Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-08

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ercises, but 60 they must. and go they
do. Nor has any instance ever been
known of their disturbance in the freest
use of all the grounds.
Northward Of the college, on its front,
lies a circular flower garden, ahalf mile |
in circumference. worked wholly by
such students as enroll themselves men,
bers of the Floral Society.
1t is an admirable sight to look upon
these grounds, filled with bright and
happy girls. walking. gardening. engag-
ed in games, rowing on the lake, or occa-
sionally making ready. in some shady
recess, for work in class rooms.
1t is constant joy at Vassar to see
that bodily health is not to be sacrificed
to any other object whatever, and that,
so far as the result is attainable by
means within its power. those whom it
educates are to become physically we'll
developed, vigorous and graceful women.
prepared to take enlighteb care of their
own health and that of others under
their charge In the past training of
our couutrywomen this end has been SO
much neglected that we shall present in
this connection, and for the sake of unity,
what else we noted in our visit which
induced us to belive this. Diet and re-
gimen were fully laid before us. We
sat at the College table, and bear witness
ness. No man can go with the steward
through all his department and miss the
conviction we have expressed.
One of the most admirable features
of Vassar discipline is the mingling of
study and recreation in wise proper
tions. The students have the advanta-
| ges of finely appointed gymnasium,
bowling alley, and grounds for every
variety of out of door sport in which they
may wish to indulge. The professor
of physiology and hygiene is women
and a physician. She resides in the col
lege, lectures to students upon the care
of their health, and by her watchfuiness
and constant association with the stu
dents, enables them to guard their phys
ical well-being.
The main building covers an area Of
10000 square feet, has 1900 exterior
and 100 interior windows, and upwards
of 800 rooms exclusive of the chapel.
There are accommodations in this build
ing for $50 students. There is also an
Astronomical Observatory and a Calls
thenium. The observatory is fully
equipped with astronomical apparatus
including a large equatorial telescope.
In the Calisthenium there is neat little
hall for theatrical and other entertain
ments, an Art Gallery filled with choice
works, numerous rooms for music practice,
Museum of Natural History, contain
ing large collections, eminent among
which is the Girard collection of North
American birds, presented by ]. P. Gi.
rard of Poughkeepsie. Candidates fol
admission must be fifteen years of age
and of good character. Applicants fol
any and every grade are examined il
Arithmetic, English Grammar, Modern
Geography, and the History of the Uni
: ted States. There is preparatory
, course, which deing completed will admit
J the student to the Freshman Glass, anC
/ the regular college course embraces al
the highest branches of science, litera
t ture and art. such as are common IL
/ the most advanced colleges for men
} In fact many special branches in theil
higher forms, such as drawing, painting
music, etc., are seldom embraced in The
curriculum of colleges for the sternel
sex.
The great aim and object of the ed
ucational system at Vassar is to provide
women with complete course ofintellect
ual training. so that they may become
j better wives mothers and members O
5 society, and be able to take their stand
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r with men in dealing with the compiled
j tions and trials of life. 1t was thu
: hope of their founder that, if the institu
e ton should prove success, and tn,
D idea on which it was based Chat of ;
true liberal education for women) should
be accepted by the community. othe
benefactors would arise to carry out tn,
work he began, by endowing professor
: ships, adding to the library and cabinets
erecting new buildings as they might b
q required, and otherwise augmenting th
Y resources of the institution.
!, Matthew Vassar founded the Colleg
t in 1861, and endowed it in various way
v with over 100000. Subsequently b
$ made numerous other gifts, SO that a
: the time of his death, which occurred il
8 1868, the total of his benefactions to thi
n one institution had reached the enormou
sum of one million dollars. He intended
# as he himself expressed it that all sec
l. tartan influences should be CAREFUL
excluded, but the training of our stu
# dents should never be entrusted to th
S skeptical, the irreligious or immoral