. Review of reviews and world's work . docent in a Swiss university. TheUniversity of Ziirich is distinguished for the leadingpart which it has taken in the education of was one of the earliest universities to open its doorsto women students, and to this day it stands in theforefront of this great and hopeful movement. From1864 to 1890, four hundred and eighty-four womenhave been entered as students, of whom fifty-sevenhave taken degrees. At present, eleven per cent, ofthe students are women, or fifty-eight out of fivehundred and forty-three. Of these, twenty-seven areRussian, sixteen
. Review of reviews and world's work . docent in a Swiss university. TheUniversity of Ziirich is distinguished for the leadingpart which it has taken in the education of was one of the earliest universities to open its doorsto women students, and to this day it stands in theforefront of this great and hopeful movement. From1864 to 1890, four hundred and eighty-four womenhave been entered as students, of whom fifty-sevenhave taken degrees. At present, eleven per cent, ofthe students are women, or fifty-eight out of fivehundred and forty-three. Of these, twenty-seven areRussian, sixteen German, five American, and twoBritish. To admit women students is one thing, and 50 THE REyiElV OF REK/EIVS. to allow them to teach is another. We are not yetnp to the level of the old University of Bologna., butwe are on our way, and it is very satisfactory to seeso able a lady as Mrs. Kempin giving lectures in auniversity in our time. When she was installed as Privat-docent, a publicdinner was given in her honor, which was attended. PROFESSOR W. STEADMAN ALDIS. by representative women students from most of thecountries of Enrojie. Germany, Switzerland, Russia,Servia, Austria, England, Bulgaria and the UnitedStates were all represented. The dinner was notonly notable because of the event which it commemo-rated, but because from that dinner sprang the de-termination to establish a European counterpart ofthe American Association of Collegiate association is a society of ladies who have gradu-ated at standard colleges and imiversities. The asso-ciation is designed to promote the ti*ue interests ofwomans education and to help overcome the obstacles■vs^hich necessarily confront those who are jjioneers in a good cause. Mrs. Kempin was appointed first presi-dent of the European Womans University Associa-tion, and it is proposed that all womans societies inEurope, the United Kingdom and the United Statesshould be affiliated to this central association. Professor Schnei
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