River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-29
Examinations for Women Under the
Supervision Of Harvard College.

Examinations for Women Under Tho
Supervision Of Harvard College.
1t is now several years since a system
OF local examinations for women was
established in England under the con.
troll OF the great universities. On
passing these examinations satisfac.
torlly certificate was given by the ex-
amlners to the successful women.
The number of candidates who offer
themselves Tor these local examinations
is increasing every year; and the stand
ard of womens education in Great
Britain has evidently been raised 10y
the introduction and favorable working
of the plan.
From the list of those who have re-
Gently passed the examinations for
special certificates Of higher proficiency
granted to women, in connection with
the University of London, it will be
seen that the ladies can consult their
predictions and pursue any branch OF
study they may happen to fancy
English-Mary Amelia Bennett,
North London Collegiate School ior
ladies' Elizabeth Ewart and Henrietta
Frances Lord, private study Mathe-
mates and Mechanical Philosophy
Helen Susan Black, private tuition !;
Eliza Orme, University College. Nat
ural Philosophy and Chemistry-Laura
Gertrude Eaton and Susannah Wood,
Ladies College, Cheltenham. Human
Physiology-Mary Stewart Kilgour,
Ladies College, Cheltenham. Political
Economy-Henrietta Frances Lord and
Eliza Orme, University College.
In this list there is no applicant for
a certificate of higher proficiency in
Latin and Greek but in most of these
local examinations in England certif-
Gates for excellence in the classics are
given. That it is possible for a woman
to attain distinction as classical
scholar, is shown by the brilliant ex-
ample of Miss Swanwick, an English
woman, who has recently given us the
best metrIcal translation of Hschylus
in the English language. The transla-
ton is remarkable for being melodious,
and at the same time thoroughly i'm
bued with the spirit of Greek poetry.
President Eliot, of Harvard, has re-
Gently announced the introduction OF
this examination system in this coun-
try, under the direction of the faculty
of Harvard College. The Nation gives
these particulars of the proposed ex-
aminations:
In the last half of next June, and
annually after that date, there will be
two examinations, held by examiners
authorized by the Harvard Faculty, at
which young women who have reached
the age of seventeen years may present
themselves for examination in various
studies, and from which they may
bring away, in token of their proficien.
cy, certificate VIII CHI will be of the
same kind of value as the diploma
given to young men ut the end of the
college course. The preliminary exam
ination will embrace the following
subjects English, French, physical
geography, either elementary botany
or elementary physics, arithmetic, al
zebra through quadratic equations,
plane geometry, history, and any one
of the three languages, German, Latin
or Greek. The certificate will
be of the form following: A.
Is. has passed (passed with distinc-
tion) (passed with the highest distlnc
tion) the preliminary examination held
at -. on the - day of -, 1874,
under the direction of the Faculty OF
Harvard College, and is entitled to
proceed to the advanced examination.
This advanced examination will be
divided into five sections. in one OF
more in which the candidate may pre-
sent herself. The five are these: Ian
guages, natural science, mathematics,
history and philosophy. The young
woman choosing to be examined il
languages, for example, may offer her,
self for examination to any two of this
following list English, French, Ger
man, Italian, Latin and Greek. So Of
the candidate for a certificate of attain
ments in natural science she may offel
herself for examination in any two o.
the following subjects: Chemistry
physics, botany, mineralogy, geology.