The Republican journal., 1882-07-20
W oman's Work.
WHAT THE WOMEN ARE DOING IN THE FIELDS
OF INDUSTRY, LITERATURE SCIENCE, AND
ART
Alice 4. Freeman, president Of Welles-
ley College. has been awarded the decree

Alice A. Freeman, president Of Welles-
ley College, has been awarded the degree
Of Ph. d., by Michigan University.
Miss Marion Talbot received the degree
Of A. NJ, at the Boston University com
mencement just held.
The newspapers of Oregon stand on
the pending suffrage amendment twenty
three in favor, five opposed, and four
neutral.
novel feature at the meeting of Con-
vocation OF London University was the
appearance, for the first time, of female
graduates in academical costume.
Miss Alice Crompton, of East Green
Wich, graduated recently from the Nat
iOnal School of Elocution and Oratory in
Philadelphia, receiving honors and gold
medal
Miss Helen Gladstone, daughter of the
Premier, has accepted the vice principal
ship OF Newnham College, in place of Mrs
Henry SedgWick, who will resign in Oc-
tobel.
Edward Humphrey, of indianapolis, a
young man over twenty one years OF age,
has never voted, and has vowed not to
vote until his sister and mother can ac-
company him to the polls.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg gave Mrs.
George A. Comfy, widow of the drowned
basso, Sl.9OS, beng the result Of her per
sonal efforts in soliciting subscriptions for
the benefit of Mr.. Conly's family.
Mrs. Helen Nj. Cougar, Of Lafayette,
and Miss Florence Hardin, Of Pendleton.
spoke on the Fourth Of July at Ander-
son, Ind, and Mrs. Mary E. Haggart was
the orator at the Fourth of July cclchra-
ton at Miami, Ind
The Royal Academy Exhibition, Lon
don, has hung in a conspicuous position a
portrait painted by Miss Ellen Hale,
daughter of the Rev. +. +. Hale, of Bos-
ton. 1t is said by leading English critics
to be an admirable piece of work
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Whipple, a lady who
did local missionary work in connection
with the Kirk street church in Lowell. is
now taking up similar work for Mr. Bar
rows church in San Francisco, where
she already finds the call and the Oppor-
tunities greater than any one person can
possibly meet.
Misses Grace \. kimball and Lettie
johnson, both from Bangor, sailed from
New York on Saturday for Turkey in
| Asia, as missionaries OF the American
Board. Women are allowed to take po-
sltons which men are unwilling to fill
st. Paul is only quoted in eases where
there is neither honor or profit.
Mrs Mary a. Livermore made a brief
address upon "Woman and the Church"
at the laying of the corner stone Of the
editice to be known as the Peoples
Church, at the corner of Columbus
avenue and Berkeley street, Boston, July
3, IN the presence OF large congregation
OF the friends of the enterprise.
Mrs. Margaret j, Preston, although
continually performing valuable literary
work, IS in very delicate health, and often
confined to a dark room on account Of
weak eyes. At their home in Lexington,
Va, this gifted writer and her husband,
Col. Preston, dispense hospitality in the
good old fashion of \irginans ''to the
manor born"
Mrs. Jackson, the "H. H." of magazine
literature, has been in the country around
Los Angeles Cal, for some months,
| gathering material for descriptive arti-
cles. one Of her subjects will be the old
missions Of Southern California; She is
being assisted by two special artists, as
we'll as by her husband, William = Jack
son, a wealthy banker Of Colorado.
President Andrew u. White Of Cornell
College, denies the statement that the
number OF male students in the univerSi
| ty had decreased because Of the admission
Of women. Previously to their admission
there was a falling off, but it was caused,
in the words Of the president. by 'the
steady rising Of our standard, year after
year, in all our departments, which cut
OFT a considerable number of our appii-
cants who had formerly been freely re-
ceived.
The New Northwest says that the pros
poets are excellent for ratification of the
| pending woman suffrage amendment to
the state constitution of Oregon by the
| incoming Legislature, as 4 canvass ot the
names OF the Senators and Representa-
tlves elect will show. Careful scrutiny
OF Il list of the members of both Houses.
SO far as known, reveal the names of nine
aVowcd opponents (siX Senators and
| three Representatives. while we recog-
nlze no less than tortv-tWo firm friends
! eighteen Senators and twenty four
Representatives.
Rev. Howard Crosby, ID. d., in bis ad
dress at Wellesley said: There is moth
| ing in Gods world that teaches us the m
terlority Of woman, and she is the equal
Of man. do not see why it is more in
appropriate 1Or a woman to leave the
kitchen and the needles to apply her
talents to higher planes, than for a man
to abandon the labor of saving wood and
drawing water and engage in more de
lighttul employment. The useful life is
the healthy life, and any useful employ
ment is eleyatng. Life is serious, and
| it ought to be industrious; idleness is a
reproach to any one. That which makes
industry useful must be sought for; and
industry, to beusetul, must be systematic.
No female life will be worth q straw that
does not declare war upon the false
position given her by a degenerate So
clety.'
The bronze statue of Washington,
for Farmornt Park, Philadelphia, which
is now being executed at Berlin by Siemer-
ing, the German sculptor, will cost, with
its accessories, 81 10000. The monument
will be of colossal dimensions, its sub
structure being Of granite, with two great
terraces The sides Of the lower terrace
are to be covered with bronze relieves, in
which groups of animals and human
| tlgurts are placed larger than life. The
animals are to be typical American beasts,
and will be placed in recumbent positions
In their midst will be representation Of
an Indian warrior, an Indian squaw,
a river god and a river goddess. On the
upper terrace the pedestal will stand.
The figure Of horse and rider, which it
will support ,Nill be twice life size.
Some men begin to be lucky when they
are mere boys. A twelve-y year old boy
shot ut cat in Leadville last week, but
fortunately missed the cat and killed an
influential citizen who was asleep in the
back yard of a neighboring saloon. AS
the influential citizen happened to be a
delegate from Texas, who had killed sever
al men, and of whom the Leadvile police
had Il holy horror, the joy of the citizens
was great. The boy received an ovation
The Mayor made neat little speech on