Show Womens Affairs Xn England Although Miss Johnson has beaten all her male competitors in this years mathematical tripos at Cambridge the general work of improving the higher education of women appears to be in a bad way owing mainly it is stated to tho indifference of those directly concerned con-cerned The Association of Women Lecturers Lec-turers particularly is on the verge of bankruptcy and will cease to exist unless un-less i its patrons subscribe a certain sum of money The association has been patronized by aristocratic faddists to any extent but the interest in its doings rapidly vanishes when a call for cash is made On the other hand women politicians poli-ticians have plenty of funds and were never more active than now Many big meetings have been held in London and the provinces which must have cost a lot of money the largest gathering of the series having taken place at St James hall under the presidency of the Countess of Carlisle who is probably the ablestwoman in public life in this country This activity is due to tho belief be-lief in an early general election because there is no immediate need to bring pressure to bear on the house of commons com-mons the hope of introducing a female suffrage bill at this session having beer I abandoned London Queen i |