The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
THE OUT-0F-CULLEGE GIRL.
-D TRIALS IN BEING ACCEPTED As
s'' ~ ORDINARY BEING.

III. who Think They Must Choose Pro-
f,,nJ Topics when They Talk with the
n'.i ,,,duate-Two of Them Discuss
Tns,r Position when College Days End.
1901. .,,vc,,ion is a milestone about our necks,"
w IN. t,tr. haired college graduate, pensively.
ss",..,.J another chocolate from the box be
o~ and leaned back against the cushions.
~ ~. h.ye ia liy. 1t down as " we had committed
.,rue" she added
=, Lnov" nssented her companion. "Humor-
40, the college girl in their funny papers with
.o,,,tbosrd and gown on. and label her with
..psel,ss Joke as II she were an animal in
Snm,n menngcric Poets dedicate verses 10
. SINAI College Girl whom they dispose OF
w .rirg they have never mot her. II must
s"....u., their eyesight isn't good The black
ii College graduate made vicious lunge at
-. ~. ,,.cc Of cheese she was cutting UP for welsh
nj, AZ she said this. and prickcd her ringer
',,h The knife point Then they all. she con-
..r.d Sowing at her finger Join In grand
sus .nd c,v against the dcplorable selfconscious-
pu. n ,h. college woman People never can
poe h.,, own faults. you know. For instance,
-. don't tcAlls that you are Just a. lazy now
Wv -, used TO pick up your half Of the room
:, liz, Bu, I'm not as softhcartcd as was:
-. bar, nv finger. and you'll have to finish cut
une up this cheese
-. with the smile tina, had made her fresh.
,,rs in college ready 10 run their feet of al
-, hidding She took the pieces up and cut
,n,n ,,enly Then sho looked al the pile ad-
-,Irglv. Il certainly can do IL very nicely when
Wv she said II really can't see that my
tro,.dse II Anglo-SsSon roots and the Had
has intertered seriously with my feminine &C.
.onnlishmenus That was the Presidents strong
rCin, YOU know. that you would make better
,oot for instance, for having college course.
Idout think IT'S changed mo much I'm Just as
t,od Of chocolates as ever was. These OF yours
are particularly good
ay,s- responded the dark-cyed graduate,
-,h,, YER. sen, me by one OF the most sensible
r.n Of my acquaintance. l believe he knows
s,n.c,,, and Hebrew and half dozen other Ian.
sn,scs as know English. and he Ia clever enough
n civ. me yolets and candy. But there are
"a, like him. few like hip.- she said, shaking
he, head slcomily Most Of them think that a
,,,.pse on Punctuation. or on Prmordia Proto-
nl,.m. or Sublmnal Consciousness, much
NOR. fitting for 4 college woman. There's q
Who'll. row Of the books up there now. cut tho
n.u,s with haIpin for the sake OF looks. Would
you Ike TO see them"
NO answered the other. with sigh" have
,h,m. 100. ad nauseam. That's the only Latin
lrnemb~r except 'Omnia Gallia'. Yet II takes
all ny voman's wit to convince the people meet
h,, ths, fatal A. h. after my name docs not stand
for Another Bluestocking, 10 he spelled with
a capital and counted out Of the pleasures Of
he
IT'S absurd said the dark eyed girl With en-
phsd>
1t is" assented the other. by the way, IL
your sensible man coming tonight What arc
you going - wear and how are you going To do
your hair
The sensible man is coming tonight I'm
going 10 wear yellow silk. It's a new gown and
mas lot Of white lace in it. and have white fea'h-
ers TOT my hair. It toos me hours To- plan H.
and madame says she hasn't had a pretneT gown
- out this foil venture TO say II will look
andoui scicty girls viii wear put ! kn@w
say 10 Miss \. Min v 'rls, pergaps, bu, in samc
other equally unmis'aksbIc language. You
are looking radiant t"niSnt You are as iair
as the queen uI Shcha AMI in the matter ot gowns,
YOU might have given that !siy hints The
dark haired cirl paused
And what viii he NY % YOU, Betsy
The fair haired girl smiled Vrarily a. " the
answer we're a fn'rgone conclusion. He will
talk n ms was the reply -.Nboui-oh, you
.nd a nee pf fSspss SS Ia. We s EsS
In = masalin', the one that paid tor my yell ~
gown only he won know that and he wouldn
5elieye me- u told him that the crcati n If lha
gown seemed W ME a much m rs impprtAE
Ehegrm"li ihnn prpdusns the ariirl" 'ha
The iar.; haired girl was boxing out Il III
uniIw and drumming IN the pane In IN
neanme" she slipped end broke into olea
Laugh
/, In the meantime asked the fair haired grad
Betsy"
he girl turned from the window and seaie'
Eff-sil the rplrl nv her fTiPlH Il
gong " say shat nc hadn a monopoly Of trials
There goes Vendetta Bryan now. Shes nbou
as broad As knife blade. No me ever sccusc,
her o having two ideas al once. but sh- as pratt!
asa picture and every man tonight will tell he
% Then when they come to tell me how cleye
an she will eat out her heart because they q
not Yell her that she is witty and wiac. too. Will
l. you'd give all their old intellectual compil
neniA ior one that meant How pretty you are
Hsaqueef oid world, queer old world, you puss'
cal you wanting your cushions and your after
mon ten, instead NJ teaching the young idea
spr.ut But IN spite ri your fuzzy hair and blu
Eyes and plump little self who Is going In bclicv
mat when your Superintendent savs that you Ar
we best mathematical teacher he has
III, r,sn'c don ,ell them that 10 night h,snuEl,
without that reputation 10 frighcl ~ plr Oh 80
h.Nc'r slnd n' scarrcrpw, YOU know, saying
ID Us, a a. ris, hSf bo NJ Ta2T d e. ave- q.
sai,crnW With his hroomstirk legs ana his cmp,!
FAC Ony 'h"-" human crows never find ou
me deceptiunS stupid lungs Who wants to b
know '
wont tell, said the dark-ryed girl. I'm le
uen MINK anything they please except hat y1,
~ Aw N" inside N a college. III bear all tn
"anun 81 mat Really. though the hardest thin
ap1ut graduates life Is this constant stat. 81
,,uceace that is forced upon her Unless she /
~ 81 mos" few girls, who consider learning tn
mel end 81 man and the glory ~ woman. and VIII
n1nste nothing ~ much ~ twenty Ave degree
aIct hrl' name, N unless she Is one Of thO-
l.pple also scarce, who c1n carry of ans situh
Won she will shun the subject Of college 40 sh
aulld hot potato Just AZ long a. she can
| she WI conceal her identity and ii il comes ~
"swlll e"l Apologize even II she DOESN'T show I,
| Wy dear said IN" fair. haired girl Il cnnside
ag.sunnrr seNr"rience one ~ the great triumph
| ~ ny ne sal at the hotel table for six week
/. 70 man who was n professor ~ mnthcmhiic
H. she college, lie talked to me as he NIGH
msn kindergarten child I drew him out ~
suo.eri hhl ! listened 10 him with big roun'
4 20 ahi sailed and uamprd and danced an,
4 III ! hrlr1, He thought | was n societ!
an, ~ w" most butterfly type and when he ioun
tnas tehching mathematical too, you could hav
/ ~. Tikeh MIN over with n feather But II was
son,. .asr o. missionary work He became
n,n e,t 70 Me college cause II seems rather
mcyh .hough, doesn't II 10 purchase converts a
STAT ., WIcr nnt 1t Is inevitable In the presen
rsmo,E hnalrs Why, II man addresses a seriou
% fbs,,n?g me- now, wonder u hr'sEuying me"
S awth conviction We'll apply Tho principi
,b.Weg god cure 10 the public We will out-irivC
~, mN"lnns until they cry for quarter, and wi
Nm " night Iiy the way, don't YOU thin
g%TN way Of curling your hair IL over the ste an
"hkrltlr' | have al a 20 hnt