Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-22

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advisable to place school for young
women, school whose attendance is |
seven tenths women, in close proximity to
the university.
Nathaniel Wheeler of Bridgeport said
As to the matter of the location of the
school, gentlemen appear here who advo-
cate New Haven the place to locate it in.
It seems to me that the presence of the
should influence against the es-
of the school in that city. Do
we want to send our daughters there? I
only know what read in the papers; the
moral influences of the faculty of those in
situations are not able to control that ele-
ment which manifests itself but too often.
We do not want to eend our daughters
there.
Mr.. Hallen, of the Bridgeport board of
education, eaid: Ask sensible father or
a sensible mother if they would care to
send their daughters to attend school In
q town where q university exists, where
such goings on occur as we read Of in the
papers, as have been referred to by the
Rev. Mr.. Scoville and think they will
tell you they prefer the location of the
school elsewhere. We hear and read of
the pranks of these students of Yale COL
lege, on the streets, in the cars, even at the
theaters and in the very reading room of
the free library we hear of ladies being
subjected to insult, 30 that it is not ad-
vissble for a lady to go to that place un-
attended. Only few days ago I saw a
policeman patroling the floor Of the read
ing room in the library there, in order, no
doubt to preservesorder. This is not The
fault of the librarian, as he cannot control
this element of student hilarity, as 1t were.
In Bridgeport we don't have that sort of a
thing going on.
Father O'Brien of Bridgeport said: Is it
best for the young women attending these
schools to be located in town and per-
haps come in contact with vast number
of men from the university Is it not a
| fact that in population of so vast num-
| Der, considerable number may bs like
C@sar's wife, "Not above reproach Are
the fathers and mothers of Connecticut
| ready and willing to entrust their daugh-
tiers in university town with auch q
| large population, and with such numer-
GUS visiting population daily1 Are they
| willing and ready to entrust their daugh
| ters to receive an education there, especial
ly when they have the choice in selecting
| the place that is nearer to them.
To-day DR.. Newman Smyth of New Ha.
| ven appeared before the committee, and in
reply to the argument of the Bridgeport
people said:
suppose that the comparison which
| was drawn at your last hearing between
the morals of Bridgeport and New Haven
| was intended as a delicious piece of humo1
to enliven the monotony of the hearing.
| understand, however, that several gentle
men argued in substance, that while New
| Haven ia indeed garden of attractions
| Yale university Turks rs a serpent bsneatt
the tree of knowiedge; and that you ar.
therefore urged to keep all the daughter,
| of Connecticut in remote part of the lot
DR.. Smyth proceeded to take up seriatim
| the remark with regard to the peril of the
proximity of normal school for girls te
Yale college; he said be would admit it, ii
their object was to keep these girls always
in the service of the state, and to make Ole
maids OF them, which might suit Bridge
port, but was not the way in New Haver
| society. In reply to gentleman of Bridge
port, who had asked in view Of the prox
unity of Yale college, "Shall we send ou1
| daughters there7" DR.. Smyth remarked
That, gentlemen Is what you are now do.
| ing" There are several young ladies from
Bridgeport now enrolled in the Yale cata-
logue. He commended TO the gentleman
who had made this remark about the young
men in Yale college.
DR.. smyth spoke of the large number
| of earnest, intelligent young women to
| courses Yale has opened her doors. He
said that he did not come to cover
| up any of the temptations of city, or to
hide any of the misconduct of a certain
| class of students. We're I speaking, he
| said, at an alumni meeting of Yale might
| indeed refer to certain denoraliziug ten
| denotes which accompany the increasing
| material prosperity of the university: or
were permitted to speak at meeting of
| the faculty of Yale college I might now
| venture to suggest that the same benignant
paternal government which renders at
tendance at morning prayers compul-
sorry, might possibly. also, in some
simple way that might be suggested,
under compulsory attendance of some
Yale student at the New Haven pool room
| in the afternoon" But DR. Smyth pro
ceeded to say that the great body Of Yale
| students now are IS honorable and promis
| ing q set of young men as could be found
anywhere under the sun, and in behalf not
| only of Yale, but of the whole fraternity
of college men, he resented the imputation
| that any honest girl is liable to be insulted
| in New Haven; and he said that nowhere
more than on the Yale campus itself would
| q young woman who was pursuing he,
studies receive respectful and honorable
treatment. Bridgeport gentleman had
said that he had seen policeman
in library in New Haven. A policeman
in the college libraryl Shades of Mr.. Van
| Name and Professor Dexter defend usl DR.,
Smyth then referred to the pleasant SIGH
which may be witnessed in the references
library of Yale where the eco eds" pur.
| sue their studies, and are no more noticed
by the student that would be member OF
| D. DPS with white collars. He thought
thst the Bridgeport gentlemen had carried
| this joke little too far when they spoke
/ of the danger of insult to women in the
free public library, and he thought the
librarian there was justified in somewhat
vigorous use of the English language In
denying such slaudarous reports,
DR.. Smyth continued, saying that he
| supposed the committee could hardly take
| seriously these statements which the gen.
tlemen from Bridgeport had made; but the
| farmer who has a bright, intelligent
| daughter send her to SECURE the best ad-
| vantages2 He would answer that question
| by suppoeing this normal school was in
Bridgeport; and by coming through the
| week to see what outside the school in.
| struction Bridgeport could offer her. Then
he supposed the school to bs in New Ha-
ven, and beginning with Monday he went
! through every day in the week, indicating
some special attraction and advantage New
Haven could offer here, including possibly
a card of invitation to one of Professor
Dwight's receptions where she might be in
troduced by the president to some young
man whom any girl might be pleased to
meet; and If she goes home on Saturday
she will be enthusiastic about the advan-
tage which che finds in New Haven, and
Will thank you gentlemen that you did not
locate the normal school down in Bridge
port. Or If she stays over Sunday-for
this school in the midst of New Ravens
educational advantages will draw young
women from all over the state-why, then,
while have great respect for the preach
ers of Bridgeport, may say that she will
find great variety of theology to choose
from in New Haven.
DR.. Smyth closed by saying there was
one argument in favor of the location In
Bridgeport which he would admit. It
might be more economical for the state,
for the school would not be 80 likely to
grow there. But If you build in New Ha-
ven the normal school will soon be crowd
ed, and you will need with wise fore
Thought to buy lot large enough for you
soon to put up an annex.
Rev. Father Higgins of New Haven also
spoke at some length about the foolish
ness of such statements sgainst Yale men,
and heartily favored the location of the
school in New Haven.
President James D. Dewell Of the state