The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02
THEY DISCUSS co-EDUcATIoN.
Prof. Katherine !. Hutchinson, of Al
bert Lea College, Is Opposed to 1t.

Prof. Katherine I. Hutchinson, of Al
bert Lea College, Is Opposed to 1t.
at am especially in favor of co-edu-
cation because it gives young women
an opportunity to choose fntelligently
{, life partner" declared Prof. Maria
| Sanford yesterday morning, during the
course of an address in favor of CO.
education delivered before the college
| section of the Minnesota Educational
| association in the Central high school.
Prof. Katherine I. Hutchinson, Of
Albert Lea college, in a paper on
Separate Education for Men n
Women During h Freshmen and
emphatically in favor of such separa-
ton. Prof. Sanford and Prof. Margaret
J. Evans declared against such separa-
ton. A lively discussion followed the
reading of Prof. Hutchinson's paper.
From the nature of the case" said
Miss Hutchinson, the discussion turns
largely on the education of women Let
us see first what are some of the dis
advantages or social dangers said to
result from the higher education of
women and then ask the question, VIII
the proposed segregation tend to re-
luce these? There are many who be-
lieve that during the college course a
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terest is directed away from the home
and all that pertains to it.
When she returns to her home af-
ter her college term she finds it pokey.
We nave tried to remedy this by in
Producing electives in the curriculum,
courses in domestic science, child
psychology, ETC., u the average col
lege girl does not elect these as a rule.
She feels that she car when she
wishes, learn to cook in her mothers
kitchen, out that in college she must
pursue those studies which are broad
ening." She does not want the labora-
tory to be a kitchen nor the class room
a nursery. So there is this danger of
the destruction of nome life to be met
with.
Another social danger from the edu-
cation of women in the same classes
with men is that Of competition. She
| becomes his rival. She has proved in
her college life-so she thinks-that
Intellectually she is his equal. Out
side of college she considers that his
vocations are quite worthy her intel
lectIal a~ttainments, so she struggles
for his place and neglects what was
| formerly her special sphere, the home.
/ must confess hat from my own eX-
| perience as teacher in the seminary
and the college that the seminary girl
has a charm the college girl is in dan
! ger of losing
Miss Evans, in opposing this view
of co~-education, declared that having
| the boys and girls educated together
in colleges largely reduced the amount
of dissipation and immortality which
was apt to remain undecided in a col
lege for men; and mad the rodyism
and social disturbance which always
accompanies the maSsing of large
bodies of men almost unknown. These
bad habits, she asserted, were gener-
ally formed during the first two years
of the young mans college life.
IF the presence of pure minded,
fastidious young women can keep a
young man from these habits for the
first two years. she said. his danger
is greatly lessened. The mutual in
fluence of young men and young
women upon each other during the
formative period produces a new type
of character-manly n womanly
character. Special masculine virtues
are impaired to the young woman;
| special feminine virtues make the
young man more manly"
In conclusion the speaker said: Tn
ordinate desire for national prosperity
| threatens to become the dominant
principle with us and will surely bring.
in due season, decay. The education
of women with men tends to combat
this tendency to commercialism on the
part of man, and to give to him some
of the ideality of women. Women are
undoubtedly as fond of the results of
wealth as are men, but they are not in
danger of loving the game of. money
| getting as men love it."
Prof. Sanford stated that she agreed
with what Miss Evans had said in
favor of co-education. She added that
there were always some boys and girls
for whom co-education would not do at
all, but she said it vas not necessary
to consider those. Higher education
was not for them. But for girls who
could appreciate it-and the majority
| could-higher education was especially
! good. In order to bar those boys and
girls who might abuse it's privileges,
| Prof. Sanford recommended the en-
forcement of a standard of high
| scholarship.
Prof. w. w. Payne, of Carleton coll
lege, presided 1t yesterdays meeting
of the college section. Other papers
were read as follows: Qualifications
and Limitations for the Degree of Doc
tor of Philosophy" DR.. D. Frederick
w. Sardeson, University of Minnesota;
What Should Be the Aim and Object
of the Study of Latin in a Classical
| Course" Prof. J.. Sander, Gustavus
] Adolphus; and The Rules, Forms and