QUEEN'S COLLEGE
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SI11,—Readers of the Spectator—educated people—may be interested in the appeal issued by Queen's College, Harley Street, for £10,000 for the alteration and equipment of the next door house. This extension is absolutely necessary, as the College has been cramped for room for many years. Queen's College, the first college for women, founded by F. D. Maurice, Charles Kingsley, and other idealists, stands mainly for three things : 1. Teaching by experts. 2. The training of character. 3. Learning for the love of learning.
Girls from fourteen years old are taught as a rule by pro- fessors, each one an expert in his own subject. The thirst for knowledge is stimulated, and those who thirst may drink deeply. Thus, clever girls have a splendid chance of development. Students are encouraged to think for-
themselves and to find and love great things ; they have the advantage of a man's point of view, which is often broader and more tolerant than that of the average woman. The fight for the ideal of " learning for the love of learning," with the consequent dread of outside examinations which might interfere with breadth and freedom in teaching, has meant that the college has received no Government grants and very little public recognition. Hence the need for outside help.
A dinner in aid of the Extension Fund has been arranged for December 1st at the Hyde Park Hotel, when the Duchess of Atholl is to preside, and Mr. T. P. O'Connor and Mr. Alfred Noyes are to be among the speakers. Those who love the ideal and who value freedom in education are asked to attend the dinner, or to send a generous cheque to the Secretary of the Appeal Fund, 47 Harley Street, W. 1.—
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