The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-20
ALABAMA WOMAN ANSWERS
 MRS. LOGAN ON CO-EDUCATIOH


 In recent issue of The New York Journal theDe appeared an article on Evils of Co-edncation" by Mrs. John A. Logan in which she along with the Chicago University took a stand against co-education. This article was replied to in The Washington Post of last Sunday by Mrs. Emma Bailey who is a student of Columbian University. She takes firm stand for co-education. Of Mrs. Bailey The Washington Times has the following:
 "The first woman to enter for degrees of doctor of civil law and master of diplomacy at Columbian University is Mrs. Emma R. Bailey, LII. B., LL. M, member of the bar of the District or Columbia Mrs. Bailey was born in Ala bama, and comes of distinguished an cestry. Her maternal grandfather, WI liam Henry Stevens of Connecticut, was one or the only two judges that were to be found in Alabama at one time.
 Mrs. Bailey was Miss Emma Moseley of Talladega daughter of the late LDr. and Mrs. R. A. Mosely. The following Is the article in The Washington Post in which she takes exception to the position of Mrs. John A. Logan:
 Defense of Co-Education.
 In>the matter of the Evils of co-edu- cation.' one notes with unmeasured sur prise the stand Mrs. John A. Logan takes on the subject, exhibited in her brieI article in The New York Journal, and also that the Chicago University. which seemed abreast If not ahead of modern educational ideas. should so far retro grade from the principle of co-education. This idea was advocated by pr. Whit man. who came from that institution to the Columbian University. of Washing ton, D. c, and who saw so much of the success of the principle as illustrated in his experience in Chicago that he urged It here, even in the professional school ot law. During his regime it did not go into effect. but since that period another !. representative of Chicago, Judge Charles w. NeedhaIn. now president of Colum- bian, has not only advocated its adoption. but has successfully instituted 1t. Judge Needham is fun of aggressveness along - all lines 6f advancement of university life not only in a monetary sense. but in providiuko improved methods of ln- struction, advanced authorities. ana the best of professors
 The writer is distinctly in favor of CO., education. and values the dlscrlmlnauon which sees not only that it would result in higher intellectual planes by winch women might benefit, but also the resultant value to the opposite sex in that the association igtsIscti1y is Ihe that through competition. but result III a higher sense of appreciation of the equali- ty of the students and raising of stan dards of morality and virtue for assocla- tions with the good.
 It is hard to understand Mrs. Logan indiscriminate mingling of students. What kind of an institution mas she visited? T..
 We have the c0-euuCallOIldl SS stCAi III many schools and can Vouch Tor the benefit to the students. Our puohc school system is also doing grand Worh in co-education. equality to attain, but why woman who has been considered an advocate or wo- men in every phase Of lie shouiu opJee, ~ to her intellectual opportunity 10 atlaih " chance for betterment is beyond Ken. Most of the higher and best colleges ana universities were established tor the naie students alone, but if now the patriarcns see that what Is good for their boys Will prove equally so for their girls, why should a woman rush into print denying an advantage which, when she was young was not offered her?
 Women do not become free Of manner and less reserved than they otherwise would be. nor the mon indifferent to and careless or presumptuous in thelr de- meanor toward the gentlor sex. By com blning the two sexes you give greater op- portunites for higher development for where there is a community of interests there the expense is lesSened pro rata, and a greater and more diverse cufflcu- lum may be provided.
 Man and woman were not made to walk alone-in the home, at the church ~ and In all social functions they are on 2 an equality and why should a line of demarkation be drawn in the school life Is it because forsooth some woman de cries the minglng in intellectual pur- suits fearing the disappearance of dell $ cacy and refnement on the part of women and lack of consideration and deference on the part of men? ''Honi soft qu maj pense' From experience in academic, college and university life we can assert that co-education has had benign in- fuonce on both sexes.
 The question of competition of women should not ter to deny the right of eX- ceiling in any desirable line any more than that between man and man. some Of the best daughters. sisters, wiVes and mothers have so been educated. Did il ty less? Rather the excellence of their