=Mt. Holyoke college, South Hadley, Massachusetts=—Founder, Mary
Lyon; seminary opened, 1837; chartered as seminary and college,
1888; seminary department dropped and true college organized, 1893;
presidents, two (both women); 37 instructors (7 Ph. D.s.)—all women;
5, apart from laboratory assistants, without first degree; 426
undergrad, s., 3 grad. s., 9 special s., 3 music s.; productive
funds, $300,000; a lecture building; a science building; a museum
and art gallery; a library; a gymnasium; a rink; an observatory; an
infirmary; a plant house; 9 residence halls accommodating 478
students; total cost of buildings, $625,000; vols. in library,
17,700; laboratory equipment, $33,000; acres, 160; music and art
depts., technical work in both, amount limited by faculty, may be
counted towards bachelor’s degree; tuition fee, $100; lowest charge,
tuition, board and residence (beds made, rooms dusted, by students,
and in addition one-half hour of domestic work required), $250.
=Woman’s college of Baltimore, city of Baltimore, Maryland=—Founded
and controlled by Methodist Episcopal church; opened, 1888;
preparatory department dropped, 1893; presidents, two (men); 21
instructors (10 Ph. D.s.)—11 women, 1 without first degree; 10 men,
1 without first degree; 259 undergrad. s.; 0 grad. s.; 15 special
s.; productive funds, $334,994; a lecture building and three houses
adapted for lecture purposes; a gymnasium; a biological laboratory;
3 residence halls holding 230; total cost of buildings, $505,703;
vols. in library, 7,800; laboratory equipment, $47,000; acres (in
city), 7; music and art depts., but technical work in neither
counted towards bachelor’s degree; tuition fee, $125; lowest charge,
tuition, board and residence (beds made, rooms dusted by students),
$375.
=Wells college, Aurora, New York=—Founders, Henry Wells and Edwin B.
Morgan; seminary opened, 1868; chartered as college, 1870;
preparatory dept. dropped, 1896; presidents, two (men); 13
instructors (4 Ph. D.s.)—10 women, 3 without first degree; 3 men; 59
undergrad. s.; 0 grad. s.; 27 special s.; 4 music s.; productive
funds, $200,000; a main building with lecture rooms and
accommodations for 100 students; a science and music building; a
president’s house; total cost of buildings, $195,000; vols. in
library, 7,300; laboratory equipment, $20,200; acres, 200; music and
art depts., technical work in neither counted towards bachelor’s
degree; tuition fee, $100; lowest charge, tuition, board and
residence (beds made by students), $400.
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