The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

tne women OF Virginia having euunl
frnn, l repeat, reverently do say
Richmond.
re i en- n,t the State College for Women
Sir,-1n your issue OF Saturday up
pen pteared report of the proceedings OF
sit,. h ~ Md Chapter Of the Univer-
nre,,,i.n based on. an utterly false
bbTt,n , use, namely. that the pending
tEinin co-ordinate college for the
higher education OF Virginia women
provides for the coeducation. of tho
SEXES IN All departments of the univer-
stty except that known as the under
srmauate department"
me Trainers OF that resolution should
hnoW. II their acquaintance with the
matter and methods Of higher educa
ton is genuine. that almost all the
great great institutions OF learning in the
world oifer their post graduate courses
~ poln sexes. Coeducntion, even were
II contemplated in the bill before the
;nnm., tand II Is not, as the Rich
mona alumni well know, would not
full effects,
n,ir ,;na, the framors of the above
orainate college bill know that It Is
not coeuucational bill, either in fact
or or In effect This misrepresentation is
. ~
porn of prejudice and not OF logic.
ihey must know. II they think. that
tue oili provides Enthusiastically for the
lhstruct ton OF male and OF female stu
dents In different places and ut dr.
lsrSnt hours-for separate location
OF aormitories ana grounds; for sep
o9Hiuchtlon' can be stretched 10 include
M who use similar textbooks IL abso-
i"1 TbSS d Pes no no. ht this case.
DS Jefferson. ~,
college for the people. That the con-
ception or the people" in his day and
Proportion Is chargeablc to no undue
iAck OF perception in him lie was a
MAN, nf T.. h1 ,t, prophst--a foremost man
npholder OF the widcs, democracy ito
knew or that anybody knew when he
lived and wrote. But democracy is Il
potential seed: Il bears an analogy 10
mat grain OF mustard seed which. In
deed was The. least OF all seeds In
those british ages Of primitive man,
pun which, terminating and growing
OF herbs--a great tree In whose
branches The nations OF the Garth tho
come to lodge. Jefferson buildcd bet
ter than he knew. His university was
Intended AZ the crown or the public
school system OF the State. The pub-
lie schools have unfolded far beyond
them. all through primary grades,
grammar GRADES. high school grades,
sisters and leurn the same themes
from the same teachers. The wise
conventions made 10y society" [ridc Mr.
Byrds speech before the nivmn1 are
thoroughly respected ia those schools.
as thcy should be. as they will hc
also in Il co-ordinatc collage whore
me boy can no longer sit beside his
sister, but may occasionally have a
ttccting glimpse OF her figure at u
distance az she goes to her lectures!
Yes, prcjudices have the granite
centcd as facts In our poor human
makeup. But, like bouldcrs. they must
aomctiines be crushed to be utilized.
They may possibly contain a tiny atom
of value, but 1t is worthless in It's
present incrustutlon.
The teaching OF the University OF
Virginia is itnpugned by the attitude
resolution. II theirs Is tho type or
breadth OF citizenship which it pro-
uuccs-and the function OF - great
college is the making OF ~ citizcn-lt
mad 'vcEt be RACED To the ground Men
who wilfuliy close their eyes to the
conditions and needs around them
men who are una bic to comprehend the
broadening democracy of their age
seem not to have absorbed the best
teachings OF their alma mater
And what IL TO be said of the con
ception OF woman apparent in this
resolution? Arc the women Of vir
siAih rover In moral tone than th.
women IN those numerous localities
Whsre this experiment OF cu-or.iln;,,c
coIicScS mas been triumphantlr made?
arc the sisters and female relatives
81 the students at our University m
NiTginia-the women who Will aitand
the coordinate college when /, 10 S.
taplished-aro they rs some subtle
transmutation to become sources or
hciefloration and evil as soon as thoy
enter AN adjacent college? For wears
uncountcd the fair young women of
The state have iourncycd 10 the uni
NerSity for Easter festivities and for
tnais; II mas been social Mecca TO
cradle buildings with new 'bcauty.
their presence was sunlight on the
lawn. Then they came To dane. ana
enjoy the innocent pleasures OF youth
together with their friends, relatives
and acGualntunccs-the students II
they should come hereafter to learn,
should their presence be less welcome?
Their femtninity cannot be the DAN
Bcrous factor; IL must he their In
creased Knowledge. They will be the
older, perhaps: somewhat quoted by
the SOLDERING influences that come with
time and experience OF life Yet clean
pure, fine women of our Virginia stock
who come in good faith and good Will
TO accept the provision that our com
Virginia, Will offer 10 her children.
VIII their neighborhood he so destruc-
tive TO morals and high ideals and
the acquisition of profoundcr knowl-
edge?
Tie gentlemen. IrIe thee TO nonas-
Richmond.
Twilight.
y quiet mass the twilight is to me,