Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-16
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Post Graduate Women students NJ Johns
Hopkins University.

Post Graduate Women students nj Johns
hopkins University.
An institution Of learning no longer
honors women when il opens its doors
% students II the feminine sex. II honors
itself. The noble Johns Hopkins univer-
sity at Baltimore has az length thus done
itself credit. Ten years ago "a young
Lady friend Of my own, college graduate
ard one II the most conscientious stu
dents | ever knsw, tried every known
means 10 induce tho Johns Hopkins fac
ulty 10 admit her 10 one Of the post
graduate courses. They refused with
alaerity. Furthermore. they went out
Of their way 10 assure her the day would
never come when women would set
foot within the sacred gates Of Johns
Hopkins Ny friend did the next best
thing. She swallowed her disappoi;.t-
ment. went TO England for the instruc-
ton her own country denied her ard
was obliged to put up with teaching
from Professor Huxley. who had no pref
Ullice ~ al against women students.
Behold Ia tho department Of organic
geology Miss Florence Bascoru viii next
June receive from Johns Hopkins the
degree Of PA. doctor Of philosophy
the highest university can bestow.
la Deosrber the faculty Of the univer-
Ity decided thft the graduate depart
rients should bo opened regularly to
women. The trustees gave permission
40 long ago ss 1877. Tho learned and
conservative faculty have ever since then
iern making up their minds 20 IL. Bat
they hare yielded most gracefully at
last and done honor 90 themselves and
won the grEhtuda of women whose
gratitude - q a kind that watts
him VINO earns = onward TO nobier
helGhts American wofn,a reed DO
longer leave their own country and 90 TO
The universities of Pans and London aud
Xurich - cora lets their special studies.
Ttey can 70 TO johns Hopkins and to
Iale Dr. q. II. Williams. head n the
department u geology az Johns Hop
k.ns. ard Professo< Griffin are tho ones
women must thank for brave champion
siii9 81 tneir cause. for Il was through
~ Efforts * thess two that tho happy
change was brought about Tho under
/ graduate course VIII not at present %
open 10 women. becanss there are al
res-iy Tlsuty q colleges where they can
cttsin the 6esreo q bachelor OF artz
Miss Bacon obtained her preliminary
degree az toe University q Wisconsin
Ia lss2. La.er siss wss made master Il
arts ~ the same institution. q which
her f&ti~r. Or. John Rascom. WINS prssi-
dsnt A proud man that father must bel
Mrs. Martin Foots Crx-vs IL full pro-
fe-sor u Enshxh literature n the mag
nifornt Ch.rago university. Professor
Crows = on~ = the meet learned special
is,s - hsr time "a this department..
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preachers sri college rrCfoss~s u tho
1oth centary VII - uomea-
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fesnocrattc senator IA Kans.s nigh.
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