The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-19

Vassar college Is n Of the notable
things on the Hudson river which the
tourist looks for but does not always
find. 1t is aituated about a mile and a
half from the Poughkeepsie landing,
from which it is hidden by intervening
objects. 1t commands a magnificent
sweep of scenery, mountain, valley, and
river, and being finely ~gardened and
parked, is almost a realization, as a
writer In Forney's Chronicle observes,
Of Tennyson's dream Of 1.-THE Princess"
About four hundred ''sweet girl grad
yates with golden hair" from every
state in the Union, here pass through a
thorough university course, the studies
Of which are as severe as those in the
colleges of Harvard and Yale. The
grounds cover an extent of about 800
acres, including a lake fed by springs,
where boats are at the disposal of the
students. There are also shaded walks,
woodland retreats, which are favorite
spots for study and reading, and a large
circular lawn-tennis and croquet
ground. which is surrounded by a flow
Fer garden divided into ten-foot sections
for each Of the young ladies who have
a taste for Horticulture. A floral society
has been formed, and besides the privi-
lege Of using the flowers for botanical
dissection and for personal adornment,
there is quite a rivalry among the
members In the cultivation of the
plants. The students are obliged, as a
paft of the daily routine, to report at
least one hours exercise, either in row.
ing, gardening, skating, croquet, or
gymnastics. The recitation hours are
from 0 in the morning to A in the after
noon. and the pupils are free to spend
the remainder Of the day either in the
building or out Of doors, the latter be-
ing by far most popular 10 fine weather.
Pleasure-boats, manned by young ladies,
skim across the lake with q speed that
shows their physical development has
not been neglected, while a schedule Of
the dietary proves that the examining"
process for intellectual improvement is
not done at the expense Of the Inner
man," These delicate creatures dew
our daily (oh, tell it rot in GATH 250
pounds Of beef, mutton, or lamb, or
seventy-Hve shad for dinner, after IT'S
pounds of the best steak for breakfast
They consume $50 quarts OF milk per
diem, and 100 pounds CT butter; also
two-thirds of a barrel of graduated
sugar, eight pounds Of coffee, and five
pounds Of tea in the same timei Think
of the nerves, like harps Of a thousand
strings, that ore being ''strung'' for fu-
ture curtain lecturesl Canned fruits
Of all sorts are eaten in enormous
quantities. and twice a week at dinner
the fragile dears do away with 200
quarts OF Ice cream. Farinaceous food
abounds. Several varieties of bread are
always on the table in profusion. Two
articles, with bread and butter, are al
ways supplied at tea. Winter brings
buckwheat, corn, and rice cakes, and
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are a schoo, ana gsnerv Of art muse.
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anv and ether sciences n rid.
inc school and , chana, In ths main
building are studants,' teachers, and
oa,cers, rooms a telenhone teleuranb
ma nost-oace THE library contain,
TX oon worrs ~ tho highest order ~
,,teratrrs history ana science A mar.
h,s hn.t ~ Matthew vassar and also
90 h er.t nras;dent of the collage DR.
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