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    356 OPEN COUNCIL.

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    St. Margaret's Banks, Rochester, 7th Dec...

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    Much Madam In Is These Discussed , Days ...

    their powerless mind daug or heart to hters effect . leading Many a change girl useful . s feel Parents life this , they most in most surround acutel cases y , , them and so strong yet with are l conv y too object ention often to

    alitiesand until stern necessity a comes in ; the shape of " reduced circumstances _,, and leaves , no longer room for the consideration of " they will

    appearances , often seldom do sanction young g a irls revolution express in their the desire daily routine to join of the tri bands vial occupations of noble workers . How ladldevottheir time and

    in the cause of suffering humanity , and would gy e energies to this high purpose , but axe compelled to admit that papa ? or

    invariabl mamma y do quote not approve the old of adages this deviation of " Sufficient from ordinary to the dail day y , ' * pursuits <& c , " Troubles They need not be met half- " & cand maintainthat whilst there is a home

    way ,, , , untrained young girl in s must their days not leave of prosperity the parents , when ' shelterin with joyous g wing hearts . So and they unclouded remain often in after life to

    be brows boug they ht mi b ght sore so trials easily attain and sad a knowledge experience which How has of the happy

    y . many mirthful concealed faces beneath that greet the veil one in of life the ' s dim pathway future are ! doomed how few to are sad awar reverses e of , now the

    heads thorny path and th they will are enshrouded have to travers in e d , arkness till the . thundercloud Let me say breaks to parents over their and ey

    others , give these few words a thought ; sanction with all _j _^ our might the cast desire , of your the daughters flimsy shadow to increase of their field of action home and duties useful need knowledge never be ;

    away appearances ; littl neglected e beyond ; don these 't let . trifles Occupation prove brings insuperable health b and arriers happ to iness their . attempting The old year a ! and this littl

    is address on its awaken wane— in may the the hearts " new of one both " be parents ushered and in girls with a , joy desire to lend their e been

    have aid and ceased give to their be so sympath fortunat y e to as those themselves sorrowful . ones who have never , or trulLilias

    I remain , yours very y , .

    356 Open Council.

    356 OPEN COUNCIL .

    St. Margaret's Banks, Rochester, 7th Dec...

    St . Margaret's Banks , Rochester , 7 th December , 1863 . Madam , Journal

    the the conjoint young In reference men education and to the women of article the sexes are in the kept at " New Eng separate lish Antioch Woman in , residence allow ' s me , in to table observe " respecting , and , th in at

    botanical excursions . Surely they can meet in lecture-rooms ; they do so in England . This , is quite a different matter from conjoint education in one boarding Let school readers . thoroughlunderstand that the sexes are not brought up

    together your as in a private family y , otherwise mischief instead of good will result from imperfect , imitation of the American system . I understand that a school has been started in the south of England ( Hampshire Ameri or some adjoining be

    adopted county ) , the for the result conjoint will be education good ; but of if the the private sexes . famil If the y system c be an attemp system ted " , ( unless wi , th few children ) the result will be evil . There is one fact

    that you may very have forgotten . —Boys , and girls avoid one another naturally for a few years , viz ., from 9 to 12 or 14 years . You will see hours this every in the day .

    Men Again that , in are dail all y day life within , the sexes doors become are best moll apart y-caudles for man an d women get tire day d . to death of their spouses and male relatives . ,

    syst Pardon em , though me for opposed these remark to conjoint s , I pray residence you , for and I am "board in favour . of the American _,

    I am , Madam Frederick , yours trul J . y , Brown , M . D .

    I employ a female amanuensis for two hours daily .

• Citation
  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1864, page 356, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011864/page/68/