UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS FOR WOMEN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 507, 14 May 1909, Page 3

UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS FOR WOMEN.

University/appointments for women have been made at .\lelboumo. University (writoß "Beatrice" in the '" Australasian"), but . hitherto thero have never: been any in Syd■'v ney, a stato of affairs which has been much commented uj)on. This year, however, two girls-have.vquietly:.'slipped.into 'positions at : the ; Sydney/University; without ..any: stir, or ; fuss.;;' Strangely enough; ;one .'girl:, is demonstrator. in anatomy, t-hat f is to say, she shows . men students how to dissect dead bodies, Tho ,i.mere presence of women in the dissectingroom, u.wd to bo hotly argued against. An- • other girl, who graduated this rear, is dc- ■ ' .'. monstratoi. in one of the. science laboratories. These unusual, and pleasant events, march sido by sido with . the. equally, pleasant; much more usual, marriago t announcements mado in regard to University women. Tho most prominent bride 'of the year will bo Miss ;. Madge ;Da.vid,. B;A.,- older daughter of Professor David, who is to marry in, October the eon of Mr. Justioo M'lntyre, of Hobart. . ' : Misa Mollie David, >B.A. '(she' graduated .• the ■ ". other day), a very pretty girl go- '; ing to make.'' the; grand tour "in Europe, in wmpany with the beautiful;.daughter of Mrs. ■ . J. Ri"Wood (Miss Essie.Jenyns). , .