Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-23

Association of Collegiate Alunn".
This association was organized on Jan
II. lsS2 by siNty-six women graduates rep
resenting Oberln College, Nassar College,
Cornell University, Michigan University,
Wisconsin University, Boston University,
Smith College and Wellesley College. The
total membership now includes three hun
bred and fifty-tive women, and the mum
Der of institutions represented has been
increased by the addition of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, Wesley
an University, Kansas University, SYRIA
cusc University and Northwestern Uni
versty
The subject of post graduate study has
been considered by individual members, Il
special committee and the association at
large. y paper on opportunities for
Post graduate Study was read before the
association by Miss Helen Magill. and the
information it contained was compiled in
circular form and distributed among the
members. The circular also contained
statistics of graduate work. The commit
tee on graduate study made arrange
mentS with tine society to encourage stu
dies at home to give special opportunities
for advanced study to college graduates.
and several women have taken advantage
OF this method of continuing their work
under supervision. An article by Il mem
Der of the association ON opportunities
Tor Advanced Study was reprinted from
the Nassar Miscellany for distribution. \
meeting held at Wellesley COZ .gc In May,
1883, was devoted to Il discussion of ways
and means of carrying ON post graduate
study at home, and as one result. II club
for the study of sanitary science was or
ganizcd. and continued its work through
the following winter.
Alumnm residing in Washington and
Baltimore have organized under the name
uf the WASHINGTON Branch of the Assuciu-
ton of Collegiate Alumnjr. and are taking
an active interest in the object of the as
ISOLATION.
In an essay read by Mrs. Kate Morris
Cone, PHI. d.. she gives some Interesting
statistics in regard to the aid given by Wo-
men to the various educational institu-
lions of the land, which amounts in round
numbers to S2,GOOe0O. OF this sum little
less than tWO-thirds has been given for the
higher education of men and little more
than one-third either to institutions for
men to which women are admitted or to
schools and COLLEGES which admit women
alone
Harvard has received from women in
money $3.50. 900 "beSides the riffs of lands.
books. pictures and apparatus to Il very
great unOunt,n Since 1850, Yale has re
CeVed from women gifts which average
81 900 year, and the treasurer writes me
that some of the largest gifts the college
has ever received have come directly or
indirectly from women" Four years ago.
Mrs. Naleria g. stone of Maiden divided
over SIOO,OO among the leading colleges
and seminaries for men and in the stats
tics for 1881 alone there is found oppo.ito
the names of women. S5OO.OoU devoted t.
schools and colleges for men. Women
have given for the education of men III
this country more than million ana a
half of money.
For the education of women. women
have given about Sg1OOOO somewhat more
than One-half of what they have riven for
,i -, u I, !, w.,
trivau I, ,.,-.Ircrti,uul institutions and