, 1890-08-10
FAIR

The Annex Girl whe Was the Firsi
Woman to win an Honor At Cambridge
Following tho pleasant news of the
success Of Miss Belasco in Paris and
Miss Fawcett in England. both of whom
greatly distinguished themselves in uni
versity examinations, comes the an.
nouncement that the Sargent prize at
Harvard university has been won by an
"Annex girl" and the statement Is espe-
ciAlly noteworthy from the tact hat II
is the first time one Of Harvard'sb onors
has been bestowed upon any female stu
dent.
The Sargent prize Of 800, which has
been awarded to Miss Helen Leah Reed
for the best TRANSLATION of the twenty
ninth ode Of the third book of Horace,
is the only prize open to competition
for both men and 1t appears
in the body of the catalogue as an offer
to Harvard students and to students OF
the Society for the Collegiate instruction
for Women, which, being translated,
mean the Annex girls" Miss Reed
sent, in competition, two translations,
one in blank verse, the other rhymed, in
ten syllable lines. In TRANSMITTING she
adhered closely to the Latin, and her ode
has the same number of lines-sixty-
four-as the original.
Miss Reed, who is the daughter Of DR..
Guilford g. Reed, of Hotel Huntington,
may fairly be claimed as q Boston girl,
though she was born in st. John, N. B.
The family removed to Boston when
Miss Reed was very young, and have
since resided in Cambridge and Boston,
where Miss Reed has many interests, be-
ing a member Of the Browning club and
other literary societies. She is also
much interested in local charities. She
is a graduate Of the Cambridge high
school, and during the interval between
her graduation and entering the Annex
she studied at home. She entered the
Annex as a special student, not caring to
give all her time to study, but later took
all of the examinations, and has done
full work and finished the studies lead
ing to a bachelors certificate. 1t is in
teresting to observe that in her family
there is much literary and artistic taste.
OF her mothers family three brothers
graduated with honors from the Uniyer-
Ety Of Edinburgh. Her uncle, DR.. John
Bergman, who has been a member Of
the New Brunswick parliament, is a
man Of marked literary taste and talent.
Miss Reeds sister, Miss Ethel Reed, who
possesses fine dramatic talents, Is a mem
Der Of the Boston Art Students a~ssocia-
ton, and was the central figure In tho
festival Of "Lalla Rookh," recently given
by the association.
Miss Helen Reed, when she graduated
from the Cambridge high school, was
the class poet, but she has since, except
on n few occasions, sternly suppressed
her muse. She has, however, done con-
siderable literary and journalistic work.
She has compiled two books, each con
taining n Of her poems, and she wrote
the poetical souvenir of the Dickens car
nival which the Woman's Educational
and Industrial union issued several years
ago. Another good piece Of work was
the compilation OF a little volume of
original contributions, entitled "The
City and the Sea-" which was issued for
the benefit Of Che Cambridge hospital
fund. She has no definite plans arranged
for the future, but will engage In literary
work. She has paid a great deal of at
tention to original research In American
history, under the direction of Professor
Hart, and will continue in this line Of
work for the present.
Miss Reed Is tall and of the brunette
type, with large, speaking dark eyes, and
her low, distinct voice, while full of
sweetness. shows in her manner Of speak
ing the earnestness and force of her char
acter.-Boston Herald.