MORE ABOUT CO-EDUCATION AT CORNELL.

In your edition of May 12 is an extract from a recent letter in the Harvard Daily HERALD in regard to "co-eds.," or lady students, at Cornell. I read the letter with great interest and I would like to add to it. For three years I have been constantly in classes, lectures and laboratories with our lady students, and it seems strange that any one should be surprised because they "listen to the same lecture as the men, recite in the same classes," etc. I must confess that my first experience was rather a novel one, and I relate it, not for the benefit of the "student" (?) who declared that he found a young woman, within kissing distance, a "distraction," but to show how soon the novelty of such "distractions" wear off to one who earnestly devotes himself to his work. Being arranged in one class alphabetically, chance brought next to me a young lady, who, at the second or third recitation, very kindly offered me the use of her notes, as I had come in a few minutes late. The result was, I was in perfect understanding with whatever was said afterwards by the professor. This little kindness was one which I should not expect from any one of the "boys," and although, I must confess, a little embarrassing at first, this was a great accommodation. Now, however, this rule is changed, and the ladies all sit together. After this it seemed nothing strange to go into the class room, take my assigned seat and go through with the recitation entirely oblivious to the "distraction" next to me. To conceive of this feeling of disregard for the occupant of the next seat, one must distinguish between the typical boarding-school girl, who is sent for an education, and the mature woman who goes for an education. Very rare is the exception when a lady does or says any thing in the class room or on the campus which would not become her in the drawing room. All of them show an earnestness for and devotion to their work, which is fit, proper and an honor to any student. - [Letter in Progress.