, 1873-11-27
.T0MAN'S RIGHTS AT EVANSTON.

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W0MAN'S RIGHTS AT EVANSTON.
letter FROM aaiss willard, Dca:a oY tho
W"n1nn's College Ol tlan roItEa.vcst-
crsa University.
EVANSTON, Nov. 20, 1878.
10 The Editor n Tae chfcaso Tribune:
| Sin: Iii loplying. briefly, to tho atrioturea Off
recont editorial hoadod "Woinan'a Rights lit
| Evanston" I tlo not touch tho question Of tho
| responsibility or irrospousbilty Of young t'ten
| for their conduct, outside tho, recltaton-roon
| MY rolasions iii mattors OF discipline aro to tho
young atlics and iii Justice to them and to N.Y.
self, wish our syatonl Of government TO bc fair
! ly understood by those whom your recent lnon-
! ton Of tho " Woman's College, will hnyo ton
| doncy to prejudice aganst us.
Below IL given Ill extract from our ]aat cata-
| 1ogue, which explains tho system, Of government
| successfully administered alnoo the organization
of Evanston College for LatlioB:
GOVERNMENT.
Tho general hasls OF government in .ta institution
Is, that merit ahnll ho distinguished by privilege Any
young ady wno osabslc: ior horEeif trustworthy
n" s eo assS1ss wS as s e Sss
bccn loyal to Tic regulations Of lilo eclou, and ,aa uo
upon t4o "Ilol, 81 Honor" aud will 10 inyesleI wh
cerain pawers mud responsibilities uRllay restricted
M 9g Ssao. a as s 'sF 5 & ss}ps ss ' s IT.
constitution officers, and regular npc1ngs, and sends
reports to e teachers relative 10 tho .rsta Of which
Is lnado the depo.ory. A<ingo raproof condstions"
nnd two rcproofa remove, any of Ito members, WHO
can regain thsis places by tlle SANG process
during ono enliro term, hayc not been ''conitloncd"
upon The lolt of Honor, nre promoted 70 tho Self
to act tlat, II uli othsrs followed my example, our
school would need no rlcs whatever. III anncra mud
tn+
scek aboyo all cgc lilo things tint mako for peace"
TaencetorSara these yo9ns isa1ea M - "ao d. as they
lleneefortl" la% unto themselves "-or rather, they
in school is eligible, ira to tho loll Of Honor ncxt
to tho 5rGoyerilcd "hcnco thora 10 ss,'o.ind Of
Jealousy. Scholarship docs not cntor Into ro1nrc-
ncnts of ulmsBion-charactcr IL puccd above u con,-
Il il believed that this oystom may develop true
fayor tLo school rather tia tto tlcunauent rho fase
Ideas Of honor which sttl prevail TO nbsurd extent
among young rooi! at pcoo aroth lsst roles Of Tho
medieval sssenl u oppression, aud Of csuonags its
sworn ally. As tlc1aocrao form of government IN
tho lnty of I'll patriotic Citizens to Jrng 10 instieo
those woao conduct tlrcatcus tic public wclfarc 50,
IN an inslisnlion where tho pupil, nre intEsted with
Nart of the responsibility aud where tho possibility of
nef-Boyern.ucn is set before them, It IA logical i'll
ference that they will ataud by tho government Of
! Que Of tho Rrayest problems Of tho educator Is:
How can mnke school discipline most conducive 10
the , o el n I n, noso TS
1nents Of successful solution Of this problem
| Since Tho union Of tho Wonan's College with
tho Northwestern University, tho Same system
has been pursued, with hut one modification: !:
The College building being not got ready for oc-
cupancy, and the young ladies boarding in pri-
vnto families, not under tho caro- Of tcachers,
tho "self-Report" Was fixed upon as tempo
rnry ezpedient, tint ne might know lilo progress
our "probatioucrs -" wero making toward re-
lease from specific regulations, aud tho rank Of
"Sclf -Goycrncd" students. Wo have scyeral
Of tie latter class already, and, at tho ind Of tho
last spring term, only eight young ladies had
failed to gnn tho Roll Of Honor rank.
It is to bo remembered that auch Of our
students NJ nre in tho families Of relatives aro
undor no different restrictions from tho young
men; but We believe no thoughtful parent would
munity-like this or any othor-without knowing
thnt tho Bafe-guardB nf home wcro, in eomo
measure. replaced by the caro- Of Indy teachors,
at lcast until experience had given to his daugh-
and relationships. Tho majority Of Out, young
ladies are quito young averaging from III to II
years Of age; ard only tho dictatos Of OIL
unripo, wisdom would -, COUNSEL their
np''S fal smoeg {Is@ Do n' os' not 'es dssss
to entcr OH any such beatitudo indeed. worc
you to question them, you would tud thnt,
without exception, those whose scholarship il
marked, arc The most loyal to existing rcgula-
tatlons and tho waimeBt IN their praiso.
It ia not difficult for such young ladies to get
| any permission thoy desire, ALL tue minor por'
missions being given by the lady Of The house
teachers, being by tho1n. very "easy to bo OIL.
treated."
1t is not truo that young ladies cannot allow
young gentleman to walk with them, iftloy meet
casually. This is expressly understood. TAe
rule opposes itaolr to indlscriminate ''wulsa b.
the shore" and "rambIcs in tic grove" it il
trne +; and 30 it ought
Do assurcd hir, our really gontlcmanly young
ted to tho society Of young ladies', or III being
allowed to net as thelr escorts No complain
has ever come from tlom Of severity on tho par
Of teachers. They aro welcome to SEQ tho young
ladies' at all appropriate 1incs
Finally, Hir, accept my thnnkB Tor your vol
meant defense Of "Womou's Rights" bolioyt
in them heartily, but, most OF oil, in tho right Il
q noblo, Bolf-pQlHeu character. and in nll ths
hops toward itH attninment which wholesome bu
| liberal sclool-dlaClplinc can furnish,
FRANCES E. WILLARD,
Dem Of the Woman's College OF the Northwest
ern University.
on tho E:atauiity OF Sexes ut CplleEc
.-Rgcr Objections to Miss WilIurtl'
Cutcchlsltl.
10 the Editor Qf The Chicago Tribune:
SIR: 1loading your editorial, "Woman'
Rights at Evanston" this morning. ut tie bronk
faat-table. felt moved to think you for you
humanity and generosity in demanding porfec
equality for girls in our colleges. II is on
thug to admit them into our uuivoraitos, au
quite nnotlor to make no determinations On til
ground Of sox. It seems that, At tho EynuBto