar so-called mental occupations. But
tic woman who thinks will see beyond
all this and perceive the great glory of
wo.nan's real mission on earth.
Maker of the Nation
Woman is not only the mother of the
cid, but the maker of the nation as
vel. Her health and strength and in
K ect are the chief factors that enter
into the makeup Of its manhood. In
u, portion as these factors reach their
safe OF true development in just such
pi ooortion will the manhood of her ma
OF attain it's rank among the peoples
II the world. She gives life to her
Tor and conserves its health, but that is
no5 all. She feeds and clothes and pro-
tees II when IL is helpless, but that is
mt all. In so much as tho physical part
IF tie man is not the greatest and the
best part. SO the care of that physical
pat is not the greatest and the best part
ii woman's mission on earth. The
.hid has a mind. Its education does
mol mean the burdening Of that mind
with knowledge CLEANED from books. 1t
int ans the drawing out of the higher
AND nobler qualities of its being by care
fI.l and proper guidance of It's thought
III > mother is the mistress of the worlds
! iefs, convictions and usefulness. She
j; who lays the foundation stones upon
tich the character of her child is built.
tie Influences with which she surrounds
III. child in the home of which She in
4, emily is the head and more than any
one else the creator are the influences
w.,ich will guide that child through after
lnc. The mother Is the natural custodian
and the closest companion of her child
u ough the formative period of its life.
+ e fathers influence and companion
ip may help or hinder, but 1t can
is yer supplant the mothers stamp. which
Is placed upon the character of every
lsnan being that comes into the world.
Educating the Girl.
What, then, should be the education of
tie girl that the woman may be compe-
1t to fulfill her mission In life? Its
ope passes the comprehension of cur
sorry thought. The answer 10 the ques-
ton requires the profoundest meditation.
} aturally girls education should in
Ide a thorough knowledge of domestic
onOmy, Il knowledge of what to do in
ordinary cXigencIes of home life as
y I'll as of how TO do ii. AS the creator
o. the home she should know and be able
Ia appreciate the beauties of art and of
i usic, that everything within the realm
81 art and nature may contribute to make
II what IL has been sentirnentally termed,
4 heaven on earth" Knowing how to
C'eate the home and to make IL what the
cart of the humbiest would always have
lateS and how to dc It. And who are its
mates? For those who. like herself, have
Used the age of teaching, her duty lies
- the exertion of an influence that will
lake all things harmonic with the home
oe has screated. But her children-who
an measure the scope of her duty to
lem. all the greater because OF the ex-
elusive greatness of her opportunities.
.,he should be competent 10 direct the lit
lie formative minds on the road to whole
ONE. profitable, truthful thought. She
hould know and be able TO tell always
what Is best for those minds to make
Them think and solve the problems of life
correctly. She should be able to discern
their temperaments, to adapt her primary
instruction to them and to mod their
characters that their points of strength
will ever overbalance and outweigh the
influence of their weaknesses. The future
Of her children is to her far dearer than
her own. and she should be so equipped in
mind as to be able to. In a measure, mold
it. Her education or her ignorance will
DC the measure of her product.
The Reasons Why.
Should woman be admitted to higher
education? Yes-a thousand times yes
but only when she has trodden the paths
that honestly lead TO it.
The reasons why her education should
be as illintable as mans are because she
Is mans maker. and the creature should
not In any respect surpass the creator.
Woman's education is not to be deter
mined solely by the limits of her present
probabilities. but by the possibilities that
may be hers in spite of circumstances or
environment The woman who works
for her living today may be the wife OF
tomorrow and the mother of next year
il is too serious risk TO run TO ignore
the possibilities Of the future.
The mothers accomplishments are the
childs curriculum In the most influential
college he will ever attend Who shall