Woman's biological functioning is dependent upon times and seasons and a natural maturing. In so far as her education fits in with this natural order it will enable her to make the best response to the demands of adult life.

Owing to the nature of our cultural environment, sexual maturity is reached long before the psychical stability which makes possible a real independence from the parents. Extremes of emotional stress should therefore be avoided during adolescence.

It is doubtful whether co-education during puberty provides a suitable atmosphere for feminine development. The present-day drive (masculine in type) towards mechanisation and speed may interfere with a natural rhythm which should be a determining factor in the girl's psychical growth.

To force the pace is detrimental both to her and to the children she may