The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-20
GOODS
GIVE
SURPRISE
-Four Of Them Announce Engage
ment at Graduation Exercises
Of Northwestern University

Chicago, June 20.-At the Northwest
ern graduating exercises last night in
the auditorium four students publicly an
nounced from the platform their engage
ment 10 marry.
A storm OF applause and college yells
followed. 1t was the first time the uni
versity had taken official notice OF Gu
pld's work.
Arthur w. Campbell will marry Edna
M. Bronson, and Joseph Smiley will take
Ethel sherman They are all members or
the graduating class and have been four
years I'm the university
One thousand women students at Cni-
cago university see a victory for co-euu-
cation In the action OF the university sem
ate in postponing until autumn vote
on the plan 10 "sequester' the women.
THE junior faculty are just as mean
as they can be-" said Miss Emma Haines
OF the freshman class. THE idea Of want
Ing to keep us all by our lonely. Al
most every girl here favors co-education
In It's fullest sense Meeting men and
talking with them broadens a girls mind.
and that Is why we are unanimous for
Doesn't flirting interfere with stu
dents2'
In some cases. yes but the percentage
OF fiirts is small"
In the freshman debating club the dues-
tion was debated, and Miss Haines won
a victory over the man who opposed her
Dean Marion Talbot or the woman
department Is believer In co-education.
There Is little trouble here over so-called
heart affairs she said 'and study with
men inspires a woman 10 put forth her
best efforts Young men and women meet
here, fan in love and marry I'm much the
same way as they do outside university
influences"
one OF the heart affairs" eliminated
two weeks ago In an elopement. fair
"co-ed' summoned her young man. VINO
was not attending the university. and
stealing away in the night. Induced the
college chaplain 10 marry tnem.
The only restriction I'm the social life
OF the student is the rules relating 10
late hours. II students live outside the
dormitories these rules do not apply. The
public school, except the children are Of
larger growth OF the 1000 women 300
live In the dormitories. They are re-
cruited largely from small Western towns
and are bright types OF the American
girl.
President Harper said: "The university
must expand. What can be more natural.
then, than a grouping OF women's build
ings around central quadrangle. with a
clubhouse. gym, recitation hall and dor
mitories in a compact group, with sim
liar plan for the men?
This is by no means movement
against co-education at the university.
The system has been given thorough
trial here and has been eminently success
full Social conditions will be the same as
before and the young men and young
women will meet on the campus and In
the libraries under no more restriction
than heretofore"
The executive committee of the Chica-
go Association Of Collegiate Alumnae has
adopted the following resolution. which
has been submitted 20 President Harper,
to the secretary of the board OF trustees
and to the deans OF the junior colleges:
Resolved, That the Chicago Associa-
tion OF Collegiate Alumnae. an organi-
zation OF women graduates of the lead
ing co-educational and womens colleges
earnestly urges the continuance of the
present system OF co-instruction In all
departments of the University OF Chi
cago."
1hs same organization IS engaged in
procuring the signatures OF influential
people 10 a petition against the proposed
segregation as reactionary and en-
croaching on the rights OF past grads
and benefactors.
Talks with men students show that
the majority favor separate classes and
separate work
I'VE do not have the freedom I'm the
classroom that we desire" said T.. r.
Vincent. of the senior class. Girls act
as n handicap on the class and frequent
ly attract more attention than the work
I'm hand