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college. ... She must be prepared to go in 

 as a worker with no class prejudice, and to 

 put her hand to anything which comes first. 

 She must be able to do without servants, to 

 sweep her own floor, and cook her own 

 meals. It must be remembered that the 

 lady who takes up this work has to over- 

 come the prejudices of the farmer and 

 gardener, who are very necessary allies. 

 She can do this best by showing them that 

 being an educated woman does not make 

 her any less fitted for a trade. 



I admit at once that the great difficulty 

 is the expense of the training. I fear that 

 in some cases it is insuperable, and it is the 

 strongest argument for the establishment of 

 a Woman's College with a good endowment, 

 sufficient to supply scholarships for those 

 who need them. Where this endowment is 

 to come from I have no idea. The State 

 will perhaps some day see the wisdom of 

 subsidising this college. Meanwhile if the 

 cost of the college is too great, the student 



