New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-28
AN ANNEX FOR COLUMBIA,
ANOTHER PETITION FOR THE TRUSTEES.

ONE or COLUMBIks DAUGHTERS PROPOSING
COLLEGE FOR WOMEN IN NETWORK.
The much vexed question of the university edu-
cation Of women at Columbia College has developed
a new and interesting feature which was started
by former student Of Columbias course for
women. Mrs. Annie Nathan Meyer This IS plan
for the establishment of an annex to Columbia In
tho shape Of college for women in this city nnder
the protection of Columbia. TO correspond TO the
School OF Arts. which would sustain the same
relations to the college that the College Of Phys-
clans and Surgeons now does. with the exception
that the School OF Arts aud the annex would have
the zane staff Of instructors.
memorial embodying this idea has been ex-
tensively circulated and signed and will lie pre-
sented at the next trustees meeting next Monday.
1t CONCENTRATES either the purchase of land and
the erection Of su table buildings or the renting of
any buildings that capable Of being adapted 10
the purpose Among the signers to the memorial
are Mayor Hewitt, the Rev. DR.. William z. Hunt
ington, Of Grace Church; the Rev. Dr. Arthur
Brooks Of the Church of the Incarnation tho
Rev. Robert Collver. of the Church of the MESSIAH;
she Rev. Dr. William N. Taylor. of the Broa way
TubernacIe; the Rev. DR.. LYMAN Abbott. Of Ply
mouth Church; the Rev. Dr.. GotheIl. of the lem
pie Enapu-El; the Kew DIR. SwODe, OF Trinity
Chapel: Mrs Mary Mapes Dodge, editor Of T.
Nicholas H. W. Glider editor of The Century,; hiss
Segman. President hunter of the Normal Col
lege. Ir. FOrdyce Barker, Dr. Draper, Joseph II.
Choate, Mrs. Choate Professor Cro>weil. President
Webb Of the College Of the CITY OF New York. and
Mrs. Frances Fisher Wood. the president Of VasSar
Alumu9 Association.
Mrs. lever. the enterprising champion Of this
solution Of the problem of he education OF women
at Columbia, wnen seen by IRIBU\E reporter
yesterday, said:
Yea the idea originated with first thought seriously
we talking with Professor Mevii Dewey
of the Columbia College Library. since then have been
devong whole time and attention TO the subject and
been successful Ia Interesting prominent New
Thave almost all Of the trustees
Of college AMI they nave privately expressed their ap
plan. while President Barnard vino hes always
oredthe higher on of woman. indorses the move
ment very he ,ry We have not yet any formal ap
peal Tor money but that will not be wanting. have
promises for large already and certain reasonable
pcciatons for much NOR.
Chimney NJ. Dspcw has expressed himself heartily
in favor OF the I'll Will probably sign the
within few days. There many why CO..
lumbt should have annex The young women who arc
students Columbia now. while they enjoy comparatively
great advantages labor untr comparatively great dsn'
at tho Same time They follow welltred eurrc
uum tIko tho examinations the regular students aud
diplomas gain these ends they left largely TO
their Instruction bv those who r@mo
the examinations must almost necessarily give the advan
male students while regular college ronne class
lecture training all lepfu circumStAucos
is that the independents, of seneip ant discipline
Things which ladies' doubtless grateful
the advantages OF woui outweigh this oonsi
would extend the benefit 10 greater number
TnE rRBU H. for Fe Jruary ~ gaze History OF
the growth of he movement IN favor OF the nlgher
education of women az COum ia from the day IN
December, 1876. when Sorosis presented a memo
RAJ 10 h fjOard of rus eps To the trustees meet
ing this month. when a new department WAS found
ed by the bis I'M INT of post adu ie Depart
ment for wome AT Columbia In al, there nave
been tnir Weight young women who nave studicd
AZ Columbia, OF whom twenty mine are now III tao
cOnrse Of be,e live repre- ent l. latb bush, Orange
Fort Lee, Gar;etsOns and Bridgeport. OF he mao
who have left the college MISS Mary Parsons
Hankey, who died few weeks aIo, received Ter
dip oina last June: Miss AinIfred IL. Eugelton WAS
made doc or If phil )sophy laade tne previous
year; Miss Alice -. mIth received "A certlncate 81
proficiency. and Mss Anne Nathan, now the VIII,
of DR.. Alfred Never may become the founder of
the proposed annex.