Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-24
CONNECTICUT woMEN's COLLEGE
 CLOSING sTH ACADEMIC YEAR

Overlooking Long Island sound and the city of New London Connecticut's first college for women is nearing the close of it's seventh academic year, and Is graduating it's fourth class in June, I thereby completing the Nycle of it's pio-8 neer days. Established in the midst of
 the World war, when adherence to cns-s tom was being abolished, Connecticut College was founded on new basis and with new purpose-that of training professionalists in definite fields. Prog ress has marked it's existence from the dedication of it's first buildings in the fall of 1915 to the rounding out of it's fourth class. From small institution with about thirty students and three buildings, it has grown to embrace not only the plot called campus but alsa considerable part of the city of New London Today. the college proper has twelve buildings given over to residen- tial and administrative uses, all devoted to the SSS students of the 1922 enroll ment and utilizes besides several New London residences. Nor has the devel- opnent of the college mAde itself felt only in it's immediate neighborhood. The success of its graduates. eighty-five per
 cent of whom are pursuing work for
 which they were definitely prepared in
 college. is surely a testimonial of the fulhllment of it's purpose.
 And now, the college is not standing
 still, selt-satisfied, for the two new
 buildings, one in the process of erection, one newly finished, are marks of the continuance Of effort to expand. The vinal dorEnitory. a practical laboratory for home economics students. the gift of Mrs Vinal of Middletown. is ready for Occupation. while the library. made pos sfble through George S. Palmer of New
 London, is rapidly progressing.
 But aY this is merely external evi- dence of college activity; the academic departments are the true criterion of the achievement and success of tue effort made by the citizens of New London to establish school for the higher educa- ton of women. Opening its doors in | September 1915 with an idea of com bining both cultural and vocational l training, the college has never ceased 1 to endeavor to approach the highest de- gree Of perfection. From year to year, l each department has been increased in | facilities for attaining it's end until Con neeticut College has become unique in l the completeness of it's professional Itraining offered in conjunction with cul- l tural education Although it is by nc
 means essentially technical school 1 nrofessional training is offered in every 1 department. IeacheTS- G0 not go out zlC
 take positions with only a college degree
 as evidence of the durability; they are instructed in. the technology of teaching ] through courses instituted and main i tained for that purpose. For example i this normal training is specifically re Inureti of all students who are planning to a1ont the teaching of f>English as : profession the same holds true ir French in mathematics. and in the sev eral departments which train teachers 1 'pd also there has, recently been insti tu4ed in accordance with the demand for accountants course in technics 1 bsnl5ing and accounting.s-So subject j confined to particular school o l thougat: all are made flexible ennugl to accommodate any demand which
 college woman would be required t' meet. The curriculum is arranged wifi the idea of eduinning young women fo educational or industrial work 50 thA l they are able 10 fill positions I-...ned' l steIy on graduation. So far has thi
 been effected that from the three classe
 which have heAn graduated nine alum nae are engaged in scientific researcl in New Haven alone-and this whel
 theF paucftv Of vacancies in the indust rial world renders coaapetition keel
 and appointments dependent on actua
 ability to handle the work.