The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-22

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
spondent
President Capen-s facts and figures
disproye 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 matrimony. Tufts College ad-
nits 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 1900
Tufts College shows only tive such
marriages. The reasons for this state
of affairs are explained by President
Capen In this way:
THE students, both men and wom-
en-, have little time for sentimental
ties. | cannot speak for other insd-
tutions. but at Tufts coeducation has
not stimulated marriage.
in 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 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 a long time
after graduation and to men whose &C
quaintance they made after leaving
college
an 1897 FIVE 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
q college man.
in 1899 fifteen women received de-
grees and only two. to my knowledge.
are married and neither of them to a
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.
Besides 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.
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
mftories. and the other half come from
their own homes daily.
These latter naturally have their
own companions. mainly from their
rircle of acquaintance outside OF the
eollege. We have a good deal Of social
ne at Tufts with the fraternities and
college functions. but the young men
rarely 20 OF the hill to get their young
women for such occasions Yet such
social intercourse. as you see has not
ed to serious results
This small marriage ratio among 1
The women graduates OF our college Is =
mainly due to the fact that they are ?
here for the purpose OF getting an edu- r
cation by which they can support /
themselves by teaching or various 9th
n of the learned professions. Women
IF this sort are not % likely to think :
II matrimony az those who have moth
ng else to do after finishing their
.ourse as students-
The decline Of marriage Of college
women IL no more marked proportion r
ltely than among business women. I
fanny Of both classes are preferr1ng I
o live on their own resources to turn
nS 10 matrmony ~ 4 means of sup
,ort The womAs In q cosducatiooAl