The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19

Jaw SDne In PHARMACY. 1e-c cures speak
for Themselves: they are 81 impressive les
eop; and 1t must be borne in mind that they
were n ustered fgainss the blttere, resist
snce, By the most patient fortit1de.
In 1855 DR.. Haven, q Professor here, pub
Ecly advocated the opening OF the university
TO women. The proposition was considered
wild and insane and, at least, as danger
Gus Joke" In 1869 the Legislature pissed
resolution favoring their admission; but in
the autumn of 1870 the prejudice ran so
high against the innovation that many OF
the boarding places in town were closed
against them and il is recorded that several
years elapsed before the ''oddity ceased to
affect people" It is needless TO say that no
tmbittered fesling nov mars their path.
They are accorded to day the ready sssis
lance and fraternal hand which a common
purpo:e and achievement inspire. In the
hospital wards and clinics, in the lectures,
Qu1Zzes, examinations, in every and ali ay-
enuee OF investigation and thought, both
sexes are brought freely and harmoniously
together. AS q rule, the women are above
the average sge OF students upon entering;
many have been teachers, and many are
self-supportiDg. Ii is no disparagement to
say that the university contains few batter
students; certainly none more striving and
ambitious, and, as before remarked, their
commipgling and influence are of the ex-
allied and healthiGl sort.
The Women Who Write.
The Toulouse academy has conferred
medal upon Qaeen Elizabeth OF Roumania,
for literary merit.
Miss Bertha E. Clauson contributes q d ia
lect poem, "HeZekiah" TO the April Railway
Conductors Monthly.
Miss Anna L. Dawes, daughter of the
Senator, has written for young readers s.
book entitled How We Are Governed"
Miss Louise Imogene GuiEey's volume OF
essays, on Goose Q ill Papers," will shortly
be published by Roberts Brothers. One Of
these is entitled An Open Letter To the
Noon; another, The Repute Of the APP
ple."
Mrs Pennell.-the author oil the recent
book on Mary Wollstoneoraft, ia nice Of
Charles Godfrey Leland. and the wife OF PEN
nell the etcher. As Elizabeth Robbins che
is well known to readers of the Atlantic ana
other magazines.
Mrs. Emily Pfeifer ia said to bs engaged
in revising the notes taken during her recent
American tour. She proposes 10 publish
them, together with jottings made by her ia
visit to India, under the title of Fly
Leaves from the East and West"
The compilation of hymns and religious
poems written by women, which Mrs. G.. c.
Smith, of Springfield, ILL.,. began two or
three years ago, under the title of woman
in Sacred Song" was ready for the press sew
ersl months ago. Mrs. Smith had selected
$500 hymns and poems from the writings
OF $40 authors, dating from the year 1913 to
the present time, together with $50 pieces OF
sacred music composed by about fifty differ
ent women. She began the work OF publ.
cation, expecting to have sufficient means to
complete it, but. through numerous dIsap'
pointments in securing funds, the work has
been brought to standstill. 1t has been
suggested that if tae many women who are
deeply interested in this work can advance
the price of book, the problem OF publica
tin will be solved, Specimen pages have
been Issued, and can be obtained by aplica-
ton 70 Mrs. Smith, The volume is one tina
will be of service to womanhood, aud ite
completion is greatly to be desired.