Every year that can be added to the usual course is of better value, and more appreciated, except by those who are restless to come out as soon as possible.

No reference is made here to those exceptional cases in which girls are allowed to begin a course of study at a time when the majority have been obliged to finish their school life.
As the elements of philosophy are not ordinarily found in the curriculum of girls' schools or schoolroom plans, it may not be out of place to say a few words on the method of bringing the subject within their reach.
In the first place it should be kept in view from the beginning, and some preparation be made for it even in teaching the elements of subjects which are most elementary.

Thus the study of any grammar may serve remotely as an introduction to logic, even English grammar which, beyond a few rudiments, is a most disinterested study, valuable for its by-products more than for its actual worth.

But the practice of grammatical analysis is certainly a preparation for logic, as logic is a preparation for the various branches of philosophy.

Again some preliminary exercises in definition, and any work of the like kind which gives precision in the use of language, or clear ideas of the meanings of words, is preparatory work which trains the mind in the right direction.