New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-18
THURSDAY FORENOON SESSION.

The Convention was called 10 order Al IA
O'Clock. and VIM. II. Claiming proceeded 70 des,,,
a report from the Committee on Social ReIaeOas ~
which he is chairman. As the report was n0 a.
written out. copy could not be obtained. ihocrf
Viii be prepared for publication In pamphlet =
with the other proceedings Of The Convention n
main points OF the Report were as follows;
FIRST. SINGLE LIFE, rs privileges, dignIses a.
ties and dangers. which was ably discussed.
Sscondlv MARRIAGE-cyllS of the present sys;tr
Under this head Mr. Claiming considered the %
lect OF Divorce
TRrrdly: AbureS OF Woman Naturc-l.icen,ua..
ness Under this head Hr Claiming gave table !,
most startling and appalling facts and statistics a q,
cities OF Newly ork. Philsce phia and Boston In CO.
cuSion, he advocated the establishment OF an orc
OF woman slsteThcOd Who should be called Tx
Sisters Of Honor or Nv some other approprrs
name. THIS sis,erhood. he thought, might estable
an institution IN each Of the Staies-a sort OF Coss,.
or University for Women. endowed py me afs
and earnings Ot women who have acquired Ps,.
srty and when they Gle would gladly oefte@e :
10 such an institution, 20 De sustained ~ tas >.
operative industry " It's inmates " should "a
high school of won anhoOd, and nome refe
from the world foT those ~ our sis'e's ~,o sog
free themselves from false. uh'oNs,"idi arc
console alliance IN marriage ~h,'h' ohcSl
nrexioDs head Mr. Claiming had shown 70 =
adultsrous and offensive IN the SighI 81 Co.
This could be done quietly withon' Tue puohcity n
trial for divorce tie took high ground, also, oaa
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nrorosed as substitute for the present law OF divc
which he showed to be wholly inadequate and ~
He gave glow ag picture OF the ue sn'ltA iomS
on which such institution might os eslaoAsks
and The happy HE Of sympathy, attractive intazc
and content OF those " 40 might Choos >"aiR
treat from the woTs.
e. DR.. HARRrrr X. HUM, OF Boston fGoNd
Mr.. Charming with an able address on Fem@Nsc
zeal Education. She commenced by sxpTessa, IA
q Wnm4n Mr. thann-.
She WAS thankful that there was man pure ta0.D
TO present the subject nc has brought oste
without raisnig the blush Of modesty TO the cha
of any one Grateful are We that De lad /
Neither to impress upon HIM such an o'santn
ton and such principles that he can speak &c Z
50 seriously as - command our solemn ate
ton She showed how much Medical Edsate
is needed by Woman, that she may attend upon b
sisters n those times OF Sickness and trial when -
needs the advice and counsel ot a fIiend She rex
a further correspondence with the officers al
faculty % the lIar.aId Medical College, IN shq
she applied last Fall for the privilege oi Aiiessig
medical lectures. She was treated WIN ehure coz.
tesy by the gentlemen OF this institution, who n
ferred the question 70 the Government II the Go,
lege and II was voted that the privilege OF alter
ing lectures De extended 10 Miss Hunt, on the NJ,
terms as other stusents. there beng no la" Of q,
institution to prevent u. Attervard, however, -
class OF medical students passed resolutions agaiS
the Propriety OF her admission, and made 81 zsc,
silly ado about Il that, after conversation Win S1s
Of he professors she was persuaded not TO Ull
herself of the privilege
The man points OF her address were The inpor
ance OF female physicians. IN order Ia instruct NJ
aid her sisters the pr,renflon of disease andn,
injustice OF excluding women nom the school COZ
mittecs. These points were enforced win alum
and eoQuence
WsNDELL PHILLIPS read the prospectus q
paper to be published under the patronage OF III
Convention, and 10 10 devoted to the education, no
provement and well-beiDg Of Woman II Is sis
tended to be the organ Of this movement IA u,
country. Further particulars are TO be made 20
lie hereafter.
The Convention adjourned till ? O'Clock Pm.