The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-10-20
BOSFON'S new COLLEGE
WHERE GIRLS WILL BE
TAUGHT
How to Keep House and Various
Ways OF Earning a LiVIng-The Be-
quest of John Simmons.

Simmons college, the institution pro-
vided for in the will of John Summons,
the Boston merchant who died some
forty years ago, leaving the property
which has now amounted to some
s., SOC, 900 or 100000, opens to-day. II
the proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing then Simmons college stands ap-
proved, for about 120 young women will
begin as students. Their homes are
scattered among the cities and upon
the hills all over the state. inquiries,
saws President Henry Leravour, have
been received from all over the coun'
try, but this entering class of six-score
comes from the vicinity. The college
has no permanent home. Its ADMIN
istration offices are in Huntington
chambers, quite near the public library
on Huntington avenue. On st. Botolph
street it has two houses which were
used by the women's educational and
Industrial union, and the department
Of household economics VIII nave quar-
ters here. Simmons hall IS the dorml-
tory. This is~on st. Botolph street, and
near the educational and art center OF
the Hub The institute of technology
grants the use of buildings and pro-
fessors for the new institution, but this
ARRANGEMENT is only for the current
academic year. 1t is expected tnat a
change will be made in the next sum-
mer vacation and the site of the new
home for the college has not been Sc
lected. President Lefavour says that
1t will probably be in the vicinity OF
Boston, but whether inside or just out
side of the city limits has not been de-
termined, more probable the latter.
The dormitory is under the personal
supervision of the dean, Miss Sarah
Arnold, long one of the supervisors OF
the public schools. In this dOrmitory
are suites of rooms arranged for two
students each, with study, bedroom and
bathroom. Board is given in the build
ing, and the cost of board and rooms
for the year is from $275 to 1925, aside
from care of the rooms and lights. The
regular tuition fee is $500 per year, $50
payable at the beginning of each term.
-Four general lines of instruction are
opened for the current year-household
economies, secretarial, library and sci
entffic courses. The applicant must
have had the equivalent of a good high
school education. Graduates of other
women's colleges are among those who
have entered for the practical instruc-
tion given. Provision is made for
graduate work. The department of
household economics has four courses.
First is the regular course of four years
in preparing for professional house
Iraa ND for Ia than N qH-
yanced course of one Or more years for
college graduates and others of like at
tainments; an elementary course of one
year and special or partial courses.
Under the general head of secretarial
courses are three courses, correspond
ing to the four under household econo-
mics, with the one-year course omitted.
In the library department is regular
course of four years and special or par
tial courses. Tn the scientific depart
ment are five courses. First is the col
legiate course of four years in prepara-
ton for science teaching; then an adj
vanced course of year or more for
students who have had college training
or normal school training, before en-
tering Simmons college; then four
years course as preliminary to the
study of medicine; then courses Of
one, two or three years in preparation
for admission to training schools for
nurses; last, special or partial courses.
Simmons college seems to have been
especially sought by those who have
to earn living for themselves. This
seems to be in accord with the purpose
of the founder. Most popular are the
secretarial courses. These give in
struction in the modern languages
English, German, French, Spanish.
They include history and physical
training But their directly practical
side lies in teaching stenography and
typewriting. Electives are proposed for
the third and fourth years. The short
hand and ty'pewriting accomplishments
will give the young women the shortest
cut to self-support, and it is on that
side that Simmons college most re-
sembIes a business college.
Science courses seem attractive. Mod
ern languages occupy a minor place in
them. but there are physics, mathema-
tics biology, physiology history, chem
istry, economics, psychology and so on.
Besides there are four years of study
as. preparation for going to medical
college. One course is given prepara-
tory to nursing as a .life occupation.
The catalogue has far more practical
aspect than one of Wellesley, Mount
Holyoke or Smith. For the present, it
is expected to have evening classes
which will duplicate the work done
during the day. In this way the COL
lege will come closer to the genuine
working classes than any of the pres
ent women's colleges. President Lee
favour mentions one respect in which
Simmons seems to be supplemental of
other colleges for women, ir that it
puts practical finish upon the inst2uc-
ton given in others. This explains
why graduates of other womens COL
leges in Massachusetts are coming to
Simmons this year. They want the
practical finish in order that they may
get upon a self-supporting basis in a
regular profession or occupation.
The head Of the secretarial course is
Edward n. Eldredge, who comes here
from Temple college in Pennsylvania.
Associated with Miss Arnold in the de-
partment of the household economics
will be Miss Maria Elliott, we'll known
in connection with the workeof the Wo-
mems Educational and Industrial
union; Miss Susannah Usher, a Wis
consin girl, who has had valuable ex-
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