The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
WOMEN COLLEGES At WORK

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WOMEN COLLEGES At WORK
Tho Changes Mt tho Leading Institutions
Large Entering Glasses.
II Mary Lyon. Sophia Smith and tho other
founders OF women's colleges could walk this fall
into the institutions they started quarter Of
century ago they would probably feel like the man
in the Arabian Nights. who innocently opened a
bottle and let giant out Holyoke College Smith.
Vassar Wellesley and the rest have outgrowu
tho widest hope OF those who set them going:
they have increased in a geometrical ratio. and
IL the number continues TO at the present rate
Of multiplication i'll question whether there will
be enough eighteen year old buds in a few years,
eft outside college walls to make a respectable
coming -out party. II this should happen how
ever, the debut would only be delayed four years
for the merry. ordinary college girl is quite
fond Of the delights OF society her collegiate
sister Her purpose in life does not at all inter
fere with her enjoyment Of pretty clothes germans
and theatre parties The traditional typo Of
college graduate blue goggled sloppy TO clothes
and Ruileless Of shoe buttons is almost obsolete
and every orthodox college woman halls her de
parture with delight The alumna no longer
looks burdened by her knowledge, and the fresh
man with her hair down her back enters upon
her college duties with the same whole hearted
enthusiasm that she would play game Of golf
1t is q new era for the college world. a period
OF expansion in every way To meet the ends Of
the type OF college girl. more elaborate dormi
tories provided with please inter- rooms and pref
tier furniture The curriculum is widened, too and
liberalized, to admit courses which useful not
only for teachers. but for women who never ex-
poet to adopt professional career This attempt
to prepare girl for life in general and not for
pedagogic place in particular is or less notice
able in all the colleges, but in some more than
others II has always been the particular aim
Of the President OF Smith to turn out allround
girls and the object Of Vassar, has been much the
same but even Wellesley, which has represented
the other extreme is modifying its ideals Under
Miss Hazard, the new President, it is probable that
many changes will be introduced in the interest Of
culture rather than OF purely technical knowledge
Wellesley with everything in her favor. The
alumnae are making vigorous efforts TO raise
money for the college, for, though Wellesley has
fund still leaves much 10 be desired. During
the last year the chapel has been dedicated \
new dormi,ory Wilder Hall. is in the process OF
construction Tho Zeta Alpha House will be
ready for use in November. and the foundations
Of a house for the Phi SiEma Society, have been
too. is being built as rapidly as possible. Among
tho new members Of the faculty for the coming
art Miss Grace Eyangeiine Davis, instructor
in physics: Miss Bertha N. Ballantyne, instructor
in zoology Miss LOUIS TpwH pss Perry in
in biblical history: Miss Laura Emma Lock wood
instructor in English; Miss Elizabeth W. Fe;te.
instructor in history: Miss Olive Runsey. in,
suuctor in English: Miss Florence Jackson, in
in chemistry s Eam won R assP
struc,or in Frsnch: Miss Mary a. Bowers, in
in ESe IE @ hI4
| teacher OF drawing: A!phonse Mann la Mesl e,
lecturer, on French literature Prof. Bates and
| Prof Roberts enter upon theirs this fall.
The inauguration Of the new President; or
Of the college, delegates from all tine New England
in the ASSOCIATION Of Collegiate Alumn.e vii
| be present, also representatives Of the federal
end s0;sInR CAS- ss &C.
registration nf upper class students is not entirely
completed, but the total attendance will be abou
| At Smith College about four hundred student.
! applied for entrance to the freshman class, bu
severe and over ntv have already been sent away
| Others will in all probability follow. But ever
with an entering class Of 800 df i dTindles u
thaO and the extra houses. which the colleg'
will still be obliged 10 board II the town Tai
Of the landmarks Of The town, have been iorr
| down 10 make roam for larger buildings TIVE
| small houses Elm street have been purchase
| by the college One is named he Haven HOUSE
| in honor Of Elizabeth Haven, who made a gen
| erous beqUest 10 the astronomical department
The S,he formerly .de Ms.hds psns 5sT
| ALREADY becn selected for large dwelling hous'
To be erected in the s2rEE, on account Of SOM
| inevitable delays Sulyie Hall is not yet com
| pleird and may perhaps not be ready for Us
Before next sene;: er. The campus walks hav
been changed and impIoyed and the eampu
| A number OF changes have been made in III
| faculty and many, new members added Mis-
! ersture departures after years study in Pari'
and oxford Prof Moore has a YEARS leave o
absence and Prof EmsLs VIII S S,s me. ehsEs :
Anna Cutler, Pm. d.. Yale has been unnsierre'
apps;H:ed assistant in history: Kiss GeorgI ann'
| l. Morrill, Phi u. Heidelberg, instructor in rhetori
and English; Miss Grace B. poTi.ng. Smitl
| ". Lerry, Smith '98. reader in English: Nf
MARY 4 Young, phi D, znTsh assistAat /; 4
French OF Mount Holyoke last year win assist tht
year in the FTench DepaI,Reni at smith Mis-
PHI. D.. has been made assistant in botany. Mis-
Anne ]. Barrows, assistant In the physiologica
sbossry a in sosoGy Mss Gertrude byeI
'07 has been appointed assistant in eiocunor
and Mss Eizabc,h Be'clSon n! an hdf,nonHi -
Brown University. who has studied in Greco
and Germany for several years and is III
daug hter of Prof. Manatt of Brown University, /
The courses OF study have been much e1tende
and many new electives offered One Of tn
TO all classes except the freshman The fscult
is Changing and unifying the courses Of study
hSs h1y 9Iy S fhA ony Ss S
b. A. viii be granted College opened on thur
day, sept 20; Ihe TOTAL Sum son oil stnden'