The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07
4 COED IN BLOOME RS,
She Creates CONSERVATION in the
Halls of Learning at
Berkeley.
Supposed to Be an Advance Guard.
Poor Sanitary Arrange
mentS-NoteS.

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 6.-Great con-
sternation was caused in the halls of learn
ing at the university to-day by the ap-
pearance of freshman coed dressed in
full bloomer attire. She wore heavy soled
walking Shoes black leggins extending
to the knees, blue serge boomers,
loosely made shirt waist and natty
alpine hat, with brown feather tucked in
one side. AS she walked through the cor
rider, from recitatlon-room to lecture
hall. she fell within the gaze and even the
stare OF every student whom she passed,
but she went her way with an air of APP
parent indifference, not even so much as
noticing the lookers-on. Scattered here
and there through the buildings were
small groups of students talking about the
slender bloomer girl" and whether she
really belonged to the .. c.
The possibility of yet introducing knick-
erbockers as the uniform attire for Berke-
lev goods was discussed pro and con.
those who discussed the matter having
based their arguments on the fact that
the first step toward such dress reform
was made last year, when twenty-five CO.
eds came out on certain rainy day in
short skirts and leggins. Boomers, they
say, are the second step toward knicker-
bockers, and there is but one more pace to
make before the girls will be dressed just
like their brothers.
The goods them selves, though they
glanced at one another with curious
smiles, confined their discussion of the
single advocate of mountaineer costume
for the classroom, for the most part to
their assembly hall.
Some one suggested that the lady might
have been bicyclist who was visiting the
al, h,,f rnl, fryt bxxr hooI
suited in the final decision that she was
only q real live ''freshie" coed and nothing
more.
1t was rumored that the small army of
goods who are accustomed to appear on
the campus during rainy weather with
their short skirts and leggins had sent
out the lady with the boomers TO find out
how the attire would take with the college
community prior to their unanimous adop-
ton Of the costume OF the coming new
woman.
Poor Sanitary Arrangements.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 6.-North Hall,
the most used of all the university build
ings, is at present in an exceedingly poor
sanitary condition. Repeated protests
against the arrangements have been made
from time to time through the columns of
university daily, without results. The
faculty has at last been aroused to public
expression, and it seems as though some
thing may soon be done to place the build
ing in more heaIthful condition. Presi-
dent Kellogg has brought the matter to
the attention of the Board of Regents,
some of whom have expressed themselves
in favor of immediate renovation. The
president has had an expert examination
made, and it is thought that something
will be done during the coming vacation
to improve the defective plum bling and
sewerage. Professor Soule says that great
difficulty would be encountered in altering
the plumbing of South Hall. as the build
ing is of an old pattern, and no map of
the plumbing is in existence. In order to
locate the pipes walls would have to be
broken into and floors torn up. Professor
Soule estimates that the cost of putting
the buildings into representation will be
upward of $4,000.
Against Locating a Saloon.
BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 6.-Rev. ]. A.
Hunter of the West Berkeley Pres byterian
Church is circulating petition for pre-