The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-05
PLANS FOR CONDUCT
/ OF THE WOMAN'S
COLLEGE,
1t Will Give Women the Same
Opportunities as
Men.
GREAT WORK IN THESOUIH
Chairman Southgate, it Win be a Distinct
College Separate il its Government
and Other Details Of Admin
-
GREAT WORK IN THE SOUTH
istratlon.
Especial to News and Observer

! lopeclal 10 News and Observer.
Durham, N. c., July Mr. James H.
southgate, president of the Board of Trus-
tees of Trinity College, gave out tonight
the following interesting facts concerning
the movement to build at Trinity great
woman's college
He said that for a number of years
Trinity College has been committed to
the work OF woman's education. This work
has been prosecuted in limited way, but
the experience of the college has put the
authorities in possession of information
which satisfies them as to the best course
to be pursued and this new movement is
but fuller development of what has been
gong on. The executive committee met
last night and had before them the CON
slderation OF plans to be placed before
the general board of trustees. This com
mlttee has only authority TO take the mi
tlatlve IN matters of this kind Final ac-
ton rests with the Board of Trustees.
However, the executive committee
agreed on a plan of organization, said
Mr.. Southgate, and while / am not au-
thorlzed 10 give the specific plan adopt
ed, nevertheless, may say that the wo-
mans college will be a distinct college.
mean by distinct college that it will be
Kept separate IN its government and other
details OF administration and discipline
from Trinity College.
1t will not be located on the campus Of
Trinity College" continued the speaker.
and while the faculty of Trinity College
will be the faculty of the woman's col
lege, the freshman, sophomore and junior
classes in the womans college will have
all Rotations IN the academic building
OF the woman's college. The professors
VIII go to them, they will not go to the
professors. so there will not be any inter
mlngling in the class rooms or halls of
the two schools.
The Woman's college will be under the |
control and direction of the trustees of
Trinity, IN fact, as I understand it, it |
VIII be operated as a part of the corpora
ton OF Trinity College, all official docu- |
ments which may require a seal will |
bear the seal OF Trinity College and the |
president of Trinity College will be the |
president OF the woman's college, though |
the details of administration of the wo
mans college will be under the direction
OF dean chosen for that purpose inst
as the head master of the high school +
administers the detailed affairs of that
institution.
The courses of study and entrance re-
qulrements of the woman's college will be
identical with those Of Trinity College. not
something like them or as good as thev
are but the same. BY this method. with
some increase of the faculty OF Trinity B
CollegeCollege, we shall be able to conduct /,
the two colleges with one faculty and to
give to both all the advantages OF our
endowments and other equipments.
Our idea said Mr.. Southgate. ois
not co-education. AS understand Il
Trinity has never stood for co-education.
Hitherto it has been college for men.
to which women have been admitted but
the course Of study and methods of work
have all been arranged with reference to
mena nd not with reference to young wo-
men and in this new movement co-educa
ton is not the idea, but the separate edu-
cation of two classes of students. so that /
the necessities Of each class may be sun. !
piled without any possible hnderance to J
either In short this is an effort to mt !
at the disposal of the young women of Z
the South all the advantages of the equip =
ments and endowments of Trinity College. e
The executive committee feels that such I
advantages are due our young women. h
Just why young man should have a u
million dollars to use as educational CAPT
tai and young woman, probably his a
sister, should be forced to use an invest n
ment of only fifty thousand dollars is n
distinction that has all the appearances 81
Of wilful Injustice. g
''No sir. said he, ''if the coming genera
ton of mothers lack in intellectual CT
and grasp and purpose, the com
ing generation of men must be of G
weak type. We shall render the best
service to the future by deepening and
and strengthening the character Of
Of the future mother. Weak and frivolous A
will hardly raise genera ia
lion of strong robust menhood' III
Mr.. SoutlRate was asked if he knew IS
what was public sentiment in regard to this II
new movement at Trinity. In reply he said y
that he had not had the opportunity to II
ascertain to- any great extent. but as far -
as he had been able to learn the idea was
welcomed with much enthusiasm. 1t is the - =,
policy of Trinity College to do what is ~ ~
thought right and best for Southern an
youth and Southern life and not to be =,
governed by popular enthusiasm. or
81 am slre." said he, that no man be- bu
ieves in edlcation would hesitate one mo- vi
nent to give to movement like this en- ag
,husiastic support, unless he chose to ar lin