, 1873-07-31
DRIVEN OUT BY the CzAR,
Arrival In New York Of Women nIed.
tcHl StIilcMt6 from XuriClla

Iron. the He,o York Sun, Jaiy 49,.
When Aioxanaor L. of hu4ala Inblt,nIh1odh ,I1 H.
strong minded Russian dnuyhtora who wero pur;,
sting medical studios In Zurich, tho dismRyoa
And Indignant daughters, most OF thom, obeyods
not from Q zoal OF 1lial obollcncc, but booaieo
Empsror's command, obliged them to loayo.
9onio went to ratls, aud are thoro fanlshing
shoir courae Of st,idy; others were scattered.
like dead winter loavos, thTroughont uofnhny many
}eas rotr1rnod 10 their atorn nothor-1and, whflo
o fow, a small but precious 1oayen, turned thor
facoe toward Amor1ca. trhoy havo iuBt nrriVod,
md naturally the afat tght tnat nEtnga thom out
through aonrching. ray OF tho Sun, In Tho shape
Of a i've reporter. Very interesting women thoy
arc. and would DO all honor to any country, not
withatanding tho. Osar thought best to taho
as bad or bratnlesB children.
Tho story as told by the women students
theuaolvos, ia in brief tho following: About
16o Russian wonlon woro at Zurich etudying
November, t1elr Emperor publlehod d u1saao
Tint womon In the medical profession would re-
coiye no recognition above the rank OF midwife.
Later, 0 fow months, Alexander II. commanded
signing no reason. Tho students had suspicious
Of cauaos, iu Hon1o degroo relatcd and Of the
Governmental preliminary proceedings. They
belevo that for about Blk months provious to the
1MAHA4N 6LItk Vi 5Hht ND4CluUpr% tupEU uNu OUCH
asocrot correspondence between tho Russian
Minister Of Public Instruction aud tho Zurich
Professors. Tint tho Professors, not,sithstnnd-
1ng their dislike to women students In general.
Ind to Ruseiana In particular, wero constrained
to answer him that Bome OF these Russian women
would DO tho glory and pride Of their country II
allowed to tlniah fhoir studios; that they worc,
as studopta, very superior; Tint they ovoroame
with unexpected facility tho greatest dlalcultiee
in the medical acentilo oourso, but nll OF no
avail The degrading ctliet Of November waB
promulgated, and soon followed by recall to
hnssla; / a arbitrary power m over lnlyaanas
least iuconprohenaiblo.
These women students, who arc also accom-
plshed ladies', av0w that the 150 women who
Fgero suddenly prohibited from tho scholastic
advantages Of Zurich, Wero totally proper,
decorOus, In no manner unreasonable or obteo-
tionable by tho prnotieo Of eccentric theories,
that there lad boon four students, four only,
and two years ego, who did avow and reoldessly
practice all tho novol and extreme notions OF
tho Nihilists; thnt two OF tito four were taken
homo by their paronts to Russia, tho father
enntos aud tho othor two xoro forced away
by law on account Of their dobts; that many Of
theso 150 would have boon graduated this spring.
They proudly instance among tho Russian Wo-
men THAT have alrondy boon graduated from tho
Zurich Universities, the Misses Sonslog, Nadejda
others, az considered by German scientific Ru-
thoritios 30 many modern wondora and while
shey scarcely blnme the natural reaction Of
stringent power following tho peoples abuse OF
liberties suddenly introduced by tho prlmoan,
war they regret what they consider totally lln7
rious injury. Meanwhile theao are accomplished
woruon-po1yg!ota, artists: travelled soientiho,
nearly moneylcss, ablo to do mucb. aud wanting
Homething to do.