New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
PfDCLIIJEN FIHNT YE.fR.

tn truth - ne rather trite proy-rb tina. moth
ing surce, is hk" success has an illustration in
the recent history If Radcliffe College. Advance
sheets ~ tho annual reports ~ The president. re-
gent and treasurer ~ the institution show that
most gratifying or gfoss has been made In the
last year. Contributions have begun TO pour n
and Scholarships have been established. students
AMI patrons II education are beginning - take
an added Interest in Radcliffe and look u X
one. OF the leaders In the education ~ women.
This attitude of tho public is tribute t. the pre-
l!minary work 81 ihc Managers They laid their
foundations deeply. dI their early work we'll In
The face of difficulties. compelled for "the An
ncx' the respect Of everybody ard by force Of
mcr; conquered the success which now seems as
surcd
II Is only eight months ago Yesterday since the
Governor signed the act Of the Massachusetts
Legislature changing the name 81 the Society for
the Collegiate instruction Of Women-undcr
which the preliminary work OF sixteen years had
been lonc-,o Radcliffe College THIS act gave
Harvard the right to assume supervision over the
younger institution aud made It responsible for
the degrees conferred This relation set the
seal Of official approval upon the enterprise and
gave 10 a suspicious public the comfortable as
surance that the great educational authority of
movement which established confidence. The
old workers went on with new hope and new
Corners were ready to give aid where It was
plainly To- be- seen that III. gifts would not be
thrown away \ gift Of s. 600 has been received
for "A scholarship i'm memory Of Mrs. Joanna
IIoar "A contemporary Of Anne Radcliffe. An
equal sum was contributed by 700 women. who
had been students Of Miss Levin. the dean OF the
college during her He I'm Philadelphia 10 found
a scholarship I'm her honor. Another scholarship
was founded by Mrs. Josiah NJ Fiske. OF New
York An amusing gift was one OF 500 from a
lawyer who had represented the rcmOnstrants
against the Incorporation Of the college. He
stated that II the Zee received from his
clients In the case. Many other gifts of varying
amounts have been made. The college has re-
c"lved from the estate Of Mrs. Catherine T. Per-
kins up T. Ia. present time $97. 900 The treasurer
reports that the securities and scholarships
amount Ia $4,000. Progress has not been con-
fined t. the financial side Of the institution. The
year has an Increase In the number OF courses
OF instruction offered In the different departments
from ll1ia To 1866 The graduate courses now num-
Der sxty-three. The detailed Information con-
corning the worl; done In these courses Is one OF
the most interesting and suggestive parts of the
report Perhaps there are no scoffcrs at woman's
education left. If there chance to be any they
should what the Radcliffe students do.
The associates realize that their work has only
begun Fay House has reached the limit OF ac-
commolation and more lecture-rooms and a five
proc. library building needed. The labora-
tories are not sufficient to meet the demands upon
them and 1t is desired that the temporary 1vmna-