The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-17

lnAl CONSERVATIVE lfeeuOm Oh speech
and action SO characteristic of the
Roman matron, she was never regard
ed as, nor did she ever feel herself
to be, the intellectual equal Of her
brother no spell, to read and write
little, to keep the home with virtue
ana dignity, were the standards from
which the Roman matron in the best
days OF the republic never departed.
One little epitaph, that has escaped
oblivion because of its inherent beauty
anc sweetness, speaks more on this
point than all might ever write or
say. It runs thus
stranger. what | ask is a little thing
Stop and read,
Here is a tomb not beautiful one,
Of beautiful women;
Her parents called her Claudia;
She bore two sons: one she left be-
hind her, the other lies buried
in the ground;
She loved her husband;
She kept her home;
She spun wool
Stranger, now pass on"
Here, then, in as terse and succint
fashion as could be carved by
grayers chisel stands recorded the
Romans notion OF the education OF
woman-that is, to rear her children,
keep her home, and be faithful to her
husband And would to God Rome
had never seen the day when she de-
parted from these crude and unsatis-
flying standards Of society, for then
we would never have heard OF the
origin of a Nero. nor the infamy Of
Claudia, the Nortorious.
Now, to pass more nearly to our
time and manner Of thinking not
ever the splendid syste moi Euro
pear education, with all its varied
rsmifications and relations, can boast
OF system Of education for women
superior to that of our country.
france, Germany. Italy, England, so
fa7 as | have been able to ascertain,
have never done for their women
what has been done in America BY
the great women's colleges whose
names are household words in the
home Of every well trained American
family, and the agitation ia Europe
today for a larger intellectual, social
and political life for women. is but
the coming to the surface Of a mighty,
long subdued force which has been
kept dormant for all these centuries.
The Womau's College Of Oklahoma.
And these things lead me now to
sreak more in detail about the Okla
homa College for Women and first Z
word needs to be said about its plaoe
in the system of education in Okla
homa The purpose OF the founding
of the institution was that it should
become a vital force and power in the
education Of the young women OF this
state, and that in ways that would
bring the greatest good to the great
est number, and at the minimum ex
perse. This means the broadest anc
most optimistic policy that could b,
adopted with reference to educationa
matters in this great commonwealth
In other words. to do all the good Il
can and in as many ways as possible
and at the same time to aid in bull6
/ ing up the educational interests in tn,
state of Oklahoma. There cannot be
out Of the nature Of things, strons
institution of learning in any state
without that institution inspirinl
other Institutions either OF like or dit
fefent character, with ambitions AM
desires to do greater and noble
things. We-have all seen how the Sc
curing Of a handsome donation by on
= institution in town or locality ha
been the cause Of another institution i
, tie same town or locality striving t
! excel, in worthy ways, the one tina
f had first come to good fortune. An
I so the general Influence which come
+. out Of a strong institution OF learI
{ ing which. by nature, is altruistic.
/ both wholesome and helpful in tn
/ building up Of the educational syl
! tenn in its entirety AS Of Holy wri
q 10 him that hath shall be given, S
4 to any worthy institution there nc
4 only comes its way other benefits an
q additions for greater usefulness, bl
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