The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
THE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN.

should DO In this State n collage for
women. at which they might have all
! the advantages of the higher education
now provided for the men, and "this
college. as the browning feature of our
pubic school system. should perform
for them the same functions the Uni
Yersity of Virginia performs for men.
~ is proposed that the college shall be
coordinate with the college for mon.
and that 1t be located at charlottes-
Nllte. virginia. SO that the administra-
ton may be moro economically CON
laucted." IT Is a repronch to this State
that no provision has been made for the
college education of Its young women.
not even for their instruction in our
normal schools, notwiths landing The
tact that the teachers employed in the
public schools OF this State are In the
proportion of four women to one man.
we print to-day. at the request OF
MISS Mary Louise Percy. Chairman of
The Press Committee. n very timely let
tor from DR.. Edwin B. Craighead. Pres
ident Of the Tulane University of
Louisiana, at New Orleans In which he
describes briefly Newcomb College and
It's administration. This college was
! established by the great lIberaiity of
Mrs Josephine Louise Ncwcomb.
who gave in 1856 100000 for the es-
Establishment of the II. Sophie Newcomb
Memorial College as The women's de-
partment of the University. Ii is pure
va college for women, and in It's un-
dergraduate work women alone are
/ admitted In the opinion of DR.. Craig
head. such college has every adj
vantage over a separate and indcpend-
ent college for women.' for the reasons
mat IT is far more economical to have
the women's college n part or the Uni
| fersity. rather than n separate institu-
tom" the general library OF the Uni
Versity. tho expensive scientific appa
ratus employed In the several DEPART
nents. and the astronomical observa-
tory. may all he used In common by the
men attending tho University proper
ana the women attending the woman's,
college at lower cost Of maintenance
|
and service than IL there were q dupli-
cation or machinery, and all 10 the
greater advantage of education in It's
| higher reaches. Tho plan of having
this co-ordinnte institution at Tulane
has worked with excellent results. and
the authorities of that institution have
been so much impressed by the advan-
tages of the college for women that
they HOW propose to place the woman's
college practically upon the same cam
pus with the University proper
The report of the United States Com
missioner of Education in March. 1910,
contained great many Significant sta
tistics. which prove beyond any fur
Their question. if any further question
could he made. the necessity of better
educational facilities for the women.
! There are not less than 100000 p,i-
! pills attending the public schools OF this
country outside Of tho towns ana cities.
land tho pupils attending such schools
lin urban communities aggregnt c
not less than 6.OO0,0O0. or The teach
ers employed in these schools last year.
| according To this report Of tho Com
missioner Of Education, 81 per cent.
were men, as compared with 40 pcr
cent IN 1850. "a per cent in 1850, and
70 rer cent. III 1900. Tho average
monthly salary received by these
teachers was s5s.ss. the average for
men teachers heing S6235, and for wo-
men teachers s5L6l. 1t is ii cryin;;
I shame that the women teachers should
receive less compensation for their ser
vices than The mon teachers. We be-
iicvc III the doctrine OF equal pay for
| equal service. and there is no other fair
basis upon which the salary question
can be adjusted
THIS feature OF tho question, how
eyer. is aside from the special purpose
Of THIS article. OIr only Intention inst
nov IS to plead for larger educational
orpori thities for tho ambitious and IN
teiiiseni young women of Virginia: for
the establishment in their interest. not
less than in the interest OF the Com
ihoh~eailh. of great college, co ordI :
,'''e WIN INC University Of Virginia,
for their education in The higher
branches of human knowledge. Al lis
neNt session the General Assembly of
Eirsinia SHOULD make ample provjsiop
or the Foundation Of such an ins,ltu-
'ion---co- ordinate. not o-edncationai-.
ana thus following the example or 60
L.. .s.a
ipmma' Harvard and Tulane ami other
% 'he greater universities Of the conn
ffy.inaie provision Tor The higher edu-
ra'''n OF our women The teachers OF
lhf Feee from The cradle 10 the grave.
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