Excerpt from Address to Parents on the Education of Girls The subject I have chosen upon which to offer a few remarks is one the importance of which all will admit; but before entering on it, I wish to express the feeling of humility with which I undertake the task. -yet, . However incompetent one may feel to discuss so important a subject, I regard it as a duty to employ such means as maybe within my reach to awaken interest in the minds of parents. I endeavor merelv to indi cate the road, heping that others will pursue it further. Nothing can ex oecd the solicitude of most parents for the health'and enjoyment of their children; I wish to suggest that moral and intellectual progress must be sought after with equal avidity, or the happiness of the child will be ship wrecked. There is scarcely a habit, a mode of thought, or a peculiar taste that we possess, that cannot be traced to early influence, and early example. A look, a careless word, an inadvertent action, may be the lever of future deeds in some observing Deeply penetrated, then, with a sense of the impor tance of this matter, and anxious to arouse a corresponding interest in the minds of parents, I submit my views for their. Consideration, hoping only that my remarks may lead to a few fireside discussions, a few earnest thoughts. Books, enough and to Spare, have been written on education, but until we become desirous of acquiring knowledge on any particular subject, we do not seek the means. To kindle this desire in some hitherto indifferent, to solicit the sym pathy and co-operation of others already convinced of*its importance, is my only ambition, and I claim indulgence for an honest though imperfect effort made in behalf of what I believe is felt to be a universal want. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.