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tion, the liberal and special education, of 

 women claims quite as much as that of men. 

 There is quite as much necessity of special- 

 ization for girls as for boys, when the time 

 for specialization comes. The courses in 

 the secondary schools, whatever form the 

 school is to take, are bound to regard the 

 work of girls as well as that of boys, and 

 there will be no complete or symmetrical 

 college of agriculture unless there is asso- 

 ciated with it a department of household 

 economy, with the many offerings which go 

 to the bottom of all the problems of the 

 household upon the farm. Nor will there 

 be sufficient result until the need of it is 

 recognized among the people. And it may 

 as well be added that when such courses are 

 provided, there will not be so much result 

 unless girls can go and take them with just as 

 much independence, and security, and com- 

 mon respect as any boy upon the grounds. 



