The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24

omen to the whole Of Melbourne University and
standing first in the first class among the stu
dents OF her year In her second year ut Cam
bridge she won classical scholarship. and in
a trial OF strength previous to the tripos and
known ns the MAYS" she took n first class
She wins her victories with little effort. and
enters with delight into the bealthful pleasures
OF woman's collegiate life. and was one Of the
champion tennis players in the intercollegiate
match with GrtOn. Miss Stawall is devoting
the vacation to the study OF German In Drcs-
den. and will spend fourth year at Newman.
whore it is probable that she will try her for
tune at the second. or philosophical. part o!
the trpos.
According to a worthy authority. tho women
OF to-day are no better educated than they
were four hundred years ago. for in those days
1t was tho women. not the mon. who had all
the education. And it was the mother who
bible suspended from her girde. II we saw
woman with Latin book <, on her chaeininss
S"t ws Sa annes @srs nSt Se ar"
her husbands leeisteak overdone. and her
| bureau drawers in disorder.
1t Is n world OF specialists. and knowledge.
like service. is on tap and for sae in regularly
labelled rcceptacles. For n certain price per
hour you can be taught the mysteries of whist
or, cribLaGe YOU can be instructed in the
ethics Of conversation; YOU can DO informed
cerning the leading topics of the day. eiuen;
tlonal. po,iticnl: socinl: yH4 can be provided
| gest OF leading articles in popular periodicals.
There are also nr.tiessona h1n,s s'esrs
mending and stocking darnng. in preserving
and cake baking. TO DO had tor the hire. And
re That to tho Woman m Of
means. or receiving generous sninry; it
| seems almost n sin to dust her own parlor.
Hny Ia n..u-p Sff INtx MI .rt
ably to read her new magazine. because by 70
| doing she is taking the employment belonging
| to other deserving ieiiow-workers.
| Tho University Of Virginia has passed rcso-
| lutions admitting women to register for tho
| pursuit of studies in one or more courses in
| the academic department with the consent OF
the professor in charge Of each school for
| ticed. will the full payment of the regular ma:
| circulation fee al tho university. Having paid
and "S hn os the same "xamnntons MS
| the men. und"r precisely the same conditions.
the women STUDENTS will receive certificate
| subscribe This opening Ia due to the achieve
ment of Cal oline, Preston Davis. who. hav-
| lions given to her privately by a professor.
asked Tor fsrtIiste the nna eGs5
paper absolutely perfect
Advocates for the higher education OF women
aid for their admission to professions hitherto
controlled by men will regret the disturbance
at tho Ecole dc Droit In Paris. which almost
amounted to a riot. md which was due TO the
| curiosity Of tho public 10 witness the "yaninn-
| tion Of Mile. Chauvin for admission to the lar.
! before the examiners had taken their places
| vrstihulo and passages crowded. the address
| with which tho proceedings wero to have been
| that tho meetinl: Was suspended. The candi-
date Tor examination believes that II the eX,
| enough to accommodate the spectators that
nothing OF the Kind would nave happened. She
sthe daughter Of 2 notary and hss Tor tths pafs
! prolt passing with success the examination