The New York herald., 1873-10-14

acquainted with her would be suficient cerun
cate OF character.
the female students did not go into society. being
occupied with their studies, but that she had heard
very good accounts Of some &C. OF them especially @ ,s.
She told me, also, that Miss 6imock. OF Boston, had
graduated In high honors at the university ana
was esteemed by all who knew her. Another
American lady also took her degree, but the
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afterwards to more famous universities. "A young
Irish lady, a Miss Morgan, was one OF the nrst
female students who graduated here" conciuued
Mrs. Byers; and having thus told me all tnat q
well-bred lady could perhaps, conveniently recoi-
ect on tue sect our ION enaeH Shu
or beautiful face and genial manners-not often
found together Ia this disappointing world OF con-
The next person saw was Dr. George Won
Wyss, rector OF the University OF Zurich. He was
look look which one might expect to Gnd in Doctor Of
philosophy, but he met my questions with ex-
at is, . said he, every easy to understand why so
many female students came to the University OF
Zurich. No matrculation examination has
TO pass law which will hencef0rth render such
examinations compulsory. Moreover there Is
nothing in our laws which exclude women from
the University, and they are on precisely the same
footing as other students. The first female
students who came here were excellent
They N paid i'd great attention to surgery
aud anatomy and they could perform very delicate
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fetal Their presence softened the other students
manners and made them dress becomingly. II I
may use the expression they purified the dissect-
ing room. There were no such pranks played as
that Of sticking candles into the eye sockets OF
skulls IN their presence; no boysh tricks, no in
'sTnen too many female students came. The good
among them were very good-too good, for they
wore themselves out Win Overwork. But tnere
were some lightheaded girls, who only looked on
their studies as pretext Tor misc0nducting them
selves. Likewise, about two years ago. certain
agents OF the republican party In Russia thought
proper to select Zurich as their temporary head
quarters, and certain OF the female students OF
enough. That was not our business. Zurich is q
democratic CITY, and the local authorities saw no
reason to interfere with them So long as they aiii
From Dr. Wyss went to Professor George Her.
mann Meyer, lecturer on anatomy at the University
OF Zurich and one Of the most distinguished sur
and found him stretched in pain upon the sofa In
his study; but he received me with extreme cor
passed passed three tire hours under the influence Of his
learned and friendly conversation before knew
how fast the time had slipped away. grave,
courteous, dignlhed gentleman Is Professor Meyer,
aware that he has European reputation and be-
comingly careful OF 1t; yet his smile has at times
the ight-hearted joyousness OF boy, and there is
o fine flavor or humor IN his talk, very pungent and
with reference to the crisis which has occurred
ZURICH" said Professor Meyer in very good Eng
lish, 81 must tell you what told
MY FRIEND HAND HANDYsIDE
OF Edinburgh. The calling away from Zurich, by an
imperial ukase OF all Russian females studying at
the University and Polytechnic School here Is q
proceeding which strikes lar beyond the aim, and
hits painfully those who in no way accessory to
the doings which have caused 1t.
TIE sENATUS ACADRMICUs
Of Zurich has endeav0red for many years to make
the conditions Tor matriculaton OF female students
more diniculr, In order thereby to exclude light
ago . law was passed for that purpose but IL Is
altogether insufficient and 1t has not yot even been
Ga @
students have begun to intrude into the University
to which access was absolutely Tree and Is still
sT6ere is, moreover, at Zurich, a colony OF Rus
sian political refugees and their views, which are
contrary to those prevailing here, make them OBJ
SO long es they do not come into conflict with the
police they have claim upon Swiss hospitality.
Should 1t be really the case that these refugees
maintain an organized
POLITICAL AGITATION IN RUSSIA
1t would be very questionable whether such doings
would be compatible with their enjoyment Of the
right OF refuge.
7Now, with respect to female students here,
classes. A certain number Of them are highly re-
spectacle in their behavior and appearance,
thoroughly ladylike II their manners, most dill
gent in their studies, and they strive with deep
earnestness to attain the object they have In view.
These women enjoy the highest esteem OF all the
The public does not know them, because in
character and bearing they are modest
and unobtrusive so that they attract no attention
in the streets In public places. On the contrary,
certain number OF other female students here are
not proficient In their studies and are decidedly
careless in their conduct. In appearance they are
slovens their behavior Is indelicate, they eat and
smoke in the streets, and are much seen in CON-
pany with political refugees, with whom they walk
about, conversing IN a LOUD tone II must not
call them slOvens suppose we agree to call them
coquettes OF very energetic and enterprising
..To me and others 1t has been clear for long
time that this latter class Of women does not be-
long TO the
FEMALE STUDENTS OF SCIENCE
but that they are merely hangers on OF the
refugees, and that matriculation in their case Is
merely used as a pretext for obtaining them per.
political refugees were not here, neither would
they be here.
she Russian ukase points and in doing so 1t paints
things in colors far too black. The principal fault
Of the ,asse re made M IN sne Kussan
port made to the imperial government, lies less IN
It's general exaggeration than In the two following
against female students that the study OF mid
wiery must serve principally to qualify them for
medical malpracsices. IL would be dlmcuit to md
charge. Second, the ukase is expressed as II the
charges in 1t applied alike to all the female Rus
slams studying here; ana thereby
GROSS INJUSTICE rs DONE.
TO very large number oi them, and O stain, cal
culatcu 10 damage the reputation OF many clever
and estmable women, Is wantony thrown on
them. How can the Russian government answer
Ior marrng honorable lives In this cruel and un-
necessary mannerf
Sand how does the University Of Zurich stand
towards the insnuations made in the ukase
against herr Her position Is plain and avowable
position. She knows pupils only aud merely dis
tinguishes between those who are more less
dgent In their studies. As for the Russian
female students, the great majority OF them
the most diligent,, talented and efficient
pupils OF the Institution. That among such a
large number there are also some OF mean talents
and careless conduct Is no wonder. To condemn
the whole OF them as unfit for study on account OF
some persons OF loose lives Is neither just nor
proper, and we cannot accept any responsibility
Tor the unladyke behavior OF female students In
private life. Moreover, as regards their conduct
In other respects, It - the business OF the police
to watch, not ours; but am bound In truth to de-
clare that the behavior OF Russian female
students, whatever 1t may have been, has never
rendered the interference OF the police necessary.
Lastly, with reference TO their political opinions,
neither the university nor the police have any
control over them. 1t was not therefore, in our
In