New-York tribune., 1871-01-17
THE EDUCATION or WOMEN.

IMPORTANT MEETING AT RUTGERS FEMALE
COLLEGE.
IN pursuance Of n call issued by the Endow-
ment Committee Of Rutgers Female College, large
meeting was held at the Rutgers Chapel last evening to
devise means for obtaining endowment Of eco CO.,
Peter Cooper occupied the chair President Pierce read
the opening address IN which lie stated that while moro
than sl6O0O had been spent in THE state for tho edu-
cation Of men, less than SllOOOcO had been bestowed
upon the education Il women. This difference existed
not only in this State, but in this country not only in
this country but throughout the world not only IN this
generation but ia al generations What must De tne
effect then Of so long and great n difference
in bringing about inequality OF the sexes,
which ia both the danger and the disgrace Of
noern socetyi Had institutions ike Harvard, 1ae,
and C5Ignb Ccec. been founded for the instruction OF
young women they have for young men, our eyiLa-
ton would reei in advance Of what II = today.
The welfare Of the cqLmnnty, the Loh9r OF oIa
UnverIiy for women CONNIE mensurate II hlI Us appont
ments with the rank OF thls CITY rs INC luluIe
lis Of the Vo.id The majority OF cur younE "oC IIJ
school ri time when their most thorough ira nlng sIoI
commence As general thing tle rl OIL 10 ntS cor
OF study prescribed ~ her senOo, anu Z -. ,bo
ont into tie world az the most DANGEROUS period IN nc
life of either woman; saoraAt ot inc @oL, WIN
or occupation turned ovc- TO the tender meree OF
society. IN my MUD ne eheI fe.Hey 70 en- "a g,s & 20 i &
l. ce hes done al that auy uR0nd0wed college could do
nom the books OF tho Institution t appears mat over
without dollar Of endowment -.-.,... -.
Gesslty ot Ls lloP9se1 sIae9eIen a. t IT & Pert Of
an l. -tate which established upon the basis 9f a
JOINT toel company OF -nbscEioSts haS1ns " tEe T 70
educate their oS 4 "a s ieai cesnTe. far TIE aisl
non OF tie stock company, provided easuTee s1aI oe
taken py rf S5 gGSyIe on bic6 al otber colleges are
esta Dlishedthat Of setpr rpetuaung eorpo ration
nm chTrtSr and we dot propose to permit il to
uass ot OF our hands, II D. secure this ctner result
In which we have deep az interest," think the nsor
.ue fff lI ~
should be yery frol accusing them Of friyohty or OF
Indifference L zAc. ends OF lie; bf a. an lnleI
iTcc from the past in lie Of their training very
rluy young women OF une t'euts Seh1 Years q @ ~,
lessess because their training Las hoO t DjoI IN ~
les aud because tie fields Of literary exercise ana
/ occupation, open 10 men on every sue Lave
| nor Ue.u 70 freely opened ~ women. Now,
! / think we shou couccde that any and every young
woman who desires 20 improve her Innd Gp 10 't sd-
a.d set be.O4e yo IleA udsnt 10 nave the opportunity
" owe f. 20 tran and tlerc are very many men lotN m
about That owe t 60 them, 20 make PROVISION 4.f ne
uuroNeurLt of thcr Ilud7 il al liberal cu lrc, o. tho
highest point 20 which they Themselves are olsP1scd W
Ilels Jon 90 e elevation OF a class Of young women
who mus, depend 1u th own exeItons tor tneir sup
Itrt and who g1ta3ly ia such condition sociaiy
that lcy have almost nothing 70 acmllatc their ahl
open L O.e tuel tIe door Ot Lol- u No y
ment bee ones add lgnliJ ip4r4nt We mean TO over
come thi, Caicuty by % school OF technology scioo
OF ait, ami e alpi, ATOMS "a e-eLSc 70 p!see' .ile
und,r tI esvatiug Influences and associations % the
College tnat cGas al young women WHO LdY9 nGs uie
iIr..eh s thorough coneg'le coursc OF training, may
rreeise ttIuus nom IO-,ssors n ta2 College "a de-
U,rtfrDul. oi useful knowledge which FLaA help Them
10 respectable support would have On institution
here vi u scholarships to Wh!ch young women
WHO can pas8 prescribed examination should
T. elrel-. would say % the superintendent n The
Howard Mission any other mission, let them be
tla atI iu phuo o-ialy, drawing, painting lnou-'Hi
arts MT ,I tIg ufr, two or three years G, ,dTse ot
trs ming and tlru DO ru'a forward win oi Olll,
co,eru tbat IA. PRODUCTION 10 Oriety
au toll IT,; TIE demand fr tclegrtDhcrs 81 sIe1ter
than tho srpply Utsc .uOtE and important depart
meut " Iicn 8e woyd crCtco. We ooN .AlileGat " ID
tle raising Cf S0l, to' 5La cndoEnen q. W W -
10 be eventually fucrca ID tJ0o0os with sO,c9 We
shall at least be aUc ~ mako . good start. - .
DE-, Nln Ilst followed L.. A-ti,I son. DT A. = iAuI-
herr said lie IN lrstpOJ that majority or tho sOt OF
TINS institution ~ the lands OF one person, IN WIo,
irt,rr.t it Is 20 Dee u ed He also fere hat u Wo
1-, rival OF the Normal College, and that there would
moi he pupils enough 20 IN Dotn institutions Dr.
T1.S,.T-6n In rcUIT, sald that all individual III
ii. the institution would Cease II the plan OK en-
,wuenJ vas successful; that tho Normal COisg5 was
Tor the training OK teachers only, and there w ia ne no
rt.uJul,ul between the two Institutions. Remarks
also made by Alexander Pruyn, AlexanderS s. Webb
tte Hon. Wu. A. Darling, James v. Beekman, and
.fer- Peter Cooper *. J.. Hatch, J. ". BeekEan, y
S..,.. j. p S,LO1cr, l.. u. Morgan, and +. y. Palmer
lgr-e a!aed 20 the General Endowment Committee,
yy,.h originally consisted Oi the Rev. Joseph l. Iionp
s., T. a. r. Barnard. Alex. 5. Webb, and MAJ ,l..I o.
Roberts.