The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26

the gate. When the lover could not express his
s y IN any ordinary way he would. climb
SBlue.Ey Ssin M iiSSplo t %,th The tho osI SSSsls Snd Of p tsy
village. which understood who Mary was.
So elaborate a function as tho Robin Hood
PRESIDENT and faculty that amusomcnts should
~ s y as simple and inexpensive as possible.
a Certain ieT Smon n01s nn nre allowed to spend only
ave 10 abandon plays they would like TO give,
Soennse ofthee expense: Indeed, the poor girl at
her way Is made easy for her. The generally &C.
copied opinion Is that she has brains until II Is
RfEV'd the 60 the tSeo S9n,r"r TS.aI But Il, with h,h the TiSh
apont, and she 10 supposed not to possess
utility until she proves. that she has 1t.
goal IN time, but economy is a virtue at Smith.
~ ane glrl with money to throw away Is likely
over. The amount of fun that can DO squeezed
S SIr OF a 2S-cent piece by an ordinary college
F through ssSG ai e. tho T ynn of a T6an I TIIl SS vacation hsP
il she spends 1t at college, that lie.
Until last year the Thanksgiving recess lasted
the girls left over in tho houses had such royal
run NAT the students whose families were near
enough ,So to claim them for Thanksgiving felt
WIS suspended, and cronics visitcd each other
tilI the wee sme' hours, burning the lights
little suppers for tho students in their rooms.
on cold afternoons n crate fire in the parlor
gathered them all together, and roasting apples
.NiNi ttthtIOh piNyb
made a select audience double up with laughter
IN tho evening, and sleigh rides or skating par.
ties made the mornings glorious.
Even In two days, the length Of the vacation
last year and this, much entertainment may be
packed. A circus in one Of the houses is often q
leading feature Of the vacation. and it is then
that the girl with the quarter reaps her harvest.
When she goes to her first circus she is be-
wiidered by the many. ATTRACTIONS and knows
not how to make n choice. Finally she spends
q cent to SEQ the --latest danseuso from
Paris-ten new steps," Next she tries Tho
great Egyptian palmist-only Eve cents.
learns the color Of her future husbands
and only American clog dancers she
cannot resist and finds two cents moro
wheedlod out Of her hand. Two cents again
goes for a glass of circus lemonade, one cent for
u sight OF n sea serpent, with green tail and fins.
whose face seems strangely familiar; another
for a glimpse Of tho "Tammany tiger" with
huge stripes and q force mien. A grab at a SO.
a grand monkey on u yellow stick. a minstrel
show at fl We cents is the browning joy of all. 1t is
full Of grinds upon the faculty. and just ut tho
middle of the show. perhaps, ono Of the members
OF that august board stops within the door.
Who suffers moro In the next five minutes,
teacher or performers, 1t is hard to say, for the
teacher is too proud to retreat and the show
boldly into the breach whore that particular
teachers grind lies. but in vain, for a less tact
full member of the troupe goes through the
grind. to its bitter end. But to the relief Of
every one the new teacher establishes her repu.
tation forever by leading a hearty laugh at her
own expense.
When the freshman tucks herself in on the
last. night Of the Thanksgiving vacation, she Is
likely to murmur to herself MS she goes to sleep,
"How lovely college Is without any work.