The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
CROWDED WoMENs COLLEGES.
The American Girl Is CIamOrfnE for Higher
Education All Over the Land.

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Education All Over the Land.
Thirty years ago only two colleges for women
existed. EImira and Vassar, Mount Holyoke
being then only a seminary. Elmira's first
graduating class numbered seventeen, while
Vassar's could boast only four learned young
bachelors of art. To-day 4 single class at Vas
sar numbers over 200 students, and notWith-
standing the erection in 4 = of Strong hall
and in 1897 OF Raymond hall. both large dor
mitorics. also the additional accommodations
provided In the main building by the recent
erection OF Rockefeller recitation hall. and the
Presidents and several professors houses. an
other new dormltory must be built at once to
make room for the candidates constantly APP
plying for admission.
And this state Of affairs does not exist at
Vassar alone all the women's colleges are tell
ing the same tale. Smith College was founded
twenty-three years ago. opening with only
twelve students. 1t now enrolls 1000 and Is
the largest women's college In existence. al
though it's entrance requirements are severe.
and 1t has not offered any extensive elective
regular course requirements. It began with
one or two. buildings: II. now numbers twenty
there is not nearly enough dormitory room for
the army OF young colleRi9ns. and more resi-
dence halls are to be added.
various educational stages and now ranks
among the FOREMOST instituteso OF learning. rose
Ike the phoenix from the ashes OF It's disastrous
handsome dormitories built last season are
pow occupied. but. although no. new candidates
have been accepted since last April, because Of
lack of space, these buildings are, full to over
flowing and two more halls could easily have
been filed by the necessarily rejected students.
Wellesley, with its immense body OF under
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village and walk out to chapel and lectures
The latest bulletins from Bryn Mawr an
Radnor, Denbigh and Pembroke. East and
Dolgelly and Cartreff. belonging to the college.
have been thrown open, forth undergraduates.
nine colleges the 1Woman's College Of Baltl-
more. the Sophie Newcomb of SeW Orleans.
Wells College. which is Mrs. Grover Cleyeland's
others. all founded within the past twenty-five
years. are proofs OF the progress and popularity
OF 2 college course for girls.
II more evidence Is needed, turn TO- the
SHrd and Barnard With fcIoiSmbiaa.' where the
privileges are Identical for men and women
alike; or to the. great coeducattonal unlversi:
Stanford, Jr., Oberlin. tho University Of Chi
caEo and others swarm with brainy young
women, The University OF Chicago alone has
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the cry for the collegiate, education, OF Xomen
that the College Women'g Club OF. New York is
Installing Of Evelyn College OF Princeton uni
Versity. which closed It's doors a year ago from
scarcity OF funds. A large endowment Is nee
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three first steps taken will be the erection Of an
administration building, then a dormitory and
the providing OF a permanent endowment.