Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
MANY VASSAR GIRLS
PRESIDENT TAYLOR THINKS 1000
OF EN- is ENOUGH.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 2.-The pressing
danger Of overcrowding in the larger
women's colleges and the needs of Vassar
3n particular on this point. was presented
10 the alumnae of Vassar College this af-
ternoon by President Taylor of the college
At the annual luncheon of the Alumnae
Association at Delmonico's. President
Taylor declared that the danger lay along
two lines-the crowding of students, and
The crowding of studies. He suggested
that perhaps the adoption of the Oxford
plan of allied, but separate, colleges might
be the solution.
President Taylor was presented to the
alumnae by their president. Miss Elizabeth
Cutting, who remarked that a Vassar girl
had once been overheard to say that she
feared that If she remained at Vassar
long enough President Taylor would be-
come her ideal man. The NaSSar girls
fears have been realized by the alumnae.
If one may judge by the warmth of the
reception which President Taylor received
He looked pleased, but plunged at once
into serious talk.
Limit is 1000.
President Taylor declared that while the
standing of Vassar was equal to that of
any institution of its kind in the world
whether for men or women yet the num-
Der OF students, closely approaching the
thousand mark, made the problem of ind-
vidual attention a difficult one. He said
that recently the trustees had fixed the
limit of the number of students at 1000,
and he believed that it was a good idea
Ia hold to that limit. at least until some
solution Of the problem was found.
He declared that the large universities
were facing the same problem and that it
was the least easy of solution and the one
that needed most attention of any now be-
fore the educational world.
In closing President Taylor told of the
improvements at Vassar He said that
more and more attention to be paid to
the esthetic side of life at Vassar and
that when the plans now under discussion
are carried out Nassar's campus and
surroundings would be the most beautiful
in the world All that was needed. he said
was for some man with 100000 to come
along and say begin
The Early Struggles.
DIR. A. ii. Strong, president of the
Rochester Theological School and also pres
tdent of the Vassar board of trustees, told
of the early struggles of that body, but
declared that, thanks 20 the influence OF the
aiumnae, the board was at present as well
behaved and good looking a body as might
De found. lie told of the growing numbers
A. Fassar, but seemed to think that num-
bers were rather to be desired.
If the demand of women for higher
education continues to grow" said he, I'VE
viii soon have a government of women by
women and for women" He predicted that
within ten year the world would see insti-
buttons of learning for women alone with
an attendance of over 1900 students He
insisted that IL was the duty OF the college
TO meet the growing demand.
John g. Milburn told the aIumnae LOW
the problem of social student life was
solved at oxford. He praised highly the
eut-of-door and o'clock tea. but said that
after all, he didn't know that he would ad-
wise any of his audience To send their boys
there rather than 10 an American univer-
Eity.
ST. Clair McKelway told how sorry he
was that Nassar had closed her doors to
him as a student, and what good times he
had had within those doors as a visitor
The pleased his audience for many minutes