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WOMEN'S COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES. 



on the ground floor, has a spacious lecture room 

 and well-equipped laboratories ; the second and 

 third stories are devoted to chemistry, and, besides 

 a laboratory for advanced work, 3 large labora- 

 tories, with their equipment, afford opportunity for 

 work in general chemistry, qualitative and quanti- 

 tive analysis, and organic chemistry. In 1881 the 

 John Payson Williston Observatory, furnished with 

 appliances for the study of astronomy, was present- 

 ed to the college. 



The curriculum offers 3 courses of study : the 

 classical leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, 

 the scientific to the degree of bachelor of science, 

 and the literary leading to the degree of bachelor 

 of literature. The subjects for examination for 

 the classical course include mathematics, Latin, 

 Greek, history of the United States and ancient 

 history, and English. The requirements for en- 

 trance to the scientific course include, in addition, 

 elementary botany, elementary physics, and French 

 or German, and for the literary course English 

 history is required, and French or German. While 

 Greek is not required for the scientific and literary 

 courses, it may be offered in place of one of the 

 modern languages. The entrance examinations are 

 held at the college in June and September, and the 

 June examinations, upon application to the presi- 

 dent, may be taken within reach of students resid- 

 ing at a distance from the college. Certificates of 

 scholarship from certified schools are accepted in 

 place of examination, but students thus admitted 

 are on probation during the first year. 



The work in the 3 courses leading to a degree, 

 under the group system, which has been adopted by 

 the college recently, falls into 3 divisions : required 

 work, a group of related subjects, and free elect- 

 ives. The required work in each course embraces 

 English, mathematics, science, philosophy, and Bi- 

 ble, with Greek and Latin in the classical course, 

 French and German in the scientific course, and 

 French and German, with additional literature and 

 rhetoric, in the literary course. Forty hours of re- 

 lated work may be taken, twenty being given to a 

 major subject and twenty more to two minors, or, in 

 place of the major, a student may choose one of three 

 groups language, science, or English arranged to 

 meet the need of those who expect to- teach in high 

 schools and academies. Candidates for the master's 

 degrees are required to have completed the bache- 

 lor's course, to have spent at least one year of resident 

 study at the college under the direction of a special 

 committee of the faculty appointed for supervising 

 and directing that work, and to present a satisfac- 

 tory thesis upon a subject approved by the head of 

 the department in which the principal part of the 

 candidate's work has been done. 



The college is under the control of no religious 

 denomination. The president is Mrs. Elizabeth 

 Storrs Mead, and associated with her are 44 special- 

 ists, all women, with 6 lecturers and nonresident 

 instructors. The students enrolled in 1896 num- 

 bered 331, and 2,434 students have been graduated. 

 The price of tuition for all students, regular and 

 special, is $75 for the year, and board $175. A 

 limited number of annual scholarships have been 

 established, to assist needy and deserving students 

 in regular courses, on certain conditions. 



Mills College, Seminary Park, Alameda County, 

 Cal., was established first in 1852 as a young ladies' 

 seminary at Benicia, Cal.. by the Rev. Cyrus T. 

 Mills and his wife, Mrs. Susan Mills, now presi- 

 dent of the college. In 1871 the institution was 

 removed to Seminary Park, and in 1877 it was 

 deeded by its founders to a board of trustees who 

 should forever maintain a permanent institution of 

 the highest order for the specific purpose of educat- 

 ing young women. Dr. Mills died in 1884, and in 



the following year the college charter was granted. 

 At present the seminary course is continued in ad- 

 dition to the college curriculum, but as far as pos- 

 sible it has been made preparatory to the college 

 classes. 



The grounds comprise 120 acres, 5 miles east of 

 Oakland, and accessible by railroad lines. A large 

 portion of the campus is laid out with gravel walks, 

 tennis courts, and amusement grounds. Six com- 

 modious buildings afford facilities for study and 

 furnish accommodations for 200 pupils with the 

 teachers. The main building of the college pre- 

 sents a front of 218 feet, with a wing of 136 feet, is 

 3 stories high, including the French roof, and is 

 built in a tasteful and substantial style. Conn, ci.<il 

 with the main building by a covered walk is a well- 

 equipped gymnasium under the charge of an in- 

 structor. A fine science building, the gift of Na- 

 thaniel Gray, of San Francisco, whose name it 

 bears, has been completed recently, the upper floor 

 of which is devoted to the museum. The astronom- 

 ical observatory, on Prospect Hill, consists of a class 

 room, a transit room, and a tower containing an 

 equatorially mounted telescope with a 5-inch ob- 

 ject glass. The library building, presented to the 

 college by Miss 'Susan Gage, of Massachusetts, was 

 erected in 1884; it contains over 5,000 volumes, and 

 is furnished with reference books and a selection of 

 standard current periodicals. The art room of the 

 college contains numerous photographs, engrav- 

 ings, and paintings selected with care, and is well 

 equipped with casts. In August, 1888, a new build- 

 ing was completed, known as College Hall ; it is 

 designed especially for advanced students, and con- 

 tains reception, reading, and recitation rooms, and 

 has accommodations for 50 students and their 

 teachers. 



The curriculum presents two courses the clas- 

 sical, leading to the degree of bachelor of arts, and 

 the literary, leading to the degree of bachelor of 

 letters, each extending through four years. The 

 admission requirements embrace examinations in 

 mathematics, including algebra and geometry, Eng- 

 lish, ancient history, physics. United States govern- 

 ment, and Latin, with Greek for candidates for the 

 classical course and French or German and mediae- 

 val and modern history for candidates for the liter- 

 ary course. Students are received at any time dur- 

 ing the year, and certificates of scholarship are 

 received from schools of accredited standing. All 

 candidates for a degree must take, in addition to 

 the required studies, a proper number of electives. 

 In the classical course both Latin and Greek are 

 required through the freshmen and sophomore 

 years, and in the junior and senior years elective 

 courses are offered ; in the literary course Latin is 

 required, and French or German takes the place of 

 Greek. The maximum number of recitations a 

 week is 20: the minimum, 15. 



The faculty, including instructors in music and 

 art, numbers 25, of whom 21 are women. The 

 number of students enrolled in 1896 was 122, and 

 the total number of graduates from the college is 

 478. The tuition in all branches of the regular 

 course, including board, is $175 a term, with extra 

 expenses for laboratory work. Fifteen scholarships 

 have been established, the interest of which is used 

 for worthy pupils whose means are limited. 



Radclilfe College, Cambridge, Mass., was found- 

 ed in 1878 by the Society for Collegiate Instruction 

 of Women, and offers systematic collegiate instruc- 

 tion to women under "the instructors of Harvard 

 University. The principal building of the college, 

 Fay House, on the corner of Garden and Mason 

 Streets, contains the recitation rooms and offices 

 and a select working library. The college has 4 

 laboratories of physics, chemistry, botany, and 



