Life and light for woman . y is being seized with avidity, and as a result we have had ourhappiest term at Amanzimtoti Institute. Coeducation is the rule here. At one time that was consideredimpractical and impossible, and prophets consigned the school tooblivion. However, after an eight years trial, coeducation is stillin existence, flourishing, and other schools have taken it up as amatter of course. Our wise principal arouses the chivalry of theboys and makes it a matter of pride to be in a school where there aregirls; the protection of them being not only a duty but showing adegree of civi
Life and light for woman . y is being seized with avidity, and as a result we have had ourhappiest term at Amanzimtoti Institute. Coeducation is the rule here. At one time that was consideredimpractical and impossible, and prophets consigned the school tooblivion. However, after an eight years trial, coeducation is stillin existence, flourishing, and other schools have taken it up as amatter of course. Our wise principal arouses the chivalry of theboys and makes it a matter of pride to be in a school where there aregirls; the protection of them being not only a duty but showing adegree of civilization attained. Heathenism is at our doors, but inthe school we have many boys who are Christian gentlemen. Thegirls are most of them rare spirits, humble, industrious, ambitious,obedient, and happy. The exceptions lead us to realize that weare dealing not with your young women who have a background ofculture and training but with untamed and unrestrained much for the material with which we work. What have we. Amanzimtoti Institute 538 Life and Light [December been doing with these children who are accustomed to diggingall the day and who must earn their bread by the sweat of theirbrow? We have been keeping them seated in the class room for thefive most beautiful morning hours, learning the three Rs andsome- disjointed history, algebra, diagraming, paraphrasing, andother fundamentals. After which, when the freshness and energyof the day were exhausted, we were permitted to work with thebrain and hand together. It was pitiful to say to the girls, Wecannot teach you to cook, for what does a teacher want with cooking? And to the boys, Why should you who are teachers learn to use asaw? At last the government sent a man to Columbia to study educa-tional methods. He came back imbued with the spirit of Hamptonand Tuskegee, both of which he had visited. To him now, as to us,these names stand for the last word in negro education, and withhim we are to work for the highest
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