Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-25
HARVARD COLLEGE.
Harvard News from a Wheel
Ing Boy-Interest Ing Notes of
aFamOus Institution.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 2lst, 1879.
THE HARVARD ANNEX.

Correspondence Of the Register.
CAMBRIDGE, Oct. 2lst, 1879.
TUE HARVARD ANNEX.
Quite a number of ideas are ahoat,
concerning this institution. The most
general one is that the Annex is a part
of Harvard College devoted to the edu-
cation OF women. Such is not the case.
The "Annex" is practically college for
women, having no connection with the
Harvard University, except in this; that
the Harvard professors, volunteered 10
give instruction and the assistance OF
twenty-five Of them was gladly accepted.
1t is surprising to see among the num-
Der 80 many OF the younger professors,
who volunteered their services, as soon
as the annex" was opened 1t is pre-
sided over by ladies, but to all interests
and purposes the girls get a Harvard
collegiate education, the same as their
brothers, who can not "crow over them"
in this at least. Twenty young ladies
entered this year, some being from Vas
ser andotner noted seminaries. They
are kept in strict seclusion, enough so
TO remind one very fOrcibly OF Con-
vent or Nunnery and the boy who has
succeeded in obtaining glimpse of one
the ''iair creatures" who are not at all
fair decidedly is looked upon with awe
and admiration by his less fortunate
companions. The ladies OF this vicinity
are noted for the "blue stocking pro-
cllyities, and / am afraid our sisters of
the Annex are not entirely free from
the contagion, concerning whom the
Crimson, one OF the college papers which
is quoted all over the cOuntry,published
the following appropriate lines
"Wherc are You going my pretty maid"
I'm going 20 the Annex, Sir she said.
What 70 DO there my pretty maid
"I'm going 10 be cultured Sir. she said.
What are your studies, my pretty maid
Chinese rnd QuaterniOnS, Sir she said.
Then who will marry you. my pretty made
Cultured girls don't marry Sir, she said.
The statement in the last line, no
doubt, will be quite sufficient to reduce
the "Freshwomen" this word copyright
ed class each year TO rather meagre pro-
portions. The girl who has the intel
iectual strength tograpple with the cover
come OuaterniOns, would certainly have
difficulty in discovering her oflinity.'
The reference to Chinese, above, has no
ironical meaning, as that language is reg
ularly taught, being introduced this
year BY some American merchants in
China, who thought that by SO doing
they would supply long felt want.
These merchants raised subscription
and sent this Mandarin with an inter
pretatiOn over to Harvard to initiate the
benighted Americans into the classic
love of China and Undue them with the
wisdom Of cOnfucius. He is to remain
five wears, and when he stakes the dust
OF our, according to his opinion, heather
soil from his wooden shoes, no doubt
his class will be able to bid him
a glad farewell in choice Chinese, but
as the alphebet alone consists OF several
thousand characters it is not TO be sur
missed that the pupils will have become
very proficient. Probably no benefit
10 be derived from the Reverend Profess
sor's teachings is to enable the Ameri-
can youth to read the bills given them
bv Chinese washermcn and So curb
their avariciOus propenSities down to
proper limits. The remaining Profess
sors have not joined kearney in the
cry of 1--WE are ruined by Chinese cheap
labor" but il is impossible to predict
however it will be before they do So.
Prof. Ko Kun Hua brought his family,
consisting of one wife only, whether
from motive Of economy or not, depo-
nent saveth not-and two children.
They dress in very rich native costume
and excite considerable attraction when
taking an airing on the street. The
Professors of the college generally at
tend chapel services on Sunday, so ar
rayed in all his glory, Prot. KO Kun
Hau forsoOk the joss OF his father last
Sunday, and attended. BY observing
the actions of the people near him,
he was enabled to acquit himself very
creditably. When his wife was queS-
toned as to how she liked cur customers
and people, she is said to nave an
swered as follows, with a smile that
was child-hke and bland - "We likce
very vel, but we nolikee Mclean woman
bringee dirty clothes for We washee.' y
And no wonder for they are tony
people in their own country.