The National tribune., 1883-07-19
az INrEREsrINa REcoRp.

II win be interesting 10 give brief retrospect Of
the progress of this Institution which in period
of twelve years has obtained that which its most
ardent promoters could hardly have antIclpaJeCt-
viz direct announcement and official recognition
by the university for although the students are
not yet permitted to graduate, they are allowed 70
compete at the various Iripos examinations, and
the exact place they obtain is officially recorded
and certificate awarded To successful competitors.
In October, 1871 in consequence of q demand from
women Mt distance DESTROYS OF attending the lee
lures established for women, Miss Ciough took
charge OF q house at Cambridge, beginning with
five students. The number gradually increased,
and Newman Hall now called the South Hail,
was opened IN October. 1875. This accommodation
being soon found insufficient, the North Hall was
completed and opened IN October, lsSD, and a new
wing IN the South Hall was opened at christmas.
There are about SeyeHt y-5evcn students IN
residence. who reside the same number OF days IN
eacn term as undergraduates OF the university
pass the same examinations under exactly similar
conditions, and attend intercollegiate ana profess
sonal lectures. The only difference IS that at the
end of the three years course Instead of being able
to place B. A. after their names, they are content
with certificate of the place they obtained In the
university examination for which they entered
For some years the students We're only examined
in informal manner, but BY q grace OF the sea-
ate, passed in February, 1881, by majority of $50
against -, the university examiners were feirel
to examine female students OF Newman or Grton
College who had fulfilled certain conditions Of resi-
denoe and passed certain preliminary examine
tons. 1t may be mentioned that there are various
scholarships and exhibitions tenable By students OF
NEWMAN which are awarded by competition, eoue
before and some after commencing residence ne
management OF the college IS vested IN a council
Professor Cayley Is president and Rev Coutts IrOt-
! ter vice president. The principal IS Miss A j..
Clough. The principal hiss Helen Gladstone.
| 1t may be mentioned that student IS admitted
under the age of eighteen and the cost for board,
| tuition. &c, is scventy-five guiHeas per annuIn,
but those who reside in the long vacation pay an
| additional charge OF two gJlIleats per week a
| large staff of lecturers in mathematics classics,
moral science, natural science, history, dtvinIgy,
English literature, modern languages, &c IS mann
tanned and, in addition the professors Of the uni
veTsty and college lecturers freely admit students
Thus il viii be that every reasonable facility
is given to the female students to compete on equal
| terms with ordinary undergraduates.
Mr. A. J. Baifour, II. p said that at q large and
successful gathering like the present they were apt
| to forget the small beginnings from which the IA
stitution la arisen. Like other institutions II hac
passed through periods Of difficulty aud DANGER bu
1t had been safely pIiOted through these periods
mainly through the tact and lnceaSing energy o.
Miss Clough. In starting this college they ned ex
perenced greater difficulties than ordinarily fell Il
| the lot of new institutions. n large class OF ths
community had viewed their efforts with a danger
! ous indifference, which was apt to lead TO deter
mined opposition. But the present was not the coca
sion nor WAS the present audience htted Tor NJ
explanation of their difficulties If he had TO con
vince seeptic of the reality and success OF tn
| movement for the higher education OF women, n
would point 10 the large number of old students
who were present that Ciay-TnaTy Of them at gre
personal incOnveuienee-in order 20 revive tfeT
old associations with the place If the lives of an!
OF those students who We're present had been Tnad'
happier or more useful by the training and studie
at the college, that happy result was mainly due Z
/ Miss Clough, and there could be nothing more ap
propTate than that her portrait should be presented
! to the college by those who had benefited by he
| services. Cheers
| Miss Cloueh who was deeply affected. spoke a
follows l cannot allow this happy opportunity I
pass without expressing the great joy u Is 10 me
see 50 many Of my old students around me unite
with those IN residence. 1t mas been a gFea
pleasure to me that you have thought OF pilt.sll
my portrait the walls OF NEWMAN ColisSc
which is endeared TO me by many struggles ending
in happy success. feel sure that shall be express
ing both Your feelings and nay own IN Offering I
the members Of the Newnhan Hall Council on
grateful thanks for their generous gifts and unecas
| ing. peEseyeTiug labors for 50 many years orG
cannot express our gratitude t. and our sense OF "a
devotion or our present friends, who nom the he
ginning have labored for Us. Both students an
| council and all connected with Newnham College
may not add those belonging TO our sister college
Ciirton will, sure. join heartily with me
thanking the University Of IThrifise. firstly, Il
their cordial guidance and help in our struggles
obtain higher standard Of education, and, seConC
ly, for the confidence they have shown IN US by &C
uniting to many important uuIyersit
privileges