The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-06

Exclusive schools for Women De-
velop RumRuly Tomboys.

tnicaKo Chronicle.
To meet new conditions new words must
be invented or available old ones revived
'Tomboy" once described n girl with
the tendencies 81 a hoy. Its resusclt ati,1
seems inevitable 10 describe the new
girr' OF higher education. II was GRO
dicted mat some womanliness would he
sacrificed on the altar of coeducatio1.
The young men, II was feared. would
grow effcminate, the young women mas
culine; that the hoydenishness Of the
young women would exceed the effemlna-
ton OF the young men. The truth f. that
the reckless young men have grown more
rowdyish in the higher schools where CO.
education prevails, hut there IL not the
corresponding increase In msscullnity
among the young women. On the con-
trary, the reports Indicate that the wo-
men appear more feminine by contrast
than they are al the present time in cot
leees dedicated exclusively TO women.
Daywinians viii aseribe this 20 natural
law. Instinctively. they will affirm,
women will seek TO be more gentle In con-
tact with the society of men than when
isolated among their own sex A novel
argumen, may thus arise In ,avnr OF
mixed colleges when rightly governed
II Is unmiSed colleges Of women that
supply the data for the novel argument
The college tomboy has been developed
so suddenly, so viruientiy and 50 numer-
ously throughout the country IN the NO.
mems colleges that comparisons are al
ready odious. week ago In n xoman's
college OF high standing heretofore a class
abducted several teachers. whom they
bound gagged and left out In a grove
strange experience for women Of gravity
learning and dignity. Hazing and many
other forms OF collegiate rufttsntsp we're
resorted TO I'm another wornan's coilsEe
II would he unreasonable to censIre In
noeent pranks expressive of natural ray
ETY. and healthful high spirits, hut the
excuses reported from various parts Of
the country ia womsns colleges Indicate
that the spirit called rowdyism In mems
colleges and generally nhastised N police
courts when occurring out Of coli we rrs-
cincts has entered colleges exclusively Of
women and ~ RAPIDLY evolving the college
tomboy, "A variation Of the American fsrn-
mime type which Americans with moi ner
admire at a distance nor desire TO see n
troduced into their families.
The virus has penetrated the prepara-
tory schools Of Urls also AZ the COM
mencement exercises OF the Western re-
male High school of baltimore the TOM
boys scandalired the Academy " Music
by rtotous demonstration In contempt Of
the faculty. who had interdlctsi temboy-
ish incidents on the regular programme
The graduates arose on masse and
screamed ou, their class yell with ths
vim Of a horde 81 cowboys
Cultivated mankind have been w9nt "a
think ~ learned woman a. a victoria
ColionnR. a Laura Hassi. sweet, stately
hrrn. serene. domestic. laureled " rfp~.
low 81 voice. dsmure ~ Rspeci. gracious
Of bearing ainsome. conhding and iowa.
bic Such wsre the srsIdits wome. ~ the
middle age as depicted In pQrtrNit. foem
and authentic annals
The college toraboy type reuainsi cnr
a later age 20 develop. The variation =
not destined 70 make higher education q
women In the tinted States more popnlng
The reputation 81 a College iomh4Y - not
going 20 hslp y Eirl "a surcsss IN n Nro-
fessianAi nor 70 an early and hagpy mar
rage.