New-York tribune., 1897-01-25
COLLEGIATE ALUMN.E.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE
ASSOCIATION IN ENCOURAGING


The annual report OF the Association OF Col
legiate Alumnae has recently been published. ana
IS OF interest those who friends OF the higher
education OF women. Branches OF the association
are located IN this city. Central New-Nork West
ern New-York Eastern New-yosk. Washington
California Philadelphia Boston. Minnesota. Chi
cago Detroit. indianapolis. Ohio. Rhode Island
Connecticut Los Angeles. Kansas city St Louis.
Duluth. Pittsburg and Milwaukee. They nave
maintained a fellowship fund for promoting the
highest standards In the intellectual development
OF women. have Interested themselves in the work
OF the college. the preparatory school ana the
great public school system.
The Rhode Island Branch has collected $1,000 for
the benefit OF the Women's College In connection
with Brown University The Detroit Branch mas
added to the fund begun in May 1885, for the gym
nasum for women at Ann Arbor until the amount
which stood then at $50. has now reached Ass9 a.
The ST. Louis Branch lately announced prize
TO the Junior class the High School for the best
English work The Kansas city Branch gave
prize pin to the High School student OF the best gen
eral standing and highest grade in Latin who ex-
pected 10 enter college last fall.
The Boston Branch has been most active In at
tempting to bring about reforms In the public
schools, particularly in sanitation. The Western
New-York Branch has concerned itself mainly with
the close relationship between politics and the
schools The main work of the New-York city
Branch has been to the passage of the Mer-
camille Inspection bill.
The association Is best known 10 the world
through It's fellowship fund or the four women
who received last spring the degree OF Ph. ID. from
Heidelberg University. were holders OF the
associations fellow ships Miss Ida j. Hyde. VINO
by her scholarly work had opened the doors OF
Strasburg University 10 women. took subjects IN
two faculties at Heidelberg. each independent OF
the other-the medical ard the natural history
faculties As in the of Miss Maltby. tne as
Miss Hyde received the degree of Ph. d. magma
cum laude. - ,-,
Miss Luce. the fellow OF the Womans Iouca
tional Association Of Boston. also received lron
this famous seat OF learning the Pm. d. degree
magma cum laude Miss Winston. fellow or ne As
sociation OF Collegiate Alurnnm ana me woman
Educa tional Association last year: who was or
OF the three women FIRST admitted 10 'IOettinRe'
University. received the degree or Pm. ID magma
cum laude from tioettingen.
Twcnty-one candidates applied this year 10? tle
A. G. A. fellowshps They were students IN me
science history. botany. biology. medicine. mathe
MATES Assyrian. Latin and English All put ont
had done graduate work The European fehoWshli
was awarded Miss Mary Taylor BauveU o.
Wellesley "a t. 80 \. NJ. s9, for special wort
In history and political science. 80
The American fellowship was awarded 10 MIS-;
Margaret Lewis (Smith. 4. u. 20; Radcline, NJ
eS, for special work in zoology. AS heretofore
/ the A. C. A. committee acted with committee o.
the Woman's Educa ;ional Association OF bos'oI
in awarding its fellowship. That wss bestowed OF
Miss Ellen Uinslale OF Michigan University
Mrs Mary Il. Willard put into the hands OF M
4 G. A. committee n scholarship IN moderh ian
ruages at her home school In Berlin, That wa'
awarded this year TO Miss Lucretia Allen fhihhe'
(Vassar. 800.