The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-20
BARNARD COLLEGE GIRLS.
Departure for tho Holidays q Different
Affair from That ut Other Colleges.

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Affair from That at Other Colleges.
One of the plcnsantest and most novel experi-
ences ut sor,e OF tho inland colleges, like Well
lesley and Nassar. is the hustle and excitement
incident to the departure of the students for
vacation. Several days before the holiday really
begins the trunks are brought from the storage
rooms and placed in the corridors, and the hour
before bedtime each night is devoted to o
wholesale packing bee. Merriment runs high,
and frequently the question of what clothes to
take and what to leave becomes SO vital that
there will be a general stoppage OF work in
order to settle the matter. The ticket man
makes 4 special journey to the college. and the
students are thus enabled to check their lug
gage through to destination; while the huge
vans, loaded with hundreds of trunks. form a
moving picture that is q sight worth seeing.
Many Of these students are obliged to spend
two. and in some case. where they come from
the far West. even three days on the road be-
fore they can begin to enjoy their holiday. Not
so with the Barnard girls. Their vacation
begins when the last recitation is over, whether
that happens to be at noon or late in the after
noon. and their departure is much like that of
every other day. save for the chorus OF good-bys
which echoes through the building NIL day long.
A general inquiry elected the fact that each
girls programme for the coming two weeks
was full to OVERLOOKING. seeming to prove that
when the Barnard girls work they work. but
that when they play they play.
Through tie kindness OF the Gorham Manu-
featuring Company Barnard received this week
q handsome volume Of %gelatine prints Of the
D., to Louis Philippe, 1913. 1t is a beautiful
example of the, engraver's art. the prints, being
medals at Paris. These plates, which include
the sovorcIsns NJ the Morovingian dynasty. the
and tue Ca4e,jan noise Of vaiois. viii prove a
valuable. aid t" students of European history.
When IL Is considered That at least 100 stu
dents at Barnard are pursuing courses In his
tory. economics. and sociology. the acquisition
OF reference books becomes a matter OF grow
ing Importance, and any small gift IN this direc-
ton is not only appreciated. but Is u positive
help 10 the students, for, in spite OF the liberal
outlay made by Column ia In duplicating the
more important sets OF reference books. occa-
sions arise when 1t is impossible for each
student to gain access to many Of them. and as
time goes on Barnard realizes tho need of n
working library OF her own.
Miss Lavinla Dempsey Inns announced her In.
tention of presenting to the college a gold medal
OF the value of 800 MS On annual prize, in the
G]spartment Of history The gift, Which is to be
Is given in memory OF Miss Dem psey's mother.
whose ancestors fought in the American Rcvo-
members or the senior class. being awarded to
that one who shall present the best essay on
first year he Dutch period among the colonies.
the second year the English period: and the
had been announced "A little earlier II would I'M
doubtcdly have Influenced the choice OF subjects
for The graduating theses. AS ~ Is. Il special SGT
OF essays will he presented the second term.
The list OF subjects Of the graduating theses
was submitted Ills week. and, as usual, caused
much discussion, ana even some little merri-
ment. II may be az interest to know the par
ticular fields Of investigation selected by Bar
nard seuiors. This Ii the list:
losouLvv Of Lifc""On Tho Alleged Iiliteracy Of
the American Youth" The Ese Of Dialect in
Essay. The Hero as King Treated in = Man
ner Suitable for Use in secondary Schools"
Short HigtOry Of the Term EymbiOSls "
'",Abridced Notation Applied to the Equation Of
the second DeFreo'T "Tor, SCR SCR, end TriH, the
Works Of Cicero The Historical Develop;
"a study IN English Poetry for secondary
Schools; !" Racine and the French Classical
Drama" "A Discussion OF the Per'Hanence Of
MolIdre's Influence" The children OF the
Shakespearean, Drama, ",Terence's Use of the
n the Secondary SCHOOLS" "A study Of the
q Botany. as Represented in the LIVES and
Works Of Linnnus and Asa Gray" tn
OF Histories of English Literature"