Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . believed to be thenext step forward, from the highest and bestfemale seminaries, of which Troy Seminaryand Mt. Holyoke were types, to a truecollege for women. In his inaugural address he said: Wehope to furnish facilities for securing suchan education for women as is considered in-dispensable to an educated man. It will beone of the aims of this college to furnish atrue, symmetrical education—not like thatof the pedant or the book-worm, but onewhich shall brighten every faculty, strength-en every power, and furnish every accom-plishment—an educ
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . believed to be thenext step forward, from the highest and bestfemale seminaries, of which Troy Seminaryand Mt. Holyoke were types, to a truecollege for women. In his inaugural address he said: Wehope to furnish facilities for securing suchan education for women as is considered in-dispensable to an educated man. It will beone of the aims of this college to furnish atrue, symmetrical education—not like thatof the pedant or the book-worm, but onewhich shall brighten every faculty, strength-en every power, and furnish every accom-plishment—an education which shall renderthe whole character full and elegant, yet atthe same time vigorous, self-reliant andsolid. We plead for our daughters the privi-lege of enj ying the highest and best cul-ture. We desire to educate both by workand for work, for long-continued work, notmaking the path of learning a mere flowergarden. This occasion witnesses the sincer- ity of our wishes for the advancement ofwomen to the highest and noblest Darius R. Ford, ,Physical Sciences and Astronomy. 10< ELMIRV COLLEGE. [August,
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