New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-18
THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE.

GREEK LETTER SOCIETY LIFE IN BALIlNohh'
baltimore Sept Il Special. Tomorrow Is the
day set in the calendar for the opening Oh 'he
Womans College. The first week VIII he give" W
entrance examinations recitations and lectures De-
ginning on Monday. September - Already the
buIldings have begun to assume an appearance oi
,,s for the presence Of a daily increasing NUMBER
NJ professors and students testifes to the rae,
that vacation is over and working time Is mere
again " 49,. .h
The new girls Latin school. which forms 'he
,a,.st addition to the college group. Is now COM
,,,a,ed and will be occupied at the beginning OF the
session The completion of this large p"no'ns wiz
r.,ieve Goucher Hall OF the discomfort when was
,,aied last wear BY the crowded condition or its
rooms and will allow it to be devoted 10 'he
original purpose Of college instruction only
The scheduled list OF applicants FOR the COMING
vsar shows a large number OF accessiohs Iro" All
,ar,s of the country The two college homes each
With q capacity for the accommodation OF seventy
Ave students have every room engaged ana II "'s
lso h.en found necessary to lease an additional
large dwelling-house on North 'haries-sI 10 supply
the demands of incoming students
r,ba freshman class will be the largest ever KNOWN
IN The college seventy students having aHeauS
,ro,,.d themselves az members. The sophomore
and tnnior classes will each have half that num-
her Of members and the senior class NUMBERS
twenty.
While students a rule are not hchfed 10
return 10 the classic halls OF learning io"s oe
fore necessity compels their presence there nave
been on hand for some DAYS several 'e''''
on.s ubo have returned earlier than usual. drawn
no, on much bv their zeal for classroom WORK az
nv their interest in fraternity matters. hS u wen
known. the woman's College Is one OF 'he II" Vi
Oh. larger colleges for women which do not pro-
hu,t Crock letter fraternities among the stu"e'S'
There are now three secret socetes ~ eN'''
hr. of which the oldest. Tau Kappa ~, mas us
,Inha chapter ut this college. Established during
49,, ntn,er NJ 1890 Tau Kappa ri WAS the hist
social organization of any kind tha' 'o'r" 10 P'N
go the students The class OF s2 was Tau
ri ono ar1 all and four Of a class OF
,n In az wore the same badge. while elght III "a
49,, -, ,,sn,v of "a were also loyal 10 Tau Kappa
o ,rhis fraternity has always been conservative
+, -. ,ol,cv nreferrng TO watch anu wall before
,Iodg;np candidates admission. rather IMAM 10
resor, 10 the popular custom OF 'rushhg' "hich
may often lead TO disastrous results. 'e' ""'''
conservative in its policy, ana reealu'"s "'s'
standard OF schola rship az one Oh ue "''e'9"''
,ee,s for admission II does not nesie't VI 'sno'e
tho social side of student life. as Is eVlue"''' Wy
,ha axce,Ient dramatic performance Of Tennyson's
.pr,rcess which was given during the winter Oh
90 by its members. and by the interesting 'o''"e
- ,oo.,res eiven under It's auspices last winter
| To, Kama Pi has received numerous urgent III
vi,a,,ons from older fraternes TO join their ranks
| but rrefers TO preserve her independence ana NE
| NJ single blessedness Now. however. its members
| are carefully considering requests from seNe'a.
| colleges TO be permitted TO establish chaP'e'S VI
! Tau kappa ri among their students ana IL may I've
| that during the coming winter the fraternity WI"
decide to accede 10 one or more OF the Pe'"o'
| already presented At present however more in
t.r.st ia manifested In furnishing the pretty rooms
| which have just been secured ss the ifa'raiii''
| home than In seeking 10 extend il chapter roll