, 1873-07-07
SOMETHING ABOUT COLLEGES.


rho Co,oflucnttos, of tho scxcs.
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70 the Editor af 1he chicago 3f'o"ho: e.. >,
stn Desiring to keep pace with tho times, 1t
always seoms tint must kuop posted III rogard
to illinois, md especially Chicago and It's cub
nmilat tho folioo OF old papcrs, md scan tho
march Of oyonts.
1 400 that YOU layo PROMPTLY tnkon IN tho
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.a'n sosRessoa ~ 'o a.s a ",, t ,nn,ea M,a,o
WaRlnB "oAlon' Aa n part VI tho peay lntohoo.
tral, II not polite, eligible to nohool-olicoe "
WAS gratifying to 300 TINT Evanston has doto1-
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n"outtS " 'nat 'pA.''4,@4' e4v".ns o''.a.' ,,..
the Northwostern' Anu you hdoo 'oomcn theFe'
not tho poor, wan article thnt omorgos from
dark parlor, fndol lihc potato-top grown III tho
collar. md nnablo TO carrv tho flouncos and nan
.,.,. AN "a,;s,, 1,a.,',a. 1a.,,., ~ ,otor;ou
iors With winch Haanlon ioaas noF 'o'a,4oo'
but wo1non who hro not afraid to hston
to tho exhortatlon, "Awalse, put on thy strength,
emple nav to 20 apootlily followed by oil our vgor~
GUS yor1n9 COLLEGES and universities; for, t1iH-
gl.lBo It aa We may, this Ia womat,'s hour, tho
day Of hor coronation comes at longth.
haVe b'oon n triod, wo t 500 til the groet snccaaa Of
schools tint givo equal educational advantages
to women, md thoir marked superiority oYcr
those for our BOX alone Ohorlin, ostablalod In
of seeoss ha a ssto I'll Is o son @
liar endcavora. In contrast with hcr growing
prosperity is the State University, at Athens.
i vaH there only this spring. for the first timo;
md aight Of that poor old Alma Mater,
their childron TO- bo educated and
prepared for life, as they had boon, wnB really
pitiful. Though fosterod by tho State. and
nndo the recipient OF lareesH from tho Public
md llaggiHl, TINT It seems sho Is hardly worth
tho patronage Bhe recoiyeB. fow years ago,
tho lawH Of tho State woro go amondel Tint tho
Tr,lHtoeH and Faculty Werc compelled to rocog
rize the rights Of womon to be educated thoro.
Tho consequence was, that ono brave girl de-
nnntlod her right, aud nle graduated tho other
dny with distinguished honor; and there arc
novoral moro iii tho Freshmen clasB. Whother
this lato repentance may aavo hor know not,
Tho grand names that havo gonc ont from hor
will not savo her from oblivion, unless this new
life stirB tho declining pulse anew.
In markod contrast to this Is tho Mount Union
College, noar Alliance, It was HtRrted in 1910,
almost without moans, by TOW oarncst mon
who felt tho Importance of extending Iboral
education to multitude Of striving rnen and
women, who would 60 out and do vnantly for
humanity il only they were thoroughly fur
nislod with ncedful culture. From tho first
thoy invited won.on, and, having the example Of
Oborlin to mako them bold, thov, in aomo
respects, outran llor. from tho first they en-
oouragad Them to tako part In all societies, and
all rhetorical aud literary exercises, eH,-neyor
swooping them back with that old broom Of
rropriotY, but urging thon to mako tile
fullest aud bost use Of all their powora. Tho
result is college Booond only In numbers to
OborIin, having over 900 pupils in attendance In
tho various dopartments. I WAS thoro thrco
years ago. and thought we'll OF tho institution ;
but its marked advancement since then arrostod
my attention, aud fingered day Or two to in
a,liro into itB aucccsa.
To make this college for tho mashos, moat
cmphatically, tho ecloctic syBtcm has been
adopted, 80 TINT students have their choice OF
tho gcioutiflc or only the business co,1rse. This
Inst ia so osEcoially practical TINT young mou