New-York tribune., 1896-12-31
NEW VICTORY FOR WOMEN
AMERICAN GIRLS STUDY MEDICINE
IN GERMANY.
PROGRESSIVE YOUNG DAUGHTERS OF UNCLE
DOORS OF GERMAN UNIVERSITIES
TO WOMEN

DOORS OF GERMAN tNlNEKSlllES
TO WOMEN.
Two American women. Miss Alice Luce and Miss
Ida j. Hyde, have recently received the degree OF
Phi D. each magma cum laude. from the Cnver-
sitv of Heidelberg In so distinguishing them
selves says The Chicago Tribune they have
gained a great victory for other women. who have
heretofore received bu. n scant and grudging wei
come at German universities. Miss Luce Is Maine
girl BY permission of the Ministry OF the Grand
Duchy OF Baden she was allowed to attend iect-
ures at the University OF Heidelberg during the
summer OF 1895 Miss Hyde claims Chicago as her
home but she has been there very little for
number of years. After being graduated from
Cornell In 1891 she spent some time AZ Bryn Mawr
as fellow and instructor before going abroad TO
study In the biological laboratory at Heidelberg
AMERICANS CLAMOR FOR ADMISSION.
Higher education hasn't been and Is hardly ye;
the fashion among German women. If it ever
becomes popular. IT will be owing TO the Influences
OF American women Nowadays American educa-
tiona colleges apt to give travelling fellow
ships abroad TO young women Of promise as they
are TO young men. Then the Association Of Col
legiate Aumne and the Womens Educational As
socaton Of Boston are every year sending young
women 10 Europe for advanced study Those
maidens are beating away at the closed doors OF
German universities. crying in loud voice. Open
Some day the wardens will respond by fhhglhg
wide their gates and shouting. Enter
SITUATION TWO YEARS AGO.
Two years ago six women. four Americans and
two Germans were attending Professor Hermann
Crmn's lectures on art at the University OF Ber-
lin One day he announced In decided manner
that the women who present might remain,
but he wished II clearly understood that no more
need apply for his lecture-room was "gen Nerg-
nuegensokal fur durchreisende Damen'-no pleas
IRE hall for lady tourists. Perhaps he had been
receiving many applications from women, or
perhaps he fancied that of them were desir-
GUS Of attending his lectures semi occasionally
lust to be able TO say that they had done so.
MALE STUDENTS OBJECT.
Occasionally when the professor has been per-
fectlv willing 10 admit women to his lectures, the
male students have demurred They have very un-
pIeasant very insolent ways OF manifestlng their
dlsapprova one favorte way Is to shuttle their
feet I'm a steady rhythmica fashion when n girl
enters the lecture room. Another urmistakable
way Is TO crowd In front OF her at demonstrations.
so that she is unable to anything at all At
such times however, there is nearly always help
at hand A fellow w-countrymen-perhaps several or
them-is very apt 10 he present and his quiet cour-
tesy TO the girl is a check on German rudeness.
An American girl who wanted 10 attend Ger
tain course Of lectures on theology received per-
mission from the professor. but found. 10 her dis
NAV that her presence evidently not desired by
the future preachers of Germany. one day the pro-
essor apologetically informed her that he would
have TO request her withdrawal. As his students
declared that otherwise they would 20 10 another
a German professors prosperity depends on his
popularity, and the consequent NUMBER or lees he
receives there nothing for needy man TO do
bu, comply with the students demand. and the