The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-16

to tell you some plain truths this even
ing, and you can write home to him
as many as you remember. If you are
going to fix your room at all, do it the
, first year. You willghave the pleasure
Of it just so. much longer, and you will
find that it will make a difference with
the other girls in college. 1t will be a
visible sign of your good taste and of
your money. You might make friends
that way whom you would never make
In any other way. I don't mean they
would know you on account of your
money. For instance, they would never
drop your acquaintance If you, became
as poor as Jobs turkey. But they
| might fail to be attracted to you in the
first place. You see the distinction I
make?" a7
where there were no social distinctions,'
objected the freshman. II thought money
and dress made no difference
YES" interrupted the senior, 'and
you thought that mind met mind, Fnd
there were fine friendships and that
scholarship was the only thing that
counted That may have been true
when women first went to college, but
it is not now College is exactly like
the outside world, except that we have
higher average of intelligence and a
greater intimacy in our daily life. There
are some girls who come here to fit
themselves to earn a living, and some
| to make valuable acquaintance, ana
! some Just for the fun of it, And they
come from almost all classes of society
and from all parts of the country. 1t
isn't reasonable to suppose that coming
here makes them all alike or puts them
on the same level Haven't you had
older girls introduce themselves to you
and speak of your brothers book? And
! haven't they introduced other girls to
| YOU Immediately and mentioned that you
were your brothers sister? And then
| hasn't every one been cordial? That is
what I mean when l say girl does not
stand altogether on her own merits When
she enters college People are going
to pay attention to you on account OF
vour brother I admit that I have told
a good many girls about him to arouse
interest in you. have let people
know, too, that your father is rich
man. Pretty soon 1 shall bring my
friends to call on you, and as L meet
other freshmen who are nice girls L
shall introduce them to you, give a par
ty for instance, and invite freshmen who
will be congenial, and so bring you ali
| together" ,
I think this is horrid of you blazed
tho freshman. you make college life
artificial and detestabie. | will not be-
lieve YOU. Those. girls were not nice
to me just because my b. other wrote
book"
| INV dear child, when you have been
here three years, as I have, instead OF
| three days, you will know that L am
| telling YOU the truth Ordlnarlly L shoulo
| go ahead without saying ANYTHING TO you
| But know how idealistic you are, and
| how ready to disregard convention, and
| so 7 am afraid of YOUR making some bad
mistake and spelling your college course
| at the beginning"
| but YOU Just said my family gave me
| an advantage! According to you 1t does
not depend on me at all.
| "Your family merely introduces you 10
| desirable girls and gives you an oppor-
| tltnity to know them. After that every
| thing depends on yourself, and if, on close
acquaintance, they don't like you, they
Will drop you. For instance, if you, while
| you are still It freshman, criticise the
| college unfavorably, as You have tend
| ency to do, YOU will end by being un-
popular. 1t is your place tC accept the
college traditions and conform with the
| usages. If other girls dress for dinner
| yo,l must dress for dinner. If other girls
| do not study or read at the breakfast
| table, you must not For the present see
| all you can, think what you will and
| keep it to yourself. =
"Then, too, your want to realize that
you are not the most important girl here,
| but merely one of "a good many. Don t
| try to make others understand you, but
| be passive and tryD to- understand others.
| 1t is very easy t0tacqUire notoriety, but
| very undesirable. You and your class
| mates are really onftrial and exhibition
| these first few weeks you to be sure,
! not so much as the girls of whom we