WOMEN'S COLLEGES IX THE UNITED STATES. 



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the terras of its foundation, is a Christian institu- 

 tion, it is in no sense sectarian. 



The buildings are well located on the oa>tern 

 bank of Cayuga lake. In 1 S 7'. Morgan Hall was 

 erected and presented to the college by Mrs. Kdwin 

 B. Morgan. The department of music occupies the 

 entire ground floor, and the upper floors of the 

 buildings are occupied by the departments of phys- 

 ics, chemistry, biology.' and allied sciences. In 

 1888 the building erected by Mr. Wells was de- 

 ..d by fire, with all its contents. In its place 

 a ne'w structure presents to the lake a west front of 

 140 feet, with north and south wings, each extend- 

 ing 160 feet. From the center of the building rises 

 a square tower, terminating in a graceful spire 160 

 feet high. The building contains rooms for the 

 women instructors and for the students, class rooms, 

 a library containing about 6.000 volumes, a chapel, 

 music hall, offices, and reception and reading rooms, 

 all on the ground floor. In the basement is a gym- 

 nasium fitted with Sargent apparatus. The dining 

 hall is on the second floor, and on the upper floor 

 are a well-lighted studio, society halls, and a suite 

 of rooms reserved for cases of illness. The material 

 of the building is pressed brick, with terra-cotta 

 trimmings, and its exterior is characterized by such 

 simplicity as is consistent with good architectural 

 effect, good ventilation, and good light. 



The regular examinations for admission of stu- 

 dents are held in June and September : for exami- 

 nations on other than the appointed days a fee is 

 charged. Applicants for admission to the fresh- 

 man class are examined in the following subjects : 

 Mathematics (including algebra and plane geome- 

 try). English, history (American and ancient). Latin 

 and Greek or German or French. In Greek the re- 

 quirement is uniform : in French and German the 

 applicant must satisfy either a maximum or a mini- 

 mum requirement. In case one language only is 

 offered, the maximum requirement must be satisfied. 

 but if both languages are offered, it will be sufficient 

 to satisfy the minimum. Certificates of the regents 

 of the University of the State of Xew York are ac- 

 cepted instead of examination. In English, how- 

 ever, certificates are accepted only in so far as they 

 cover the amount of reading prescribed. The right 

 is given also to the principals of such preparatory 

 schools as are known by the faculty to certify to the 

 adequate preparation of candidates. Candidates 

 for admission to advanced standing are examined 

 in the studies previously pursued by the class they 

 desire to enter, and applicants for special work must 

 pass the entrance examinations in English and his- 

 tory and two of the following subjects : Mathemat- 

 ics, Latin, Greek, and the maximum in a modern 

 language. Equivalent work in science may be ac- 

 cepted. Teachers who can give satisfactory evi- 

 dence of success in their profession are received 

 without examination. One course with a large and 

 liberal system of electives is offered to all candi- 

 dates for the freshman class leading to the degree 

 of bachelor of arts. The number of studies pre- 

 scribed for regular undergraduates amounts to 

 about nine full courses between entrance and grad- 

 uation, a full course being one that extends through 

 the year and requires in preparation and in recita- 

 tion about nine hours a week of the student's time. 

 The prescribed studies are mathematics. Latin. Eng- 

 lish. French or German or Greek, hygiene, biblical 

 literature, chemistry, history, physics, psychology, 

 and ethics. The degree of master of arts is con- 

 ferred upon such bachelors of arts of Wells College 

 and of other colleges as give evidence of pr< _ 

 in liberal studies after receiving'their first degree. 

 This evidence may be furnished by one year of 

 graduate study at the college, followed by the pres- 

 entation of a thesis and an examination. In addi- 



tion to the academic work of the college, instruction 

 is offered in music, drawing, and painting. 



Dr. William Everett Waters is president of the 

 college, and the faculty, including the instructors in 

 music- and art, numbers 21, <>t whom 16 are women. 

 ies the instruction given by the faculty, lec- 

 tures are delivered by nonresident specialists. The 

 total number of graduates of the college is 140, and 

 in 1896 the number of students enrolled was 88. 

 The charge for tuition in any or all the studies of 

 the academic course and for board is $400. 



Woman's College of Baltimore, Maryland, 

 was incorporated Jan. 26, 1885. and its doors were 

 opened to students in September, 1888. The char- 

 ter was amended and the powers of the corpora- 

 tion were enlarged by a special act of the Legisla- 

 ture. April 3, 1890. * The aggregate sum invested 

 in its property and endowment is $1.200.000. It 

 was founded by the Baltimore Conference of the 

 Methodist Episcopal Church, and its discipline is 

 in harmony with the views of that branch of the 

 Protestant Church, but it is sectarian in no other 

 sense. The' buildings of the college are not grouped 

 together, and its six acres of grounds are somewhat 

 scattered over a space extending three blocks north 

 and south and three east and west. Its central 

 group of buildings, in Romanesque style, flanked 

 on the south by a tower 160 feet high, constitutes 

 an imposing architectural center. The main in- 

 struction and administration building, known, after 

 its donor, as Goucher Hall, occupies the center of 

 this group, which stretches along St. Paul Street 

 from Twenty-second to Twenty-fourth Street. 

 Goucher Hall is 4 stories high, 165 feet long, and 

 90 feet deep, and contains 40 rooms. Xext to it, 

 named als> for the donor, is Bennett Hall, the col- 

 lege gymnasium, to which an annex is connected at 

 the second stories by an arched stone bridge. The 

 upper floors of both buildings are devoted to phys- 

 ical training, the whole floor space appropriated to 

 the purpose amounting to 5.000 square feet, exclu- 

 sive of offices, dressing rooms, bath rooms, and gal- 

 leries. On the opposite side of St. Paul Street, a 

 block north, stands Katharine Hooper Hall, an- 

 other Tnassive stone building for instruction only. 

 In addition to these five buildings are four "homes." 

 designed for residence only, and fitted with every 

 device that can promote comfort, cheerfulness, 

 safety, and health. The homes, which are of brick, 

 contain accommodations for 60 to 80 residents, and 

 are east and west of the main line of buildings. 

 Three other buildings have been purchased and 

 temporarily adapted to college uses. 



The requirements for admission to the freshman 

 class are essentially those of the Eastern colleges. 

 In English the requirement of the Association of 

 the Middle States and Maryland, identical with 

 that of the Xew England Association, has been 

 adopted : in mathematics, preparation must cover 

 arithmetic, algebra, and plane geometry : in history, 

 that of Greece and Rome or that of England and 

 the United States may be offered: and the ele- 

 ments of some one science are demanded. Two 

 foreign languages must be offered for entrance, one 

 of which must be Latin, and the other may be 

 either Greek. French, or German ; but no student 

 will be graduated without a reading knowledge of 

 both French and German. Examinations may be 

 taken in June or in September, and arrangements 

 may be made, upon adequate notice, to have them 

 given within reach of students who may live at 

 great distances. There is but one course of study, 

 as the term is commonly used, and only the one 

 first degree is conferred bachelor of arts. This 

 course is made up of required and elective work in 

 nearly equal proportions. By various combina- 

 tions of the electives. it may be made to preponder- 



