Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-31
CoNpOcrD Nl1RS MHTEUIoN


.aDvrcE ON EDUcAT1o1g OF GIRLS.
Wesleyan Female college is Methodist institution,
preachers of that denomination and usu-
taught by Methodist preachers Last Sunday ths
delivered by Methodist bishop
He is thus reported in next days paper;
MACON Ca. May 27-'Don't vote. don't seek
vote. stay at home, love your husband ana rock s
Bishop J. H. Mccoy. of Birmingham, in the annual
commencement sermon.
morning address was delivered by Rev Henry
c. King, president of OberIin college Alumnae re-
retiring president. w. N Ainsworth, will de-
liver the baccalaureate address and present the
diplomas
wesleyan this year graduates 10 A B. students.
music, three expression, ten in painting and
eight in other departments
The bishop defined an educated womans duties and
privileges in terse sentence and that paragraph was
advice given students, graduated in A p
(Which copies along practicable 20
the A B. course in mems colleges) There 20
present who graduated in music, and these ~
have been giving public recials in Macon for month
or SIX weeks past They may De piIna oonhas soule
day, and doubtless of them will try to sing in
opportunities song They expect to be paid
for such service and will be greatly disappointed II
they do not provided their talents recognized and
feel it pretty penny" to music
charges at the college. Three in expression which
tainy intended those who be induced to listen
these expressionists." they be educated to
Ten graduated in painting and their gifts must be fur
Their displayed this line their parents money has
uselessly expended, and eight in other depart
ments 1 have not discovered from this published
whether eight" instructed in loving hus
bands cradle rocking
But granting these eight were taught to be wives.
and shown how to rock the cradle in approved style
there still ONLY EIGHT who educated accord
ing the tenets of the bishop, and there FORTY
TWO who have been educated other lines and their
graduation at Wesleyan college will be told In costly
diploma and IL will be framed doubtless and hung
in the home to show what they studied and how
they prepared to fight the battle Of life What's the
of all this useless parade?
The bishop needs some education himself before ne
thus relegates educated young to serving hus
bands and rocking cradles, the bishops in concert
should out the useless and inappropriate studies
in such UNCONVENTIONAL colleges.
listened to very instructive discourse (preach-
ed in Cartersvle where live) last The preach
drew picture of the young woman of today and he
said: The chief business of tn young of
coming o'clock the afternoon and peran-
bulating down sidewalk in the town and then
radng the other sidewalk to show their clothes and
themselves and they paraded twice ofener If they
through straw soft cooling drink
the way, and this seemed to be the chief ambition OF
the young women of today" 1 heard it myself and
commented it at the time and later in The Semi
Weekly Journal columns. DR.. Answorth the preacher
is the president of Wesleyan college He will deliver
his farewell discourse tonight retiring president.
Now, leave the president and the bishop to fight it
out their respective lines to the purposes of ed
ucating girls
1 would respectful inquire why should girls
go abroad educated at all when their moth
teach them how to obey their husbands End
rock baby cradles? Why spend much
A. B. course music expression art, etc, If
the but chief duty and profession, namely,
marrying fellow who has the idea that she is
only fit to wait him and rock cradles, while he
seek the delights of literature and science ana
choose his rulers.
Let Wesleyan college introduce cradles
find other reasons for educating young women.