New-York tribune., 1901-11-26
MSS GILL on COLLEGE GIRLS
HER ADDRESS ON HIGHER EDUCATION
AT THE ETHICAL CULTURE SOCIETY.

HER ADDRESS ON HiGf1Eh tbOC<1 AiO->
AT THE ETHICAL CULTURE SOCIETY.
THE Higher Education Of Girls was the subject
discussed by the Women's Conference Of the So
cety for Ethical Culture its meeting yesterday
az the Tuxedo the speakers being Miss Laura D.
Gil dean Of Barnard College: DR.. Louis Fiske Bry-
son. and PercivaI Chubb, principal Of the Branch
School Of the Society FOR Ethical Culture
Miss Gill said in part There is little question as
10 our ideal Of womanhood. II demands SOUND
body as a foundation trained Intellect and a &c
yeloped spirituality The aim OF education Is 10
eradicate wrong tendencies and cultivate right
No one doubts that the college develops The intel
lectual faculties but there those who ask, HOW
does it affect the physical. The domestic and the
spiritual sides of lfE the Collegiate Aumnse
Association was IL began to collect statistics
regarding the college womans physical condition,
and it has been proved that the average woman left
college stronger than when she entered it,
Regarding TIE effect Of a college education on
the spir!t in which will meet the ordinary
relations and assume the ordinary responsibilities
Of social fe it is my belief that girls are born IN
one of three classes. There is the absolutely co
raestic girl. who no more help making nome
with a gracious home atmosphere than she can
help breathing There is the other extreme-the girl
who has neither talent liking for any domestic
task and there is middle class. much larger llaH
either OF girls who have no decided bent but can
he turned in either direction. No 6egree OF higher
education can prevent the first from being pri-
rnarilv and rre-eminenty domestic. The second
would unquestionably be Influenced by training 10
separate herself from uncongenial surroundings
bur one must neither il Is right 10 make hei
assume a domestic role fer which she Is UNITED
bv tastes and -ennnerament If such a woman cares
5eeplv for an individual she VIII marry MIN, nut
not because she longs for home and training VIII
enable her 10 home in spite OF her dlsaste
for domestic
In the third class much harm may be done by
100 long absence from the home circle. Many girls
70 home after four years in college with the mental
attitude OF guests
Miss GIL suggested as remedy for that state
Of affairs that after the sophomore year the col
lege girl should stay at home year. keeping up q
single course or :vo. perhaps. to continue tne
"st1dy habit in this year she would have tne
social lire full rounded according to the tfaqi, @
tons Of heI family 9nd cITcusfSa1eTb ba 5b ordinary
fitted to continue he. studies because the great So
Gal world has longer the charm OF 'he uii-
Machinery is responsible for the higher edgca,
ton movement said DR.. Bryson- 1t Is owing 10
industrial fleyeIopnent that home interests no
s ,1s sulos Hh m no fan3y Hardrobe aborlous-
y by Iand there is not enough TO occupy FANNY
fear The GrstT1cfi9n Of home by college any
o!hsr means The spirit of home will never die
College does for woman just what it does for for
man" the speaker continued 1t trains to oroeriy
aabiis Of thought 1t develops capacity for think
hg rightly and seeing clearly ,
he cosdscatioa idea He denied that any such
irooea as The higher education 5or women enoa an
sdgcation for girls as for boys mean the same
srt % educat;on%" de believes in cOeducation
the college course. but thinks that more restrc-
as needed IN the years just preceding II mere
: need OF a daintier, finer discrimination IN CO.
saeation in the earlier years
Ar. Chubb made a plea for more quiet and com,
eSare for the growing girls I'm Newly ork. ana
agsd that their vacations should be spent in the
eoantry instead Of in the exciting atmosphere OF
e surame- resort. He also spoke of the necessity
sc distinguishing between erudtion and culture
The tendency seems TO be- he said. ITO confuse
mem and substitute bloodless erudition for a
rounded. fun, vital culture. There is a desire 70
forJsi goods the iaoel Made in Germany -
Mrs OesheirneT presided the conference.
snc refreshments We're served usual its close.