Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-07
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To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SIT nave followed with keen in
IspSst inc warfare OF words. which for
Win regard TO coeducation at the Uni
, uhetsi'y VOC OF nirG ma. J am surprised
should allow such stun as has been
written by the co sduca tional hcrctics
fo appeaT IN IN your paper 1t is only
great many influential men who have
not been heard. but WHO ought TO 10
h nehhrd, that ] now ask your Indulgence
liners. because OF D.tticoat Influences
brought to bear upon them have hcsi-
lated TO say what feel it my duly Ia
SAY. especially as am a widowcr and.
men are. However IL the TX of re,ni
nine wrath should fail upon me, my
the blow. ~
am not opposed TO the higher cdu.
r "a OF women In fast. am heartily
in aver nnn% OF IT, MY wife ATTENDED school
was she trained In tn, classics that
T We took great delight II. reading Creek
n2,h Creek and Latin ought to be do
m wo,r. !" no woman J., is only when
tneSc ianEuages 1t tho University OF
virginia that become an objec,or.
II The alumni Of William and Mary are.
IN dear old WILLIAMSBURG. FAR bc IL
from me to raise my voice aEains, CO.
n nma M M there; for am not an alum.
eating women there. however. Iurks a
grave danger to tho univcrsity.
woman With u. a. from William and
Mary WI never be satisfied until shc
has an NJ =; or n Ph. ID. from tho Uni.
ErerNitE or Virginia. just ms graduates
STATE nave The same dcDlorablc ambt-
tir" u. y Virginia woman with Ph. -.
INC mi;moca, What Is to become of fcmi-
n'nc S"ccinckS ana modesty II women
take TO themselves such tiilcs as Toc
LOT OF philosophy or OF anything else?
am not an antifcminist. In fac;,
1ncc went so far as 10 advocate SUI
iraEc for women: but. now that I can
see that the first use women are going
university. am forced &c confess that
, made Il mistake in trying to help
them out ut all.
Some say that two or three women
mere In Richmond are responsible for
tnis great stir we have been having
AZ 1dr every yer meeting o. the Legislature
tncv arc me ring leaders and, there
IIore, partially TO blame: but think
III am ,sufi'ciently farsighted TO know
people in general believe College
women normal school women. summer
school women and even high school
girls--these are the ones who arc
really to blame. Men provided them
Tah and and e sa"g@tioTs 70 them
.nankS we arc getting! Our last
refuge is about to he taken from US,
ino'naS JEFFERSON had only known
When he advocated letting women into
the primary, schools that one day they
would be clamoring for seats on ton
OF The rotuEda. firmly believe he
would have died with his generous
henrt set against them. instead OF his
doing all he co"l.; 10 give them
chance to raise themselves 10 be the
am not Of n hard disposition. hut
, have been SC lemmed about and
unrlded by women and by one or two
WI eGlasculatcd alumni that my
patlchce is almost exhausted If women
cannot he satisfied with what they
nave. J. Tor one, have come TO the point
When am ready TO advocate curtail-
ing some Of the privileges we men
n nve given them. 1 hope to sea the
rouse OF Delegates rise up in wrnfh
ana say TO these misguided, over-edu-
c en ,daughtcrs OF indulgent fathers:
For 100 years The University of Vir-
GINA has belonged 20 mem and. by the
gons. we will keen It as our own both
now and forever.'
AN ALININUs.
Richmond. Va. March 3, 1918.