The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-01

P. S.-Isn't 1t perfectly lovely? We are
going ~ have University Extension in Phiiadei-
pha this winter, and l shall be so busy, for
am on the committee Of arrangements. do
wish you were here 10 helpma, instead OF being
out In that horrid Colorado Yours
What in the world is University Extern
| sion? was my mental comment as l read
this apparently harmless proscript to my
| dear girls letter. The tidal wave Of Uni
versity Extension had not reached
| Colorado
Shortly after this | received the follow
ing:
| You Dear BoU How funny 1t is that you
| don't know anything about University EXteu-
sion! | am perfectly wild over H. II Is just too
| sweet for anything. 1t is perfectly lovely
| plan TO educate all The poor people ana TO let
/ IN m graduate from the university. You know
/ lIeY have 10 work III the daytime, SO The lee
| lures must be at night. Woh't 1t be perfectly
| splendid when all these working people have
univei Slty degrees?
| ! am sorry not 10 write longer letter, but it
Is now O'clock and / must 20 10 IL committee
meeting. Yours affectonatey FANNY.
Well, when man is 1000 miles from the
eirl he is going to marry and has not seen
wishes to hear something about her. anG
he nlay be pardoned for not caring very
much hetber or not lot of working peo-
pie receive university degrees.
This is the next letter:
You Perfectly Horrtd Boz: What do
you mean by saying that you are beginning To
lOathe the very name OF University Extension ?
You know nothing about II or you would not
write IN that perfectly silly way. Everybody
I'D Philadelphia IS wild Over il. There are To be
ceuteIs everywhere throughout the city and
'y:hing l. 10 lie taught exactly like In a
university. II VIII be just the same as II Il
The grows people were going o school. wish
you could he there 10 see for yourself how
much good IL Will d.. We are going 10 have Il
perfectly splendid man from England To begu
The lectures. Yours an ctlOuatsiy, FANNY.
Certainly letters like these are not very
satisfying. The next was still worse:
You are too hoIId for Anything! Why
shouldn't we bring over The lecturers from
England? You know very well that Ameii-
cans are not like tie English. our University
EN- ension movement Is to be Just ike the
English one, and Of course we must have
English lecturers. What foolish questions
you ask about he committee! Certainly there
ale men on the committee. Do you suppose
mat tn great Work OF this Kind that men
would rot be just as much interested as
women? Everybody ISN'T so Indifferent as Is
somebody out In Colorado.
Yes; our committee meetings are held in The
evenings. What curious question: Do you
Know, think you ought TO Try and come home
l nmetr VIM, yisi you aTs getting Eosyey
felt savage, but L saw that it would
not do to betray my feelings to high
spirited girl like Fanny; so | wrote her
letter full OF the most abjrct lies about the
good that l believed must necessarily
follow from brcklayerS and stTeetswcep-
erS having university degrees. | said |
was firmly convinced that University Ex-
tension was the one thing necessary 10
make better plumbers anu carpenters;
that before long 1t would lead 10 clean
streets, good water, rapid transit and hon
est government. My letter received the
following reply:
Nsnt
Do you really believe all you say? II would
be perfectly lovely If you did. Your symiathy
was just the one thing that was necessary 10
make University Extension perfect l Will
woik now with all the more zeal because
Know That my dear boy Is approving OF what
i do.
You must not be alarmed about the commit
lee meetings taking place ut nignf You don't
imagine would 20 away ont 10 West Phlladel-
phia all alone. / would be afraid. DR.. Gray
field ALWAYS calls for me aud lakes home
again. Yours alfectionaey, FANNY.
Sob Is this what University Extension
meansP Before had .lme TO reply TO this
another letter came.
Dear Harry: Mr.. ShawltoD has come al last!
lie IS perfectly splendid. Oh, how wish You
could come home Just to hear him! am car
Iled away with him; 50 Is everybody. Unlyer-
sity Extension is u grand success! Yours.
FANNY.
Was there 10 be still another Richmond in
the field? | sat down and answered Fan
ny's letter as temporarily as could under
the circumstances. Why was L bound
hand aud foot in Colorado?
Before very long / received the follow
ing:
You Bad Bad Bog: l don't understand you
and you do not seem 10 understand University
EXftnsl0n. DIR. Grayiield has nothing to do
win II; lie is only one OF tile committee Tor fur
thering The cause, just as am one OF the COM
mi'tee; we work Ingeiher In The same center.
Now, Shawlton. Wei, Shawtou is perfect;
never, never heard any one Ike him. he can
say whole books without once stopping. Every
BODY Is goiag 10 hear him. Association Hall Is
packed every afternoon. You can hardly get
tiekets, there Is such a demand for them.
think lectures are the incest thugs in the
world He wants us TO read great many
books, but OF course we haven't time, for there
IS lecture IN the morning, another In the after
noon and silll another IN The evening. l am
rushed to death. Yours. FANNY
This letter was incomprehensible to NE.
was labor at standstlll so that these lee
lures might be still attended? began to
tnlnk Fanny was right, aud that ala not
understand University Extension, but
what was that fellow doing with my
Fanny? l felt sure the COMMITTEES meet
lngs were all humoug. and that he simply
| went 70 make love to very pretty girl.
| L wrote a very vigorous letter in reply,
but upon sober second thoughts decided TO
modify 1t. | was absent. University En-
tension had the field. Fanny was little
high tempered. and | did not know what
might happen. so | tore up the nrst letter
and substituted very mild one.
Imagine my feelings at this reply:
Your cruel, ciuel letter has made me per
f-ctly ml>erabl'. l have done nothing but cry
ever since II came, aud The worst OF 1t all Is
mar DON'T know what you are angry about.
/ hav- been doing everything could ali winter
sell worthy OF you by imp owing my mind. l
! am sure have done nothing bur attend lee