Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-18
Women at English UniversftIes.
I'M. D. Conway, in Cincinnati Commercial


Before leaving Cambridge visited both of
the colleges for young ladies, Girton and Newn-
ham. OF these Girton Is the older and better
endowed. 1t is situated about three miles away
from the University, "Mra Grundy" having had
at that time m ore voice In such matters than
she has now. The ladies go In carriages to the
University lectures. For the rest it Is a beau
tlial place; Tae rooms are pretty and per
rated. Miss Minton, OF New York, who had
been there, had her room decorated by Morris,
and there are several rooms which bear impress
OF the aesthetic revival which is just now under
going Its ordeal Of rldicule, The Girton girls
would not answer, however, as models for Gil
pert q Sullivan's "loye sick maidens," for a
would be difficult to find Evidently, the
male element is not needed at G.rton.
The young ladies enjoy their pretty
TSoms s,, and Sler studies they play tennis
enough. Newman College is in the town OF
Cambridge. 1t is not yet so large as Glrton,
but has just built an additional building, and
has Land On which to erect another. It's ma,
tTcn Is Miss Clough, sister OF the poet With
whom so many Americans have memorable
associations. Prof. Sidgwick's wife assists her
The professor himself (!Ianry Sidgwick. author
OF one OF the finest works on moral scienca).
took up this movement for the collegiate edu-
cation OF women at Cambridge at Che start,
and has been OF immense service to 1t. Here
lean ladies, one being Miss Wilcox, friend OF
the Agassiz family. VINO seems TO be favor
lite na, In the institution. AS an American,
that LADY should have to leave the
shades Of Harvard and come 5000 miles
to ind the advantages OF a univers.
ity education. Nothing can be more COM
women. There has not been the ghost of
shade OF misgiving as to their excellent results
here or at Oxford. There has not been single
incident which required to be suppressed, or
which could excite alarm There is no oppo-
s1t1oh to the colleges even among the most
inyet crate fogies and Grundyites The colleges
they had more applications than they could
accept The greatest attention IS paid to the
health OF the ladies. My visit to Girton was
or c nans sar1uga
any bad air. Nor was there any disorder.
Mics Clough says 1t Is great happiness to
ner 10 witness the new life which some girls
appear to find there In having something to
attend to. rooms to arrange and decorate, and
the opportunity Of forming Intellectual FRIEND
SHIPS sometimes they come from isolated
places, from homes comparatively uncultivated,
nom conventional round Of monotonous LIE,
ana the1r college LIE seems to give them new
This work OF founding female colleges at
Campf1oge began just ten years ago. There
are now ABOUT hundred or more young ladies
ENJOYING Inese advantages and would be many
moIo tnele were more accommodations for
them. Besides these there are Tout students -
who DO not reside in the colleges.
VI the ladies' that have been educated here
the majority have become successful teachers.
There Is loan fund. from which poor girls are
assisted. There are seven valuable scholar.
ships. No student Is admitted under seven
Perfect freedom Is allowed in religious matters.
The cost Of the two large halls OF NeWnham
and their appliances has been about e25, 600.
They are large and handsome. This female ed
ucat10n movement now occupies great deal
OF the attention OF Cambridge as well as Ok
ford, and It Is pretty certain that 1t viii prove
: 70 be OF Immense advantage to these ancient
woman dare approach.