The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-16
Judgment In shs LEGISLATURE 10 turn
doNn the instrumentation OF our
honorable Advisory Beard
B n II. sEAY.
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sir.---Assin let rae troanie you FOR
space to add few words TO the dis
eussion upon the location Of the co
ordinate college at the University OF
Virginia. The recent strong letter OF
Mr.. Philip Alexander Bruce in favor
of the e.ta eIishment of the college is
fcreihIe statement
/ Two sorts OF opposition seem to be
offered The first lie by chose who
seem TO hold the University OF Virginia
high-bred r. r. VS. OF the male gender.
whose aristocratic prestige and whose
fraternity coteries and whose seaues~
tered peculiar eultus might suffer In
yasion were women 10 become too
closely associated with them, breath
ing the air of their sacred Academic
They seem TO be az fimerous as was
Tennyson's princess Of an invasion Of
the opposite sex. This class of oppc
neats 10 the new plan consists of those
/; IN whom tradition. class feelings. con
servsttsm and supercilious disregard
OF the HoI foiI.pI render blind 10
the debt owed by the State to the
rentler sex.
| Another sort OF opposition springs
from an entirely opposite source from
! educators. from those who regard the
. question from the standpoint of The
State finance and public expenditures
This group OF opponents claims tnat
Fsrraviile would be cheaper plaeS
TO ne college 10 be located. and saE
the whole enphasis upon the duestiot
of saving money. In III. first pI4cs
. there is no argument " hieh proves that
il would i.e cheaper location III tire
second. even were Ii less expensive.
the great advantages Of the use OF the
university faculty aud library. sTid ss-
.octatsons. would mere than offset ans
question of expense.
Another phase OF the whole problem
! not yet mentioned in this letter In the
] limited conception OF the greatness OF
! WON ems rights and claims TO h'EitaI
education shown hy those who resort
4 the innovation 81 the womans CO.
ordinate college. There is exhiDftei
a most pstiful and understanding II
f{tua. toward wonans place in the
world
: Women can Only be educated 10 be.
come school teachers anyway. They
car better obtain their preparation for
this fanction at f@ss expensive place
han at the state CHivsrsits. This
IN the tenor az much that his. been
written There seems to be an absolute
failure on the part Of this ciass Of OPP
uoreutx to realize the place of women
lin literature, In art in science. phtto-
+ sophy, In history. in music. RELOCATED
10 oblivion are the Muhibachs De
staels the Rehecca Hardings Davises
Rosa Bonheus, Madame Curies. Jane
Adanses ChaIninedes. ElltotE. Mary
Jofnstons, Lucas Mallets. Ellen tilas-
cows. ete.
Women car 10 other things beside
teaching country schools The argu-
ntert thst p normal college roSld hest
he placed al some other point tha'
lnear the state University falls upon
this ground This IL the age of NO.
mems emancipation from he tran1mei'
ard shachlee Of tho fhroil6on Hudei
which her sex has hold her heret efore
We do not desire 70 nsscuiinj2e wo'
manhood but we 10 desire to see hei
exalted 10 hes rlghtfil place Of intel
: lectuAl eorpanionship with man The
. President Of these United states. .
Law aIumnus of our Alma Mater reg
istered his approval by his vote of tbs
right Of women to vote in the Stat
OF New Jersey. This no time to retsrt
woman's rise to her riEhtful place II
/ human society. Al the University o.
| Texas | have seen women outstrip met
| in the classroom. In Washington Uni
Versity. ST Louis. havs seen h
gentier sex forging their place In th'
intellectual life Of the institution,
was q moss back 100. until l saw row
eerf wnrusn could brHr~tr privilege
Of a larger opportunity for study, VIII,
q send. our brightest women out ~ Nir'
> gtnia for 4 J,'ai college education
- r4aalia-are some Of the little instI
I tutions of the state afraid Of the en-
larged and amplihed opportunities
which the establishment of the co-or
dinate college would afford DO the>
/ fear that they will shrink into unim
portance hAgde great womans col
lsge near THE university? II so, lie
Them cease from petty Jealousy ans
, recognize that lofty Ideal there fol
women will increase the number who
wiz he foand within their own halls,
A TO the question Of mere money
when strong men like DR. Alderman go
10 work 10 increase the endowment Of
. the university. money came II poten
and keen spirits wish and strive q
get money for this highly important
. scheme the money for this will come
also No people in the world sre~mors
; successful in raising money than wo'
, men. II they want this college, ant
are eager to get H. the wives ant
} mothers and sisters and sweethearts u
Curtain lectures have the advantage
, of college lectures. in that the audi
-Lence IL limited 10 one. and he mus
be profoundly alternative.
In this day when millions may bs
devoted to so-termed national defense
: by the Congress of the nation. shall
mot the Legislators of the state yot'
at least thousands TO the great Gauss
T of the development OF woman's pewel
/; and force as mans Intellectual helpel
and oftimes guide ana Leaders
To sum mp let All snobbishnese, ses
superiority. masculine dondeEcsnstoB
petty penur iousnesx and tisntwsdded
= ness aud cosefstedness, he eliminates
from 50 important discussion. lie
us give the women OF The South bacf
+ In some measure reward for all th'
magnificent sacrifices women have al
! ways made for us. They are the moth
+ ers Of men They arc. the inspirAi-s y
, and guides OF our tender years. They
are the bulwars and strength ef oiii
moral endeavnr. Give women coaans5
opportunities for culture and for m
teIieetual development side by SIDE viii
the young men Of our comianawes " I