Alumnae Recorder . ALUMNA? RECORDER. 11 \\% Iftgfpr Jtbmja&m dj Ifomiin. She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law ofkindness. Give her of the fruits of her hands ; and let her own works praise her in thegates. jHE nineteenth century is one of progress in alldirections. It has reduced much of the theoryof preceding ages to practice, and made manydiscoveries. The last fifty years have beenespecially marked by rapid progress in thearts and sciences. It is scarcely necessary tocall attention to the advancement in scien-tific investigation, and the numerous me-chanical invent
Alumnae Recorder . ALUMNA? RECORDER. 11 \\% Iftgfpr Jtbmja&m dj Ifomiin. She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law ofkindness. Give her of the fruits of her hands ; and let her own works praise her in thegates. jHE nineteenth century is one of progress in alldirections. It has reduced much of the theoryof preceding ages to practice, and made manydiscoveries. The last fifty years have beenespecially marked by rapid progress in thearts and sciences. It is scarcely necessary tocall attention to the advancement in scien-tific investigation, and the numerous me-chanical inventions. But especially notice-able has been the progress in religion andthe advancement of womans cause in the lasttwenty-five years. One of the leading and most practical questions of the day, andone that is of vital importance to many, is that of womans posi-tion in the various spheres of life. Formerly the question ad-justed itself in the following manner: The daughters of poorparents, if unmarried, were obliged to learn a trade, work instore or mill, and occasionall
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