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142 OPEN COUNCIL.
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V To The Editor Of The English Woman's J...
books in their or aunt hands " but at they times are and not the places distressed unreasonable class . en Cleared _oug'h off to " the disgust im- '
with practicable " mamma a " Londoner and the , " these false , difficulties we come to are students not out-of under -doors difficulties : every contemp . I argue orary
is proud and eager , to aid a less _pi 4 viliged friend , every older woman to bestow and help less upon they a younger will not aspirant they , know of course of no in reasons their own for restraint line ; they In can families no more of ,
filled stud affluence y , providing but or in competence those the of prescribed , professional as there is course seldom merit , which opposition the mother is not to has exhaustive choice too . often or , extension is to also consider ful of
-Arr what tive angement , and in ; her to op require inion ancL self is for indispensable -denial family will hel make p for the a young , time application for lad the y or of favorite what the may remaining pursuit be unproduc , whilst hours - . win consideration and indul
and gence an honest unsuccessful . Yet fulfilment does lab it seem of ? the that Not required much so if our time duty best * is will lo educationists st or misapplied are in rig uncongenial ht . One of
or t exp hem lained , at the * ' that opening no stud of the y imposed Philosop upon hical youth Institution after was for at its Edinburg to own sake h last , but year for ,
the discipline of the understanding ; " and , speaking a greater length of female as man regarded mind . Q , ueen young was educated Elizabeth men , Dr it , . Lad was Hook y subjected Jane proceeded Grey to the , , were " same Formerl distinguished disci not y pline when as the scholars first to mind th the at .
But it was soon foundthat because the female mind is subjected require narrowing the process amount which , is of attendant disciline upon as is requisite professional in the pursuits other , sex it . did And not
so course by degrees of mental same , whilst disci philology linemusic , log p ic was , and retained mathematics as the were form omitted under which in their a p
liberal education is conducted , of which the first aim is to form habits of , be studied in its
fixed attentionand which is met if even one subject depths that and fulness education . * , which * * the It mind is throug as the h mu mind sic that , requires the female , distinct mind from receive any s
intrinsic value in the means emp , loyed , in order that it may be trained to exactness Does not and this vi theory gor . " turn the stream of ity from the irls to their
teachers and hearers I And let me mention p in illustration poor of the g argument a case in point . Long years ago I knew of a young lady , one to of the ,
the three daug day hters hours of ' practice the a country recognised in gentleman music appointment before , who breakfast rose making earl . Four y in every all hours seven morning in hours the course . secure The of
took ledge father of ' s trade affair was music s of became certainl fancy emb millinery y did arrassed not and profit and Berlin he directl , diedbankrup work y , for at , Bri with t , and hton a sister then , and thi , this now s know lad in y -
the advanced strength a life to , work keeps in a one lodg line ing- had house been on , acquired the skirts by exercise of g H y de , in Park another . But , . for the cultivation of the
intellect However and , the a good acquirement time is of coming exact for knowledge all girls have , begun , and will extend
and A descend few words . from Lady Morgan , who had practised before she preached , may be commended both to young ladies and mammas trade . if
" I desire to ive eveirlno matter her ranka —a profession , she the is word born p to leases ; g cultivate you ry better all g things . , Cultivate in moderation what , is but , necessary one thing , in in the perfection position , music
no broidery 6 This matter will , or c what arry housekeep me it is tlarough , ing for even which life ; without give she her has _dependencies a a staff talent to , — lay . drawing hold I was of , , indep let her endent , em feel
at fourteen , and never went in . debt . " Yours truly , A . E .
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142 Open Council.
142 OPEN COUNCIL .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1859, page 142, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101859/page/70/
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