The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-27
ooLLsoIArE ALUMN.E ASSOCIATION

Opening of ths Annual Convention-Busi-
 ness Meeting Yesterday tsrnoon-,Ite-
 ports Fr' m Many states-itecsption and
 Addresses Last Evening.
 | The business meeting of the Associa-
 ton of Collegiate Alumnae was held
 In Marquand chapel yesterday after
 noon. A large number of delegates
 rom the various branch associations
 about the country were present, among
 them being Mrs Martha Foote Crow of
 Chicago, H., president of the associa-
 ton; Mrs. Ellen II. Richards, Boston;
 Mrs. F. M. Cushing. Boston; Miss
 Hanscom, Smith college; Mrs. Ellza-
 beth Foote. Albany. N. r.: Mrs. D. &. Clark, Williamstown. Mass; Mrs. Ruth
 Franklin, Mrs. K. S. Clark, Newport; Mrs. George Lee, New London, and Mrs. Wells, Syracuse.
 The business transacted included an address of welcome by Mrs. Lillian 10. Prudden of New Haven. vice presl- dent of the Connecticut branch, a response by the president of the asso- ciation; Mrs. Crow, annual report of the secretary. Mrs Marion Talbot, Chicago; annual report of the treas urer, Mrs. Mary Roberts Smith of Leland Stanford, Jr.. university, Cal. Annual reports of the state directors were made by the following ladies: Miss Caroline E. Jackson, California; Miss Eleanor E. Cutler, Connecticut; Mrs. Alice Bradbury Lewis Maryland and District of Columbian Mrs. Mary Whitney Chapin, Illinois; Mrs. May Wright Sewall. Indiana; Miss Annie D. Alllen. Massachusetts; Mrs. Maria Dickinson McGraw, Michigan; Mrs. Alice Ames Winter, Minnesota; Mrs. verna Sheldon Hicks. Missouri; Miss Eva March Tappan, New Jersey; Mrs. Jeanette Fine Spahr, New York; Miss Sarah O. Peck, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Logan MacCoy Pennsylvania; Mrs. Louise Prosser Bates, Rhode Island; Mrs. Harriet Pierce Fuller, Wisconsin.
 Following came a paper on 1.-The Local Work of Alumnae," by Miss Franklin of New York. Reports were also read concerning the Bureau of Collegiate Information by the director, Mrs. Kate Morris Cone of Hartford, Vt., and of the committee on the rep resentation of the association at the Worlds Columbian exposition, by Mrs. Mary Whitney Chapin of Lake Forest, III. The reports were all accepted. The treasurer's report showed how the money which had been appropriated for the worlds fair exhibition of the society had been expended and that a slight surplus remained. Action was also taken on certain amendments to the constitution of the association, and it was voted that a committee should be appointed by the president to con, slider the matter and to draw up such amendments, as might seen necessary; and to submit them to the society,". 0
 Another business meeting will be held in Marquand chapel this morn ing, at which reports of various bu- reaus and committees will be read. Tn the afternoon. other reports will be read and paper will be read by Miss Milicent w. Shinn of Niles, Cal, on "The Baby's Mind-A Study for Col lege Women"
 MEETING AND RECEPTION AT WARNER HALL.
 The meeting and reception held at Warner hall last evening was largely attended, both.Xy the visiting alumnae and many leading representatives of the university.
 President Dwight was the first speaker. He made cordial address of welcome, saying that he was grati- fled at beholding so large a represen- tation from the leading women's col al hn 70 al 1yxya been much interested in the higher education of women, and that he had striven with all his power to make 1t possible to have the graduate depart ment at Yale opened to women. .,
 He was followed with an address by Professor Arthur T. Hadley. He gave some of the reasons why it was i'm possible to open the undergraduate department also women. First and foremost was the financial reason. They had not the funds necessary to do it. The laboratories were estab- lished especially for undergraduates and so it was impossible for any gradu- ate to work in them except as an as- sistant. The education of women had grown up along the line of the edu- cation of man, and any change would be impracticable. He thought that for undergraduate training it was. much more desirable to have separate colleges for men and women.
 In the absente of Mrs. Harriet; c. Brainerd of Chicago, who was to have spoke on 1.-The Significance of the Ideal in Educational Work-A Plea for Pure Scholarship" Mrs. Martha Foote Crow of Chicago, H., the president of the association, read the paper, which was a most interesting and thoughtful pro- duction. She said that 1t would never be possible to obtain the best scholar ship until women lost the idea that they must give up professional work. for marriage, or that they must give up marriage for professional work Scholarship" she said, Ifs not incom- patible with intelligent wifehood." She advocated, however. early and ardu- ous training.
 After she had finished the paper 1t was announced that an informal re- ception would be held afterward and all who desired were invited to re- main. g4o.., '
 Nearly all who were present at the meeting stayed for the reception. Refreshments were served by J. M. Stewart, the caterer. The hall was very tastefully decorated by Dicker- man, the florist, and Robinson's or chestra rendered a fine musical pro-