The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06
wOMAy's COLLEGE WORLD.
y.r,ou. Phases OF Lite at vsssar Miss Lice
10 Leave wellesley.

Its dedication is 10 Uncle Fred, the college
trustee who. until his death a short time ago.
made hlm,py dear 10 the hearts OF all Nnssar
virls bv his constant crort TO give them pleas
IRE. The Lake Mohawk excursion. which takes
llac. every wear. was his treat to seniors and
freshmen. Since he died the excursion has been
continued through the kindness OF MS widow.
Announcement has recently been made ~
the fonr successful candidates for the graduate
scholarships History. Miss /" A. Nortarty;
biology, Miss 7. Dorran"", English, Miss j.
N. Payne; Greek. Miss h Wells.
Senior horrors have been awarded TO Miss
=. NJ. Rrowurll, Miss A, NJ. Burnham, Miss
q. Andrews, Miss +. Dorrance. Miss NJ. G..
Harmon. Mi, AN Leroy Miss Nj 7 Perry,
Miss NJ. 4. Schmidt. Miss ! Il Trowbrldge and
Miss q. Vale. and honorable mention to Miss
NJ Loye,t and Miss l.. Ware The announce
mont Of these hunors is one Of the most drama
tic moments Of the year. for while the students
know in a general way who are likely to get
them. the result is by no means n foreeone
conclusion. Some students who had no idea
of such good fortune ar" raised TO the seventh
heaven of hiss hy having senior honors be-
slowed uyon them. while others whose friends
and themselves had no doubt Of their
ability. crawl OF to their rooms with all their
hopes shattered unable 10 bear even the kindly
condolences Of their COMPANIONS.
The honor students this year have even
more delights than usual. Besides the con-
CALCULATIONS of friends and strangers. and their
own inner sense OF satisfaction Ut four years
work we'll done, they have the further pleasure
of joining the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which
has n chapter at VaSsar College this year for
tba first fi1tn in npV Nprpnl'S college. he
twelve students with honors or honorable
mention were elected 10 membership. also
Miss H.. Wells, Mss :. Lent and Miss }. Pay he.
who have been dong most excellent work.
During n" lat month NE 70 O'Clock rue
has been definitely abolished, For some time
the rule ha, been practically Il dead letter.
Lights have not been ont at 10 nor have the
faculty expected them 70 be, The Nelt-'iovcs
eminent committee has had partial control Of
the matter II VIII now have entire authority
and the enforcement OF quiet after 10 clock
will rest IN It's hands.
regret among ali students interested IN biol
ogy Is made necessary Toy the resignation
OF DIR. Frank X Lille, professor Of biology.
in the college world. lie came to assHr at
the beginning of m" year, from the tnlNerslty
OF Michigan, where he was instructor IN 2ool-
ogy. The University Of Chicago Is now Clamor-
my for han. and he has responded 70 the
call 10y accepting a IrofoSsor>hlp N the de-
partnent Of zoology. The chair OF art which
mas been lelt ulNttlllll'd since the tttlN VI
Prof. Henry T. Van ingcn is to he filled by
Prof. Pitcher Of the department Of aTChitcCt-
IRE Of the University Of Pennsylvania Prof..
Pitcher IS now conducting an art c"ur'e. az
\aSsar. principally concerned with the typical
architectural forms vi Egypt, Assyria, thaldea,
Greece and Rome.
Founders Day, one Of tho most IMPORTANT
Of the official DAYS Of the year. was celebrated
on Auril g.. President Arthur 7. Hadley
OF Yale gave the address OF the day. HIS
subject was POLITICAL education, The trend
of lbs thought was that political education
fitted the student for taking his rightiul share
Of responsibility in the body polite The
application of this aphurism to an audience
Of girls WAS not fully apparent since NnH2ar
Enthusiastically, applied 10 q body OF young
men, President liadIcy: words were
'ull Of stimulating Possibilities Political
Of sociology versus political economy, but an
education broad enough and deep enough
to effect character, which IS the only means
dent Hadlay'S ultimate conclusion was that
colleges, those for women, as well as those
for men, should supply this education by
broadening the range Of subjects taught and
tho methods Of teaching.
The Boston alumnm have been showing
their loyalty to the college by making n tTe-
nendols effort 10 raise the t?5.oO0 necessary
to secure the equal amount provided a wear
ago tor a biological lohoTatory About slo,-
600 still remains unpledEed but II Is the earnest
hope Of the aiuPPn that this may be rai,ed
III ~" 'it N'' ~ 'T'' - u '''t W. 49,.
laboratory. which is greatly needed cannot
bs ready for use, Plans for the new chaIe 81
| have not vet been decided upon. hut the work
OF constructing the lnfirmary Is teing prose-
clted again with great vIgor. During the
winter the price Of building materials has
advanced so much that the original sum in
tended for the building is quite INADEQUATE,
! Mrs. Caroline swift Atwater Of Poughkeersie,
who gave the money for the infTInarv, has
come 10 the rescue. doubling her gift and max
ing the sum which the building may cost $40
npp iuCtppf of $4,000 Whom CDmIletph flla
infrmary will probably rrOve one Of the great
| est conveniences Of college life. The build
and n bnsenent.. on the first floor will be
the kitchen. the doctors offica and other ad-
miniStrative rooms, also n ward Tor non-con-
tasious diseases The second floor is given
over to other wards for non-cCntGgiOls dis
cases. while tho third floor is entirely set aside
for contagious Diseases. The building TO
the delight Of the students is 10 he ornamental
as well as useful. IL will be in the Colonial STYLE,
modelled after n residence in Portland, Me.
The plans have been made under tho SUI or
vision Of the resident physician. and all tho
convcnience- that can he suggested by prncti-
cal experience and personal thought will 10
introduced into the infrmary. tn" provis-
ions fer MANAGING Ton'1slon. dl.sSEes nr"
y ITH ccnsHSa T IS Ta,c Iaf f G@' an to 1ro which s,o,r tG Sy
and the wards are so arranged that cases 81
three different di-eases Can be completely
isolated and treated separately. There will
also bee diStnfootjnr rooms, and II with all these
rrecaution~ an epidemtc of any disease can End
ia evil wav into vassar. the occurrence viii
be contrary 10 all the laws 81 nature.
Wellesley ie mourning over the fact that Il ts
to lose Mas Alice II. Luce, one Of rs strong pro-
fesSors in the department Of English literature
and language The loss ~ Wellesley. how
ever. will be the gain Of Oberlin. since Miss
Luce has accepted the place Of dean Of the
woman's department there and will enter upon
her duties in the fall. Miss Luce is q graduate
Of Wellesley Of the class " 20. After leaving
college she taught excessively in the high
school at Putnam, conn. in the Wellesley High
S hool and IN the Girls Latin School, Boston.
Miss Luce then sreRt several years in study
abroad and received the degree Of Phi d. from
the University Of heidelberg. After her re-
turn she taught at Smith College and then at
In her Office of dean u Oberlin she will
probably prove herself To he the night PERSON IN
the right place. The situation Is a difficult
one. The college is growing broader IN It's
but some Of the unnecessary STRUCTURES md
prohibitions are UasSing away. Miss Luce Is
conservative enough 10 recognize the value Of
what has been best IN the forlser regime and
| progressive enough to he friendly 10 pew meth
DDS. With her long rNperienc" Of girls and
their ways, she will be able Ia bring 10 her Of
fee ms dean the tact. nrmncss and kindness
with which girls can lie managed most success
fully.
Rryn Mawr's contribution 10 the Paris FIX
position Is on It's way across the water. The
exhibit consists principally Of statistics Of the
work Of the graduate students Of the cole GO
and statistics Of the students Association for
Splf-Govcrnment. StatispCs are excellent