, 1870-07-03
Indies NV Medical SlIielttN.

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Onr German correspondent gives the aut'lor-
.,y Of the Cologne l.itung for the et,teaicii:
tL:t the1c a,c nov fourteen la.sies stn'!ysaS 81
the University OF Zunch-twelye in tho de-
ra1tmtnt of medicine and two in philosophy.
lhtiz nationality il ar follows: One irnn
Lnudou, one from Edinburgh, one from Hos-
Ion. four fram st. rctersbug, two fn,m Mt.s-
COW, TWO from Gtlersa. and one from Finland.
Tie firtt younG lady student entered the
Zmlch University six years ago. The first
fem le student TO Eain the du,torE degree
Stlowa, who graduated in 1861 as doc
'rt.s Of medicine. chirt,eesy and obstetrics.
'1his cvont has brought great
humber Of female students to Zurich
within the past two years. A few months
AGO young London tads. Miss Morgan. psssed
pu,atiou for tho medical degree in \ hrilisnt
msEner. There IL no deviation male III the
ruler Of the institution in regard 30 the sexes
III lie examination for tho DIPLOMA.
Naturally enough the admission OF teIna1cs
10 the Zurich University has been considered
in t'csnlany 4s experimental. In this spirit
the Medical Faculty Of the University OF Wurz-
la1sg recently Addressed note to tho academic
Senate 1t Zurich, asking what hall been tho re-
cult Of the admission ot female students, es-
rccislly from attending in common with male
students those lectures and demansts atoms 80
sentative to female dtncacy. The answer If
the rector Of the University Of Zurich Deserves
| tu be given in full:
- N rcsz1d to this {aboyc- rnentioned) ques-
| ton, the medical faculty Of the tEiversity of
tle,.tr in the theoretical aud pr1cticsl coutses
| gives no ln1nccmcnt at i'll TO disturbances.
\ ltc lectures and demonstrations arc gtve:l
withon, regard 10 the presence OF females:
and il. the anatomical exercises anu clinical
exhibitions the subject is treated IL thorouEh-
L., .t,..1A II
spjte nf tllir, there has never been any breach
uf rood deueanot. As now NO have ti1 years
| Of experience behind ua, tho faculty look for-
wnrl to the EolvinG Of the problem in guss.
ton with confidence. The faculty believes tua'
| the Earnest detiFc to lalros. ntad the woin3nly
heasiug of tho lacics pursuing thels studies
hcrc. ~ we'll a. the political training and the
oriet nature Of the SHiss students, aro to he
taken into account in estimating tic resalts
already achieved.
weight III rceanl to the solving OF the matt.
i'll gucstion. It Is hardly the question Of I'd
| mi:ttnE fsm1lce to the university coutee IN y
self that has TO l'e decided: 20 much as tue ut
ntss Of the German students Tor fGsetSitt
: Mtli-hrought-up ladies' III their midst. Parent
. | would allow their daughters to 60 to Zurae'
wstEoat fexr: but they would scarcely cnser
/ tain the thought Of sending them to He,del
j. berg Jena, aud similar institutions, at lsas
! with their present chs1ncter Professor Bob
l ~
unu, attributes to tie dcncsnos OF tho ladie
n themselves the fact that they have mol bog
subjected 10 tho least unFloasansue.s in Zu
RICH.
l. "a lady STUDENT" he SAYS, "who soc
3. quietly about her work performs her dude
. faithfully, and Is friendly aud courteous Il
~ war,ls her fellow male students, will find Lea
le eclf auoDg them just as safo Is II she were
nj hume, No parents have cause to fear the
dausltarr, trained to Independence ar
&c earnest thought. going among ,roung men.
IL eau be asserted that lady students who Gu
"A duct themselves ~ith discretion will lud. eve
among their male fellow studeuts. clio.
AL phalan1 Of protectoss, over ready to qua
ar them against coares Wit, importantly, Al
>, rudcncss. In fact, it must give orery yous
- man greater sc1f-rrspect, and promote his os
er efro.ts, when hc sees Ills fellow lsdy ssude
CO cousecutiously and punctu.ily, in str
q. morality, tpd With becoming natural cas-
A. rayiDr attention to her daily work, aud pro
Of etis dt:ins herself for her future sphere
ID ito."