The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
WELLESLEY COLLEGE AFrAfRs.
The Presidents Report Shows nm Attend
ance OF ga Young Women.


WELLESLEY. Mass. Jan. 12.-wellesley Coll
lege opened on Jan. 6. after a holiday recess OF
two weeks. The return from the Christmas
vacation is always difficult. and mid-year ex-
aminations loom up In the near future; the
studlous girl applies herself more diligently,
and the butterfly makes a vain attempt TO
grasp knowledge on the fly. Social engage
ments are postponed till a more convenient
season by many OF the girls. 30 that functions
from now until Feb. 10. when the new semester
begins. win be few and far between. Itisth sea-
son Of college Lent. Retirement from the world
and its gayeties Is part OF the programme. But
IL is n curious kind Of Lent. for the penitents
ponder comic sections. Anglo-Saxon roots, or
problems in philosophy-not their sins. The
whole college is like a busy hive even the wise
maidens who have done their tasks faithfully
and well from day to day find many little bits
Of information in arrears. which they deem 1t
advisable to bring to mind. This period. in
deed. is a harvest time for them. They look Mt
the whole terms work from q new perspective.
and find themselves much edited thereby.
According to the Presidents report. which Is
to be issued In a few days. the college was
never In better condition materially and intel
lectually. There are G54 students in I'LL
% resident candidates for the A.. NJ. degree.
% nonresident candidates for degrees and
800 registered for the A. b.. degree. Ofthese
the seniors number 1871: juniors, 1874: sopho-
mores. 1876; freshmen, oil. BY comparison
with last year the freshman class shows a gain
OF II per cent. The average age OF the seniors
is % years and / month juniors. u years and
months :sophomores, 2Oyears and l0months;
| freshmen 70 years. and special students. "a
years and 3 months. The health record for the
| cause Of higher education Withdrawals, on
account OF illness have amounted to less than
one-half of l per cent of the number In college.
Thn family mum hara Eaypnty-nIna Or these
three professors and one associate professor
are absent on leave for the p~resent year, Twen-
ty-one new courses OF study are set down in
the catalogue. Allowing, for the old courses
which have been superseded. they add twenty
Among the new courses is one in forestry and
dendrology, which opens possible future occu.
pations to women whose bias OF mind does not
lead them to choose any Of the lines of activity
already allowed them. Other courses offered
IN H5e Fra In bEnE|fiShns; cmhs His Of fh OF EIEbiHsmt /,
in Latin. ':.Adyanced Prose comrosition in
ematics, Z" Modern Synthetic Geometry: . Ad-
yWSnced Geography OF Space . and higher
d da4@e S? !" in music ie s"ff2hi e Elements Hso Of Mas Hsi
Gt9nstructi9n" In art, SIX courses are aadned.
tu ns.'oET H IS arSe OF Italian Pa iiitH2g5 a studio studio
course. a course, in Advanced Theory and
lP!TT9SS t Hi Of Art,% and sca,5 a seminary yu COURSE a6ursa is
also are offered in the new department OF
lnIte tnpuSuHu uOllalS I,I q SNi'iu ~ no
come 10 the college recently. the gift OF Sarah
j. Holnrook of Holbrook, Mass. Two other
scholarship gifts have also boon made during
the year. one OF $4,000 from Sarah b, Hyde:
the other OF $1,000 from the late Charles Bill
OF Springfield. Charles r. Wilder OF. Wellesley
lifetime without conditions. 1t has Just be-
come available. and the purpose to which IL
will be put has not yet been announced.
Several new clubs and societies have been
founded this year. The Wagner Club. as its
name implies. has for its primary object the
| study OF the work and genius OF the great com
poser. At the meetings musical illustrations
are given on the piano. The various papers on
Wagnerian subjects are written In German
and the discussions are carried on in the same
language. The Philosophy Club was organized
at the beginning OF the year with fifty mem.
bers. Miss Florence G. Breed of the class OF '99
was made its President. Several very interest
ing lectures have been given before the society.
some by members of the faculty. some by prom
inent men and women outside. The Shake
speare Society is rejoicing in the possession OF
its now house, and the leta Alpha. Phi Sigma
and Tau 1eta Epsilon societies are hoping for
the same pleasure very soon. as they have re-
cured sites. These houses are to he for social
and literary meetings and not for residence.
Athletics claim their due share OF attention.
and partly to their influence may be ascribed
| the good health of the students. Mem bership
in the athletic association is open to all the stu
well organized and interclass match games are
among the great pleasures OF the year; For
the spring n tennis tournament is being
| planned; Il golf tournament, also. is one of the
fond dreams of devotees to the sport. The
! golf club now has more than a hundred mem
the club will probably be asked to open its lists
| 10 many more students,