WHEATON COLLEGE, located at Nor ton, Mass., was one of the pioneer schools for the education of women. It was founded as Norton Female Seminary by Judge Wheaton in 1834 and organized by Mary Lyon. The school was opened for students in 1835 and in co orated by an act of the General Court in 1837. The name was changed to Wheaton Female Seminary in 1839, but the' institution iris commonly known as Wheaton Seminary until by an act of the legislature of Massa chusetts in 1912, the name was changed to Wheaton College and it was authorized to grant degrees. The school was never coedu cational. Wheaton College is situated on a slight elevation and in a healthful pine-tree region. The extensive grounds include more than 100 acres of land, diversified by gardens, lawns, hedges, trees and meadows, containing an athletic field, tennis courts, basket-ball stand ards and other equipment for outdoor sports. The college has 20 buildings, nine of which are new brick buildings in the colonial style of architecture and six are dwelling-houses just outside the campus. The college has an en dowment of about $1,000,000. Wheaton recog nizes the new intellectual needs of the home without lessening the opportunities for those who aim at professional work. It is the only
small separate college for women in Massa chusetts. It allows for personal association, especially between student and teacher, and for the development of individuality. It is demo cratic in spirit and unsectarian but thoroughly Christian. There are no secret societies. The faculty is composed of both men and women, selected not alone for their ability in research work, but primarily for their efficiency as teach ers. The curriculum is carefully planned, and a matter of considerable importance is the organization of the studies of the curriculum into a group system. This affords a well rounded course of instruction for each student and at the same time allows room for the ex ercise of individual taste. Wheaton College admits students on three years of Latin, the fourth year to be taken in college. With this exception courses in Latin are elective. College ntatbematies is also •elective. Wheaton offers a limited number of assistantships which yield various sums annually up to $100 each, according to the service rendered.