The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-01
A Necessity at the University.

"A Necessity al Lhe university.
There are 800 young women attend
ing the University Of Minnesota. And
yet on the campus Of that institution
there is no building set aside for their
exclusive use. The Woman's League,
an organization consisting Of the girl
students, has undertaken to secure the
erection of such a building. On the
theory probably. that those are, most
deserving Of help who are disposed TO
help themselves, these young women
have three projects in hand for the
purpose of raising money to be ap-
piled upon the cost Of such::a building.
They have charge %of the April num-
Der Of the. Minnesota Magazine, out
of which they expect to make several
hundred dollars. They are getting up
a spring carnival for the afternoon
and evening. Of April 4, at the armory,
in order to raise money for woman's
building. They have undertaken to
bring Damrosch here for the present.
alton of Parsifal, April 10, at the arm
Dry, and hope. to realize some money
from that entertainment for their
building fund.
These brave efforts and others
which will follow them are to be re-:
garded, however, rather as evidences
Of a disposition to help themselves
| than as means promising success.
| Such a building as ought to be erected
for this purpose will cost $4,000, and
the Woman's League expect to pre-
sent this matter at the next session
of the legislature and offer such argu-
ments in support of their appeal as
will induce that body to make up the
necessary appropriation. ss
They are prepared to show that
the arrangements at the university for
the ccommodation of the girl stu
dents are shamefully inadequate; that
they lack sufficient and decent toilet
accommodations; thatthere are no rest
rooms or club house of any kind for
girls on the campus; that there are no
suitable and sanitary lunch rooms for
the 400, or 500 girls who are obliged
to eat their lunches at the university
that the intervals between class room
work must be spent hanging about
the halls and stairways. and window
lodges. - = g.. "@.~
There is no provision made for the
social life Of the university girl; nc
regular and suitable place for the &C.
commodation of her literary; or socia
clubs; no center Of woman life at the
university where all the girls may bt
brought together and enabled to de
rive the peculiar benefits which ough
to be theirs from association together
as college mates. There is really NJ
, college life for the university "co-ed.'
The attendance of girls at the uni
, versity is increasing, and the number
) surely demand that. consideration b,
J given by the legislature.to their want
3 in the direction Indicated. Among S,
large a number Of young women 1t i
! a shameful neglect that there shoul,
, be no restroom, no refuge in case o
: temporary illness, and no center o
t the wonan's social life Of the institu
j ton.
4 The absence of every provision o
Y this kind ought to and doubtless doe
D influence a great many parents agains
: sending their daughters to an institl
: ton where SO little regard is paid t
their, requirements as women an
! students. Some consideration has bee
f given to the question Of a.girls' dor
s mitory, but the need Of a woman
e hall of the kind indicated, which sha
: provide for the necessities of the gin
t students during the day, is probabl
b much more urgent Hundreds OF thes
y girls who are not fortunate enough t