Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

educaton Of cur colleges, IS not in the recits-
ton and lecture-rOoms, nor in the Official curri-
culum 1t IS in the multitarious college life.
with its secret and literary societies, its sports
with the club and the oar, and that unrcssryed
intercourse which young men hold with young
men, but which is neither possible nor proper
between the sexes on the verge Of manhood and
womsnhOOd Young men have no business to be
of in those boFrid secret societies, up till dawn,
to be sure, and indulging in llrks which no
well-bTet young womin would tolerate. Let Us
make the world over anew, therefore, imne-
diately.
Perhaps the introduction Of women into col
legcs would hssten the downfall Of good many
college abuses, and remove good many Of the
barnaces in the way Of their healthy growth.
/ D0rmt0ries for the sexes would be pretty cure
| 10 be found inconvenient, and productive of
/ greater breaches of discipline thsn they are
now. The college would lose many Of its pecu-
liarites, sanctioned by tradition, which now
make II so attractive, but it might become an
opener and more wholesome arena for pure study
II We can suppose that the college would he
sought only by those eager to learn, and that the
students would live in the town and be treated
exactly Ike other citizens, being under college
espionage oaly in college hours, we might have
college where all the best qualities Of men aud
women would be developed in a natural way.
But up to this writing, and notwithstanding the
strongest resolutions, the two sexes remain tE0
and their coming together in the familiar inter-
course Of college life would be likely TO rerie.
necessary the same sharp overnight that is now
experienced in all mixed schools Of q high grade
For it must be remembered that fhe COLLEGE is
open to all the world, and where you &c; togeth-
er seven or eight hunirel students, you have
some who are neither saints in pe.tc5ats nor Ia
pantaoons. | know it .s sail that the moral
tone Of both the college AMI the laiies' seminary
would be elevated II they were united ia one
and it is just to keep this in view as We are dis
cussing tHe probabilities
Psychologists tel US that women in America
ought not TO msrry til they are twenty-oue, nor
even till they are twenty-five, As a general rule.
And it would be blessed thing If We could keap .
all notions Of marriage out Of the heads of girls
until they are Of age, | suppose. At least it is .
the entering society with the view 10 mstrimony,
At an early age, which interferes with the high .
er education Of women So seriously. The truth .
il th . as society Is u0w constituted hue few wo-
men tout Of Massachusetts. le Us saw are
willing TO give up the a.l-remeuts. aai piess-
urcs, and opportunities Of society from the ages
Of seventeen TO twenty one. ami devote those
years to the serious mental discipline which the
college is supposed 10 require or 20 give So much .
OF the golden re-ioi OF life to the sweet h,1d- .
ship Of learning The girl natures sooner thsn
the boy, Snl AZ eghteen ami twenty, shle he Is
still dreamily looking q; life through the ewes Of
the poet be reads, she has fully entered into her
Kingdom And this admitted fact suggests this
douut in regard to the proposed college union
Would very considerable proportion Of girls
10 college pursue the course Of study with the
necessary siugieuess Of purpose, AMI would there
be sny lowering Gf viE1r IN intellectual pursuits