New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-10
coEDrCAYoy. IN ANERIcAy COLLEGES.

THE WORKINGS or THE SYSTEM AT CORNELL, NcuI-
Gan, OBEELN, AND OTHER CoLLEGEs-WHAr
COLUMBIA AND TIE UNIVERSITY or THE CITY
OF xl-w-YORK WILL DD-TuE HARVARD EXAM
TEATIoYs.
Since the DAVIS when 0bcrlin College led the
way in The cscducaton Of sexes facilities for the
education Of women have rapidly increased. The M
tunal Bureau Of Education reports 2Js Institutions as
devoted To the higher education OF Women but most OF
these prove cursOry examination 20 be OF the COM
mon school type Several leading institutions OF learn
ing however have thrown Ouen their doors to women
and some OF the lesser colleges aiao nave pro
v.ied carefully prepared for their education
Although OberiiH The pioneer IN this movement II
is not now generally considered the best exponent q"
eoeducation forthe two departments work IN parallel
lines and nor as a unit. Cornell University II looked
uuon ~ the best example az It's workings because there
no specal line Of study marked Out isr the female
students Bot, sexce equality, except IN re-
spect to age. The must ne Il years old before
uatrculatinn With the pFucey endowment gwen In
500 condition that women Should be admitted 10
every course sage College built and the generous
mauuer in which tnis condition was interpreted offers an
inviting field % study the workings OF cocducail0n vas
sar Cocgc irovidingf the superior education
q w0men IS NegeJ down by the incubus Of prepare
tory department; Eleven years have nos changed the
situation and out OF the ST. students in the last cata
logue, 1J9 belonged 10 the preparatory school The
University Of Michigan is an OutEr3wth OF the public
school 81 stem Of Tie state which provides education for
all grades the pubic expense. Wellesley College is IN
extreme experiment. ~ all the instructors women.
smith College ana Boston University are also devoted 20
tie education u women although the later ouy is CO.
educational The question has been discussed 10
thoroughly thai every tend Of the Older colleges to
ian III wiCl the experiment Is eagerly watched.
President Barnard stated few days that Columbia
College had never discussed the female question he
phra-ed it, and probably never would. There was no
reason why should open its doors to the other and
the policy of the past would not be departed from in any
way.
Chancellor Crsby said that the subject Of coeducatiOn
had been considered December meeting Of
the Council If the University OF the City of
Ncw-York and a favorable decision would prOba-
bly, be reached at the next meeting. propos
ton TO admit y0ung women Oh an equal footing
with voCng men had been adva ced by Mrs d. G. Croy
Familiarity known as Jennie june, aud by other
bcrs Of the soruss Society. This proposition assumed
two FORMS being that women should be admitted
10 examinations at stated times the other, that they
should he admitted 70 the daily instruction OF the c!Ssa-
room. Tine frs wold probably bee adopted at once ana
tho second jAc OF IL, Tie O,y objection
10 the admission n yemen 10 tie classroom that
several " the rec1ti,-ruous already filed by
sud uts and t. increase the number materially would
involve double exercises al utuhc faculty ana, III
cher case increased expenses A. thc university made
DO charges for tuIGOn II wound y" necessary 10 raise
always been l., SYMPATHY With tn prc.r.sy" thought
Oh IT, age and ready - adopt ANY lJsci4 %
education tbat snrIur' feasible after q ttir Trial
Harvard Uu!FcFsy has q sturdy opponent 81 c1fdnca-
ton in tAe person Of President Eliot. But probably ono
%, the best s. testing the preparatory trfiuiHg
ar women IH the priyd.c -rl. els W started by that M
stitntof. The examinations for women witch wii! he
mold g.iuutarats,f gea-. d:tirg froiA 1876. IN
Ssw-YurE ana Cda!di,!-r MT identical win The
entrance :uiuttiuu ~ Harvard. WIN cXGmi-
u.n Tor resident ,tIdcUs the univ rrSity The pre-
,luuaI- g., iuiiua;IDu EoHrycr j. Similar Ia gri:r %
tgr .y,il.c college eutrr~ cN.i.fn.F Iu ths c0Un-
sf ia ~
ir-is. and intended trst II Eb ci common
school education. The ldvHc 1t examination Cncrs
tt-; u pcc ClI.u ia Ua' n tuir - tFrdrlGItnrnis,
namely. faIeuH-~ natural science, in4iGrnats. his-
tary Iud philosophy. Ii' pref un.ly rNtialatlon VII
embrace tIc following -.aie,t0. l.-i..a p, French,
physical geography, lithtr elementary botany or
.e.euttry physics, aulinEfu', ALGEBRA, through
uIadraIir equations. plane Ecpuctrf, History.
an ANY tiirC E.uc'i5-f- 'ir1nIu, Lain, or
t-,s. IleSg tN-t.attE- Tcl- he'd ior the Has unic
~ Ct. lIr .r. Hfass Jra, i~7i Inc number Of AZ
uI-tfions isJanr. lgs b,en ycy idrse. cut THIS
wear Il, indications pYI.. - -li,ltsI- urie..s. A.
iial.ti the runter 81 Application, has hrcu small Il
uil-f ,- remembered tLa, &C. Michigan, 30 tie uudeI-
r uatr department. there are 90 IS ~ f'!ae aiu cEta.
and Only - these fahC TIE cl.ssir..i CJuFrc; smith
C0sgc ca -tL,. only ~ iur a. lr, sAIulu Glars wiIe
~ t0rtl The ~agr College cIf'lc Ul accommodating
I ~ .uI,lIl-, Ea- usw o-iy Is iH ates.