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modern chemistry. Very curiously, two years before, in 1794, Dr. high school girls of the college age as students, and thus aided in
Priestly was unanimously elected professor of chemistry at the uni- forming a real undergraduate body of girls.
versity, an honor which he greatly appreciated, but declined because
he had already established himself elsewhere. I n addition to this school, a new source of entrance for women to
the university came through the opening of the Schools of Medicine
The first American University professorship in law was established and Dentistry to them in 1915.
in 1790 and James Wilson was appointed to the position. Washing-
ton attended his lectures. I n 1799 the university conferred the Ask your Corresponding Secretary i f she has "done her b i t "
degree of L L . D . on Washington and later celebrated his birthday, for the Service Number? The Announcements w i l l tell her
which was formally set apart in the university calendar as an annual what it is.
observance in 1826. The day is known to students and alumni as
"University Day" and is celebrated with appropriate exercises.

I n 1872 the university moved to its present site when larger ground
and more buildings became necessary. A period of physical expan-
sion then ensued which has continued for forty years, at the beginning
of which, or in 1873. it may be said to have entered upon a new era.

Women were first admitted to the University of Pennsylvania in
the Department of Music in the college in 1890. They were admitted
to the course in biology when it was founded in 1892, and were thus
enabled to obtain the degrees of B.S. when graduated. I n the same
year the college courses for teachers were opened, these courses being
the same as those given in Arts in the College, but arranged at such
hours that women teaching in the city could attend them. I t has been
through these courses that all women in Arts have received their
degrees of A . B . prior to 1914.

I n 1850 upon its ree'stablishment, women were admitted to the
Law School and have continued to matriculate there ever since. The
Graduate School was founded in 1882 and has always provided for
both men and women students.

In the period between 1850 and 1914, the number of women stu-
dents upon the university campus was so small that it was scarcely
noticed. This was due to the fact that they appeared late in the
afternoon for their work or else were in research departments where
they were seldom seen. I n 1914, however, the State Legislature made
a large appropriation to the hitherto poor chair of education, and
appointed Dr. Frank P. Graves as dean of the School of Education
which was founded in that year. I t was open to both men and
women, and from that time on the great influx of women began to
come to the university. The school is not entirely devoted to
pedagogy, it being possible to obtain an Arts degree by taking day-
time work in the college that is open to women in the education
sections.

I n the light of fraternity life, the real importance in the opening
of this school lies in the fact that it has attracted large numbers of