The National tribune., 1883-07-19
THE HONOR LISTS.

Ten DAYS later the journals bore testimony
to the thorOughless of the work done az Newn-
ham by publishing the names OF those women
who had taken hOnOrs in this years examlna-
tons now Just over The honor lists are not
Ineligible to Americans, accustomed only to
freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior divis-
ions of coliegians, anti perhaps some admrlnS
British readers Of published hOnOFs know only
that 10 be Wraugler IS TO be STUDENT who has
passed the severest of the university exafnlna-
tions. Next in order come the senior and
Junior optimes; then the students who have
simply first second, or third-class rank in the
three-fold examinations or tripOses In the
current honor list there are two NeWnham stu
dents who rank as senior optimeS, and one
one who ranks as junior optIme, au0 II
should be borne in mind that this rank
represents Tar more advanced work than the
degrees represent which aFei conferred upon
graduates of American colleges after the usual
four years course. IN the extract quoted above
from the Times, one point isISOrthy OF especial
notice III view of the present movement IN
America towards the admission of women 20
universities This is the statement that 81
large staff of lecturers in mathematics, classics,
normal science, natural science, history, DI-
vinity, English literature, modern languages,
| &C. is maintained" In other words, the MAIN
tenance of separate college for women rs part
of the university is very costly, and the cost
must be met either by benefacrOns or by nigh
| tuition fees. If it is met by benetactiOns, the
| process is necessarily slow, and the earliest
classes of women work under marked disad-
| vautages. If the cost IS met by high ices, the
/ very class of women Is unayoIdably excluded Tor
| whom university training IS, from every point
! of view, most essential, i. e.. women who are 10
| become teachers at Cambridge TIE existence of
| separate colleges for women IS absolutely neceS-
sary, because the whole university has grown
| up from the foundation Of single colleges. and
| a change in the direction of the American
method of administration IS out Of the question.
THE wIsEsr THING.
English women, therefore, do the wisest thing
| when they work in harmony with the develop
ment of the university, and establish colleges
/ for themselves, under guidance Of the unIver-
| sity, at Whatever cost trusting to the bene5Gc-
tions for profcssOrships and scholarships, which
may make university life mere and more at
| tainable FOR women OF moderate means who
| wish it IN preparation for life of teaching. In
| America the conditions of university admins
tration are radically different. There IS no
| American university which has developed by
the utilization of separate colleges. The eudow-
ment, in America, OF separate colleges, or tae t-
tempt to foam ''annex" additions isamere iati-
tation of an arrangement which, nceGtul N
England is wholly needless in America and con-
trary 10 the normal principle of development o.
American universities. How needless separate
colleges for women are IN America has been
amply shown by the experience of Boston uni
veFsity, where stUdcnts-men and women alike
| provided themselves with residence, leaving
the work of administration in its simplest form
to be performed by the university autl.orities
who are thus enabled to expend upon proles
sional salaries and the equipment for IN
struction, money which, under the separate
college system, would be buried in dormitory
buildings. The experience of Cornell points il
the same direction. Sage Coilege-the residence
of the women students of Cornel-has Reve
held ewo-thirds of the woEen students of Cor
nell the remaining third or more preferrinl
to find homes il The families OF professors or il