New-York tribune., 1875-07-15
THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN.
INAUGURAL ADDESS OF PROF L. G. sEELEY
At SMITH COLLEGE


At SMITH COLLEGE.
DEDICATION OF THE NIw SMITH COLLEGE BrIID-
ING AT NORTHAMPTON. MAss-PRFsIDESr sEE-
LYE's ADDRESS ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION or
WOMEN-PEcUII lar EATUREs OF THE CoIIEGB-
THE ADVANTAGES OF A CLASSICAL AND MAIIE-
MArICAL TRAINING.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 1i.-Thc new
Smith College for women, al Northampton. was dedes'u
to-day III the presence Of large number cf persons
three fourtis OF whom women. The Inaugural ae-
dtss delivered by the Frsident, H. cl4fk se4y''
late amherst College The Rev Dr. ClsrA vi
AnGoyor I'D in prayer and Prof " s. Ty her OF Amherst
College President Of the Smith College Board
Of Trustees delivered short address 1o''
William CASTOR present and lnahc "
speech. Among the other speakers was the Rev John ~
Greene OF Uaiae-l, for many years the pastor oi nr
Sophia Smith, tile founder of the college. Among the
prominent men present the Rev Dr. Peabody OF
Harvard College, and y. s. Nortirop OF Con-
nectieut. In opening his address, large part
OF which Is given below, President soeyc sa'a'
smith College is no longer proposal. It's chioWme''
is already in the hands Of responsible trustees It's charter
granted it's building erected, liz teachers oppoinied
Tie general character OF the institution has been deter
mined by its founder viii provides that tie tiis
tees shall furnish young women the "lneahs
and facilities for education equal 10 those which
are afforded in COLLEGES To young
men" The fund for The Institution, he saii'
/
found, IN the t1cst sense Of that tern college, when
should give young women IN education high and
thOroueh and complete chat which yonS men receive
IL Harvard Yae and Amherst. In the extracts gi'cn
hcow President seelye Xans features of the Col
lcl most likely TO excite pubic criticism:
TIE MED OF \ Ti,oROUGh PRiIiAlloN FOX
COLLEGE WORE:
do not wish 10 det,in yOu to-day by any
extended xposit.on Of collegiate methods al discipline
| Tat, all atf
our Institution which are peculiar most hahle "a p"ph-
lr c.sm the first place, believe ilis "A a. only
female college which insists upon auDsttnIiaJ INC same
requisites for admission when have he'n ioind pi'i'-
cahlc and essential in male colleges 1t -ccius useless
10 talk about advanced education To those " 10 Lave
not Yet reached its starting Oui. We clnn't cliihn
| q mounlain until have reached its pa'e.
/ Uults a oloee insist upon enough irtiIm'i,E
Moik 70 carry ont is de m II must soon D.
,Filr h,rcd hy many who mlqht s,ond their time more
lfohtably Ordinary schools, Instead "t adNah'ins,
consume limo when should lie dcvJtcl /, her edn-
eat on II wcully cApouniDs the first piincpes 81
s4mr time nr . Ic.ay -. both. 1Io pupils bccoine
d1,stnI vim st,,drs " i.l mr., 100 tar aivanced
the. cnnrr, ru on, and the fraohcT ipses cntuI-
| ere ts,aN, mtunlpctca;. Long .x3CrcIce Las al.
! tncy woud hc trde 10 tdfir h'al, of INSISTING
/ uI.5n thorou.I PREPARATION for th.T woi".
Ne do no. g low female ,cIlci'cs I've exempt from
Ills Necessity. any are 80 gave y"nnS women -hI
advantage. Women, tes say, 1nnp t. ccnlNIi"ns nu'
! en- thrv junr over gramnNs, sl'iu bp"k>, a'itii-
IL iics and ,concir al,d btstn on ~ equal 100"
win CIR iitc stun OF the higher branches
~ scence Il the fIfae intellect be so-
jec to t,i ordinary laws Whrh co'''i"l ro a!",'io, ~ @
oi hH""l dee ii'h II mast HlNe u. .}"'r '"'S " W.
! r,c-i,e the higher rurcat"h THIS ,ecins so sell
! aud yet t,cre arc nearly hundred female col
Ices ia The Ui'd states claiming "a tieT ciainsts 10
e1rdof nac colleges, but requiring ~ more oi the
sud ~. who onter ;nln = tcliei H. h. % 3ii ,y p
.ho best opportunity or nuOwHs uai ,ere - bttlr dii-
1edy. iI,t 3, the anxiety 0r sld lut-. IN eNadhS
! ttl tDsN-
things certainty follow, ,c.tcr N,ang wOmriia aic 80 htch
hgg.;r nai tny can GAIN ~ foI, wua b'ysr ~ siN,
ar cuf. "a i,ss iusti,JtiOs - not wat 1t clans
/ 10 he. We ha'c ~ sitl'idei"iy eNirlcc "i me ne
| laiicg. IL is 40 cIaecerd,ion 10 say mat
! in many rmac cole IS tioc grade OF ca,
lure not ~ hish ID ans i- except p ip7 music hu
EtDc. II = IA oar best acidcinc>. N' "aim !" 80
tei "Aiea tIy folaiieil,ns Io "Gin--,a, 'i," A'iy
..l H. lie COMA rId house without liar lri
iouudaion without Seasoned Thinner or even the
d's-%i- OF n"Ieis "t'A'e' i'' "oin o." JiS' .s
cable aud Yaunc - any ''~ 'loi 'c'"ilh ("
aDi, .hInk yoIid.r hospital the best pace Tor Mo- h
th.Ic c loiy IN SOM @, re 'ems To- .' ave y.ln5
dins de kcll's liza ziin " gtnu h1nir wu'h covers
no,te j. a i1cat IoIcc;" buf il iId miNim f"r el-
caioua INSTITUTION dispt Gr-a may o.
Ia ei herring Il iis' Il 20 cdIi'! Sie+. h des'Ioy no All
sound learning.
| TIE WAY 10 SECURE HIGHER EDUCATION FOR
wOMhN.
We see 10 oiier way secuIca higher female olnca-
ton which is not siam cacept by requiring enough
preliminary work 70 make that clu,oion feasible. Let
tie requirements adm be d,erniucd NOT By tuc
rmmhcr OF s;gd,nts d,-rcd bat by the demands of TIE
Llcst Intellectual culture and ycn have me nncn 20
IAi IN rd 10 me lax sgtcu ant ~ ny -. the sl'ns
Mui,h have been the pane of trItr c.uca;ien IL LIS
been The custom in Osi "nLle cieSrS I" t''n1Ac p'
pl-dtorN and ror pitic WJlK. I'M nay a. tihlcN ~
,.y but tLrf. obyI"tA n-itl, anta-rs III tc
/ pa4i. Mu,lc All nIucusc building Dc,u cI"'icd,
winch must Dc ned wICi ,tuenr Or sUh.r uin "A large
/ annual dciot. II may IL i0tc'd ~ liz l"rhnldy
iii0I, ei,e aii VINO Will come, and grIe tArh
"ccoiuhS 10 tdcir Respective atta-linch'-' III hr"N
cI Culit thee may De "i,id .,r-ty ~ Tie !'a
fan. fli
s.i'ils the d'hclehcy. III rithcr &C. i'o cyieo ~,
"a WOrk which does not PROPERTY bcions 10 At ana
which Is impcim'nt Ia IT, piOa1tss. Children OF
oiibcr - al iiie ase MA. iheir preparatory e"l'r=a"
work should Coiilchcc are IN rlccal MA 0i par NJ"
influence aul Mncr TIE lack Of good schools nc
t4,liaics tier absence from hor tie, need We tlhh'
| Institution differently cons .iuted froiI a co.
lfgc. ThcJ need grater restraints aid more pcfs0I~l
hAerFislOh " j. dlLiiuli 10 wisely D"st 'nI EtlnI1
It's tuition 10 tine yIIIrd and cdprices
o. rltidrdof! ANA ooe1aie cassc'. ne i.suiations
Miich 80 th'Hci 10 ic Onc are DhIh"' .o ., o,'i,
IAc greater number of preparatory stndris are APT TO
Tax dslropoi uUBdey t.e eerseo oi tie I'i"ef,, ami
the tN nc' NcLo'te sum IA coi'enehec oI H. n''
the OBI eiuns On The score ui government and
III it9 eh''i 10" lhc l"PuaI eauh'le oi d h7n''
t. itdicctJ iOstc,, tie n0.ion thai De name "i cll-
only nt subjects ior g,sInInar-~s"ools cannot
he transported 10 college, even II tAey pntnue
there exactly the same s,Jaes, Without lc'!iu+ t'"t
lley have nlide gIeu aiiaice ia klo"iedsc'
IAcy are h,ncrorth college, stNi-lis; uicJ repro,
>'n5 tie worl higher culture; thry are iooHc
hi''h as e'cii"e9s % coi'sI,ie ulh"s. ioune p, pop,
Mno ai to AZ 'sy s.iDsh Il Win tc seiniance 81
W.In ~, ctle II sLhcenl, and r'tie TO ENJOY ih'II
honors. Unfair, indrcd, II is 10 'siinae tie colc-c
uu4ng i'y thos. unicdsci specimens, bh1 mrh are uii
ti and unu -cI1nitii n- ana tAc popular estimate u
colc-cs been greatly low, r, 10y tIc iowef
tducstiOn W..cu tIcl nave el\en. ai wich II All lndt
many oi her students nae iocc'. "a l. ~ "ei I" hceP
up college priest 90, that ne Iact u
membership small De cNldcuCc ddk tncrd Training
l onr Houih br stimulated Dy ia" very dliEcItes anu
Lon"rs aIcnd- IN entrance NJ" college lie to pu1 ioruh
Viii TINS bc accomplished M cur m-hcr ana lower