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with the men's colleges. While no one of in- 

 telligence questions the desirability of a good 

 education for girls, — whether the kind of train- 

 ing they get in their colleges is the best still 

 forms an open question. The aim seems to be 

 to put the girls through the same educational 

 hopper as the boys, irrespective of their physi- 

 cal and mental differences. The feminine mind 

 differs from the masculine mind, just as the 

 feminine body differs from the masculine body 

 and both, to a certain extent, require specialized 

 training. These differences have deep-seated 

 biological causes that must not be overlooked in 

 education. The fundamental differences in the 

 physio-psychological make-up of the sexes must 

 early be considered. It would seem as if the 

 higher education of young women might pro- 

 perly place emphasis on such subjects as mod- 

 ern languages, literature, music, hygiene, — both 

 personal and domestic, — the selection and 

 chemistry of foods, the care and training of 

 children, the theory and practice of modern 

 charity and cognate subjects, together with a 

 careful physical development. In a word, she 



