New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-30


Do think that many girls would enter the classesi
| cannot tell for am not sufficiently acquainted
| with the public opinion this matter"
ado YOU know what the faculty thinks of having
| girls in the regular classesV
Il learn that. with one eIception-President
Barnard-the members of the faculty are all against
the movement. The professors have all they can do
| now By the way, there have been reports sent out
and published apparently voicing the wish Of the
professors which do not convey the real sentiments
of those gentlemen"
Bishop Potter said that he did not favor coeduca-
tion at all and was opposed to it in reference to
Columbia College. When asked what plan he
would propose in order to give young women a
thorough education. he replied; THAT is diff
cult question and long one. There have been
many thoroughly educated women who never at
tended a regular college, but have been taught by
a governeSs or in high schools designed especially
for them"
VIEWS OF JOHN J. TOWNSEND AND DR.. AGNEw.
John J. Townsend SAID that he opposed 10
girls entering the regular classes of the college be-
cause ii was merely an experiment.
Would YOU give women as b gb an education
men receiver" he was asked.
AS high in this sense That If possible | would
have it 50 arranged that the students of both sexes
should have the same examinations"
How could that be accomplished if you do not
allow them to receive the same instruction during
the school yearf
q am not wholly prepared to say | presume,
though it could be arranged on the plan of an an
mex Let the same faculty teach them.and IL would
not be difficult. -
But not III the same classes I"
d" BV no means
Have YOU studied this subject as it is illustrated
in Western colleges
Il have but school-lifc IN Ithaca or Ann Arbor
90 hot ha IN NpVt
York Whit may be entirely practicable IN a SINAI!
town would bc at all feasible city ike this.
What would be the effect of a strong effort.
should one be made, to open the doors OF Columbia
TO women =
as toe great an innovation. Coedncatlon IN large
city /, only an experiment vet and there l. no room
IN the Columbia College buildings TO try such an ex-
pertinent at present"
Does New-Yorll need this additional branch OF
instruction =
Z" In my opinion it does not There arr. now excel
lent schools q is, many needed. besides
the.col EGGS this state and IN Massachusetts dis
tInctyely Tor young women.
besides Dr.. Barnard, II is expected that Dr
Agnew will urge the trustees TO adopt tins new
enterprise. He was nOn-COmUIttal when taking
to the reporter, but he stated that the health or
women demanded that they should have thorough
education lie said that he had been asked 10 sign
the petition, but had refused: and he had also re-
fused to tell anyone what opinion he should adj
vance when the petition was received by The
trustees.
OPINIONS OF THE YOUNGER TRUSTEES
What is your opinion Of cocducatlon ?" asked
the reporter of Charles A SillIman, one of the
younger members vi the board.
Il do not look upon 1t fayoraby.'
DO you think 1t will be introduced in Columbia
College,"
1t Is questionable whether, under the provisions
of the charter of college, the trustees would be
warranted in giving any announcement to the
movement which is now being made by some ladies
III tins city"
What is there in the college charter 70 prevent
the admission of wCmen to the regular classes =
As understand IT, the charter granted by
King George H., for tue Instruction of the youth OF
fine rovuce OF New York IN the departments Of arts
and science and DO not believe tnat II was the
intention OF the incorporators 81 the college 10 have
women instructed in IT,
Are you in favor Of the higher education of
Certamly. and will do all can TO promote
that Object; but do not see how 1t can be done III
"A pamphlet Is being circulated containing the
Communications of President Barnard with reference
t, coeducatIon We're the reports from which those
extr1cts we're taken adopted by the Board OF
instead Of the presidents report being read in
full at the last meeting of the trustees in each
de,nic year motion usually adopted 10 the effect
that fifty copies OF the report oe printed ior the
report shall be generally circulated bat IN addition 10
the dtv ordered copies Otner copies are printed and
circulated 10 the press and 10 friends Of the college
! A. The expression OF the president 0f Columbia Cor
lege IL IS perfectly proper hat such printed re-
port should be circulated, but very many people ap-
pareutly mink that III some way II represents the
| feeling of the Board of rustees
| DO Won object to coeducation moral groundsf"
q" Not at all. for | know that men Will respect
true women Is much tine classroom a. IN s0cIcty
That Is no objection. 80 far a. am concerned"
Mayor Low, Of Brooklyn who was recently elect
ed trustee said that be had not attend the meet
ingS of the college trustees since he was elected 10
his present office, there was meeting OF the
brdge trustee, at the same time each month. ana he
considered that the public interests had more claim
on hls time than private interests lie added that
he had not seen the petition TO which reference uas
beer made, and had only heard OF II Incidentally
WHAT OTHER MEMBERS OF TIE BOARD SAY.
Stephen p Nash at first refused to make any
statement regarding coeducation, because" he
SAID. Il am a trustee Of Columbia College. where,
understand, several ladies are des rous of having
Young women admitted students"
But II Is with reference to the admission of
women to your college that called on YOU sug-
gested the reporter
Briefly. then. will say that / am opposed 10 CO.
education and will speak at greater length in the
trustees meeting whenever the subject Is brought
up
"Would you state your objections to educating
Young mea aud young women III The same classes -
There several objections which. to my mind,
are conclusive; but Only wish TO be quoted rs say
Ing that opposed to 1t 50 Tar as Columbia Col
lege Is concerned
c;,;ae y sad Edward Mitchell however valuable
and proDer it may be in western towns. The con-
ditlOils attending the education OF the sexes,
whether alone or together. must be determined By
each institution according to its own peculiar sur
roundiugs" =,
William Belts said g do not know thar shall
be able TO attend the meeting Of the trustees
when this petition IS presented. On The matter OF
admitting women students IN Columbia ! can
ouly say that whenever II has come before the
Board have voted against it, and have used all
NV influence 10 have II put Oft.
Tbc rlrrI, of the Board Gerard Beckman. said
that from his official position officer IN the
Board of Trustees and the additional fact that he
WIS one Of the y0nngcI rnstees be did not lc,Irc