SEX DISTINCTIONS.
AUCKLAND, December 5.
Al protest against tha conservatism of tha Universities of Oxford and Cambridge in respect to ccx distinction* wa« uttered by, Sir Maurice - O'Rorke whilst 6peaking at the ceremony of the laying of the memorial stone at the new Girls' Grammar Schooh All the universities north of the Tweed, he said, were open to boys and girls alike, and when they got across to Erin's lele, they found that the same advanced policy prevailed. Of the 10 English universities, eight were open to girle, but he regretted to have to say that the two greatest of these irurtitutiona still kept their doors closed to' women. It had been- said that th<?3© two universities had been founded in the dark ages, when it was considered sufficient to enlighten one half of the community. - He hoped, however, that better counsels would yet prevail, and that the King^and Queen would be among the first to take steps to ensure the same advantages for girls that were now enjoyed by boys at Oxford and Cambridge.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 29
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175SEX DISTINCTIONS. Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 29
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