Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-14

Belva Lockwood suggested to me still
another measure of relief for a wife whose
husband fails in his financial duty toward
her. She may run him in debt, and unless
ne anticipates this by giving notice he is
liable for any sum compatible with her
station. This pleases me- 1t is full Of
glorious possibilities in realizing a woman's
rights In minor details, Of which I had al
ways supposed the law was too unsympa-
thetic In any way to take cogniZance. For
| instance, If sealskin coat Is in accord
with your position in society, why not I'M
der the beneficent provisions of the law
go get trusted for one, and let your miser-
ly husband howl If he wants? All, to be
sure, there Is a difficulty-to find the man
who will trust you.
The rights of a married woman are so
rev and secure in the District as naturally
| TO increase the value of those compensa-
lions for the lack of welded bliss which
h1gher education and the professions offer
women Here, again, a woman has small
hope in Washington. All the universities
present solid front of opposition to the
sex, except Howard. where. in all the de-
equal footing with colored men, who, it
would seem, have preserved from their
past slavery, a fellow feeling which makes
them wondrous kind to woman.
About CoeducattOn.
Columbian University, to be sure. admits
women to its school of arts and letters and
the scientific school. This however, con-
stftutes no more than an exception that
proves the general rule which Columbian
| in her law, medical and dental schools
maintains.
a matter of principle he Is in favor of CO.
education in all the departments. Il am a
convert to coeducation," said he. Il must
confess that when was an undergraduate
| at Browns, had women been admitted l
would nave left the school, But the ten
dency Of the times is so manifestly in the
direction of equal rights of women in the
privileges of education that l have been
| obliged to broaden my views. Whether or
not, as an officer of Columbian, 1 would
vote to open the university entire to
women I cannot say. Circumstances
| might render it inexpedient. I am told by
some OF the professors oldest in the expert
| ence of institutions where coeducation Is
established that the administration of
schools open to both sexes Is exceedingly
| difficult. This is no argument against the
| justice of the principle involved, though 1t
might operate in the practical application
| of it. Still. hope to see the door Of every
women"
DIR. Schultz, dean of the medical school of
Columbian, told me that the Punishment
OF women from this school, which for a
number of years did admit both sexes, was
due to no prejudice against women stu
dents animating the faculty. When ]
pressed him for the narrowing details of
| this Punishment 1 learned what l have
| never known to be different under the
same circumstances, that women failed to
receive their rights simply because they
tailed to deserve them. Not that DR..
Schultz put 1t that way. He said only that
women raised so many objections to the
natural conduct of students in the dissect-
| ing room; that they were so persistent in
their demand that the men should not be
allowed to smoke-to provide a separate
| oissecting room for them seemed to be the
| only way out of their difficulties, and this
the university was not able to DO.
Women in Law Schools.
Then the straw that broke the camers
| back was laid on when the women began
| quarreling among, themselves, concerning
| whether some Of their numbers were or
were not nice enough to study medicine OF
| course, school is not equipped to admins
ter justice in tea fight. and to preserve the
| reputation of the school, and incidentally to
preserve the reason of the faculty it was
decided that the women must go. DR..
| Schultz. however. was so heroic as to say he
| looks forward to the time when they will
return. and. contidentialy. I will tell you
| that / know what Columbian University
| would like to find in her stocking Christmas
mcrnins-$1OOmO to equip the medical
| school for women.
I'm the great belt of northern and eastern
| law colleges said DR. Whitman. 81 do not
recall one that admits women as students
| Why this is SO cannot say, hut 1t is fact
of the matter that would doubtless have
in the law school of Columbian"
In thu absence of Father Richards. I saw
the vice president of Georgetown Univer-
sity, who said that Georgetown cannot con-
slider the admission of women to the medical
school There is not sufficient number
of applications to- warrant providing an
annex for them" said he. land under no
circums tanceS would we entertain the idea
of admitting them to the same school with
male students l see no objection possible
to be raised to their entering the law school,
though, so far as l know, there has never
been an application to do So"
Opinions From the Law Schools.
I saw the dean of the law school, Judge
Jere Wilson, who told me that the matter of
admitting women has never been brought
before the faculty. Il think there would be
no objection raised to the matter" said the
DEAN though, of course, I can speak posi-
lively only for myself. Personally am in
favor of extending to women the most
liberal provisions for education in any line
they may choose to follow"
The secretary of the National Law School,
Mr.. Carus told me that while women are
not now admitted to the National, the doors
will doubtless be opened next year. THE
pressure brought to bear upon US is so
strong said Mr.. Carusi, I'VE cannot hope
to continue to stand out against it. All the
schools will be obliged, sooner or later, to
| admit women. and 1 would be glad to see
the National lead off in the movement"
This seemed to Indicate that a woman's
rights in Washington are looking up until
l learned from DR.. Garrigan, vice rector
of the Catholic University, that this insti-
tuition, which has been supposed to be
about to admit women, has virtually de-
cidS1 not to do so.
The faculty Is entirely in thy
with the movement to admit women said
DR.. Garrigan. but it was not contem-
plated in the original provisions of the uni
versity, and to do SO now would involve
changes of a practical nature which are
ineXpedient at present. Moreover it is
matter over which the directors of the
university have no authority and as the
question was not discussed during the last
meeting, which occurred at the time of the
eucharistc congress, and there will not
be another meeting until late in the spring.
a favorable decision, If made could not be
acted upon before next year. AS the holy
father is really the founder of the univer-
sity, he would also have to be consulted in
the natter
One View of Womnn's Sphere.
Might this call forth papal bull on the
woman question:" 1 asked.
"Oh, no; the correspondence would be
personal and strictly relative to the econ
on1y of the university, The position of the
church Is fixed ON the woman question. 1t