The Portland daily press., 1884-03-22

The class reception In the evening IL always
attended by everybody connected with the
college, corporators, faculty, undergraduates
aud friends in general. Meeting the students
In this informal fashion, you find them q
bright and pleasant set of women. OF course
as Mrs. Poyser remarked, "We're not denying
the women are FOOLS" at least, that there
are fools among them-"but God made the
women to match the men," The students are
like their sisters in all other positions, more
or less charming, as may be. But nowhere
among them will you encounter "sawbones'
OF the Bob Sawyer type Unlike that immor-
tai M. D these ladies shock the dinner table
with no bloody tales.
Ihere are women here from all over the
country, North, South, East and West-and
from the Old World too. Among them are
many missionaries, who fitd their medical
knoTledg- great help in dealing with The
hea' hen. Often it is only the bodily aid and
cohioft which they can brit g that gains them
somlitance to the poor creatures whom they
seek to enighten spiritually. Iu general
way, the missionaries agree that you must re-
generate the bodies Of the heathe before you
can save their souls. Many of tho women here
nave already had practical experience in mis-
sionary work
Mrs Joshee, the young Hindoo lady who
came 10 Philadelphia last year, is wing
nsulcAue ief the express purpose of fitting her
selt Tor work among her country women. AT
the reception, this lady attracted much atten-
lon' she retains her national costume-a
long, scari-lke arrangement, in which she
drapes herself from head to ioot-and on state
OCCASIONS she wears the richest silks and ORR
entail SUITS, with many jewels. Since she came
10 America, however, she has left off her nose
rag. The statement that che could not, with
gut losing caste, shake hands with our peop o,
except Yben gloved, is mistake. She shakes
hands barebanded with anyone whe is present.
ed to ner. English she speaks almost perfect
ly, thoagh she is apt to use the genders OF her
native tongue. Thus she remarks plaiptVely,
MY hre he WON'T burn" aud then playfully,
Il shall have TO whip him. AS a student she
ranks well, and she is said to be entirely de-
voted to her work. One can but wonder at
'he hereism OF the little lady, hardly twenty
years old, who has lett home and friends be-
ltlnd her. and crossed the ocean all alone to q
strange land Mr.. Joshee is said to be heart
and soul with her in her present work. There
IS rumor that he intends to visit America be-
Tore his wife leaves the country
Among the students here are several
FRIENDS" This sect have always been staunch
supporters OF the medical educ atiop of women.
and considering the characteristic simplicity
ana modesty o their people, one can hardly
charge their efforts in this direction to an uu-
easy vanity and love of notoriety. Personally
tney are the farthest possible from being
'cro~ing hens" or dreadful unsexed crea-
tnres."
Women doctors are an established fact. The
necessity for agitation in their behalf has long
gone by. They now have the opportunity 10
act Tor themselves-all that they ever asked
People may believe in them or not-but there
my are, earning honest ana comfortable, and
sometimes truly handsome, livelihoo Is. II
they were not wanted they would not be there.
La TINS matter, as in every other, the law
supply aud demand holds good. They are ge o.
orally happy in their work, and their enthusi-
asm takes them through all the unpleasant
nesses aud dangers attending the study and
prsctice OF their profession. These are neither
small nor slight. rong men have tainted
when hrst introduced to the sight and smells Of
the dlssectiDg room. Some of the somen ad-
NIT that this work does not come easy in the
Deglnblng. Said Que, 'Onl it is nasty work.
out Tvs necessary. AT first the dreadful odor
USED TO haunt me, wake me up in the night
and stare at me. used to see the arms and
legs and llvers and lights, and turn over d
groan, and think / would just as lief be- nut
under ground after all. But in the morning |
always felt better, and after tin Q it came
easier. Now am as hard as stone-posi-
tively'
The Woman's College is as rigid in its re-.
qulrements OF its students as any If the other
colleges here, At one time or another the stu
dent dlssects every part of the human body,
aud each one has also practical exberieuce Of
vivisecton. In the dispensary the students
learn 20 concoct all sorts of pills and potions.
This work is really pleasant and inviting, and
the study OF chemistry is genuine delight ia
lAeratory like that in the WomaIs College.
The course here requires three Years, aud it
may be prolonged wish special studies at the
students option On graduating women usn-
ally tai year or more in the hospitals as as
slstaut physicians, and after this experience
strike out for themselves, and win the success
they deserve or meet tbs failure which they
merit. E. H. r.