New-York tribune., 1886-07-11
SWEET GIRL PUBLISHERS.
vAssAR GRADUATES RUN A NEWSPAPER.


MAKEUP OF "ruK ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS fNDE-
PENDENT"-soME EDITORIAL FxrRACIs.
II there IA any one thing that distinguishes the Vas
,ar maiden from the rest OF wonanknd it is tie de-
Termination to do something. The alleged taste for
chewing gum about which the funny man allows the
te ndrils of his Imagination to play. is gross be
Wearing speciacles and worsbipping Emerson are
only exceptional obaracterstics. The tendency 10
wrests with the ungetatabeness OF the INK nowh anu
metaph ysical upon all occasions Is confined TO CLASS
and to an extremely small class. larger percentage
of the girls lovely and lovable than in the most
select of French finishing schools" The charms OF
ready wit and keen perception are also theirs itey
have the feminine equivalent Of that royal good fellow
ship hatred of afectaton which college lie oe-
yelop. in the netter class of men, But while they arc
thus gifted with attractions all daughters Of Vassar,
rich and poor, high and humble, homey and hand
some weak and strong are filed with the burning de-
sire to do something 10 their own living. Ono OF
the fair grad the last discussed
Careers for Women" Tho CRY is still and always Tor
careers" and only careers" that can be carved
out need apply 1t doesnt matter particularly what
the CAL is If only fulfls that requirement. any
thing in the whole gamut from teaching the little
Digger Indians in Oregon their a c's to running
country newspaper is acceptable.
II msy be thought that the l-tter alternative has
been mentioned merely to point the moral which Is
to adorn this tale, but it Is cold fact that there IS
paper 80 conducted. The little town OF Atlantic
| Highlands oni the shore of Sandy Hook Bay
s blest with o weekly paper edited and published
BY two vas.sr graduates The Atlantic Highlands
Independent" " is the name of the paper. The names
of tbs editors head the first column. The junior part
ner was the class prophet of 'S6 and gracsfuy fore
told the most witty things of her classmates while
the senior partner graduated in 1888. The lnde
| pendent" states somewhat ungrsmmaticaly at the
head of its columns that The best interests OF TINS
town aud township is our aim.' Ths inclsivo an
nouncoment,that Poetry and anonymous commnnca-
tons will be dropped into the waste basket has q
business-like aud decidedly independent ring.
There are seven and one-hsf columns OF advertise
me MS in the paper including the State printing ana
excluding those inithe patent INTERIOR twoooumn
reornt story envers the back page OF the four and
halt columns of live matter on the first age. one Is
European letter evidently evolved under the fostering
| oars of a syndicate half-coiumn Is gwen to Onr
Marlboro Letter." and another to one from Chicago
| labelled 1Corres spondcncs Of The lndependent
| a lob Office is III connection with the paper ana
prosperity smiling the little business One OF the
o. aduates the last class VINO was casting aOont LOT
4" career was offered $500 year and her board to
come down and stick type in the JOB ONCE. After
carefully considering the munitcept offer the grAnu
| ate declined aud summoning all her political " pun
she made bold strike for the village post once but
missed that on account of offensive partisanshp. as
evinced by taking part in he famous Blame demon
stration at Vassar two years ago.
The editorial and gossip columns of The lndepend
ent are written in crisp Orceul style that is Tree
| from most of the sins of country newspaper EnsiSn
| Soma of the notes have special interest when the
| gender of the editorial rule is remembered Thus
personally p3ct h)ts and cjttge ress ers
each week have invtdt ID Ol, VS. VIII RiAuy
priu the list OF nsw arfy4. tor tle Se9k S nS
hoe at will nald 1t In On or before ruesday
| noon oil inS week"
If there il one spark of manhood in Atlantic High
lands there should have been twenty oilers to escort
the fair editors on a tour of personal Inspection y
| after the appearance OF that issue of VOL L. IL.
From the request that any hotel aid cottage Will
ha1d in its list before Tuesday whcn the paper is
not putI shed until Saturday. is an evidence that
early by the bug bear of every metropolitan daily
is not unknown in d" The Independent" office.
Allusion has been made TO the crisp and pure English
Of the publication. 1t IS pert aps too much to expect
that this should hold throughout Witness the vener
able chestnut" alb )u Homer nodding OCCASION
ally When it comes to the question of chroncllng
Wedding this paper edited. publ sbed and printed by
women, gets just little mixed as ID shown by this
note:
we occ1rr 4 IN tn tJwls OF Middle
town. The phr were Miss hAaOsth lang Iter OF
barrow. OF New-Yord"
The compositor probably had not recovered from 10
| celebration OF payday when the natter was set As
would be naturally supposed "Tae Independent y
Office is regarded with mnch curiosity by strangers.
Mention of this made IN a column headed Excur-
siOns."
Tuesday in spite clouds and splnk brou ht 300
Germans down the ancie ient city OF eyAmsterdan
Tney Ike eIcurNOnss considered the colnry TO %
lot aged maron erie a. abe gazed up m
barncsde reared prtecO an tne rear of the office
Loox what those wicked people ha We DONE"