WOMEN'S HALLS AT OXFORD.
[TO TEE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.1 Sra,—From a short paragraph in the Spectator of Saturday last, there appears to be still some misconception as to the ,details of the present movement for promoting the education of women at Oxford. It appears from the paragraph in question that there are three rival schemes,—one of an entirely Church of England character ; a second, undenominational, but religious ; a third (of which I am chairman), wholly secular.
May I be allowed to say that "the Association" which is described in your columns as the third of three schemes is in no sense a rival to either of the others, but is intended to stand to both in something like the relation which the University bears to individual colleges ? Its supporters and founders are, in the main, identical with those of the two projected " Halls " or • " Homes," each of which is, in fact, subsidiary to it, and each of which has been called into existence since the scheme for the Association was started, as desirable, if not indispensable, com- plements to that scheme.
The object of the Association is to provide teachers and in- struction for female students. The object of the two Halls is to provide suitable homes for a certain number of those who will avail themselves of the means of instruction offered by the Association. The warmest supporters of the Association are in most cases contributors to one or other, and in not a few cases, I believe, to both, of the Halls. I will only add that, in deference to the wishes of a large section of the members of the Association, representing persons whom no one could possibly suspect of indifference to Christian teaching, it has been decided, not indeed to omit religions instruction, but to place the arrangements connected with it on a somewhat different foot- ing from those made for instruction in other subjects.—I am, Sir, &c.,
University College, Orford, March 31st. G. G. BRADLEY.
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