The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
AT THE WOMEN'S COLLEGES
THE RAPID RISE OF BRES MATR TO
THE FIRST RANK.
Special Attention Is Paid There to tho
Graduate Studcnts-An Unusually Large
Number of Them This Year-The Effect
of Their Prehenca on Cnllega Life.

Graduate Studcnts-An Unusually Large
Number of Them This Year-The Effect
of Their Presence on College Life.
BRYN MAwR. Pa. Nov. 1S.-Although Bryn
Mnwr College has been In existence only A.
teen years, It has established its right In that
time to he ranked rs one Of the best OF the wo-
mems colleges. Formerly Vassar, Smith and
Wellesley formed a kind OF college triloRy, typ
flying to the intellectual girl all that was desIr-
able In the way OF higher education. Now
Bryn Mawr has been Joined TO the ranks. full
nllinH a particular need In its own particular
way. The other three colleges are meant to
appeal especially to tho undergraduate All
the academic lines are built with that end In
view. Graduate students are found In them
all. but the little groups studying for A. NJ. or
Ph. ID. are only incidental in the eyes OF the
faculty and form no integral part Of the stu
dent body. At Bryn Mawr. however. quite tho
reverse Is true. The graduate student finds
herself In Paradise. Her ways are made smooth
before her; the faculty welcomes her with
open arms the courses are arranged with ref
erence to her convenience, and even the un-
dergraduates admit her to the intimate rela-
lions OF college life.
Bryn Mawr,i in fact, Ia the only college where
the feminine A. b. has n fair chance. At
Columbia the attitude toward her is more or
less tolerant or patronizing, sometimes even
hostile. Some Of the less liberal professors,
with very desirable courses, refuse to open
them to women. SO that it has happened moro
than once that the graduate student has found
herself In the awkward predicament OF Tan
tnlus. Courses on her chosen subject have
adorned the fair pages OF the Columbia cata-
logue in h%eartless profusion, but they were not
for her. Instead she has scrambled about in
other departments, trying to fml out her re-
quired hours with something she hasn't hap
pened to want for any reason.
At Radcliffe. too, the student still feels that
the Harvard men take her somewhat on suf-
fernnce. The professors. as q rule. have not
quito the same energy and fire in repeating
their courses to the classes OF girls that they
had in delivering them first to the men. At
Columbia, it is true. the philosophical A. B.
finds rare advantages for pursuing her re-
searches, and at Radcliffe she may revel in
English work to her hearts desire. But at
both these colleges the graduate student must
endure the disadvantage Of being an after
thought.
At Bryn Nav she was included In the
original scheme of things. and following out
postgraduate work there is simply stepping
into her rightful heritage. More graduate
students than ever have responded this year to
the invitation OF the college. From North,
South. East and West they have flocked to this
intellectual shrine. sixty pilgrims in all. twenty
more than any preceding year could show.
Sixty graduate students with mature minds
and settled traditions have a strong influence
in college affairs and give something of q cosmo-
politan sensation to the inexperienced fresh
SCHOOL, The graduate body has representatives
from sixteen States: ,Thir;een from Pennsyl-
yania. five each from New York and Maryland.
four from Massachusetts,, four from Maine.
three from Ohio. two from Kansas. and ono
eachfrom Indiana, Connecticut, North Carolina,
Texas. Tennessee. Vermont and Virginia. Two
graduates also have found their way from
Canada.
English this fall is the favorite subject for
graduate study. and it is appropriate that the
6 SsRq Iast s SIa3 az i shd arSi meeting meet e this year,
subject OF its discussion the work OF the
English department of the college. To give
readers in English were invited to be present.
The graduate students keep the, college
varied interests. Many Of them, are members
of the Association Of Collegiate Aiumna. which
Miss Thomas, the b iq PresiGent' OF B B2ys Ma NAVY Sy
Ihis assoela9on y very exclusive and admits
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The meeting for all these guests. was some
as well as social and intelieetuai%i a''P Ths
1banehhe sop0 g Ise In the large dining-rGom Of
sources OF Bryn Mawr. After their pleasant
survey Of the college in all its different ACTIVE
ties. the guests were not surprised to find that
regular work, exercise and recreation for four
college years made the woman graduate slight
y better In health than her non-collegiate sis
been to gather careful statistics on this point.
80 that the report given at their annual meet
l ntss f Is a .rfae ef bstt the th hea that Of Of e Stbsi r gradT-
has n definite value. and will serve as a telling
argument TO the many college women who
stinate masculine mind that A. BIS and b. Is
and B's, except for their own foolishness and
they were mentally.
for living a Reaithffuif. natural life. Al penn
broke Hall. which may be taken as n fair type
6 Paw the ss B myrb M aowFoT etoi ne I home g: a girl may
for. The rooms are of three kinds-the single
suite consisting Of a study and a bedroom; the
study. The single suite, with is tw9 rooms. is,
good work and enjoy life quite az thoropehiy
e sisdS'c can T nford %1 two. OF 4 tA new " Gillette s9GS sid
s naS s'Ss Which S hnHeS always i%ss'Sfb ee s3 9 posnISr
at the college: The field has Q basketball
sr9 fbnt T e seSs6Ss er re tb. and Tsaa a b sEati aH pond;
possibilities for the athletic girl. The policy OF
the college is for the future as well us the
present, and In order that a certain unity may
be preserved in any additions that may be
by Mr.. Frederick Law Olmsted for the future
college Enclosure Is kent IN Taylor Hall. This
map shows all the buildings and the various
grounds and gardens as they will some time
be laid out. and no departure from this design.
except for some imperative reason, will be
allowed.
Although the general course OF college de-
yelopment was. outlined from the beginning.
IL has been made elastic enough to
date itself to new needs and conditions. The
college was founded by a Quaker. and at first.
out Of. Difference to his creed, no music was
heard inside the college grounds. But rs the
institution grew more complex in It's life 1t was
impossible to keen to this restriction. and the
recent announcement of a series OF fye con-
certs arranged by the Students Musical Com
mittee registers, significantly the difference
between the full-grown Bryn Mawr Of to-day
and the college OF fifteen years ago. The first
q the CONCERTS was given on N9y., 7. by the
recital by Nine. Gadski on Nov. %: In o Par
elan Garden" an adaptation from, Omar
piano recital will be given either by Mr. Neyin
March 20 the Kneisel Quartet will play again.
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