The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-15
AS TT LOOKS TO WOMEN
The Rhode Island Branch of the
Collegiate Alumnae.
A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Comprising the Women Graduates of FIJI
teen American Colieges-faie's New
Dcparture-A concession from the Uni
versity That Means Much.

The telegraphic dispatches Of the NEWS
announced Yesterday that beginning with
the opening of the next collegiate year the
most graduate courses of Yale will be open
"a women as well as 10 men, and that the
uniyersitv's degree Of doctor Of philosophy
will be given without distinction OF sex TO
those who fulfil its conditions.
How much this means to very con-
siderable army of women comparatively
few people probably realize. For the last
quarter of a century the cry has been for
the opening of college doors TO women,
and so rapidly have they been opened that
the offer of advan,Sl work-such as
women students for the most part 20
abroad for, their own colleges not yet hav-
ing the facilities to afford it-from one of
Americas oldesl and best equipped uni
versities. finds thousands of women with
the mental outfit TO avail themselves Of it,
the Association of Collegiate Alumnae
alone having 1869 members.
This organization, local branch of
which has recently been formed in Rhode
Island, is open TO the women graduates of
Boston University. Bryn Mawr College,
the University of California, Cornell, the
University of Kansas, the Boston Insti-
tute of Technology, the University of
Michigan. Northwestern University,
Oberlin, Smith College, Syracuse Univer
sity. yassar, Wesleyan University and the
University OF Wisconsin.
II is tie largest and strongest body Of
college women in the country, with local
branches in Boston. New York, Central
New York. Western New York, Eastern
New York, Philadelphia, Washington,
Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Indiana,
Ohio and on the Pacific coast. So acute
has been ITS realization of the scantiness
of The chances Of women graduates for ad-
vanced study to 1T them for original
work in the arts or sciences that the asso-
citation has itself established two fellow
ships for post graduate work, one to be
held i'm an American college and the other
to take its holder eabroad, tLese TO be
awarded by competition among graduates
of colleges in the association.
The action of Yale is quite in line with
the work and the wishes of the association,
and has already been commented on favor
ably by several Providence members
College women are not especially numer-
Gus in Rhode Island il having been neces-
sary until President Andrews inaugurated
this years departure at Brown for girl
WHO HlSUtQ lOI a W 10
outside of her own State to secure il but
the general Alumnae Association has %
members here, all of whom are expected
70 enroll themselves with the local branch
started this winter.
The college most frequented by Rhode
Island girls has been Boston University.
which has six graduates here. Smith Col
lege comes just behind with five and
Wellesley, Bryn Mawr and Vassar stand
even with three each; Cornell, Syracuse
and Michigan University having each one.
Most of the Rhode Island college women
live in Providence, though two are ad-
dressed at Newport, one at Woonsoc1et
aud one at Tiverton. They are active, if
few in numbers, for several plans for the
benefit OF girl students at Brown are un-
der way. With the number of girls in
the Providence High school increased
nearly three fold by the stimulus Of
Browns recent generosity, and with
nearly dozen young women taking
Browns freshman studies, there is pros
pect Of very considerable increase in the
number Of college educated women In the
State, who one and all will look forward
TO seeing Yale's liberality copied at
Brown, Harvard, and other progressive
seats of learning