New-York tribune., 1879-03-04
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The n,oposed scheme Of educating women NJ Cam
bridge. Mass can hardly be said to belong to iiar-
vard as that university holds official relations 10
t. and the governing authorities simply do not OPP
pose it. However, ii may by courtesy be called the
Harvard plan az the instruction is TO be gwen al
Cambridge by Harvard professors. The president
and fellows take the position says Colonel tlg-
ginson, in The DomGPs JcHrnGl THAT as the
salaries of the professors are generally low
and as they often teach private pupils, there
can be no objection to their teaching Yonng ladies'
The scheme has been arranged by cOmmlttee OF
the ladies' of Cambridee at the head Of which
is Mrs. Louis AgassIz. This committee Is pre-
nared TO offer all friendly Offices to female students,
and 10 assist them in securing suitable lodgings IN
the town The instruction gwen will he of exactly
the same grade az that provided for the reg
uar students of Harvard. The circular sent out
by the committee states that the expense of nstruc-
tion in as many branches "a student can profit
ably take up at once, will probably not
exceed S4OO a year, and may be as 10"
a. $3.50. The living expenses OF a stu
dent at Cambridge are estimated at from 9ioO TO
5000 a year. 1t viii give more definite idea ot
the matter to say that those professors who under
take to receive young ladies pupils will ask
the usual prices given for private instTnc-
tion IN Cambrdge--;S3 an hour for pupil and ~
each where there is II class. The arrangements for
entering examinations have not yet been announced.
The qualifications of the young women applying
must of course fully equal those Of the
male candidates to the Freshman class. AS
lie Young women will have no official
connection with the University they will naturally
receive no degree at the successful completion of
their studies. Those, however, who 60 through "a
four years course will receive certificate signed
I,. t1l.tr it-tr w nj
only two or three branches will have separate GER
tlfcatcs signed by their teacher in each. Among
those professors who have consented 10 teach
are Professor Goodwin, in Greek; Professor
Grcenoueh. in Latin. Sanskrit. and Compnra-
five Pmloogv: Professor Pierce, IN Mlthe-
uatics; Professor Peabody. in Moral Science;
Professor Emcrton, in History; Professor H. b. iiiI
in Chemistry; Professor James, in Physiology; Pio-
f.s,ors Child and a. 5. Hill. u English; Professor
R6cher in French; Professor Hedge. IN German; Pro-
fcs,or sheldon. IN Italian; Professor Norton, IN the
Fine Arts and rofcs,0r Paine, In Music. FROM no
one Of the professors consulted IN regard to the
scheme has "a discouragHg reply been received.
Those who do not express readiness to give
instruction, at least decline with words oi
regret. Colonel Ihgunson records that one of the
arguments ofteneSt quoted IN Cambridge In support
Oh the scheme Is that furnished by one young lady
who has, duIIug tho current year, lnuuCeu stEtIdi
of the most Influential professors 70 take her
a. a private pupil; and whose fidelity and sue
cess have done much to open the way for all her
Gaming fellow students" The Colonel men
tions also. in speaking Of coeducaton, that
some Of the Harvard teachers express
preference for instructng their uale aud
female pupils together, at least where classes
are small and far advanced-but this is 4 matter
about which no definite determination has been
takcu Opinions will greatly vary as to the pro-
priety of uniting the classes, and the
will of the majority will probably rule.
II is certain that many rciuedand iudicious parents
who would welcome the opportunity for their
daughters of a culture at once graceful and thor
ough, will not also welcome the idea of their beng
associated with male students. On the other hand,
there are many who will see only an additional in
t.llcctual advantage IN this bringing together of
bright young minds IN active work.
In considering the careful manner IN which the
authorities of the college have held aoof from
the plan. it NAV not be amss 10 mention
chat the association formed to arrange the
new scheme for womans education ar Oxford.
the greatest college IN the world-haS the Master
of University for its President Among the lead
ing promoters of the scheme are the Bishop 0t
Oxford; DR.. PercIyal, the new President
of Trinity; Professor Green and Professor
Lcgge. But 1t is, perhaps natural that "a
comparatively new college IN a young Republic
should be much more conservative than an ancient
university whose many centuries OF noble and lib
era service have made 1t a glory 10 the country
happy as to possess If.