Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-17
THE VALUE OF EDUCATION TO
 WOMAN.

Time is ever busy, and although not a fast worker in one sense, it is con stantly causing everything in this world to undergo. a complete change. It is so devised, however. that for long, long while the transition is all most imperceptible.
 We know that Niagara Falls is being worn away by the tremendous force of water. and that it is only a matter of time when there will be no falls; still we can scarcely realize it because of its immensity. So a human life comes into the world, and, like Niagara Falls, it is slowly wearing away and merging toward eternity but if from that life a noble character is formed 1t will resem- ble that mighty thing of nature in more ways than one-it will live long after life has ceased.
 To live in this age of ever increas- ing demands, one must have an educa- ton, or he is very seriously handicap ped. Education will be a very great extent improve ones character, and make 1t such that it will live long after us. It will help us to make the most of ourselves, and to get the most out of life. Then why should not woman be as well educated as man In many ways education is of much greater value to her.
 Many people contend that the aver age woman requires fbussevry licttle ed ucation, inasmuch as she will probably marry in which event her education is worthless; and the money expended in acquiring it absolutely lost, to say nothing of the valuable time wasted, in which she could have learned the art of housekeeping. Therefore they con clude that if a girl has the limited ed ucation required by law. she is amply fitted for Iffe's vocation-in other words, to make the home. Such opin- ions, however, are entirely wrong, and not worthy of the person who ex- presses them.
 A woman needs the best education she can possibly attain; it will make her morally and mentally an entirely different woman than she otherwise would have been. When a girl gfadu- ates from high school, there is a cer- tain satisfaction in it that will help her all through life. She begins to see re- suit, which will create an ambition in her to continually strive onward. If In after years her pleasures are few and far between, the memory of those bright days will aid her to keep up courage.
 l After leaving high school she will either secure a position of some sort or enter a preparatory school to fit her self for some particular vocation. When /! her education Is completed she can be recomm e,It1ed to the world as compe- 1 tent to fill the position of teacher, stem | ographer librarian, or whatever she
 
 i is a good investment, being used as a
 means of self support, whereby she Is each day gaining useful information l knowledge not attained in schools 1 for we all know that experience comes | later She may work one year, maybe 1 that the time has been well spent, and | that she Is much better for it. She
 will choose a better husband than the
 average uneducated woman. owing to l the fact that she will not marry sim 1 ply to be supported, but because the l man is worthy. He, too, will recog- nize her merits, and know that she is 1 well fitted to be his companion l through life. Her working knowledge 1 will have taught her economy and a ! systematic arrangement of things, l which will greatly aid her in making ] her home what it should be-a perfect 1 one. She will furnish her home neat | ly and tastefu1ly, without the unneces- ] sary establishment of bright colored l ornaments, which to the refined eye I,merely detract. There will be a place
 for everything and everything will be in it's place. She will have a fixed time to perform each duty. and in that way know when her weeks work is com pleted. So often we hear the remark l "A woman's work is never done" but if properly managed it is just as much 1 completed at the end of the week as any other occupation.
 When it is announced that a certain teacher or business woman is to be married, you will be sure to hear some 1 one say: "She will never make any kind of a wife. What does she know about cooking: all she can do is to look | at a book Such remarks are as un- 1 kind as they are unjust. Perhaps she
 hasn't had a great deal of experience in that line but with the aid of recipes
 and her own good judgment in a com
 paratiyely short time she will show
 her efficiency.
 She will make a companion for her
 husband the uneducated woman never
 could She will comprehend his busi-
 ness affairs, and undoubtedly help him
 through many a. hard proposition.
 As a mother she will be11nequailed in that she will be able to give her chiidren thorough training. She will teach them to speak proper English to be courteous and refined, which is
 an education in Itself Such a mother will cooperate with her children's teacher. thus tightening the burden oi the teacher, as well as helping her
 children.
 Il Here is fact which will serve te - illustrate: One day 3 little girl was