New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27

WHAT THE WOMEN THINK OF IT.
London letter 10 The Argonaut.

London letter TO The Argonaut.
Although she may, by the niggardlncss Of the men
who made the rules which exclude her from university
recognition. gain nothing from the university itself
she ha.. By her superiority to All the who have
been given hOnOrs, not only demonstrated the ability
mathematical coase but she has made plain to the
minds of all unprcudccd thinking people the fragrant
injustice it Is to deny university degree, hOnOrs to
women, merely because they II she la,
gained nothing ut empty fame from her tremendous
entering wedge that viii eventually open the doors Of
both oxford and cambridge 10 women in full partir
patton In all the honOrs, prizes. degrees and fcOwshpS
say ].
Int you would be surprised at the cold reception
her grand achievement has received from her own
one does not Wonder that the men shonId be angry
IF, dcuced hard lines 10 be beaten by woman,
even at tennis remarked youth IN hannes at a
aviully hard on Bennett. don't You know
Bennett is the senior wranglcr, Certainly, from
a taken all tnc wind o% r Of Rs a I II haG NOT
been for her he would be the great the senior
Don't y0u SEE heard undergraduate explain
Ing to yonnF lafy the Other day. don't you see'
under an eyehrow that refused to receive It without
lyon don't. evidently she laughed
" IN ," with a wrinkcd forehead. whose frightened
skin di,loisci the eyccaSS again "by J0ye!" another
on. don't bother about your cycglass, but tell me
what you were going 10 say
we we're talking # Miss Fawcctt.-
"Oh, yes Mechanically the cyerlass went MP
again; "Dont you sce"-ihiS time suck-"its
pause 70 collect his ideas
d" I can't 50" that think much Of t. then laughed
the Young lady again.
"EhlT Forehead wrinklcd again. etc.
was curious 10 hear what this VARSITY man had b
soy on one Of the burning topics OF the hour. so /
just look here he began. while beam Of sudden
intelligence lighted MP his face: what l mean say
don't You Ia9% rs Mt Not ayally 6ea.ty haci
Is this It's bad enough. don't you know. to be beaten
BY gal at any time bat rs net only that Herr has
he gets 10 be senior wrangler. what is il Not first
pG @ ever a bna S S 'G 1 No other senior
Yon are quite right broke IN voice from behind
! Tth yon.F and the young lady's mamma
1 emerged into view.
pleased at the Sight lie dropped hi sc, cycrlaSS and
icd his right tenniSshoc then he pulled up his
"oh' pray don't GO said mamma az want SO
much "a hear from Cambridge man what j. thought
young lady She's young isn't she
1.-TWO and twenty replied tie daughter.
Oh trust you viii have more sense when yol
VINO; ,mei' ask! Lord rlipwing with a srowl
"ohi' Lord Flapwlng looked puzzled, FOR Mabel
must have bccn five and twenty II q day
Cambridge and Msbcl's mamma. thin old lady
with an lndc~cribable aroma Of lavender about her.
we think rs most avfully hard lines on Ben
nett. don't you KNOW" says Lord Fhpwlng guckly
yo~. indeed i IS. How right you arcl- Cwn9,
is lcnnetti7 aside 10 Mabel. Mabel shook her head
and shrugged her shoulders 1t Is simply dis
grateful 10 permit women TO 60 up 10 Cambridge at
| such a Thing Yes, IT all comes OF letting women -
to tn" universities. II will spoil the whole idea OF
every thing
rs most awful hard lines Bennett" said Lord
Dear me. wish knew who Bennett IS eroanlcd
Nabcls mamma. "Oh Sir Henry" 90 a pt,sinS
vouth IN znsari blarcFD' lyon are Cam0r'S'
40: oxford.7 drnwlrI Sir Henry. going on.
! Perhaps you can tell me who Bennett Is - III a
sir Tcnry's features conveyed the dcl that h was
making rapid mental calculation OF the hIl'ho''r VI
| SaturnS rings In inches.
bennett! bennett Blessed Il know. oh, yaaN
! Wasn't he one Of the chaps who went ON WIFI St"'
"oh. Of course How stupid Of me. Thanks 50
| much.7 ENit sir Henry. "
quite 3d. Lord FapwlnG can quit imagln' my
a nan Ike Nr Bennett d,n't he captain hy the los >
shoui he di,custcd 10y this ridcuou>N ab-uNi unNeN
| Ing Il women. Fancy the uttcr nonsense 81 II; !
dare say that stanley must bc Disguised too lord
c6nrsc Tenmctts IDEAS and StlnIcy'> must be why,
wing To what" Lord Flapulnr had vani,h"l
This Is about the sort OF criticism Miss FAN''t I'll FL,
| However, | do not suppose she carrs l''u NV,
Daily News the supposed 10 hg gi'H " ,,i,cr
able damnlng with faint praise. II f. 'nch up,
too at the idle Young men who are unable 10 =. mr
the army bccaus" they cannot pass the penny i'''''s
"'rho>c dreadful army evans :" you hear m'ninaN
say poor dear cec IS with such capi'i nick
p The lncol "lts snch strain. though. poor dear
hope he'll pass" ., - -,
Ten to one II ccci Is no; somewhcrS or other Win
a tennis racket cricket bat In his hand 800 -, .
Thcn you Will hear: ny Jovr. there's no use m m Il
chop trying The exams. are sitter every year ""'
''V ymu feel inclined TO remark: Miss Fawcct'