The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-30
SMITH GIRLS W OF DOORS.
ryE SPRING Is a HAPPY SEASON IN
THEIR COLLEGE DAYS.

The Hnmmochs IN VS. App'e Orcse-aens'''
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NORTHAMPTON Mass may zS'-At no time Oh
the year IS smitn Sonese 80 oeautnui as IN inc
sprinE. All during the year homesick freshmen
are told 10 keep up courage uhth tne spring
term, which is represented 70 tnem as verita-
bic elysum' from "nlch M nomesick iohglhHs
and WEAKNESS OF nina ana soul nee away win
scarcely an exception tney ma the representa-
ton so correct that oy the second year they 700
ore saying to the new class with an air OF WIS
dom only sophomores can assume:
wait until spring term'
smith has not SO large a campus as some col
leCes, but 1t Is oeautitully kept ana the smooth
green lawns shaded by magnificent lnmemo
rial eius present a picture no smith girl Will
ever forget. Part or what 10 known as the BACK
campus Is covered oy an apple orcharu' rom all
the trees OF which arc huns gay-coiored ham,
mocks. These trees are engaged from the win
ter time almost. and sometimes trees Will have
as many as three cards tackled upon their trunks
OeSr'.s smin% ronss from that trao Noth;ne
risht 10 sM.ns p = ~ ,unN,.as tso ing
S.mmocks are dlled with their ovners-if not
happily reading or busily chatting, while here
and there a gay parasol proppod up adds q
bright bit of color to the scene.
On the back campus also are the tennis courts,
a,nnos, ev.ry hour ~ tho dsx somo inSo,
VI "a S~So,.S..s -. =. 80,
there playing. There is always ono great tour
- 80 vh,nh .or,.. a, To-. .n,
nan contest . f Between sn'e classes SSI for the sSaDn %a@
,hip. OF course, all the girls Amherst friends
sOm p over IN this' 50 that II ia ouite a fostive
come over ~ ms 30 h"t aui.e " iosa'e
occasion. This year a new idea has been started
the holding OF house tournaments, each house
having Its own tournament In which Its mem
bers may compete for the house championship.
crews rowing in Paradise, and for the first time
into vigorous use, many girls availing them.
- o, The onnortpnitv to learn N swim spf.
fcient precautions have been taken to prevent
accident. The girls have had a fever this spring
for playing baseball after supper, each house
organizing impromptu teams. Those who do
not play ball spend the last hour OF dayliSh.
playing tennis or sItoI'ns aooG, the campus IN
t TWO or or Es 5SsB'I i, w n%Ises The eI ssp G.g'' to u t se S sHsn,
and pleasant, sings outdoors for a little while.
n Th Ssi Ts9d s5s ST.. Rp sDd : has hsSs ALREADY ilFsS I P sbs
the girls can have one Of their real dances on
the green" Such a dance is a pretty sight as
tpg e OVER the snt grass SAM painty musiins r. some
thinks College girls are so ensrossed in books.
and a heaIthful adpixtqre q athletics possibly:
Such a a PersonNand. strange as It may seem.
S Sesper pe service eu on a sunday afternoon, when
every girl is dressed in her best bib and tucker:
l be MSa down tht upon aP PSe h sasef fhat i hs h sdn snte aed
avery gay flower garden, and he would find the
s ss Il w gowns s0w were ,R Raif on on e" thoush an in SIH Ire. and
would be obliged to confess that II college girls
do know more in many lines than their nom
collegiate, sisters, they are no more ignorant
dress, only they do not waste so much time
thinking about 1t.
On week days the college girls wear shirt
waists and short skirts quite uniformly, The
latter might seem somewhat ungraceful to an
outsider, but when it is taken into consideration
that the girls want to be ready to go wheeling
tripping over a long skirt, they seem delightful
in their appropriateness Short skirts, too, are
Just the thing for going OF on picnics, which are
already in full swing. and no country could DO
lovelier for them. As every one knows, North
valley. surrounded by mountains, so the girls
can lake their suppers with them on their
E i.2se ss and go Ia 5i%,m ar r on tbe tor p mtlss a a1a bs s9e
an afternoon for IL. they can climb one OF the
nsiShboring mountains. A very pleasant form
or picnic Is Tor all the members OF one or the
one q the beautiful rides furnished by the cleo
For more formal sorts OF eayety the girls can
accept The INVITATIONS Of their Amherst friends
annual fraternity dances. several OF which occur
In the spring. Nor are all the pleasures they
plan for themselves purely athletic. Some OF
the scientific girls have just given a chemico-
physico tea, which was anything but the usual
somewhat stupid affair afternoon teas are wont
TO be. 1t was given in the Lilly Hall of
Science. at the door OF which q pretty
usher met the guests, taking, them around
TO see the wonders on exhibition. First
cams slender glass tubes containing per
fectly beautiful colors, which the ignorant were
informed were various metals. Then in ono Of
the labora Dries some of the students in stih
trim shirt waists and washable skirts were dis
playing various phenomena. Apparently blank
pieces OF paper weru held over a gas jet, and,
10 ana behold, they were shown TO have been
written on, the effect OF the heat being 70 bring
ont the writing. Then they were presented to
m guests as souvenirs OF the occasion. A red
hqqrd was held W, In a little glass;
This Is Harvard. announced the shower OF
wonders; i" Harvard before the games. But now
you see. here she deity ADDED z drop OF some
MYSTERIOUS liquid, that after the games Yale
Is the color"
sure pnDLgh the red had turned tn n YalA blnR.