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THE MORE THINGS CHANGE… In 1912 Women’s College Medical Student Dorothy Voss wrote a letter for her high school Magazine in Rockhampton. A copy of this letter found its way back to Women’s College this year via Dorothy’s granddaughter, Dr Alice Killen. The letter is a lovely reminder of the major changes in women’s education to which the College has been witness.
The Women’s College, University of Sydney, 27th Nov., 1912 not my best but am afraid I can Dear Girls,– be you about College. I shall do uld tell sho and , te ject wri sub to a me for ed gazine has ask for writing, hav ing College y acit cap ry ina The Editor of the School Ma ord an n though a person with eve make it very interesting, ating article. cin fas a te g in College we are living a qui able to make in every way that by bein feel we so s und k and sport. This gro sity lt within the Univer on everything they do, wor To beg in with College is bui are for the most part keen ple Peo . life ng rmi cha a it is purely University life. And m very vital. t for me to tell you that in itself makes things see arts students. It is only righ for less , ical med nd I am a for e ures, more or less. Mor to who does the more work–a The days are filled with lect the less undying feud between arts and medicals as none there is a friendly though you do not know medical student. s meant. So in case some of what the different course of ool, though, of sch idea le at e litt y don ver has had one I k school a continuation of the wor ally I remember when I was at ctic gs. It of course pra is thin h rse suc cou s and , them. An art ure, history, philosophy rat lite , ges gua I shall tell you a little about lan in en plan. Lectures are giv course, on a much broader le g. din rea l era logy one has done very litt gen e wid involves ept for a little botany or geo Exc p. for ste h big wit y met ver a now ms ly sics are probab a science course see , geology, chemistry, and phy ding is To leave school and beg in g seems very new. Biology al things that general rea hin ctic ryt pra h eve wit y and bus ool so sch is at one rse science cou this In al. ctic pra seem very explains itself. the first time and they all medicine, a course which lected. This also applies to or veterinary unfortunately apt to be neg , eng ineering, agricu lture, in the other faculties, law e a few women non are are re re the the as but and ry, re dentist science in the near futu ary erin There are a few girls doing vet in e som be y rd that there ma in agricu lture soon. science, though I have hea have some doing a course of the girls in th Wales we may expect to Sou New in ists ltur is played keenly by many icu agr nis, and boat clubs. Hockey ten , key hoc es pris com tion which y good game. There is a Sports’ Associa ton for hockey, but it is a ver e so. ly be too hot in Rockhamp life is as charming if not mor the winter. It wou ld probab Col life, but to many of us lege our of t par sity ver Uni the about I have so far only told you have a most happy time. in residence and we really s ms ourselves and girl e There are twenty-fiv We have to arrange the roo tain amount of furniture. different they all cer a h how wit able ed ark vid rem pro is are It and , and books are added. ers We have large airy rooms flow s, er. ure own pict its few of a n ity they are whe es on the individual it is wonderful how pretty re, and how each room tak nitu fur of d kin e of year. sam es the tim working at certain look though we are given course, a favourite spot for of is, It es. tre dy sha and h grass on the law n, walks or There is a nice garden wit after we have tennis, hockey il ten when we meet but , sity ver Uni the at g are mostly workin , and then work unt Until four or five o’clock we ner we have coffee parties not too far away. After din ce pla side sea e som at bathes again for supper. ty of work. deal of fun as well as plen l go to Brisbane. As you see we have a great I suppose, most of you wil e here to College, though, com l wil s girl you of e I hope som With best wishes from, Yours sincerely, DOROTH Y M. VOSS.
THE WOMEN’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE
D. Voss, M. Windey
er, C.Little
VOLUME 30 / NUMBER 2