The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-28
Segregation and the University OF
ChiCaCO.

DR.. HARPER has car ried the dav. as he
usually does. Coeiucation at the Uni
versity Of Chicago has given way To what
is called portentously the segregation
of the sexes, The woman officers Of
the university We're anti-segregationists,
but the diplomatic, persuasive and dex-
ferrous DR.. HARPER did not harp in vain
10 the Board of Trustees. The sad
truth is that the men," that is, the
boys" in most colleges are conserva-
tives to a certain extent, savages, if we
may say so without offence and from an
anthropological point of view. Some
thing of jealousy, something Of conceit
marks their notion Of woman students.
Let Ms be ungallant enough to speak the
truth. Many of the boy undergraduates
imagine that something of nferiority
belongs To university in which cosdu-
cation is carried ont frankly and thor
oughly The presence in the classroom
Of the women, most Of whom are sincere
and eager students, bothers them. II
is a clog on their boisterousncss. There
seems TO be a vague surmise that CO.
education will interfere with that de-
votion 10 athletics which is the main
purpose of college life. Girls 20 10 col
lege to study. Boys, as rule. 60 to have
n good time cultivate manly sports,
worship athletic heroes and glories,
whether they are themselves toilers of
the gymnasium or not. Finally, all
savages are conservatives. Mr.. ERNEST
CRAwLEY has lately shown that sex
solidarity is a main cause Of taboo.
Expressed in terms of civilized life, the
woman students at the University Of
Chicago have now been tabooed. The
separate classroom may be compared
with the habit of separate meals for the
sexes which prevails in a large part of
the world.
We can trust Prof. FREDERICK STARR
to deal with the analogies that crowd
upon the mind Of the anthropologists.
Meanwhile il is our pleasure to hear
from some Of the other professors. Prof.
ALBION W. SMALL, the sociologist. is
sure that when the scheme Of segregation
is in working order and he does not be-
lieve that we shall see the full benefits
Of it until separate buildings have been
erected the thoughtful women will
approve of il as much as the men"
Women who wish to be regarded as
" thoughtful have their cue. Accord
ing to Prof. SMALL, Cobb Hall has been
a foyer for the social gatherings of Young
men and women, and bet tween times of
seeing one another they have had little
opportunity to settle down to earnest
academic study"
Prof. CHARLES X. MANN Of the de-
partment of physics makes this clear
scientific argument for segregation:
." AS member OF the committee looked around
and saw that in the gymnasium classes where IN.
men and women are separated there was more
OF the esprit de corps than anywhere else In the
seemed to me when was in college at Columbia
TO have had girls IN the classes, and saw that IL
would have dampcncd a good deal OF this elias,
spirit, | became In favor OF the plan and have
been since. The department Of physics is solid
for segregation. understand that many OF the
hnest girls on the campus are for It,"
Many Of the finest girls and the thought
full women! Miss MYRA REYNOLDS, as
sistant professor Of English, recalls the
fact that all of the women officers of
the university are on record as opposed
to the measure but they are going to
do all in their power to carry out sue
cessfully the new policy; and Cobb Hall
will no longer be a" foyer"