The Three Stages of Education: An Address Delivered at the Anniversary of the Cooper Female Academy, July 17, 1850Printed at the Daily Dayton journal office, 1850 - 27 pages |
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... character , from 8 to 10 years may be assigned to each one of these ages . The first has its chief influence from the nursery ; the second from the school ; the third from society . Let us visit first the nursery . Babyhood and ...
... character , from 8 to 10 years may be assigned to each one of these ages . The first has its chief influence from the nursery ; the second from the school ; the third from society . Let us visit first the nursery . Babyhood and ...
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... are laid . In this spontaneous action , while as yet all is unformed in the expanding soul , the outlines of character are traced ; the direction and general form is given , which can never be wholly changed ; which can be 7.
... are laid . In this spontaneous action , while as yet all is unformed in the expanding soul , the outlines of character are traced ; the direction and general form is given , which can never be wholly changed ; which can be 7.
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... character ; condenses its juices , retards its outward growth ; enlarges its fruitbuds , and invigorates it for the work of presenting to the vine dresser a luscious and abundant crop . Now the silent influences of parental character in ...
... character ; condenses its juices , retards its outward growth ; enlarges its fruitbuds , and invigorates it for the work of presenting to the vine dresser a luscious and abundant crop . Now the silent influences of parental character in ...
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... character , are formed and strengthened in the heart and mind mainly by the influences of parental teaching and example . The parents are the sun to the young heart . For a time they stand to it in the place of God . Through them Heaven ...
... character , are formed and strengthened in the heart and mind mainly by the influences of parental teaching and example . The parents are the sun to the young heart . For a time they stand to it in the place of God . Through them Heaven ...
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... character has by this time been laid and the edifice reared upon it . Yet it is equally true , that the structure has not attained all that completeness which fits it for the finest use . The walls have been reared and the roof thrown ...
... character has by this time been laid and the edifice reared upon it . Yet it is equally true , that the structure has not attained all that completeness which fits it for the finest use . The walls have been reared and the roof thrown ...
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Page 21 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Page 19 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 26 - WHAT highest prize hath woman won In science, or in art ? What mightiest work, by woman done, Boasts city, field, or mart ? " She hath no Raphael !" Painting saith ; " No Newton !" Learning cries ; " Show us her Steam-ship ! her Macbeth ! Her thought-won victories.
Page 26 - He honours her the more. Oh, not for wealth, or fame, or power, Hath man's meek angel striven, But, silent as the growing flower, To make of earth a heaven ! And in her garden of the sun Heaven's brightest rose shall bloom ; For woman's best is unbegun ! Her advent yet to come ! BRITISH SUBJUGATION OF INDIA.
Page 25 - ... performed, you will resolve to make society itself impart to your spirit a richer grace and a higher degree of intelligence, you will form your minds to undertake the most difficult achievements, you will seek to gain by all the round of social duties and intellectual pursuits either incumbent upon or open to you, that more perfect, refined, and noble life of the soul, in virtue of which you will shine with...
Page 8 - Now the silent influences of parental character in the nnrsery are to young souls, what the rays of the sun are to the young vine. They rest upon them quietly; they act steadily and without interruption; they excite no opposition and can receive none; they insinuate themselves so like the light, into the heart of the young, that without understanding it the children are gradually moulded and affected thereby. Good principles, the seed of future power; good habits the form of future...
Page 21 - Nothing tends so much to bring literature and science, in respect to female ed20 ucation, into disrepute, as the possession of these without the knowledge of life as it is, or the ability wisely to take advantage of circumstances and meet the oft recurring demands of society. It is one of the most important parts of education to attain the power of judging as by instinct of the true, the right, the pure, the appropriate, the profitable. The mind should possess a judgment like a flaming...
Page 21 - The mind should possess a judgment like a flaming two edged sword, turning every way to prevent the entrance of evil into your own soul and oblige others to recognize its power. — This, however, is no gift of the schools. It must be gained fully in actual life, amidst the conflicting elements of society. (2.) This judgment thus matured should then be sustained by firmness of purpose. Decision of character is not an appropriate attribute of a genuine man alone — it gives consistency and strength...
Page 21 - ... (3.) Refinement of manners. True refinement has its source in the heart, and its deepest fountain is genuine religious faith. This you have been taught to seek as above all things most valuable. But the manifestation of those feelings, in any easy address that proclaims the desire to communicate happiness, is usually an acquisition of society it21 self.
Page 16 - She occupies, and is destined to occupy a two-fold relationone to the household^ the other to society* These relations are in reality closely connected, however much they may be generally separated. Her relation to the household is first in importance, and if rightly filled, she can with a true independence take her appropriate position in society. I am not derogating from the dignity of my theme therefore, in maintaining, as one thing indispensable to the well educated woman, the art of managing...