The New York herald., 1921-10-09
Draws From Every Land:
Only Half Are Residents

The methods of Barnard have a wide
influence, due partly to the enormous terri
tory she draws on for matriculates. This
territory is the entire country, with more
than sprinklings from foreign lands.
few years ago the majority of Barnard stu
dents were residents of New York city, but
the enrolment of the new session revealed
that more than onehalf of them come
from out of town and nearly every corner
of the Republic is represented.
study of these methods explains the
unprecedented recent enrolment which
Barnard shares in common with other well
known colleges for women. Ii has been
so great, and, as IL would seem, so uneX
pected, that economists are looking care
fully at the figures To deduce facts from
them. The true cause of this popularity
of Barnard. however, is on the surface and
has been already referred to as a general
change in cltyricua whereby education is
becoming more and more vocational.
Barnards effort likely to be successful.
10 have Columbia open its law school to
women is an attraction while its advan-
tages for acquiring proficiency in ac-
countancy, insurance. the study of advertis-
ing and marketing OF products and in truth
for getting workable knowledge of almost
any department of business draw students
These changes have developed Barnard into
a distinctively national institution.
One of the striking facts of this years
registration. Dean Gildersleeve pointed out.
is the number of students who transferred
from other colleges TO Barnard the in
crease in these transfers being 25 per cent.
over last year.
status of university undergraduates the
general trend has been toward freedom
without in any wise lowering standards.
"On the contrary. the object Of this legis-
lation," said the dean. lis to attract 70
Barnard or to the status of university un-
dergraduates students OF the very abest
sort whether from other colleges or from
schools. In the course of few years this
legislation and similar provisions which
will from time to time be instituted should
tend TO raise the quality Of Barnard stu
dents and the standard OF its scholarship.
1T means the giving 10 Barnard of much
treer access to really frstrate material on
which. as on the best instruction. the
success of the college depends. IL is very
much to be hoped that Barnard will gradu-
ally attract from all parts Of the world
Students OF the abest character, and that
IL will become cosmopolitan in type while
continuing to be thoroughly sound col
lege for students who live in the vicinity.
Barnard thus has enlarged its curricula
in perceptible degree to include a good
many features that border on the voca.
tional, even while II has not branched out
INTO schools OF commerce finance and the
like. The changes in the teaching person
nel and an enlarged programme of instruc-
tion are mea W. 20 the same end.
But IL is Dean Gildersleeves firm belief
that the emphasis placed on practical ideas
will sweep classicism on in the tide. And
the fact seems to be that the two systems
Of education are not antagonistic. but help
full BY either system there will be turned
ont more students with minds that aL-
literally enlarged.