Evening journal., 1912-10-05
EDUCATION OF
STATE WOMEN
College Committee viii Dis
CuSS Subject Later With
State Board Of Education

A meeting Of a special committee
OF trustees of Delaware College to
consider the subject OF higher edu-
cation for women in Delaware was
held yesterday afternoon in the
once of Chancellor Charles NJ. Cur
tbs. Members of the committee are
Chancellor Curtis, Or, George A. Har-
ter, Daniel w Corbit, William T. Ly-
nam and W. W. Harrington No de-
finite decision was reached. A meet
ing will be held In the near future
with the committee representing the
State Board of Education
Chancellor Curtis In a letter to
President Harter of Delaware College
told how Harvard professors In
structed women in a building engag-
ed for that purpose near Harvard
University. The Chancellor told how
these classes grew into Radcliffe Col
lege, so great had been the develop
ment of the plan. His letter con-
tinued
These we're the initial steps OF
development Of what is now q great
college for women, and there Is prob
ably here a suggestion to those inter-
ested In providing In Delaware col
legiate instruction to women. IL is
said that there are more than two
hundred women In Delaware who de-
sire college education Assuming
that there Is one-half such a number,
It ls quite evident that the resources
OF the State available for the purpose
are not sufficient TO provide for such a
large number II would seem wiser
to ascertain whether there is a real
demand for really higher education,
not ocoupational instruction for the
young women of Delaware, and satisfy
such demand rather than to create
one by providing an equipment for a
large number.
"1nasmuch as Il might cripple the
work now being done by men at Della
ware College in the engineering
course, If the laboratory equipment
were shared TO any extent by the wo-
men, II might be wise'to interest the
faculty of the college I'm plan
whereby they offer 10 instruct wo-
men in the A. r. an B. S. courses
parallel TO those given 10 the young
men. II a sufficient number re-
sponded a house could be rented and
general plan of development tried
as at Harvard An appeal for a guar
antee fund or direct help from the
State for q term Of at least four years
would be making a start in the right
direction. A board Of women mana
gers, small In number, would be
available to administer the financial
affairs, the instruction being entirely
IN management OF the faculty Of the
college. A society could be incorpor.
ated for the purpose.
1T Is a fair criticism Of such a
plan that II omits vocational instruc-
ton. pedagogy, and branches of in
struction now provided especially for
women. But such a plan provides a
foundation for real experiment IN
providing for women I'm Delaware
what has been, and IN many quarters
still is, regarded as a real education
Besides these are only suggestions
made in the spirit Of actually making
real beginning In a sound, practical
way.
Il sugges; that you unomcially la,
before the faculty Of Delaware Col
lege, as a body, the example of Har'
ward and see # there is any respons
for a like experiment. If there is some
reasonable response. then the sub
ject can be further proceeded with.
1T does not appear whether ex'
ira compensation was paid the I'M
lstructors at Harvard. and this not un.
important matter could also be con
sidered at Delaware"