Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11

round. Around the city of Boston runs
| a small belt line railroad, connecting the
various suburban residence sections Of
| the city. one evening a gentleman en-
| tered a well-flled car 10 find only one
| vacant seat. the other half being occu-
! pied by a very corpulent Irish woman,
| with the usual market-bas and supply
| OF paper parcels lie opened his news
paper. but was soon interrupted by his
| neighbor with, "Plaze sorr, would you
| be kind enough TO till me whn we reach
| Newton Cinter?" Certainly, madam
was the response \ brief pause. would
! ycz be so koind as 10 till me tin minutes
! before we get there; ye see, sOrr, il 5
! heshy ] am, and whin l am gittin' ready
| TO git out the rst av the passengers IS
| gone. and me bein' stout an havin' 10
| turn round to git of backwards, the
| spalpeen OF a brakeman. it's gittin' on
! he thinks L am, and hollers All
| aboardv and | has to git on again. It's
sven times I'VE been round this after
noon" The difficulty at the college how
| ever. is not how To get of the train. but
| how 20 keep on. Several members of the
faculty are at present riding on the step,
neither on nor off; but there is one of
your number who for many years seems
| 10 have secured a round-trip ticket for
! the whole ride.
And now for the views Of the sterner
sex. The way TO a mans good opinion,
as we all know, is through his Ape
| tite. so l am sure when the professors re-
member the delightful receptions 10
which they are welcomed each fall, they
can have but one verdict-profound adj
miration for our generous Alumnae AS
ISOLATION.
l seem to make n jest of the attitude
of the faculty to the alumnae, but such
is not my wish, and may l add an earnest
word in closing:
The moving finger writes, and having
writ. moves on" May il write indehDly
the name of the Aumnae Association or
the WOman's College of Richmond, Va
our cornerstone of past success, our an
Choir of hope in future days, for such
enlarged facilities in buildings and equip
ment as will place our college in the van
Of southern schools.
WELCOMES THE NEW ALUMNAE.
Miss Corneille Wilingham responded to
the sentiment, 'Our New Alumnae-he-
thinks this goodly company grows
aDace."-She said:
Mrs. President. Ladies, Sweet Graduates
of 10, Our New Alumnae: In behat OF
the WOmans College Alumnae Associa-
ton. greet you, and as l greet con-
graduate.
we, the alumnde, cOnbTdtuidtS iioii ~
hearts as we welcome you into our Assoc
citation. We appreciate the diiiicuiies
through which you have passed TO reach
this crowning triumph-your graduation
day-fOr we have ridden the same goat,
the same ponies, and climbed the same
creased poles.
1t is with peculiar pleasure Gear ana
trembling that / salute you as you step
out from your college halls and stand
gazing wstfully into the uncertain III
tGc--
standing with reluctant feet,
Where the brook and river meet
bidding a last farewell TO childhood and
stepping. timidly into young ladyhCod.
blushingly. instinctiyely turning your
thoughts TO freedom and to love, ana TO
that fair garden, where no weeds ming!e
with the ffOwers-cOurtship. As you take
your place to weave 1.-The tangled web OF
life with the heart and the hopes OF a
woman" / salute you with pleasure, lOr
j can testify from my rather short expe-
rience that happy days are before you.
Young ladyhood will afford you joys, plea
sures. and opportunities before UNKNOWN
that schOol-days cannot present.
But with these joys. pleasures, ana OPP
portunitles come responsibilities, ana IL Is
through conscientious recognition and
performance Of these that real happiness
Is found. Don't think because you have
graduated that you know IL all. The fact
Is you know very little. You have mucn
10 learn out or college halls, as did the