The morning call., 1892-01-31
COLLEGIANS
In COUNCIL.
Meeting of the Association of
Collegiate Alumn@.
The Ladies Protest Against the lowering of
the Standard of Studies in the Girls
High School of the City

The Pacific Association of Collegiate
Alumna yesterday afternoon held its first
quarterly meeting in 1892 at $50 Suffer
street. the residence of Dr. Emma Sutro
Merritt, graduate of Vassar College. The
reception parlors were filled with ladies' all
of whom are college graduates.
Miss Lizzie j. Martin, Vice-Principal of
the Girls high School and also a Vassar
graduate, occupied the chair. Miss Char
lotte Anita Whitney, a Wellesley College
graduate. welded the Secretary's pen. and
Miss Miicent w Shinn, a graduate of the
University of California, took notes as Cor
responding Secretary. Among the other
ladies present we're:
Mary Sheldon Barnes wife of Professor Barnes
OF The Leland Stanford Jr. University, Marietta
Kies OF Mills College, Caroline Penny LANCE of
Berkeley, Edith Briggs Moses (Mrs. Bernard,
Mayela &. Murphy, Florence PTag, katherine
WOOlsey Slack, Dr. Francis Il. Sprague, May b.
Treat, Sadie b. Treat and Catherine Z. Wilson, all
graduates OF the University of California; Caro-
line {. Jackson OF Oakland, graduate OF Cor
nell Lillian L. Poole of Mills College, graduate,
both ladies' being graduates Of the University Of
Michigan; Adelaide Brown OF San Francisco aud
Mary +. Wilson of Oakland, graduates OF Smith
College; Harrette C. Butler Josephine Hatker,
Dr. Emma SutIo Merritt, all Of San Francisco,
and Nassar graduates; Mary Shepard Cheney
(lrs. WARREN, Alice Bower Cowell, Gullelm2 Il.
Croker, Grace NJ. Fisher, Elsie b. Lee, IDA
Chadeayne Miller, Isabelle judith, of Wellesley
College; Helen Bay Raymond Of Berkeley
graduate of tie University OF Kansas.
AN EARNEST AssENIBLAGE.
The atmosphere of refinement and intel
lectuality in such a gathering of educated
women was noticeable. The proceedings
were characterized by strict adherence to
the principles Of parliamentary law, and all
who took part in the discussion of questions
spoke with directnesS and in classic En-
glish. They were a very earnest assem-
blage of people with their hearts and heads
interested in educational work.
The Secretary reported that there are
now enrolled eighty members, an increase
of fifteen during the quarter. a report was
read from the Committee on College En-
dOwmentS, whose purpose Is to create pub
lie sentiment against the further multiple
cation Of small colleges, and favoring the
consolidation of endOwments TO build up
strong Institutions.
The Committee on Printing distributed
printed copies OF the constitution. member
ship list and history of the association.
Another interesting committee is the one
on fellowship, whose business is, In COOP
Grafton with similar committees in other
States, to provide for the support OF one
young woman annually in graduate study
in Europe Its representative, Miss Ruth
Gentry, fellow OF Bryn Mawn, has just
University which has hitherto rigidly eX-
Guided women.
HIGH-sCHoOL STANDARD.
A discussion was had on tho question of
the proposed lowering of standards in the
Girls High School. 1t was pointed ont that
by the showing of the City Superinten-
dents report the great majority of the girls
study but moderate number of hours out
of school; that it was a great wrong to
them to lower the standards of the school
for the sake of the minority who were un-
able to keep up, and that the idea Of study
being injurious to the health OF girls had
long ago been exploded by statistics, and
that San Francisco would put herself in the
rear of civilization by revVing it now. 1t
was unanimously resolved TO issue n pro-
test in the name of the alumna. aud the
President was instructed to appoint COM
mittee to prepare the remonstrance.
The essay Of the day was then read by
Mrs. Mary Sheldon Barnes, her theme be-
ing The study of history" The subSe-
quent discussion was participated in by Mr..
John Hittell, the historian, and Mr. Archl-