The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20

Cornell IL the first medical college to open It's
doors to women TO study In the same class.
listen 10 lectures at the same time, and In the
same room with the young men. The charter
for Cornell was granted to a co.educational in
stitute, and when the trustees decided to add a
medical department, they were obliged TO open
the doors OF this department also to women. or
they would forfeit their charter. The young wo-
men say that they have heard that the profess
sors OF the Cornell Medical institute were, almost
to n man. opposed TO the admission Of women
students, that they tried in every way TO stop
this plan, tried but 10 fail. But the Young
women, one and all. arc agreed that. even II the
professors were opposed to their admission.
now that they are there they treat them
with impartiality and Justice. The young
women are equally generous in their praises of
their fellow classmates. tho men. They shy
that upon all occasions aud every time
they arc treated with courtesy. They say
that in Johns Hopkins the young women are
supposed to take tho back seats. modestly
J leaving the front ones to the mon. But at
Cornell the young women take tho front seats
II they wish 10. That. in fact, II is first come.
first served" SO far. as the good. choice seats
are concerned. In the matter OF their profess
sion. every intimation that one Is a man and the
other is a woman Is lost,
young women on the books OF the Cornell Uni
versity Medical College, there arc only fifteen
Ill actual uhlly ntteIlutllCb nbTb IN NEW 1OTk.
The other four are taking the first two years OF
the course OF four years at Ithaca. For some
req reason dn0 It dids91; does not q1 s %a5s Sq bStS ssaSt TX what maS
and women by. the trustees OF Cornell. Their
ANNOUNCEMENT " reads; Oh -
Medical College is given in the city OF New
York. and the, course Of the first two years is
half the course in Ithaca and the other half in
New York women students must take the first
half q the course in Ithaca where a home g
the last half in New York.
"dradpates OF Cornell. Yale. Harvard. Prince
klns. Columbia, University Of Michigan and
other accredited univcrsities who have taken
physics or physiology will be allowed credit for
This credit was no doubt given to. tho young
Women who are attending this first term OF the
Woman GGTnela as %eSiea iG Goiisse ,S OF t shs New Sts ' 9ork the Inc
Urinary fo r. Women nnf @o and 9 Ch ~ d ppII six ,d 6Eom the
or two from Johns Hopkins and one from Ohio.
Among the students is Miss Ida s. Scudder. a
daughter Of the Rev. John, Scudder Of Vellore.
her father and mother have been for moro than
thirty yoars. They are missionaries OF the Re-
ished her medical. studies she will return to her
parents and begin the practice OF her profess
so far as she knows at the present time. she
will he the only doctor In the place. The native
women Of India may not see 2 man; so when
them then arg Said Il Miss Ts's scad TiSS' ','"'f Mi OF cure
Il have seen six women in one house all
down sick. and the baby dying! all by tho Gus
tom OF the country deprived of other help thnn
that WHICH could be given by an ignorant old
woman"
When Miss Scuddcr was asked If she In
tended to practice surgery, and il she would
amputate the legs and arms OF her patients,
"Yes, il necessary. and they will let me-"
One Of Miss Scudders. classmates said that
Miss Seuddcr was also determined to build "A
hospital in Vellore. There il no such. thing
young woman,
IF some philanthropist would donate $780,
600 to build this hospital in honor of the CO.
educational system espoused by Cornell. and
at the same time pernetuate his name on n
foreign shore. | am sure Miss Scudder would
be the happiest and most grateful graduate
that ever held n diploma. or course. a hospital
OF this kind ought also to be endowed. hut il it
Is once built perhaps the would
follow"
Another one of the women students Of Cor
nell Medical College has. already developed
such a pronounced talent for the management
OF a babies hospital. and is so frequently i'm
portuned to take the management OF such n
place. that she finds it difficult TO resist these
appeals until she shall have graduated. She
will devote her life to the treatmentof children.
either in a hospital or as a practicing physician.
making this her speciality.
The former students OF the Woman's Medical
College in Philadelphia decline to draw any
comparison between the two systems. They
say that they are fond of their own home col,
lege and that there are many things that could
be said in favor Of both. They admit. however.
that the fact that they are here and finishing
their course at Cornell is tacit acknowledge
mentthat they saw the advantages of the CO.
educational system-saw them and took adj
vantage of them. The former pupils of. the
IN their praises OF the superior clinical advan-
tugeS that they now have,