The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-16
GOUCHER WOMEN WANT
NON-SECTARIAN RULE
Maryland Girls From Outside of
Baltimore Represent Fifteen
Different Denominations.
TRYING TO GET NEW CHARTER


Baltimore. - Efforts by the gradu-
ates and officials of Goucher College
N secure a new charter from the
Maryland legislature, which will make
elections to the board Of trustees in
dependent of church control, were Civ
e1 new impetus by the analysis. Just
completed, of the religious affiliations
81 The seventy eight Goucher students
NOW attending the college from fifty
a6ree Maryland towns and cities out
side of Baltimore. The analysis shows
that the girls are members of fifteen
different churches or denominations,
and that only twenty-five are men,
&lars Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, certain members of which are
fighting the new charter in an attempt
To gain control of the college
From Nineteen Counties
G0ucher draws students from nine
teen Maryland counties: Allegheny,
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline,
Carroll, Dorchester, Frederick, Gar
TeIt. Hartford, Howard, Kent, Mont
syonery, Prince Georges, Queen Annes,
Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wico-
EE3Co and Worcester. The undenOmi-
national character of the undergradu-
aEes IS shown by the fact that the
girls who attend the college from these
c9Unties represent the following
Chnrches: Protestant Episcopal, Meth
cdIst Episcopal, Presbyterian, Jew
fsA. Lutheran, Methodist Protestant,
Eriends, Roman Catholic, Baptist,
Christian Science, United Brethren,
Church Of Jesus Christ, Disciples of
sIariSr, COngregationalist and Reform
ed.
Rights of Graduates
SeCtarian control has its place"
said Mrs. William v Hayes. president
III the Goucher Alumnae Council. in
commenting on the survey. "particu-
aay}y when the students of a college
are all Of the same faith. But when
fifteen different faiths are represent
cd, as is the case at Goucher, then the
students and alumnae have Il right to
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u recent statement tehdS 10 Jhrotte
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STATEMENTS mdo'Sih2 F"ucheFS er-
a9fL 10 retain us h'h-sertarIan char-
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