The Worcester spy., 1899-03-19
WELLESLEY NOTES.
Students Pass Resolutions on the Resig-
nation of the College President

! Students Pass resolutions on the Resig'
nation of the College President
Wellesley, March 18-At a mass meet
ing Of the students of the college, held
March 10, the following resolutions were
adopted:
| Whereas. the president Of Wellesley
| College has forced her resignation upor
the board of trustees;
BE it resolved, that We, the students
Of Wellesley College, deeply regret the
necessity for such action, and
Whereas, the college has enjoyed un-
usual prosperity during the past five
years;
Be it resolved. that we, the students
of Wellesley College, earnestly tender
our thanks to our president for her
unceasing devotion to the welfare of
the college throughout her presidency,
and
Whereas, we are unable to express
our gratitude and our regret in a more
fitting way
Be it resolved, that copy of these
inadequate resolutions be sent to our
president, and be it further resolved,
that these resolutions be published in
the Wellesley Magazine
Miss Edith NJ. Howes, president of
the Consumers League in Massachu-
setts addressed the college on Satur-
day afternoon, March II, in the inter-
ests of that organization. At the close
of the address, a number of students
and faculty took advantage of the op-
portunity offered to join the league. At
ter the lecture, the Society Tau Zeta
Epsilon gave a pretty reception in the
students parlor for Miss Halves, who
is member of the society.
Monday night a song recital will be
given by Miss Alice Cole, contralto. and
F1iot Hubbard tanor Mice C'aro ros
studied under Miss Horsford of the
Wellesley College department of music,
and also recently under Georg Hen
schel. She has not been doing profess
sional work for long, but has met with
success in her recitals in London and
elsewhere.
A series of four lectures on the
History Of ornament" are being given
at the college by c. Howard Walker.
the Boston architect, who was one of
the architects for the Omaha exposi-
tion of last summer. The first two
lectures were given on March 15 and II,
and the remaining two will be on March
% and "a. These lectures which are
made further ineligible by chalk IL
lustrations and the stereopticon, were
originally intended for the art classes,
but the interest in the lectures is so
general that the college has been in
vited to attend.
Wednesday afternoon the Stone Hall
faculty gave the last Of their series of
"at homes" A large number of stu
dents and faculty were present, and it
was an unusually attractive occasion.
The Midway" party which was to
have been given by the class of 1900
to the class of '99, has been postponed,
owing to the death of Miss Eleanor b..
Smith of South Natick, Of the class of
1900.
The regular senior social Monday af-
ternoon, will take the form OF an "em-
| igration party" and a lively afternoon
| is expected. The class history will be
read. and other festivities will take
place which are not made public.
The Rev. Howard Pattison Of Roch-
ester. N. Y, gave sprightly and en-
tertaining lecture on the style of the
Bible" on Saturday evening, March
| II.
| Miss Amy Coburn Of Worcester is
spending Sunday at the college.