It is claimed that this early contact with the other sex, on a footing of equality, and the manner in which the majority of the girl students more than maintain their intellectual standing with the boys, has tended to produce that contempt of the much-vaunted superiority of man, that, as a rule, is reserved for those post-nuptial discoveries which make marriage such an interesting venture.

But they forget that marriages are frequently contracted in places where girls and boys are taught together, and where they have had ample opportunities for knowing each other intimately, and that experience proves that such marriages are happy and lasting unions.

It is interesting to observe, however, that as the number of educational institutions has increased, the number of unmarried women has been correspondingly augmented.

It is easy to explain this by the fact that a large number of women earn their own livelihood by going into business and the professions.

As they become more educated, and are allowed to participate in many of the same privileges as men, it is only natural that they should show their independence by remaining single.