Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-12
CAP AND GOWN IT 10
A Serious Graduation Question Settled
by rem,nin. Medical studest@

by reu,,nin. Medical studest4
Grim visasad war has stalked rampant
At the women6 Medical college for soino
weeks past. The contention was over
the all absorbing question NJ TO whether
or not caps aud gowns shall be used ~
The graduating costumes u the fair ones
turned loose from the institution 10 deal
with the Ills 20 which human heah Is
heir.
For years past this question has beon
annually mooiod. but until the present
session there has always been a majority
who thought that tho costume looked
too "manni1h"
This year the factions began their
fighting early and tho fight has been a
close one. Some Of the Arguments used
by thoso opposed 10 tho rig" are In
many cases unique. One " the gradu-
atng class VIZ heard ~ cay;
why, what dhall / do II the gowns
arc adop,edl | am % have % white silk
dress Tor graduation. and want II. too.
Oh. no. shall not vote for gowns
Another u tho students, who has
passed the giflish age. entered her plea
aRainst the gowna. When asked by
younger classmato what sho thought Of
the question sho said.
III wcro ~ young and ~ pretty "a
you are | should say wear them. but
am too old. iwould look like nothing
but an owl"
The argument which seemed 90 have
tho most weight was that the college
hal no right 10 tho caps aud gowns. be-
cause for age. II has beun q university
costume. A few insisted that the Coz
tune wss mannish and their delicate
taetcs could not endure thu, thought
The college bulletin board has been
an important instrument In the fight.
One side would paste notice. and i'm.
mediAtely II would b. covered with one
by tho opposing faction. Notices o.
meetings TO protest were replaced with
noticos for adoption. AZ las, the friends
o. the gowns adopted nm argument
which did much for their side. The
photograph Of n very handsome woman
dressed In cap and gown was framed
aud hung up on the board. II WINS. In.
decd a picture, for insicad Of b,iug
inannish II showed u womanly woman,
with features well dsfnel, and eyon tho
most bitter could find no objection TO
her appearance.
The hght baa been productive Of much
~ feeling for each faction has bccn 70.
lcnt'ess In Its persecution Of the other.
College chums have separated. aud the
orstwhile warm friendships have been
supplanted by coolncss which border.
close on 10 enmi,y.
A meeting u tho College association
was finally called for Friday night, AZ
which the much debated question was
10 b. argued. All the clAasos had al.
ready taken their standA The fresh.
les" wcrc almost unanimous In their de-
sirc for the costume Tn. second year
students were by largo majority on
,be same nie. |, was Ia the u.nior class
that the fight was most bitter. The
four Year, course " In tho curriculum
Of tho college, 10 that Of thirty.scyen
students but nineteen expect 10 graduate
at the cnd Of the present collegiate year.
All are. however. senior. and In tho elias
vote II was found that tho nineteen
were, with hut QUO exception, against
caps and gowns The ono boiling MON.
Der turned the scales In favor Of the cos
tune. and for while much feeling was
displayed by the young women.
ut Ia mean," aid one young lady, ''for
eighteen four year girls 10 try 10 make
nineteen Of this years claSs wear u mon
key drcus."
All -. tha q s.h, ~. ,G.....ll AN - -.
evening, Promptly at o'clock the pres.
idcnt, Miss Potter called the association
10 order. and Immediately the motion
was carried 10 dispense with all regular
business and deal only In cars and
gowns A lively debate followed the
motion for tho appointment Of CON.
mittee Of three to ask tho faculty for
thor approval Of the cap and gown COS.
tune.
Those opposed Immediately saw where
this would place them, for II carried IL
meant caps and gowns Feminine a..
PERSONS and sarcastic speeches were
offered M arguments In tho midst Of
tho uproar living argument for tho
costume was most aptly put.
Two Of tho colleges prct'icst students,
Misses Jones and Griscom. entered tho
room gowned and capped in the regular
university costume Their appearance
caused n perfect alenoe. followed by n
round Of applause such ~ seldom grocts
the new found star. They wcrc well
calculated 10 convert tho unbclioycrA
A pretticr picture It's certain moor was
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