The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-21
A RECORD OF ONE YEAR
What Women Students Have Been
Doing at Brown.
SOLID AND EFFICIENT WORK.
A womsn's College 10 Now Projected and
n Fund OF Half Million VIII be
Needed to Put It on Basis Worthy OF
the Work 10 Will DO.

A report OF the first years work of the
women's classes at Brown has just come
from the press, and will prove of the
greatest interest to all those who have
looked with pleasure upon the extension
OF the university privilege to the sex here
tofore excluded from them. The report
is signed by Il. Benjamin Andrews. presi-
dent, and Louis r. Snow, dean and treas
urer ofthe women's classes
"As the announcement" 1t says, that
women be examined was made only just
1912, 1t was not expected that large
number would at once respond. How
ever. in all, thirteen different women
either passed more or fewer of the exam
nations for that college year, or began
work I'm preparation for the examinations
OF 1928. Five sustained all the entrance
examinations for the Bachelors degree as
well as all the examinations of the Fresh
man year. Three others tried with sue
cess the three term examination In Fresh
man Latin, one distinguished herself In
history and other has done fine work In
Zoology and English Literature.
The names and studies Of these ladies
are Ethel Atwater, zoology, English /;
Louise Prooser Bates, zoology; Maude
Anne Bonner. Greek, Latin, French,
mathematics Lucia Maria Clapp, ZOO
Ety. E;hs.S ehe~issry rnmy,ocr astronomy Clara
naths%atics sssa Netsis a Serena fsooa Good
ale, Greek. Latin, French, mathe-
matics; Ellen Maria Kinds, Eng
lish, pure mathematics, astronomy;
Harriet Bennett Munro, Latin, French.
mathematics; Martha b. Pearson, Latin;
Elizabeth Il. Peckham, Greek, Latin,
French, mat thematics: Annie J. Weeden,
Latin; Mary Emma Woolley, Latin, gen.
eral history, oriental history, history Of
philosophy.
The report speaks in highest commend
alton OF the proficiency of the women
students, aud has a word of merited
praise for the instructors who gave the
private tuition. These instructors were:
In Greek, Prof. @. K. Bennett; in Latin.
w. g.. Everett; In French, A. c. Crowell;
ia mathematics, DIR. II. =. Manning.
The women's classes in college studies,
it is announced, will continue the coming
year, but, in commodious quarters,
specially adapted TO this use. Hitherto,
by the politeness Of Principal Littiefield
OF the State Normal School, the classes
have used rooms in the Normal School
Building. For the year 1923, larger
facilities are necessary. The building on
Benefit street, near College, formerly oc-
therefore been secured. y. will be open
from 0 A. M. till @ y. NJ. every weekday
during term time free Of charge to the
pupils.
The expenses of tuition are very mode
rate, the total cost to each student being
under $50 year. The Rhode Island
Woman's Club has interested itself In this
movement, and already provided an AN
nual scholarship of fifty dollars to aid
some deserving young woman. who needs
assistance.
The above provision It IL said is of
course only a beginning. The women's
department needs and must soon have a
well-endowed aud commodious woman's
college, presided over by an accomplished
lady principal. Not less than half q
million dollars $500 O00) is needed for this
purpose. A suitable building 1.-TWO con-
tiguous ones would be preferable), with
kitchen, parlors, dining, recitation, exer-
else aud debating halls. and domitory ac-
commodations for fifty or seventy five
occupants, would cost 100000. The re-
mainder would be sufficient for all srhol
arships and endowments necessary at the
outset. Mo mere annex Is desired or in
tended. The college must be part and par
eel OF the University, giving women stu
dents the full university status. 1t may
be confidently asserted that no other ex-
penditure of halt million dollars could
possibly advance the higher life of RHODE
ISLAND society in coming time so much as
the erection OF such college,"