New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07

universities is not altogether agreeable She ~ an
intruder thrusting herself where she is s her
own among the students dent
sometimes even inmically. though they were say
aton OF A studying abroad going to be worth Il
every woman who wants 1t may come over mere
case as many a pleasant friendship formed under
such crcums ances is evidence but 1t Is among M
to meet in making this decidedly interesting eX,
pertinent To the German students she y nio Tatu
rally where, in these universities, the number oi
women attending lectures Is so small the lndlElLuaa
woman is necessarily conspicuous, which doubtless
ohenfs many men, Americans no Tess tndh ~
ject to her presence Il is not agreeable 10 her, but
what is she do2 Wait. az the Bonn faculties al
women was submitted to them. until separate nsti.
tutions for women be founded? but a uny Il u
not created in a day or in a decade rarely III
lifetime much less IN the learning time OF one M
divIdual. never 50 in the way Of these great Ger
velopment and princely endowments behlnd tnerf i
In the matter OF attendance AT these German UNI;
verslties the woman who thus sets aside RUE ana
defes custom by venturing into the lecture ha bs
situation in little ways indeed but which are WORTH
@ a frss dfal 1 T fee elerS S she viii
find herself treated least with the CONSIDERATION
alone. The students will, as a general thing, give
her wide berth; they VIII not even sit on me sao
must. Then again-and this is worse-tney may
try hlrt with her As a rule. however they are
polite when they come in contact with her. ana Well
bred in their way of avoiding doing so. woman
toilet being under all circums stances an linpOrtant
part OF her a reference 10 II mere Is adrnlsslDle.
Going thus among men who are so far IN alVahce
of her sex in the matter Of simplicity IN dress, .
woman should attire herself inconsplcuously' arc ara
remove her hat in the lectures, there being noun
ing more emphatically feminine and frivolous man
the flowers and frippery of wOmans headgear IN
such an assemblage. She should go early ana Ike
a back seat and leave late-snoud strive, III shor,i
both not TO be and not to see, ana, ABOVE az
things not % get in the way.
That women will get in their way. IN larse.
sense indeed is the great fear that unlerH lnS All
rher other reasons. makes the majority OF berIhan
mon opnose 50 bitterly the admission or women 10
the universlties that Is. to the learned PROFESSIONS
These are already overcrOwded, and the admission
OF women to them might swamp them altoselher'
and certainly would immensely Increase ihe coi.-
petition that leaves the individual small enough
chance for success as il is Sor Is THIS mere DUG
hear Females in Germany 0utnumber the naIes
by nearly 100000 and this fact alone IS SulIlcenS
~ make the majority Of the men concerned opposS
to the bitter end the opening OF the universities 20
women, with all that would be entallel ny SUI SUI
action. On the other hand. TINS enormous Pi ~
raity OF theirs with the necessity II puts upon 20
many OF them OF providing tot tnemseves, ~ IA y
making every year more irresistible me deHd,d oi
the women OF Germany for equal edlc3tionS ma UP,
nortilnltles with the IL Is in the Most OF
q conflict and the passions engendereI Dy H. - -
the American woman student at Il GERMAN "n<-
verstv finds herself.