The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-09-24

Some additional light is thrown
upon the recent discovery that there
are very few marriages between grad
yates OF coeducational institutions in
this State by the expression of the
view Of President Elmer II. Capen, of
Tufts College, writes Boston CORE
spondent.
President Capen's facts and figures
disprove the popular idea that the con-
slant meeting of young men and wom-
en- in the class room and on the
campus each day for four years at CO.
educational colleges must lead to the
formation of friendships that can end
only in matrlmony. Tufts College adj
mits men and women on a footing Of
equality in all courses. Its Official rec
ords show that the percentage Of mar
riages among students Is small.
In the five years preceding 1860
Tufts College shows only tive such
marriages. The reasons for this state
Of affairs are explained by President
Capen in this way:
en-, have little time for sentimental
ties. / cannot speak for other insti-
tutions, but at Tufts coeducatiOn has
not stimulated marriage.
I'm the ten years that women have
been admitted as students here there
have been but two women who have
married Tufts men, one Of these wom-
en- a graduate and the other a student
who left without finishing her course.
"Women were first admitted in the
fall of 1892, and the first class to grad
uate women was that Of 1896. OF this
class there were seven women who re-
ceived degrees, two Of whom are mar
rIed. Both were married long time
after graduation and to men whose &C
quaintance they made after leaving
college
"In 1897 Eve women were gradu-
ated, none of whom Is married. The
class Of '9S had seven women, one Of
whom Is married. Her husband is not
college man.
"In 1899 fifteen women received de-
grees and only two. to my knowledge,
are married and neither Of them to g
college mate. The class of 1900, the
last of which such records have been
kept, graduated eighteen women, four
of whom have been married, one OF
them to a Tufts man.
"Besldes these women mentioned
there have been six or seven women
who have entered Tufts and dropped
out before completing the course and
have been married. One Of these mar
ried Tufts man.
1.-THE numerical ratio Of women In
the college at the present time Is about
one to four. About One-half Of the
women students live in the college dor
mitories, and the other half come from
their own homes daily.
"These latter naturally have theil
own companions, mainly from their
circle of acquaintance outside of the
college. We have a good deal of SOcia
life at TUFTS with the fraternities and
college functions, but the young men
rarely 20 off the hill to get their young
women for such OCCASIONS. ct sucE
social intercourse. as you see has moi
led to serious results.
This small marriage ratio among
the women graduates Of our college Il
mainly due to the fact that they are
here for the purpose of getting an edu
cation by which they can Suppor
themselves by teaching or various 9th
er Of the learned professions. Womer
of this sort are not 20 likely to th1nl
Of matrimony as those who have moth
ting else to do after finishing theil
course as students.
''The decline Of marriage Of cOiieg,
women Is ne more marked proportion
ately than among business women
Many Of both classes are preferrtni
to live on their own resources to turn
Ing to matrimony 40 a means Of sup
port Tie woman In 6 cos6uc@t1ona