New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-20
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
THE GROWTH OF MT. HOLYOKE.
INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS COMPLETE
THE COLLEGE, COURSE.

INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS COMPLETE
THE COLLEGE, COURSE.
South Hadley June 10 tspecnD.-I'p among these
New gland hills, In the longssahlshcd institution
for girls which the world 10 Miss Mary Lyon an
.yoIdtlon OF great interest Is taking place. MI
HolyoNe Seminary founded In 1888. long led the train
of schools the education Of women but when DISK
young colleges sprang up she was, for a time ler
In the rear With the added stimulus OF college
chartered In 1898 and the oldtme prestige OF thor
mehness. the prediction Of its friends that NJ
Holyoke College will lead the line OF colleges Tor
women seems well on It's way toward fnilment
Comparatively few are aware Of the long Strncs
already taken by tho college department. which has
quietly passed its fourth birthday and Is likely soon
to absorb the seminary cO'irse. Tie present year
catalogue shows that OF go pupils, nearly ono ma,
are collegiaus and increasing NUMBER 10 me Sem
nary department are becoming disSnusned WIN 'no
lower grade OF attainment and seeking admission 10
the advanced course Of study. In two years more
sav the firnds OF the college the seminary course IS
likely N become thing Of the past and the name OF
the Institution to be changed from Mt Hoyoke SENT
nary and College" to Mt. Holyoke College"
The most striking and important change OF the year
is emphaticaly that which relates TO college dscipine
For more than two score years the institution mas
persistenfy chung TO its ancient system OF ironcaa
-uIes ON which daily reports exact~d Inc
Dialects OF the system became increasingly appaeh.
with the introduction OF the college department. "'o
durtng the present year Mt. HoiyoKes "le "pu
broad minded president. Mrs. Elizabeth storT Meade
has bravcly faced the opposition OF old time uahiuos
and has discarded the system Of reporting ana all
save a few Of the most necessary, rules. The hl'hs
of this ancient incubus gives the students
a omgdesred freedom in the daily economy oil hVi"g
and reacts most tivorbly on the social ana ihtecc'u
development OF the school To graduate Of the oia
regime the change Is delightfully."- apparent VI "T az
mosphere OF parlor and hail. studyroom ana gounos'
OF
made only as an experiment and that any re'ticuons
which mas prove necessary 10 the Welfaic VI inc
family will be adopted the coming year
on The three courses offered By the college depart
ment the literary has proved most popular WIFI inc
students Of the present year and has been erected D!
60 Of the 142 colegians. This department mas pern
thoroughly and carefully organized by Mrs Meade
ora Miss Ella A. Knapp, professor OF English lit
erat,re and now Includes with other literary sudie
a complete and exhaustive course In the study OF
AngIosaxon The classical department suffers
great loss In the retirement OF Miss Flora BiloeeS
professor Of Greek. who seeks much-neeoed rest o"
the place will be ably filed.
The scientific department OF Mt Holyoke easily
bear, comparison with most colleges Of this land IN
the equipment curriculum and professors. In the
ample botanical laboratory, constructed after the pau
OF Gottingen laboratories are found tables supplied
with running water, lockers fitted with dssectins ana
compound microscopes. and all other necessary ap
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woods and plants the best charts and models, and
carefully selected biological library Of 700 volumes
are other immediate accessories OF the laboratory
Special advanced courses In histology, physiology ana
embroidery are also offered. Excellent facilities or
prospective students of medicine arc found IN the
laboratories for zoology and physiology and III the
latest addition to Winston Hall there IS an apartment
fitted up for the study of living animals and aquatic
plants. Miss Henrietta F. Hooker, professor Of bot
any, makes annual excursions % Europe, and her de
parment is greatly enriched BY the fruits OF her stuy
and observations abroad
An interesting enterprise Of the present scholastic
year has been the successful establishment of col
lego paper The Mt. Iloyohe," under the editorial
management of a staff chosen rom thc senior and
Junior classes with Miss Ada l.. Smell of 'o2 as editor
in-chief The business managers, Miss sara F. Mott,
49, and Miss Sara r. Budd, 'e4 1oyiully announce
surplus in the treasury Of 800. The Dit. Hoyoke'
is bright little magazine, the second OF It's hind in
NewEngland and is valuable to students and armnne
Prospective changes for the year 83 include COM
plete reorganization Of the department Of music Which
is to placed In charge of Professor b. c. Bodset OF
Smith College. Alumnae and patrons Will DO deeply
interested seeing Professor Bodget raise this de
partment TO such degree Of excellence as has been
attained at Smith College under his able management
A large endowment and new buildings are greatly
needed for the art department. under the charge OF
Miss Hannah Noble. For several months Miss Noble
has been studying in Paris with Professor Thompson
bliss sara A. Worden, Of Cooper Institute and the
Art students Leagne Of New-YorR. is infusing new
life into the drawing classes and has Systematically
organized the course OF study.
scientific building is to ne erected the coming
season, funds for which have been collected BY the
aiuinnae A Mary Brigham Memorial Cottage, for the
Of the president and about 6fty college girls will
be begun By the New-iork and Brooklyn Alunnae
Association the present fund of $1,000
shall have been increased 10 $4,000. The capacity
of the present buildings Is taxed to the utmost and
the need for new buildings is Imperative. The
stude1ts received here largely girls who Gun
think and whose influence is felt In the world, and
larger means should lie bestowed upon their com
Portable housing and intellectual development.
Ten degrees will be conferred at the coming com
mencementfve in the scientific, three I'm the literary
and two in the classical departments and there
thirty graduates Of the seminary course. Miss Anna
H. Bockee OF Orange City, Fla, Is the popular class
president. The president OF the college, Mrs Meade
will sail for Europe the City Of Paris June %,
will travel IN Germany during the vacation.