The morning times., 1895-09-11
ALL FOR THE NEW WOMAN
Catholic Uniyersity's Faculty
Would Admit Her to Lectures.
so SAYS REV. DIR. GARRIGAN
He Hopes the Institution VIII Be the
First of Its KinG tc Permit Women
to Enter Upon Academic Studies on
Even Terms with Men-A Matter
for the Future.

Rev. Philip ]. Garrigan, who is acting
rector of the Catholic University during
the absence OF Bishop Keane, said to a
Times reporter last night that the current
reports in regard to receiving women
as 1tudents are only partially true. :
Il make an unqualified denial,'' said
DR. Garrigan, that the board of directors
has consented to allow women TO ma
trculate in the Catholic University. This
would be departure fIom all precedents
established in Catholic educational insti-
tutions for men, and before the university
decides finally To make this departure the
question. will have TO receive grave and
lengthy consideration"
DR.. Garrigan proceeded to explain that
the next meeting of the board OF directors
which is composed of the fourteen arch
bishops OF the United States, will be held in
Divinity Hall October 1 at 8 a. IN. All
pending questions will then be discussed,
the status OF the women students among
the others.
PREPARING FOR CLASSES.
"Among the professors of the Hall of
Philos ophy," Dr. Garrigan said, there
is a universal feeling in favor OF admitting
the ladies', at least to the lectures courses,
and it is most likely that the directors
will be influenced by their wishes in
this regard. Indeed some of the profess
sors are so assured OF their consent that
they have taken preliminary steps towards
forming their classes.
About twenty ladies have already ap-
piled for admission, mostly in the Greek
and Latin courses, and a few in the depart
ment or English literature and philology.
I'm regard to ladies being admitted to
the inner circle of the university-the aca-
demic work." continued DR.. Garrigan, lit
remains to be seen. The lecture courses are
quite distinct from the lessons given in
the academies. The aim of this school is
TO produce specialists-in fact, IL is only
suited TO person who intends to devote
his entire energies and intellect to some
particular branch.
Hence, g the work is done in acade
mies-that Is, il Is work done by the stu
dent, who must search and originate for
himself, under the direct supervision of the
professor. In order to admit ladies to such
classes very material charges would have
to be made, in point of Recommendations,
and tine university Will not be prepared to
make such changes for many years To cuIne.
NO NORMAL CLASSES FOR NUNS.
THE statement that several normal
classes from various orders of teaching
nuns Will be formed is also unfuunded
No word Of such Intentions on their part
has been received here. IL the necessary
conditions for such instruction became
MANIFEST, II Is most likely that we would
provide for their accommodation.
Our university is laid on broad grounds
and we are unanimously in favor of the
new woman" said DR.. Garrigin, laughiEgly
and / would not be sorry If we are the
first to inaugurate university degrees for
them in the higher fields of philosophy
and science.
1T has constantly been urged by the
educators OF other beliefs that we Catho-
lies are not favorable to developing the
Intellectual resources of women. Now, |
consider 4 great distinction nf the policy
OF our board VIII be not only TO allow
them to partake of the advantages of the
lecture course, but also to enter the acad-
emies and strive for the degrees on an
equal footing with the lords OF creation.
But this question is one of the future,
and cannot be more than vaguely sur
missed at present. The whole Institution
is in its infancy, but so far it is proving
a very vigorous infant"