New-York tribune., 1886-06-09
HONORS A WOMAN
. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
,yv CON al, -. sTSr IN TuE ACADEMY To-DAf-
49, -. ror WOMEN sIUDEN1s.

nv af y
~. .f,As ror wosrS sIUpEN1s
rb,.,o,.., q 10 O'Clock the one hundred and
Aa.s cement Of Columbia Coileg
,niti 'emy OF Music he Doxe
NM - Cd with the students an
s... snu - A. ~ BARNARD. IN academic robe :,
,i ss.St' -, 80, X aud 70 Latin poem VIII he
W. ~, 81. students ranking hlghest la
pasie . nftsr other ofatiOns the an,
toe '' fo.'' -, . , sllnwships scholarships ana
no's, a,. ,.so.s se; NJ rest mauy anxious
n, academic course hity-slA
a" n'""s an e.. degree ~ Bachelor of Arts
~ pa"ah r. 80 81 ~, a., ,es the degree cf fngipeer OF OF
N;ass .in =. a,.led 20 fourteen students, Una. .,
r,a' s1, ,r - and Bachelor Of Philosophy
- sh.,n,s, or sgy COURSES, eight. In the schooi
s rni,1,c -@,,ss. even students VIII receive 'l9
Sa.a 80 a., 80, "a Aria four that of sacheioI oI
p , Il ven that Of Master OF Arts. MISS
4, ,isf 80 .deerton upon whom the degree
a, Dse,o, =, bi~Jh hy csm lasde VIII oe cohieIlcu,
Is slweniyfe ss Of age na nae uas ws' .tterWard a?
.s We.es 81 %, observatory II Columbia College
for ta. s,,l, of astronomical mathematics, anu
while ther rformed original WORK OF eiest ga . oso,
She has iar last two years had charge OF tne SOL
~t,ec De-, rtment Of Reed College. The theses
"a h s., =. ,scnted to the Board we're upon Null
tgis Iu,esi.,s" aud Latitude OF Coiuhoi" VI
isfI bs oSs Ss ,%f bena of the Phi Beta Kappa Fra
tcrnity co. ,ased of graduates OF Columpla UGl-
Tor iiall Icnox Bckuap presided. Inc ln-
tercsttng tre of the meeting was the inltlatloh
nj thc nm, ,,,... from the graduating class. ne
'nds,is ..s az among the first third IN scholar
ss'n in IN. - /. reccivcd the Key badge OF the fra
,ars,fv B.Iknap was reelected president.
To ,n.,ul rs f.,itistef from the Senior class we're
oacar 4 ..a< T.. Mortimer l.. Earle, Caldwell Nor,
rson Miior q. Turk, Joseph g. Snyder. Elwo0d
T. Worce o.. Edward @. Patterson, Gny Ayrault,
ward " johnstone. Samuel T.. Clifford
r~vin : {, John Vernon Bouvier. IT,. James
n BaIlar llenry Hcilbrun theodore L. Mitch
sll and & r Skilmore Five members of the
inp,nr 81 .. gcrc also elected Charles Knapp,
William l. Gcorge IA. Gilman. Z. Franc God
"',sh Alon, = the college alumni met last evening
IA tne f,vf nmiding TO enjoy al annual re-
nn,on. l.r. i. Dewitt Of the class Of '67 pre-
seed NJ, 10 were made by few OF the
aIn,~ut ,',ht Glec Club gave several college
sn,ss r ~ bers of the graduating class we're
nrescnt i, - iafion and also several members OF
ths Fsru IS the college buildings were open
Tor tnsu, .,. A luncheon was served "a. ~
o'clock az =" rn houf longer 'hV si"uu"'0' iA''
~ ,hc .,,sof he trustees on Monday a COM
mite. r,. e.. "a ON the subject Of comforting de-
srre,s AMI e. .tl mas on women who have followed
sonr.e ~ ,fndy prescribed by the Faculty. In
sneakin. 'sf action yesterday President Bar
nard saN
action N.fi q - done to open the college 70 women
apr more ... has been for three ears. There g
nos fh,f ,., t ,1r women folo~ing the studies. TT
smnasio,s year I suggested to the COMMITTED
having "a $500 IN charge that would 500 be Iime
for tbo v e.. complete their course OF 81 dy ana
wa. dire -. o SECURE Information relatii to the
srsnting VS. ,sr-s. o women from other IL 'ututons
~ss9 wsss W. aSn '''' =. the " Harvard Annex,
H.
IN H. .e - granted TO lie women who are era l.
81 - ,l % of the con nittce at yesterdays 8
,.rupg -. foeie fof those who may be graduated.
those y .tudying have only been three years
a. a. , D. ssn not be srsduatsi until next year.
sits. .cnived a degree the first woman who
has -ece :. e.. from Columbia. but she 10 q graduate
OF Welesl. % has been fOOwing - course here LOT
several ,ssft
TLa nc as trustee. provides that the students
iu the q, for women shall be entitled ON com
pletinr .a curse of four years. and after passing
81 exam. 10 the faculty.. to receive degree OF
Vacneo. srs For partial course. similar To that
hay
SIS stak@ up a spac. Al viii also be
tits . ts .. without other examinations than for
en- r.. Il studies aud viii receive certificates
.ss.is ID. .1Amlnation-. when they have COM
nfih> - .a indicating their proficiency. There
d yer h.vt .,.. sre.t number OF women candidates
Z s!is l.... college, and have no reason 20 be-
+seib4f ui ne II II were open for the co-edu.
lion g. 49, -ea'f But u has not been opcn IN that
s.as@as bcen action on the part OF the
-l.tees .,rsr l,conmOiaton for women In tbs class
I.nfns
he "a. s ~. Its are being made for the SIMMER
slf Dol of $50 ,lege that 10 sta { out this
..enth tturc has become n prominent one
lfhin eN arr at Columbia and is meeting
IN aern. f.,... Professor Munroe's class Of the
400 * diqs i~eInbes thus week 1T iioughton,
ch. D.. numbers fftv and he summer s
srk VII .t .pug the mines OF La ke Superior.
fpf.ss r. lss will O. into cam It COopers-
yu b.. four weeks 10 do 4 I'D work In
B. odcn n.. .Iceomy he class VIII not start
lill -t tsss the month rs II dcvotcs two weeks
81. studS 30 % College Observatory before leaving
Sac civ.