The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-21
W0MAN,s RIGHTS IN A PRACTICAL SHAPE.
A Massachusetts Lady Pounds WOman's
CoIlege-Details of the Request.


From the Springfield tMass) Republican, June COL
The viii OF the late Sophia Smlth, OF Hatfield, IA
providing for the establishment OF college III Hamp
Shire county for the higher education OF young
women announces as the design OF the testatOr to
secure privileges equal In all respects TO those
now afforded in our colleges to young
men. she says:-''It is my opinion that by the
higher and more thorough Christian educa-
ton OF women. their wrongs Will be redressed their
wages ad usled their weight OF influence In reform
Ing the Of society greatly increased as teachers
WRITER'S as Mothers as members OF society, their
power for good VIII be intellectually enlarged" The
institution is to bear the name OF smith College,
II there than $780, 900 left after paying other
legatees, the Whole Is to go to the college
that sum. TO secure 1t, Northampton must
make the required contribution OF $4,000 within TWO
years, otherwise 1t goes TO Hatfield. Not more than
nalf the bequest may be invested In buildings and
grounds; the other half Is TO be permanent fund,
OF which the interest only to be used forever Tor
furnishing teachers, library ana apparatus for the
higher education OF young women and the general
purposes and objects OF the institution The Will
provides further, that the "hOly Scriptures shall be
daily and Systematically read and studied In SAID
college, and without giving the preference to any
sect OF denomination, AL tne education ana az tue
discipline shall be peryaded by The spirit OF the
Christian relgion.n The studies are to embrace
n1gler culture in the English language and liiera
ture, also in ancient and moderu languages, in
mathematical and physical sciences, Ia the useful
and line arts, In Intellectual, moral ana aesthetic
philosophy IN natural theology. III the evidences Of
Christianity IN gymnastics aud physical culture, in
the sciences and arts that pertain TO education,
society and government and such other studies as
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ton OF woman and the progress OF the race. lwoud
have the education suited to tue mental and physical
wants OF women. 1t IS not my design to render
my sex any the less feminine hut 10 develop as1uly
as may be, the powers ol womanhood and TO furnish
women with the means OF usefulness happiness and
honor now withheld rom theni.n 1he first trustees
OF the college are TO be Charles E. Forbes and Os-
myn Baker of Northampton; Rev. John Nj. Greene,
OF South Hadiey now Of Lowe.D. Professors W. >.
Tyler aud julius IL. Seelye, or Amherst College, and
Edwards a. Park, OF AndOver; VIM. 3. Mashbufn,
OF Greenfield; Joseph White OF WllliamstOwn; Rev.
u. G. Northrup, Of New Haven; Edward B.
| Gillett OF Wes;held, and George W. Hubbard, OF
Hatfield Full power to increase their number or
instructed 10 invest and eXpend this money found
and in oleraLiOn this Institution as soon as may
be aer The death OF the tesatof with full powers
to act excepting only the restrictions already men
toned. The same provisions against conflict with
| ga statutes are In this will which were In that Of
| Oliver smith. The full requests of the will, In ad
] diion to this sum and the $4,000 given to Hat
field for an academy, are as folOWs:-To the
I American Board OF Commissioners Tor Foreign
| bis sioiis to the American Tract Society OF New
YORK 10 the American Home Missionary Society ant
10 the American Bible Society, $1,000 each; to Mrs
Electa Graves of this City and Charlotte w. Bling
| clothing and furniture; to Amira Ransom, Lucy A
] Rlker, Maria Storrs, Betsey Caldwell, Mary Graves
| Nancy Morgan, Mary Vinton, A]mira Lyman
Asenath Smith, Thera White. Lavinla Smith and Car
of.ne Smith 500 each; TO LOUISA De-, wife OF Rev
John VI. Greene: Philara T., wife OF George W. HUI
| bard: Ann Larkin. former domestic, ana Mar
| Harvey s1OO each. The will is witnessed by Levi
| Bodlnan, Of Williamsburg, and Eleazer Porter an
John c. Hammond, Of Hadiey.