Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-07-18
CONCERNING WOMEN.

: from Anderson 10 the INDIANA state Coh-
vcntion.
| Alice A. Freeman, president of Welles-
| ley College, has been awarded the degree
of Phi. d., by Michigan University.
Miss Marion Talbot received the de-
gree of A. NJ, at the Boston University
commencement just held.
The newspapers Of Oregon stand on the
pending suffrage amendment twenty three
in favor, five opposed, and four neutral.
A novel feature at the meeting of Con-
vocation of London University was the
appearance, for the first time, Of female
graduates in academioal ,costume.-Nat-
ure.
Miss Alice Crompton. of East Green
witch, graduated recently from the Nation
al School Of Elocution and 0ratory in
Philadelphia, receiving honors and gold
medal.
Mrs. C. NJ. Raymond annie Louise
Cary has given two hundred and fifty
dollars TO establish q free be d in tie
Maine General Hospital.
Miss Helen Gladstone, daughter of the
Premier, has accepted the vice principal
snip of Newman College, in pl-ce of
Mrs. Henry Sedgwick, who will resign in
October.
Ia ward Humphrey, of Indianapolis, a
young man over twenty-one yeaiS OF age
has never voted, and has vowed not TO
vote until his sister and mother can &C
company him to the polls,
Mis- Clara Louise Kellogg gave Mrs.
George A. Comfy, widow Of the drowned
basso, 81 DOS, being the result Of her per-
sonal efforts in soliciting subscriptions for
the benefit of Mr.. Conly's family.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, Lafayette, and
Miss Florence Hardin, ofPendleton, spoke
on the Fourth of July at Anderson, Ind,
and Mrs. Mary +. Haggart was the ora,
tor at the Fourth Of July celebration at
Miami, Ind.
The Royal Academy Exhibition, Lon
don. has hung in con 'picuous position
a portrait painted by Miss Ellen Hale
daughter ofthe Rev +. +. Hale, of Bos'
ton. 1t is said by leading English crit'
ics to be ALI admirable piece Of work.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Whipple, lady
who did local missionary work in connec-
ton with the Kirk street church in Low
ell, is no taking up similar work for MIR
| ~
where she already finds the call and the
oppo. tunities greater than any one per
son can possibly meet.
Misses Grace y. Kimbau and Lettit
johnson, both from Bangor. sailed from
New York on Saturday for Turkey-in.
Asia. as missionaries of the American
Eoard. Women are allowed to take po'
sitions which men are unwilling to hill
St. Paul is only quoted in cases where
there is neither honor or profit.
Mrs Mary A. Livermore made brie
address upon "Nvoman and the Church
2; the laying of the cornerstone Of the
edifce to be known as the Peoples Church
at the corner Of Columbus avenue anc
Berkeley street, Boston, July 3, in the
presence of q large congregation OF TIT
friends Of the enterprise.
Mrs. Margaret j. Preston, although
continually performing valuable lterar,
work, is in very delicate health, and OF.
ten confined TO dark room on account
Of weak eyes. At their charming home
in Lexington, Va, this gifted writer anc
her husband, Col. Preston, dispense hos
pitality in the good old fashion OF Nir
ginians $50 the manor born"
| Mrs. Jackson, the al. H." Of maya
zine literature, has been in the countr!
around Los Angeles, Cal, for som'
months, gathering material for descrip
tive articles. One of her subjects will b.
the old missions of Southern California
She is being assisted by two special art
lists, as well as by her husband, William
S. Jackson, wealthy banker Of Colorado
President Andrew C. White, of Cor
nell College, denies the statement tina
the number of male students in that uni
yersity had decreased because of the adj
mission of women. Previously to thel
admission there was falling of, but
was caused, in the words of the president
by, "the steady raising Of our standard
year after year, in all our departments
which cut off considerable number o
applicants who had formerly been freel!
recei ed"
The New Nortarest says lat the pros
poets are excellent for rattle alton of thu
pending woman suffrage amendment t.
the state constitution of Or .gon by the
incoming Legislature, as a canvass ofth'
names of the Senators and Representa-
tives elect will show. Careful scrutiny
of list of the members of bot b Houses
so far as known, reveals the names O
nine avowed opponents (six Senators ant
three Representatives,, while we recog
nize no less than forty-two FIR m friend:
eighteen Senators and twenty-four Rep
resentatives).
Rev. Howard Crosby, D. d., in hi
address at Wellesley, said There is
nothing in Gods word that teaches IL:
the inferiority of woman. and she is the
equal of man. do see not why 1t is more
inappropriate for woman to fsave the
kitchen and the needle to apply her tai
ents to higher planes, than for man to
abandon the labor OF saving WOOD and
drawing water and engage in more dig
| niGnd annnloyrnent The useful liff, is