New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-16

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ne mgntestablfsh and MAINTAIN an Institution sbIes
wonld 90 for tho young women what orr colleges are
dnnS Tor young men. lie had conviction that 80.
part OF The human family was neglected by sooierv
Ake great many who nave started to do good IN tb,t
way, ana following highly respectable preoodents h.
put large part OF that generous donation into FORM,
which DO not admit OF change. but winch commit IN
enterprise In certain directions. lie felt that those hs
mad enlisted IN the should give h s1n.,
the community that there Is domand for more eines
ton Tor women The question not as 20 more Oiues
ton, but higher education. Efacafion Tor women =.
have In this cODntrypore than enough. am sare ~
some parts Of It, TIE question for the community az f.
there need OF practical provision Tor higher educaago
than women have now provided for tncni
Prof. Agassiz--And boys. too.
Prof. RaymOnd-Ycs, and bOys, too aud yet th,,A
that the gentleman would not contend FOR rporss,
that the condition Of boys and srs this Respect ",
level Look the collections OF books Ia tue pr.
Of Europe and this country For whose benefit 80
they made. and by whom are they usedI II nor p@
sary IN this day Of the nineteenth century In the urs,
OF the intellectual cream Of 10 tons h no. no
sary for advocate u the ctse OF higher e1nr1.,
for women 10 plead that the mother University az ~
land should open a side door and let me ldrs In ts.t
down this end OF a bench and eaten . few oft.
crumbs which fall from the bountiuy-orOvideJ t,i,
[Appausel He hoped they would nDl Op5I tls d,,r,
TO girls until tbs managers prepared 10 taxa ia
responsibility which that act involved And when To-.
doors front doors lie held It % be "a on
seulod question whether liberal edncluoa
IL the same thing for woman Tor man. There are az
ercnces " digestion and VI physical power between h.
sexes. There Is some antecedent probability thas "a,
result might DO that the Intellectual plbulum sppsopr
10 the two might require some modification bsi he
believed that the result OF experience well sDusJ
philosophy AIT
made by Prof. Agassz. And, on the whole, IL VsJ
dcult say what there Is IN science literature tbat
viii do the mans mind good that wIot DO the sonals
mind good. At Yassar they had Tar OutgrOwH the q.s
ton whether girls can keep up with boys. Tley lava
gentemsn professors at Fassar aud The question aOas
them Is now " Keep ahead Of tue girls IL IS not ke
but fac. He II years professor IN boys cOexs
before went " Vassar, and niue years the heal ia
large boys school, YET be never was 50 put - u u Keep
up with his classes in Vas5ar As 10 the effect On
their hea tn, he would challenge tho United stass %
400 young between the ages oi 10 AMI u
that will compare with Vassar College girls. Thsy
have sicKiy girls there except those who Esk
aud thoy restore the health VI very handsome D.f.
ceDtgRe of these We know and PLY slClOgy viii 6ss,
In the statement, that study wisely pursued
suddenly pausing anu pointing 70 tle pOr1y iona o.
argument emDOded-that stady rightly pursued IS bsas
hcia TO the health IL tue healtaies. occupaoa va;
study that kills students; IL Is Dad habits bad hVnz
and foolish methods Of study. Tho whole question IS:
Is It possible tlat woman should nave an inSectlAl
yocalion-snoud be called Dy Providence 70 sdcl is.
believe IN COeducatl0n. IL 10 tue niehGldi system VI
education. Vassar bound Oy eerJaln resIcHODs
He did not know what was 10 pfefcu1 'a9'!i OoS 70
her good tme irol opening nor Ors 81 bJys AID
then he thought Cornell Uniycraty "ou4d " d. NSS
vantage. Laughter aud applause.I
Miss Maria Mitchell VI Fasoar Wds present. anu b0n
testimony through Mrs. Dali W tho AoAth ol 1he s
that Institution.
Next 10 the Presidency Of the United S.aa- there
no position 50 august ana cOLInanlng IN me eyrsV
Eosto,I1n as the Presidency OF Harvard College, a9d
when the head OF tha. venerable .us; Iigs oiA -.
platform ia response 70 call from the Cdair,ntu, n
received greeting winch was something more tAan 40
honor 10 his own country
HARVARD REASONS POR ExCLUDBG WOMEN
I should like TO put one question aside, said Proa
dent Eliot, If / could; but, for the reason Prot
Agassiz has given, do not feel at liberty to- snOal
like to put aside the question Of the coeducaton VI The
sexes; but Col. Hggnson has frankly expressed hi
convictions in the matter and have had the adyanag,
OF long conversation with MIN, feel Obliged - STATE
the ground Of my difference with him. IL viii H
granted suppose by every one that tue c0tdnoltoa
OF the sexes 10 new experiment Ia TINS country; nsl
completely, perhaps but 1t has been quite usw expg
lnent in this cOuntry-orglnating Jmnk IN the View
England academies and extending % the West and nov
coming eastward from the West agaIn Now whom Joi
ask lOng-established institutions IKE ths AsE'
Engiand Consses %bo '"s are regSo,s,ss q,
the direction Of those institutions naturally AK shJ
should they leave the arous ami trutiut Work Ia Wll
they are already engaged 10 take part IN eXperma
We want evidence, anu we want also the reasons pe1
for believe In pror reasoning as well rs deduction
from facts IL seems odd that different persons can az
rive at diane 1cally opposite conclusions IN EXAMINING
the same institutions. Bat 70 the best OF ny ability
nave ex aInued this subject Ihaye through s tie
catalogues OF the leading Institutions the West W1si
admit girls have also visited good number Oh th.n,
and have conyersed with large number Of TIE teachers
OF those institutions aud tho conclusion arrive a %
precisely opposite that or Col HgSusOn, nancy taa
the tide is e6bng not rising that t1s system " edIa
ing boys with girls Is now on the Wane N the west
- t1N' nreoisety WHIT has taken place here that
as the community becomes richer separate schools iof
boys and girs, tor youag men and young women arc
provided. 1 thlnk that all ladies aud gentlemen We
where boys and grls are now secured VIII say VA.
ODern College is by far one OF the most 'Ucee'ul y,
those institutions. IL IL one OF the Oldest ana "a u4'
the services OF aud women VI the utmost leH0tOi.
and ts course OF instruction mas been ~ pcs. % o'
Institutions far as eX1uinatuu hls llloin'i ',
They have graduated more girs ia tleif college cous,
than any other Institution, except tho le" % t0eys'
origin where the course is low. To my mhd u Is 40
gether the most favorable example Ot an inst'u'gh ~
the COeduca ion OF the IN ths country hl flcS
fore in the world. Ienrcy agree with CO. Ia -An.la N
ms opinion OF the admlFaDie IairnesS 81 ~
child IN his discussions OF tue topic Now, what hcI
experienced l. Is AS plain Is can Dc upon tao cat.9.s
OF that institution ana elsewhere lney DeRan o :.
uniting girls TO the college course Tley admit lAea
still. But 1t has resulted N IAo e'sdOHoAulcA1 ~ aSY
arae course Of instruction Tor gIIs On tne lass Us
lOgue which exam ned there were 40 grls'n Wha as
called the ladies' depaI tment aud ~ .Ge college lsh
proportion OF the girls III the separate depttN u. Is
been constantly rising anu the proportion Oi Sr u 40
college has been constantly fainS' and Tue yer' s'.
communication which saw from President thlcH.I
called attention TO tins phenomena as The result o. .en
experience. TINS is 80 Ia many Oh the institutions OF e
West where this supposed union takes place. IL ~
a real uniOn Iu many OF them the girls take sspsias
degree, and they follow the scenunc course lh'.5i
tails III this inquiry but the result, for Wnch "s W.
PREPARED was perfectly convincing tO my mind
President Eliot then referred u the personal tesneF
of teachers citing tue matrOn OF OJtru College, We
told hun that 10 account would SAe allow he dsusu
ters or any girls IN whom sac was lnIeFes.ed DH .
through the college course. This tue result OF no
experience. II they looked AZ the cathO7le Oh ~.
Western Institutions they would MAJ that tAe "a ~
residents vi the towns in which tines established -
is to them school 1hey i've at nome. uusal We
supervision Of lhclr parents 1his Is f-c5 VeV e'S'
As 70 the priOri When Col, Higglns0a rs,
if the male and female mnd dro not ng s!it, uG
answer No, very distinctly. Tao Ua.' and enae uS.s
are not alike. Sex penetrates the nina ana u, 'a.
tons. anu ponetrateS deeply and powerfully NOL ~
pnsOn had spoken Ot the elective system ~ Htf ii9
tending 70 facilitate the admission Ot girls ~ thAl iLs
tuition. New, the philosophy ot the elective ssssTIts
based ON tne Infinite variety mind ~ Decaase 20
same inte ectual lOod Is not good Tor oil minds Nv
women differ from men more Chan men d.neF l.yn ,ss
other; that Is 10 say there Is und-neh.i iae st
difference between AL men aud All wOu4el, eboste.
tends 70 their muds quite as mucn as ~ theA ,tt
We are 10 INQUIRE, the next place. whd - Wise an4e
with reference u great change Ike tins. ne tDVs
nothing was more important IN considering 'As We
ZION than the effect Ot Cduca tlOn upon the physlq
brought face 60 face with tue ft tnat tA, l.sy
of American woman Is unsatisfactory. Ilat lesIe-,a
be ascribed " a great number OF causes. Col hssit
had named some OF them. In that S,ate O t.4-"ss.I
leader IN educ tiOn wants o. know The prOo4O' 80
upou the physique OF women Of certain chaust' al