New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
SPANISH GIRLS COLLEGE,.
Efforts to Erect Memorial to alice
Gordon GuIick.

An orportunity TO erect monument of peace in
A., caDital OF q conquered foe is offered TO the
,en of the United States by the International
.,+-,+e League Of American Schools and Colleges
,tcb was recently organized for the purpose Of
.btsbl.g g college for women in Madrid Tt
.,,a grew out Of conference Of delegates from
-,sn's colleges Of Massachusetts held in the
-, of 1872 and the membership now includes
+ NJ the leading wonen's colleges OF the United
+.s All Eew-England has been organized, and
considerable number of State committees either
.. been or ere about to be organized.
1+. object Of the International Institute League
=, - Mace On & permanent basis the work begun
-wantv years ago by Mrs. Alice Gordon Quick
co. the education Of Spanish girls. Mrs. Gulick
,,o. 70 Spain with heg husband a missionary,
- n ,ha urgent request of few Spanish girls
sbe formed at Sautander little class, which she
Instructed IN the rudimerts Of education, hoping,
IN view OF the prevailing iMteraoy, to ut them for
+es ching This class grew 10 q school, and IN
co irse Of time the school became college with
standing in Spain equal that Of Harvard, Welles
ley and Columbia in this country,
'tovs c-ase de ninas nos envia vd?' what kind Of
gi-.s DO You send us0 asked the astonished d.
rector o. the State Institute at San Sebastian,
where the schcol was then located. when two OF
Mrs Chicks pupils obtained the highest mark
given ny The institute Sobre saliente Neapng
everything; ana ire same sentiment has been
ex;.ressed many times by prominent Spanish edu-
Gators
This was n 1850 and the next year thrty-thres
ou+ Of the farty-one girls examined up 10
tr,e same standard IN the third year TWO car
rie7 off some Of she prizes offered to the boys.
an. finally in 1885. took the degree OF Bache-
lor of Arts, which admits Madrid University.
II vas the FIRST time IN the history II Spain that
girls taught by women had obtained such recOgnI-
ton and the event made natural sensation
Great Won Ter and interest were expressed at the
achievement f such distinction by girls. and d
reception. al which speeches were made by pron1i-
neII men, given to one Of the girls in Sc
vile
During 81 this time not the slightest opposition
TO Mrs. Gulick's work has been manifested. In
this respect Spain has set example TO countries
which supposed TO be more enlightened. The
universities and all State institutions Of learning
were already open TO women, although pro-
vision was made for the preparation required for
entrance 70 the same. and the professors cooper
ated cordially with Mrs. cuncH when she wished
10 send pupils for examination. The comments Of
the newspapers have also been sympathetic.
"rhese girls said one paper. are educated not
only in literature and science. but in truth and II
al virtue and in the knowledge and fear Of Cod
Even the students at Madrid University, who,
from the experience Of the past might have been
expected be the first object TO the encroach-
Inent OF women on their supposed preserves have
treated the women who came up for examination
with The most chiyalrous consideration. When the
first TWO girls Esther Alfonso and .Juliana Campo
were taking their first examination they happened
10 go into TIE university library day consult
some books Of reference. As they entered. the
students Immediately formed in two lines on each
side Of The staircase. threw down their caps for
them TO walk upon. and then sang the royal march
known. but the fact that tickets for recent
meeting Of the Spanish Academy at which the
king was present were sent TO the institute IS re-
garded q favorable omen and is. in any case.
But in spite Of all this SUCCESS the college is with
out that which IS ordinarily considered an ind!s-