New-York tribune., 1900-11-09
COLLEGE WOMEN.S MEE7zNG.
LEADING EDUCATORS THROUGHPUT
THE COUNTRY DISCUSS MANY IN
PORTANT QUESTIONS.

The Association of Collegiate Alumne held the
opening sessions Of its annual meeting yesterday at
No $50 West seventy-fourth-st. A large number
was present including representatives Of colleges
in the West well the East From Minnesota
came Miss Mary S. Wagner an aIunna of the
State University: Wisconsin was represented bv
Annie Crosby Emery. dean of the woman's depart
ment OF Wisconsin University. and Northwestern
University by the dean of the womRn's depart-
ment, Mrs Martha Foote Grove. The delegate
from Radcliffe was Miss Helen Leah Reed who
achieved fame when she took her degree as the
winner Of the Sargent prize for the best metrical
translation Of ode from Horace
The president Of Bryn Mawr. Miss NJ Carey
Thomas; Professor Emma NJ. Perkins, of Western
Reserve University. and Dr. Margaret F. Wash
burn. warden of Sage College. Cornell University
other delegates.
The afternoon session began at 2:3o O'Clock, with
the president Professor Abby Leach OF Vassar In
the chair Miss Ruth Putnam, president of the
New-fork branch, made witty and cordial ad-
dress OF welcome. assuring the visitors that the
town was theirs Reports were read by the secre-
tary-treasUrer. Miss Kate Holiday Claghorn; by
the chairman on finance and publication. Miss NJ
Carey Thomas and by Mrs Helen H. Backus for
the Committee Fellowships.
Miss Thomas said In her report that the COM
mittees work this year had been largely in the d.
recon of collecting statistics The health statistics
proved that the college bred woman averages better
health than other classes. The reports of aess
college graduates were the basis for the computa-
ton with similar data regarding their non-co-
legiate nearest woman relative. The list did not
include graduates before 1863. as conditions prior
TO that year were wholly different.
From similar data gathered other inter
esting points. Stxty-one per cent of college
marry college men. while only 40 per cent of nom
college women marry college From the CO.
educational colleges the largest proportion
Of ths first named class of marriages. and from the
affiliated annex colleges. the second while
the separate women's colleges show the smallest
percentage.
Chairman Thomas, at the conclusion of her re-
port offered motion for an amendment to the
constitution providing for the addition of an hon
orary treasurer, to share the financial RESPONSE
bity with the secretary-treasurer. The motion
was referred to committee for action at the next
annual meeting as provided in the of amend
ments.
Mrs Backus. in the report of the Committee
Fellowshps spoke OF the remarkable work of
the present holder OF the foreign fellowship fund
Miss Helen Bradford Thomson, whose researches
In psychology and neurology are attracting so
tp much attention The list Of fellowship holders in
Ss nearly all occupy responsible positions at the
The report Of the Committee on Corporate Mem
tpSersnip' by Mrs Annie Howes Barus, Of Prov
stitutions of learning whose graduates are eligible
70 70 membership. and gave much interesting in
yassar wellesley, Smith and BTyn Mawf c0fg Smith
has the largest enroIment this Year and Weies-
.ey has the largest library and most valuable
education prevails largely in the West and South
the afhliated colleges of the East. the scientific
I'D atorieS ano libraries are not open Rad
S Slre students; the laboratories at Columbia are
aSHled TO Barnard students and Wesleyan College
s Mi.i nor confer degrees, announce prizes give
~ any Acknowledgements whatsoever to the women
" " ner classes except in separate meeting. Mrs
iS ipsrus remarked that perhaps 1t not surpris-
tLnk' IN view OF the fact that last year four Of
me me nve prizes at the Wesleyan College were taken
the students. -
TALK BY PROFESSOR LEACH
me evening session was held at tho same place
u O'Clock. Addresses made by the presi-