CHAPTER XVII 



WHAT SCHOOLING SHOULD THE COUNTRY 

 GIRL HAVE? 



PERHAPS it need not be urged that the country girl 

 be provided with the same general educational ad- 

 vantages as those outlined for the country boy, as 

 the plain demands of justice would mean as much. 

 She, too, must be thought of as possessing all the 

 beautiful latent possibilities, and high ideals of per- 

 sonal worth and character should be constantly 

 entertained for her in the minds of her parents. 

 And then, they must allow no ordinary business con- 

 cern about the farm home to stand in the way of her 

 unfoldment in the direction of these higher ideals. 



SPECIAL PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE GIRL 



Over and above those provisions which relate to 

 the general development of the country boy there are 

 several special considerations in reference to his 

 sister. For example, she has a more delicate physical 

 organism which must be shielded, especially at times, 

 against the heavy drudgery that will naturally fall 

 upon her willing shoulders. And then, the stand- 

 ards require of her rather more of refined manners 

 than they do of her brother. Moreover, it may be 



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