Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-28

In order 10 fully appreciate the pranks o
Vass.,r girls, said the lady. you must 70
| member that one Of tho greatest burdens OIL
the shoulders Of the faculty Of the college i
to keep the scholars from clipping with de
signing young men and getting married
without their parents PERMISSION When
ever a marriageable male strays inside tbs
high cedar hedye which divides the VaSsaI
grounds from the res: Of the world, be i
regarded with suspicion by twenty pairs Of
eyes until he has satisfactorily accounted fol
his presence there Tn, girls, As a natura
consequence. form no acquaintance worth
mentioning among the opposite sex
Naturally, then, they have to anu q them
selves as best they can On Saturdays
Whenever there is snow, the long hills to tbs
east of Poughkeepsie are alive with VassaI
girls coasting on their little red
sleis. You would be astoni she'd by
the dash and vigor displayed by these Gle
CANT young ladies where there is no young
man around to look at them Taking head
ers down rocky hills and screeching with
mirth when they meet with mishap is con
sidered having a grand time. When they
get tired OF such sport they hitch on be-
hind any farmers sled which chances to pa Is
by One day an old Duchess county farmer
who had string of Vassar girls tagging b.
hind. trotted his team five miles, in the coun-
try without stopping to give them chance
t. unite their sleds. They screamed AMI
grew mad and hurled slang and damaged
chewing gum at him during most of the dis
lance. but he merely chuckled to himself
and drove on. When be finally turned them
adrift they had to trudye back through the
snow to the college on foot, a NO teams
came along to give them lift That ex-
psrience taught the girls to hitch on after the
manner Of boys leaving it in their power to
free themselves at any infant
I'D Vassar girls ever play trunntP
Il have frequently known them to run
away to Now York on Satuc,iays when they
ha! only been given permission 10 60 shop
ping in the town Perhaps that is not e.-
acrly playing truan., however. remember
al experience had in runnin, off with al
other girl 10 ses B,rahardt in New York
We went to the evening performance, aai,
in order TO carry out the affair in proper
style, we hired the Big est messenger boy We
could find, and rented dress suit for him
Then he escorted Us to the theatre
AMI made a very distinguished-lo okin !,
escort, too. The only trouble with
him was that he insisted on going GU:
between the the acts t. buy peanut,
Or course we couldn't allow him to eat
them in the theater, SO he always came back
after the curtain had gone up and droppel
into his seat with dissipatei swa ger,
which was really appalling. Well, that
night we were intending to 60 back home by
way OF the Hudson river on board the Mary
Powell to enjoy the moonlight, but We
missed her well as the early Hudson river
trains. We got back to Poughkeepsie at q
dreadcully disreputable hour, and were under
suspicion for month at the college in spite
OF all the fibs we could invent"
What other college pranks do you re-
MEMBER
Il must not forget our theatre. We had a
stage fitted up with a drop curtain and
scenery, and there We gave famous theatrical
performances One OF our favorite pieces.
| rem amber, was SHE Stops t. Conquer
The actors were all girls and so was the aui-
fence. But n portion Of tho audience Wore
handKerchisfs tied arouni its right arms
AMI the girls composing it We're understood
to Ice gentlemen OF course they escorted
the ladies TO the play and stamped their feet
on the floor 10 express their appreciation at
anything particularly fine When the cur
tain fell at tho close Of an act the gentle
men all grabbed their hats from un Ter the
seats AMI rushel out into tho hall There
th,y paralsi up and down in front OF the
thra:re, scouting to each other: Well.
fell,-,, whatIi We takef and Reckon
il, nay treat; come up 10 the bar an or Ter
your own pizen,' and :sa-ay, Jim, got any
gooi eatin' tbbsccer III your clothesf l cam,
positively say tnt tho VaSsar girls ideal
gentleman really acts in this manner at the
theatre, hut at least these performances on
the part Of III merry youn. under-.ra luates
never fail Ia cause them to laugh themselves
nearly to death. Some of Ia. PLAYS which
were prepared and acted by the girls were
really fine an displayed not little talent.
They we're highly appreciated, too, AMI the
mirth Of tho audience was never allowed t.
break out eIcep: wis it would not inter
fere with the actors. We always thought a
great deal of our little theatre
what Were SONS OF the othsr anus
ments!'
The first year the g.rs had room In the
basement Of the cfl!ege, with all opon FIRE
and big kettle IN H. where they made
molaSses candy. Some Of tho candy pull,
they had there resulted, according t. my re-
meInbrance, in n great deal OF It cky hair
and so; led aprons. ard more scorched candy
than an army Of ravenous school girls could
eat in year. Some OF these canly-pulis
would make the participants perfectly Wild
with mischief Ga a certain evening after
We had held a particularly riotJus candy
pull. the girls could not endure the thong t
Of going b. bed. We accordingly huiiled
together In one room, against the strict
rules Of the faculty, and waited until every
ono else WAS ASLEEP. Then We slipped out
of basement window and paraded
up and down the college grounds
through the damp grass and among the ever
greens. The night was chilly and nobody
dared TO speak above whisper for fear we
should be discovered But we fonily imag-
med We were having splendid time, and We
giggled under our breaths persisten IL until
suddenly, when we had venturei a long way
from the basemen: window, great hoar.s
dog began 20 bark just outsid, the cedar
hedge. That dogs voice frightened Us nearly
to death. Instantly there was a stampede in
the direction Of the college. When we got TO
the window every blessed sister OF u wanted
To get through it first We had dreadful
time tearing each others dresses and pulling
each Others hair. but we all finally got
through the window and tumbled up 10 bed
% frightened and breathless that We were
nearly dead"
Boston Post: 1t is said that one half Of the
worll does not know how the other half