Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-02-28
Michigan University.
\ correspondent of theRepuJilan writes
as follows from Ann Arbor

\ correspondent of theRepuJiean writes
as follows from Ann Arbor
This is the second year of DR.. Angel
presidency. lie has succeeded admirably in
his new work, and will undoubtedly con
tinue his labOrs with the same result.
Under his able direction the University
will retain the same liberality and catholic
spirit that have distinguished it in the
past it will widen its sphere of useiu mess
and become more worthy Of being called
University.
During the year 1869 20, the regents de-
cided that no law existed iorbidding the ad-
mission Of women to the college on the same
terms as men. Since then the friends and
enemies of co-educatiOn have watched its
trial here with much anxiety. In 1870 and
Il, "a ladies were enrolled in the various
departments, as follows: Two in the law
school, Is in the medical, and II
in the academic department. The fol-
lowing year (ls7l-2) the number
increased to sixty-four OF these eight
We're classical students, nine Latin and
scientific, five scientific, and six pursued Sc
lect studies. The medical school had, aS IN
the previous year, the greatest number, 30.
This year 81 ladies are in college. of whom
80 take academic studies, 3s study medicine
and four are fitting for lawyers. The cata
logue not being out, the Classification OF the
literary students Is not known. As Will be
seen, the number of women applying for ad-
mission has gradually increased. Contrary
20 the predictions Of some, the literary Ia
dies are divided, a regards courses %
study, about the same as the gentlemen, and
apparently achieve the like results. At the
last commencement, the degrees Of b. 4.
Nd
two ladies. Miss Madalon L. St0ckweil, OF
the classical course, was accorded the hon
ors of her class. The general appearance
of the ladies here leads one to think that
severe mental work is not conducive to phys
ical beauty, though some of them remind
one Of the poets idea, -" sweet girl gradu-
ates with golden hair" Ii is acknowledged
that the effect Of the ladies presence upon
the manners and habits of " the boys
has been admirable. The ladies OF
the medical school receive separate in
struction, except in chemistry. At first,
there was quite a general feeling OF aversion
to the change among the students many
gentlemen looked upon the ladies a. in
truders. This feeling has gradually been
overcome, and now all are quite recOnciled
to the situation. The ladies are members
of several college societies. There being no
lege. the students are quartered On the
people. One result Of this Is the formation
of Students clubs, containing from ten TO
thirty students each. 4 woman Is hired 10
do the cooking. In this way good table
board costs about 81 50 per week. 1t may
surprise some to know that several Of these
clubs are comprised equally of ladies and
gentlemen. No new rules or extra disci-
pline has been required 10 meet the changed
condition of affairs it is manifestly plain
that, if extra legislation We're essential, CO.
education would be a failure. II Is,
perhaps, early to draw final conclusions,
but it is evident that thus far the sO-called
experiment isa success. The fearful fore
bodings of those who saw only evil as the
result have been dispelled. Woman is
gradually gaining secure and saieposition
in the University Of Michigan.
A slight falling off in the number of stu
dents is noticed, the decrease being in the
literary department The same feature up
pears at Cornell, where the present fresh
man class Is the smallest yet admitted. The
following Is about the whole number of
students here Academies 40, laws 325,
medicals 355-total ll50. \ notable feat
ure Of the year is the large increase of
scientific students, rs compared with the
claSsicals, although year of French was
added to the preparatory studies of the
scientific course. At present, the scientific
freshmen are largely in excess of the elias
steals. while heretofore the comparison has
been quite the other way 1t remains to be
seen whether this is an Incidental or perma
nent change. Next year the preparation
for both the classical and scientific courses
will be largely increased. It is intended
that this plan shall be adhered to until the
present studies of the freshman year in the
classical and scientific courses shall he in
cluded in the preparatory work.