The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24

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seee wlll - toe the co.0ruinAtss. Tte
unaserAigy nso0a ~ the u1Dney it en-
get Wtiy not Ut m prsss~snt Og =
SsopasAse wonsAne csstese Ano its vis-
itoeD Do thsie own ueuotnKy
bVventh; AAa now IN conclusion
Just word - 70 the unlyelet.y bes
iasediy faiitng Into une ana doing
what has airOnay bAen done almost
evsfywhete ease:
"a u lhis srsumsnt hes force (and
u Duooesxs N inquiry whether the
universlIy'o buHuosa and prestige wore
Decause Of her unique sealu,So Of v
in spite Of thslhI Il dssnanas cosaucA-
sion ~ the full sense. TOT tAAt n what
has been done tor women generally
where tnstr s'caaimsn ha~s bssn sseeS>
missed.
as But II II said that co-ordinatsd
colleges exist ana are succssssui ~
other places, uiAne (eophie New
ru1nb5s Hayward I ftAdc3fHe}s %e3uHa1sa,
tBarnard). To this there are two an
swerS: tai These schools are all htgn-
ly endowed by private muntncenco
and connected with private corpora
tons; tp) they are connected with IN
stItutions in large cities, whore the
comparatively small number OF women
excrSs little influence on the character
Of the Institution Here In our "acad-
cmic village all this would b. diner
ent. and the presence Of the women
everywhere (savo with the fuen In the
same lecture room In undergraduates
courses) could not but profoundly In.
ffnence the university llfe. This life
would become epicene, to the injury.
in my judgment. Of both sexes. No
state has ever established two uni
vereitics xide side, one for mon and
tbs ether for women. supported ~
state appropriations. CoeuucAtion 10
more economical: and II wo are 90 ~
a. far ~ the Early -Nison bill provides.
think We could better 80 the whole
length and frankly coeducate. The
boys and girls are together on the
lawn. under the arced es. with the
game teachers in many classes, and
In others they can elbow ana 1ostse
sne another AZ they move to lecture
rooins on opposite sides Of hall A.
The sAnne hour; or ~ the men come
out OF q lecture room, the girls can
20 in. and vice versa.
With 20 much coeducation who can
doubt that thAre will soon Be more.
Az the financial side presses. the uni.
vesEity win be expected more and
more to take over the annex. Aiid
change IN thu law can provide Al any
time for fuller coeducatton. He fnust
NJ 4 raeh man who, not believing In
ooeducaticn. II YET willing to take
such risks. Perhaps the women hope
for Il - Q cosssuInmation devoutly 70
be wiSheA----sayA that the Daughters
az tho Confsderacy are behind the
movement, and that they reject the
separate school and are entitled 70
cay how they shalt b honored.
thought the Confederate memorial was
TO honor their grAndmothefs, the WON.
en- Of the war. And thought al Of W,
men, women and children. wished TO
honor them. and. 10 not know how
the United Daughters Of the Confed-
erAty Obtained an 41clueiv6 right Il
do them honor. ''YoO DO taxa too mtcA
upon yourselves" would venture TO
say to them, with al due respect
Yours Aineereiy,
faignsN G. ~ GRAVE&