The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-05
a SCHOOLGIRLS CHAT.
PLEASANT THINGS THAT HAVE HAP
PENED AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE.
The Marriage OF the President--Lovo
Among the Pedagogues-Colieg Life
nom the Collegian's standpoint-Fun
and Frolic.
snecIal corr,ronacnce d lhc Aproal.

WELLESLEY, Mass, Feb. 3-Perhaps the
most interesting event that has occurred Mt
Wellesley for some time was the marriage
OF Miss Freeman to Prof. Palmer. She had
been president here for six years, and the
girls almost wonhiped her; So of course,
they could not he expected TO love Prof
Palmer much. During the days OF THEN
engagement he used TO come over from
Harvard university frequently on Saturday
afternoon and stay until Monday morning,
and so make MS think of him and of the
coming evil day, whether we wanted or
not. OF course some OF the girls met him,
and then the report began 10 be circulated
that he was actually NIGEL Think OF IT,
when we had pictured him as asort OF ogre
coming 10 tenlaway our beloved PRESIDENT
Then what should he do but write n most
charming letter 10 the senior class, whose
honorary member he is, and so gradually
get himself into the good graccs OF the
whole college. lie is professor Of Greek
at Harvard and stands very high
there, and he also has the rcputa-
ton Of being very fine conyersationalist.
Outside people think, and dare say they
arr the best judges, that the match il n
good one ON both sides The marriage
took place Just two days before Christmas,
and ON Friday. OF course everybody had
u great deal TO say about its being ON
Friday, but think il was Il splendid idea.
What could two such people care about
unucky days. Indeed il ought TO start
the fashion for Friday weddings. Whether
il does or not, ! shall have mine on that
day there II something exciting about
Drawing old supersttions They were mar
ried In Boston, at the house Of friend,
and went right of 10 Prof. Palmcr's coun-
try home TO spend Christmas. When they
returned our faculty rendered them very
handsome reception, but none OF the girls
except the seniors were invited. OF course
everybody wanted 10 20, but n little re-
hection showed how impossible IL would
he Tor GOO students 10 find even standing
room OF the reception. Still, all saw the
decorations, which were really beautiful
The parlor il very large, 30 II was used IA
dining-room Tor the evening. Its decora.
tons were especially pretty and rather
unique too. There Is very large hay
window on one side Of the room. two
handsome stone pillars separating IL from
the rest Of the room. Between these pill
lars were hung ycils OF smilax, looped back
like curtains, and making perfect love"
Of little room. The windows, of which
there are eight, were fcs,ooncd ut the tops
with tennis nets. the moshcs Of which
were thiokly interviewer with cedar and
pine. making the most graceful evergreen
hangings ! ever saw. There were num-
Der Of Bosion's celebrated people present
The next morning Mrs. Palmer went into
the chapel aud held prayers Just as she
has been doing lor the past six years. II
was bard Ia believe that there had ever
been break, though we don't have much
trouble IN realizing IL now.
We had quite n pleasant concert Mon
day night given for the benefit Of our ten.
mis- association by the Picrian Sodnlity OF
Harvard. The two colleges nave had very
litle 10 do with each other In the past,
and | am afraid will have Just NJ little in
the future. II certainly was kind Of the
sodalily 10 offer their services, but I am
sorry 90 say they received very little atirn-
ton after they got here. There was some
misunderstanding about the time and the
way they were b. come, and ~ when they
rolled up In coaches nj u O'Clock thirty
minutes after our dinner hour-we had
nothing 10 offer them but coffee and cake.
Oh, those poor hungry fellows No din
ncr ride of fifteen miles and then coffee
aud cake No wonder they were mad.
After their slight rcpasi they were shut up
In n room TO tune their Instruments, and
were then ledaway ina meek aud happy 90
condition to the waiting audience Of girls
1prcsume the audience inspired them, or
else their music had charms 10 make
them forget their state oi scmi-slar-
walton, for they certainly played well.
There are about fifty In the club, and
heard their music compared fayoubly
with the Boston symphony concerts. After
II was all over though, instead Of being
taken somewhere and entertained 10y dor.
ems Of charming girls, as they had expected
30 be, they were left 10 take care OF them.
selves and enjoy their own company. For
q long dismal half hour they wandered
around the corridors, breathing "blcssinu
In disguise" onevcrything generally Ther
they called mp their coaches aud left. reach
ing Cambridge about 1880 o'clock cold
hungry and cross. And how do you think
the horrid things rcycngcd themselves
Why they wrotc the whole affair M foi
The Crimson, their college paper, and W,
feel ciemally disgraced. II was perfect,
right that they should feel cross about II,
for they came for lark and didn't get Il
but then they need not have been s0Rever,
a. 10 tell all the world about Il. Ii II harl
10 nay who should bear the blame Of IN,
affair, for nobody seems 10 feel especial,
responsible for Il. Then. too, Il was jus
before the examination week, aud every
body was 10 busy with reviews that no on,
had time 10 think about how the visitor
should he entertained. dap say II wa
our iorgetiulness Of their royal highncs-e,
that makes Il such bitter Pill for them e
swallow.
We are Just through our examination
and ann mom pleased than ever with IN,
college. ] really think our examination
would restore tile most hardened cyuic'
fAih m human nature Noman's nature
ai any rate. In most oi the classes th
questions are printed ON slips Of paper
and after they are distributed 10 the girls
but little mom attention IL paid them
The teacher reads, goes out for q walk o
does anything she pleascs OF counc, VA
usually stays in the room with the elias
but there u none Of that anxious watch
ing Of the students that Is necessary In =
many schools and colleges. The girls m
ON their honor, and are very careful 20 III
nothing which would be In the slightcs
degree compromising. Indeed, there h
tradition that II girl should be caugh
cheating, she would be- expelled by Ia
students, and really believe she would
Perhaps they couldn't do Il legally. but
am sure rhe would De let 10 eeverclv alon