New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-12
THE WORK Of BARNARD COLLEGE.
FOUR YEARS or SUCCESSFUL INSTRUCTION.
TRYING II GET 4 HOME

FOUR YEARS or SUCCESSFUL lNsIR' 'ii"'
TRYING t. GET HONE.
Barnard College which was started four years ago
n, No 3t3 Madison.avc will graduate lis nrs' chi's
next Wednesday night AT the Columbia 'o'ioer COM
mcncement at Music Hall. Barnard Is really the
female department OF Columbia having tho same re-
oulrement, for admission. offering exactly the same
courso - is given I'm the school Of Arts ana having
practically the professors. us OBJECT Is 10 Of
fer college education 10 women. who must h'e III
mr. neor New York tho only expense being the tuition
fee Of $50. Columbia ollege gives the degree o.
Pachclor Of Arts whereas In the Harvard Annex
only certificate OF studies pursued Is given and that
no, l,y the college Barnnrds object Is TO establish
high standard If general culture and therefore no
-pceial Students arc admitted Every one must take
tho examination. Barnard has received the hearueSt
support from Secs and faculty AT Colnmpla, ana
especially has President seth Low helped II In every
way in his power Barnard has excellent chemical
and plylcal laboratories but III botanical laboratory
IS It's pride the entire fourth floor Of the building
bclnc devoted to Il. The professor Is DR.. Emily
,rccory a graduate Of Cornell. who has studied In
Germany for several years. With little iuhus gwen
her she Ia, collected many valuable specimens ana
piece, Of apparatus. d.. Gregory for several yehrs
gave her service, free to the college There are iory
~ present in the department. which offers four-
vcar.' coursr Three are coming back for a NTH
year # study There n number Of married women
who are dcvotlng their leisure tine 10 work In ths
line and many women In thee courses gain the pre-
Iiminary knowledge necessary to enter medical
college.
Tie chemistry laboratory Is the only place In New
York where women can do advanced chemical work
\ small hcrlrlrium has been lately given by friends
81 the late DR. : Johnson. Barnard students have
fu Use OF the columbia library and Columbia opens
her doors for post gradual" work Of many kinds.
The college (, much crowded present, there being
clgh,y.hNc students and has had To engage rooms
acro,, the street Barnard College begun, As
one Of the trustees expresses IT, ION $1,000 In prom
iscs." President Barnard died when 1t was scarcely
started and left her nothing BY the condition Of
founding BARNARD Is TO ask Columbia for penny
She has been supported up to the present by Cfis.
students fee, and subscription, OF 300 for four
YEAR, She /, soon to receive 100000 from the
Tay.rwcather estate on condition that she secures
a site within i.OOC feet OF Columbia's grounds at
Bloomingdalc An unknown friend has promised
sIOO 900 to the building fund II site Is obtained.
Within the last year the trustees have endcavored to
secure an endowment fund OF 100000. $4,000 Of
which has been pledged ar given by the following
Mrs seth Low Mrs. j. j. Goodwin. Mrs IL. Herman.
j. Pcrront Morgan. Jacob H. Schiif and James Tacoff
The following viii receive diplomas next wedncs-
dav: Lulu g. farrant. Jessie Il. tiarrctson Alice VI.
KEYS. Clara VI. Knight. Alice Kohn Laun q. Levy.
Mary = Pullman. Louise VI. Staller. The trustees
are Mrs, rranci, b. Arnold. Miss Helen Dawes Brown.
Mrs william G.. BroMncll. the Rev. Arthur Brooks.
-ilns H. prownrll. Mrs. Joseph II. Choae. Frederic
r. Coudcr,, Nonh Davis. George Hoadly. Hamilton W.
Mabc Mrs Alfred Meyer. George \. Impton. Jacob
II. ,chin Mrs. J. ;. 7. stranahan: Mrs. James TAI
coli, Mis-, Ella Weed Everett T.. Wheeler, Miss Alice
Williams Mrs, Frances Fisher Wood, Mrs. Walter
Howe and Mrs. seth Low.