The sun., 1901-10-20
TIE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
ROCHESTER, UNIyERSITY'S Sc.
RIOIs EDUCATIONAL MISTAKES.

r tion In the virginia Csust,tasisn.
Rochester N. " Univer-ity. which
attracted considerable attention by ad-
hitting women students last year, has
lust made three serious mistakes at the
beginning Of the autumn semester.
Firs, Each class freshman. sophomore,
Junior and senior. has formed too entirely
separate and distinct organizations ono
for boys and one for grls-to manage
GLASS Affairs for the term.
second 1t has been decided that no
prizes shall hereafter be offered for which
both men and women shall be eligible In
competition. but men will compete with
men only. and women with women only.
Third-The Presidents lectures on college
ethics, for tho entire studen, body. all
will be delivered twice 60 the girls
alone. and once 90 the boys alone.
Il Is really a question whether these
matters should b. considered with seriouS-
ncsS or ridiclle when one recalls the
struggles made by the women OF Rochester
% raise the 5000 demanded by the trus-
tees before they would open the doors
o. girls. and the last supreme effort to
secure this amount, which almost cost the
life 81 susan II Anthony, II seems the sub
ject of the gravesi import. hut when'
on the other hand, one thinks OF this com
parativelv little institution. entitled to
the name ~ university only because there
H. a theological school connected with II.
making these absurd distinctions. which
have never been found necessary by the
greatest coc,lucaiional universities In
the country b. IL almost impossible TO scc
ANYTHING hut the ludicrous side,
The cNsri-r Orer-d for the first NAMED
aggregation of the scNe- j. that giil- aru
not Interested IN fo,ihall, which J. ~ pronii-
mont 4 feature of the~e class organizations,
and that a joint confer"n"' committee cal.
lie apipointcd 10 consut on nsiiors ot
mutual interest II certainly would u"
much more in kec, ing with the tr'i" CO.
,sinca, innal SPIRIT To- hav" lUint class
organization with u special oniniit"" I"
managp football affairs Bv the present
ar,ancrn"ut rln-s prize, unity. c"ihrad"-
shin and coon vat ior are ~1cTi;it,N.
Tie r,.asal given FOR fhc second division
O. the Sheep from tho goats u purely humor-
otis and would tns ke a wooden Image hush'
VIZ. That this competition betwecn BOYS
and girls for prizes j. apt 10 produce DIS
co;'rgt 1rd hard feelings There i no
doubt of u when the girl- ''k" The prilrs
In snnc colleges II las made lh" boys 40
dia,oltert,d they have held meeting, ana
dacl1 red c,rnducatioD a failure. Nh"n
Sapol.on's army invaded Spain the t"au-
tiful women 80 that country lFoaiu. ile
victims of i." soldier, and instead of I'M
po~iuR a pcuaiy upon the soldiers the
1sovernmcHi decrvs,d that ali women should
wear thick volts for 100 year
To rrturl 90 Rochester IniNrrIty
seems that il dos lot make any difference
how much rivalry. j. engendcr'd among
the boys pyr 90, ur among th" girI- per So
a. tho contest Tor prizes, Ju~l 40 'h"rc y
ro,,e hc'wecn no two considered a. dif-
fcr,ri saNsS Ry this R~tutc decision the
women Students Gra absolutely prevented
from comparing their intellect ual ability
with that ~ thu men students and demon
strating their e1ml right to tbe advantages
OF tn. university By cutting on this per
feoily hcathful and legitimate compe-
tition l. ces' royed the stimulus which
ench sry exerts on the other. which IL the
most bcnefici1l element Of coeducation.
Tine rigid ssparation OF the two IN the
lectures on college ethics arouses feeling
OF curiosity a. 10 what sort OF a system the
presieie-t propo-cs 10 expound IL " "
OF n nature which makes u exceedingly
Improper 70 10 heard by the boys and
girls together. then by all means le' some
woman professor be secured 70 hnpar u
TO the girls
I, is useless for President Rhees To attempt
10 Justify these ridiculous and unprece-
dented innovations In a coeducatlonai IN
stitution by announcing that they are
made at the request Of the women students
themselv..- II they have as-ented 10 any
such programme " has been because they
were expected 20 do 80, and their IHsiuoh
In the college is too new ana rnghtiy es-
tablshed to bc aSsertive. Unless These
divisions are abolished AT once they VIII
grow stronger with time and others VIA
he adds-i until the institution will fe-olve
itaelf into a bows college and girls col
legr II this action has been taken ~lth
the consent Of the trustees, then they Ger
tasnly have violated the spirit, at least
l..
women Of Rochester when they handed
over that dearly earned fund of $4,000.
The Suffrage Committee 81 the virginia
Constitutional Convention, which IL Sit
ting sine die, extended a unanimous in.
vita,ion TO Mrs. Chapman Gait, President
OF the National association, to come down
20 Richmond and tell them why they ought
20 give suffrage To the woInen of that state
She spoke IN the historic old hall OF Rep
resentstives, and the ladies', Who. III" MEM
hers of the convention had been declar1nR
would not Accept the ballot n presented
ON a silver platter, pour~i INTO the nan
md fllsd the galleries b~st known
in society. the papers a>-ire the'r rear,
ers. They give several columns report
of her speech on their hrsi page night next
90 pure reading matter about state poll
tics And In the description of her beauty
her clothes her style and her eloq,ience
-Dthyramb Dick Of hhlunsr Park IL
eOmnletelv oufClaf-fNi Nne was not
freak. she was not a crank, she Wa not
even emotional the Dspr'-h SAYS, "but
instead she might easily pass for one oi
the hest of proud old hchmond
sThc distinguished woman spoke for
an hour the Timos relates, -an eloquent
and scholarly appeal, the audience break
ing into chesrS from time To time. When
she resumed her seat there was perfect
storm Of applause which was long con
tin,,ed Meml,err. public men and ladies
crowded around the speaker and offered
their hands in congratulation.
Whether thus was merely a form al
chivalry. which IL not confined 10 the
Southern States 10y any means. remains
90 be seen. II the men Of Virginia vii
grant tho franchise they will soon learn
as did tho-e of Louisiana, WHISTLER women
want IL or NOT,
Tho Lynchburg News quotse Delegate
tlasr as saving that bs is very hot~ful al
least of having favorable report on quail
flying women as no'arie~ public
When tho women of Greater New Iorl
read that right nov at tho opening % tho
school wear, there are foOp children u
Brooklyn aud half that numhsr IN Man.
haitian and The Bronx who can attend
school only psr, 81 tho day l~cause Their
h no room for them. aud 400 In MAnhai
tan alone who cannot e. at all-ons wouc
suppos-c they would rise up -n ms--" snc
demand a voice Ia tho management ~ the
school fIDds N they had control of tbs