The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-12
COLLEGIATE
ALUMNAE
MEETS.
Session Held at the EIolss,
Where Two Interesting Ad-
dresses Are Made.

The regular monthly meeting or thu
Rhode Island Branch of the Association
for Collegiate Alumnae convened at the
Eloise at 1880 o'clock this morning with
the usual large attendance. The guests
and speakers OF the association were
Miss Julia III. Caverno of Smith college,
Miss Martha Cause McCaulIey of Welles-
ley and Miss Fensham, dean OF the
American College for Girls at Constan-
tinope
The gathering was called to order short-
~ before II o'clock by the president Miss
Annie Crosby Emery, dean OF Pembroke,
after which a short business meeting en-
sued.
In this connection Mrs. Carl Barnes.
chairman of the committee appointed to
investigate the matter OF forming an en-
ployment bureau I'm connection with the
work OF the association, presented her
report.
The next meeting being the annual
meeting Miss Emery appointed the fol-
lowing as the nominating committee to
choose officers for the coming year: Miss
Hunt Mrs. Tarbell and Mrs. Francis II.
Bates.
After several other minor matters OF
business had been disposed of Miss
Emery In "A few happy and graceful re-
first speaker and her subject. Smith
College"
In beginning she said that TO speak OF
the progress of the college and its equip.
ment was comparatively easy. bat nots
after all, the most salient thing.
The main thing. she believed, was tho
work of the college and I'm this 'connec-,
tion she told first OF the energy that Is
required ON the part of the faculty to
keep up special department.
Continuing she dwelt upon the signi-
ficance and importance OF the organizing
OF the college work and the arrangement
of the course of study so that things snail
not conflict.
The speaker dwelt also. at some length,
upon the requirements to enter Smith coli
lege i'm the present day az compared with
the requirements a decade or more ago.
Miss Cayerno then gave a compre-
hensive Idea OF the several courses OF
study for the several degrees and the
requirements as To- certain allied studies.
Thecertficate system was also explained
together with some account Of Its advan-
tages and disadvantages and It's results.
Miss McCaulIey, representing Wellesiy
college. followed Miss Caverno, dwelling
upon some phases and changes In the coll
lege work which she deemed especially
important.
In this connection she dwelt at length
tpon the recent introduction OF system
of student government at Wellesley and
it's great advantages.
A second point upon which she dwet
was the honorary system OF scholarships
at the college and third upon the social
life OF the institution.
In closing, the speaker told something
of the changes in the college briic'ng
and grounds and lastly OF recent gifts
to the college explaining that the total
endowment fund had been increased dur
ing the past year by Si69,Do.
In closing her talk Miss McCauley
described the religious services at welles-
ley and the aesthetic aids to worship such
az the gowned choir OF "A students. etc.
At the conclusion OF tho formal pro-
gram luncheon was served In the small
dining room.
At the conclusion of the same toasts
were responded TO by Miss Alice Stone
blackwell. Boston university: Mrs. Carl
Barus. Vassar aud the American College,
FOR Girls at Constantiuople by Miss Fens-
ham.