The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-01
NEW AND UNIQUE
COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
Simmons College Will Combine Culture Studies
With Practical Training "a Mime
apoIis Woman Is Dean

vide a generous amount OF culture studies for
each student. In the secretarial work, for
instance, three-fourths OF the training will
be generally educational, and about one
fourth that which will cover stenography.
typewriting. indexing. cataloguing. accounts,
proofreading and that kind of thing.
Some idea of what we wish to accomplish In
this department may be gained from the
statement that we hope to train girl so
that she could write her employers letters
without dictation. Many literary men and
others who employ secretaries complain that
while the technical training OF the young
women they are able to hire is excellent, the
girls are sadly lacking in the elementary
knowledge necessary to the writing Of proper
letters And to find a stenographer intelligent
enough to be able to understand and properly
spell French and German words. not to men
ton English ones Of more than two syllables,
Is almost impossible. We wish our secretaries
to be educated women, with technical Kno"l-
edge BESIDES you see.
There will be no medical school. but we
shall probably offer a general sc1entlhc
course. preparatory to the medical school OF
nursing.
Under the head of what might be termed
household economics we hope to give three
different kinds of training. one for the girl
who wishes such practical education as
shall fit her to be the efficient head OF her
| own home: another kind which should pre-
| pare girl to take charge OF pupfc OF
private institution and carry on Its work, anu
| a third kind which should be in the nature
of a research course. =:
| We shall wish to emphasize particularly
| these domestic science courses. for we want
everything that girl learns in Simmons col
| lego to react favorably upon life in the home,
her own home or that in which her life IS
spent For, as the dean has we'll said,
| ssWhatever phases education may assume, 1t
must always be true that the safety OF the
home and the welfare Of the children must
| depend largely upon the ideals ana framing
| of women" ~ ...,r.
Besides the courses have outlined. others
which have been suggested are: Applied arts,
with special reference to designing for tex
tiles pottery, wall paper, book covers and so
| on and horticulture. For the latter a farm
| would, Of course, be necessary. and have
| already been the recipient Of attention from
| people who have farms to sell. But 1t seems
| to be still undemonstrated that there are
places for girls who may have completed q
| horticultural education. At any rate, we
have not yet decided to take the risk Of q
| farm. ..-.'. . 1890,
To graduates of other colleges who may
| wish to take at Simmons only the professional
| subjects, special facilities to be offered
! Another very important part of the college
will be Its extension classes. in which ele-
-mentary instruction will be given for nomi
| nal fee in various technical subjects to eve
ming classes of working people, and the facili
ties Of the college will be used as far as is
practicable for vacation schools and Saturda!
classes for teachers and others not connected
with the college as It's regular members, blu
qualified to profit by the instruction.
In this way it is hoped that the benefits o.
the foundation may reach a large number O.
those not able to give the time to a regular
course. .