National Republican., 1885-11-21

Mr.. Arthur Gilman, secretary of the $50
ciety for the Collegiate Instruction Of Wo-
men by Professors and other Instructors Of
Harvard College," has courteously fur
nished the press with advance sheets Of
his own and the treasurers reports for the
college year 1SS4-'S5. The society is, Of
course located at Cambridge. 1t is duly
incorporated under the laws Of the good
old commonwealth of Observation-Disclosures
state which has always led the van in cdu
cational work. Mrs. Louis Agassiz is the
president, Miss Alice NJ. Longfellow the
treasurer, there is an executive committee,
as also an academic board. In addition to
its other work, the society has relieved the
Women's Education Association of the
charge Of the Harvard examinations for
women in Cambridge, and through It the
college will hereafter award the usual
certificates TO successful candidates
The period covered by these reports is
the sixth year since the door of Harvard
was reluctantly opened little way for the
admission Of girl students. Secretary GU
man says the year has been marked by the
usual progress. "only those who come
into daily contact with our students" he
says, "are aware of the zeal that they show
in their studies, the gratitude they express
for their privileges and the attachment
that they already have for the college. in
all of whose honors and in all Of whose
rich scholarship they feel that they have a
share" There are flfty-fve students on the
rolls, an increase of six from the preceding
year. Out Of every seventeen candidates
who passed the examination for admission
only four appeared in the classes " the
Others" Secretary Gilman supposes, "either
never intended TO enter or were detained
by inability to pay the tuition fees, or by
other causes" OF the ffty-fve who did
appear, forty-four are from Massachusetts,
three from Maine, two from Minnesota,
and one each from Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
Kansas.
AS to the future Of these young ladies 1t
is stated that thirty-three Of them are ap-
parently studying to enter upon life of
teaching, or upon professional work ;
twenty-five 'for the advantages Of thorough
cultivation only" The average cost Of in
struction is now $15S.G4 a girl; of lnstruc-
tion and administration together something
over 5000. The tuition fees received from
the girls during the past year averaged
S135.73, and aggregated 81, 1913. ga gain
from 1ss3-'s4 of $1,275. -Four courses (of
two hours week each) of advanced
studies, or five Of the more elementary
studies, are regarded as full years work
The fee for the full years instruction is 500.
The fee for single course, or for two half
courses, is $75. These facts and figures will
be interesting to many families in Wash
ington where the question of collegiate in
struction for their girls is being discussed.
In closing his valuable report Secretary Gill
man remarks that sit remains only to be said
that the enterprise enters upon its seventh
year with greater reasons for hopefulness
both in respect to the cooperation Of the
professors OF Harvard College and the ear
nest work Of its increasing number oi
students, than 1t ever before enjoyed.
real college forwomen has been established
and is effectively accomplishing its work o
difrusing intelligence and disciplining tn
mind"
There is reason to hope that the example
Of Harvard will be successfully followed b,
all the principal colleges in the Unitet
States, and that, while separate colleges TO
girls may continue TO be preferred by man
parents and guardians, the prejudice agains
the co-education of the sexes in the uppe
walks of academic learning will be effect
ually and forever dispelled