The sun., 1892-01-10
FOR HOM.fN'S EDUCATION.
What IL Going On In tho Colleges and
schools-Progress Everywhere.

Schools-PrOgress EveryNvherc.
Bryn Mawr College occupies unique place
among women's colleges. 1t was founded hy
q Quaker. J. W. Taylor. to give to women all
tho advantages Of a college education that aro
so freely offered to young men," and it is said
to be the only woman's college whose standard
equals that OF the highest colleges for men.
The plan Of study. taken from the Johns Hop
kins University system. leaves zach student
free to follow any course she chooses. subject
to the approval of the Dean. Tho life of tho
college approaches more nearly that Of a uni
versity than In most girls institutions. there
being absolutely no rules. The students
wear. too. tho Oxford mortar-board cap
and gown OF black. The great feature
OF social life at the college is the giving OF teas
in the students pretty chambers. There are
tens formal to entertain outside friends teas
informal. and teas special. which latter occur
at stated times between intimate friends.
The important entertainment OF the year is
that given by the sophomorcs to the freshmen.
and its characteristic feature is the presenta:
Of Bryn Mawr. to guido her on, the path Of
learning. The gymnasium Is well patronlzed
by the ana in its tennis is the
Melbourne University has conferred its do
upon woman. The first opening granted to
women in the university was permission for
them to enter for the mntricnlation examina-
tion, and this was taken by women for u long
time as tho end -nll OF their education before
any one dreamed Of demanding further priv
exhibition for French and German has been
gained ca each l year for Ten ny ytars ear by woman,
tfa he ta
women In 1884 tho first B. A. degree was
won by woman and since then q .s .fsreditable
Tor degrees each year.
The men students Of the American Medical
College located in ST. Louis havo developed q
growing dislike for the women students OF tho
Institution. and consider them n, handicap to
gallantIy on tho side of tho girls. and when re-
Gently the students presented II petition in
SGid By cny a" tss s
from tho paper would be allowed to remain il
alton more c3mplef p. the faculty are divided on
supporting the dissenting Students. ''''''''
1t has been decided that tho competitive
and September. shall hereafter be awarded
only to the student passing the best complete
examination In june
The peasant women OF Russia are as isno-
tie Great % but girls girls % Of the q uppor m @ and middle
classes receive better education than tho
women in Austria AMI Germany.
Tho Birmingham School Board have mado
an arrangement for having their women teach
ers receive athletic instruction.
DIR. Harris. Chief of the Bureau OF Edu-
cation in Washington, says In his recent report
that "the higher education Of the women acts
powerfully t9 reenfores the education of the
the same report We also learn that Sweden
lnn tre f"A
stiles to women: ::rsa snd gives them all
has since. 1888 adonted co-education
in many OF its schools Italy for years has Ind
life: Switzerland, In the governmental coun-
can be made between men and womep In
university privileges; and In Russia. where
great opposition to the higher education Of
women has been developed. new decrees now
permit them to study medicine.
The opportunities for scientific work at
Wellesley College and at Vassar are not sur
passed by those given In institutions for men.
The game work Is done by men and women in
oS.edqcati1nai institHtt@2ns on and at the Massa-
tain scientific studies whore dslIcaoy oitopch