The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-03
NAY JOYS OF SMITH GIRLS.
..r TINE or THE YEAR WIEN
In1EGE rs NOSr ATTRACTIVE
sprcsd Before the COLLEGE G'r' ana shs
vn,.r, Into Its Pleasures Win the Fn''est
,,,,-The Athletic Girl ana her Diver'
L,r.-The Present joys OF 'ne se"'or'

-The YFfsfut S"yf !" N
..,urox Mass. June 2.-If there Is
No"na dslirhtful place in the world just
any :" yorth,mpton YOU could not make
now ~ So col,o,s Girl believe il. In the late
SUI" hou-s when the college takes a
ae'n .noce after the work OF the day and
prauu' s.njr,,iop for the tasks OF the evening,
R'"'., ,rl raans n harvest of delights.
te toor;,r the train at the Northamp-
iV', -, , o'clock on a bright summer
pn -. "a n nm army of pleasure seekers
O." -, Ia, loose. Half "A dozen bicyclists
h"o tho pos, Office and then speed
e"p 1,,,rd the bridge 10 try the new State
s"'' 49, rnns ,hrouoh Uadlev and is Creep
W -. NJ, n Amherst. A few steps further
sy-cheeked girl, in a pink jacket. with
pJ, h,, rs.tnr beside her, i waiting for a
,,ks her to the links, where she has been
uor ,Il hsr snare time practising faith
IN. D., tho tournament, At the door OF a dry
cor, ,vo seniors are pickering their
5000 aver SAMPLES OF lace which seem sns-
u,1l, annropriate for graduating gowns.
~ has ia responsibilities. even on a May
.n..noo, and the prospective alumne must
80 many Of the idyllic moments OF their
,ss,,.,m selecting and trying on the gown in
"lt,h ,bsv are 10 receive the B, A. degree.
counls Of juniors in the book store a
,ou, doors bcyond have been putting anxious
,sor,h, on the books that are TO be their COM
,ooncenen, presents to their best beloved
'a,iors Bnt the question Is settled now. and
they hasten TO drown their care in a glass OF
ics cream soda. This particular drug store IL
Al well populated with customers that the clerks,
with their very best efforts. lind themselves
almost swampad BY the orders. Girls line
,bs counters and the crosswise seats. They
sl the pretty little room beyond the strine
curtains and occupy every chair in the Japanese
corner at the top OF a winding fight OF stairs.
Auain and again, as relay Of girls succeeds
,alav. glasses of strawberry ice, peculiar to
Northampton and Smith. go ont full and return
again empty. Two girls enter hurrledly,
finish their ice with an eye on their Watches
and then dart away to the Opera House. one
Of them is in the senior play, and she IL gong
IN spend the next two hours in the dlmness
:, ~. o,,ra uousa nractising her part and
o' uN ,I.a,.i,, hor ,.o,ca n, Soma
beng crlu'lSHd' 'hro"lhs "e' WV" NJ eo""
one M in the back row vi the gallery, railing
,,,,,, a,oin with infinite patience.
anu W !, -. - ali !, IN.
II Il ms Willingness 10 ""'h ~ VIZ" nv NV
talent Of the girls taking part that makes the
ssnto, ,loy NJ smiths avery wear a perform-
ee0" '"'' -.
ance worm CONSTITUTING,
h,ve been chosen for the Last five years, and
,,ooodiro elass has shown i,self worthy
:" ,.a" =, A.. o,.ss h.,or. n
o. carrying OUT 'he luea'N o' 'he 'NN' "e'''. ~
ANY class that could not keep up the standard
nonld fool lils hiding i've head and running away
W." ~ "' rt -" 200 r. no
"ithoht ls degrees Inc 'iNSs d Nv" '"' ".
apprehension OF such a fate. IL has worked
t,rd ,,d dlIgen,lr and those who know saw that
~ 80 -. - IN aa,n asa,
"Iwelith Night IN us hahos VIII eauai any
ylay that has been given. This assurance u
oo,,ror,i,g whom Inc hero is trying 10 train
..,.ia. .,oh - -
GOWN her '"oe va "i'9'"''" i"'" ~"
peating over and over agaln her dlr1cuit
sneaches. n II we're not for the honor and glory
- -,- iii, u,,aor From, tho
o' r" her uho"sh'S m"E", n"""'' I'm wv
empty seats, her critic hidden somewhere
IN the darkness and the words she Is saving To the
,r..n camnus With tho long afternoon shadows
sIeeh 'ai'p"' VIZ" NV '"~ "'"' 49,
across II. and the apple orchard, where nan q
dozen OF her classmates meet in the play, with
uona 81 b.r ,aar or rollurs ON tho crucial nights
.urJun ,honr cnLd and snurriny ,ben, on to
turning men hoSnrs hnn "a can VIM ia2iIy ~ !,
ma ~, s niIt or talkative. ms they nlease'
"It The term shortens these hours together
grow very precious and the hammock groups
W .Vt ioresigbt are NECESSARY To- secure The best
, FOR hammocks and the process is inter
go -" soon az the hammock loving Girl
arAs haraalf a sapinr sha unstas No time in Uat-
,i ~ W The appIe orchard with n hammer tacks
e,S h,r calling card Then she selects her
two tayorita trees and tacks her card IN them
sAr,relv ,herehy rouaine the curiosity of the
frsshmsn avery fan who firmly believe that
he Seniors have reserved for themselves the
a,nlas 81 he ,ra.s inns desiynated until tbav
s saaap 'bs co,,ege gardener come along and uatber
,bem re one ape fali dav and some it,nior taxes
ri,y on ,heir ursenness and eynlains Thai the
r ~ are Tor bammocks seniors by common
consent have The choice of places and inc ar
cIsss.s nina, ,aLa what IL leTt and no ,bankf,
Iccordingly the seniors enthroned in their
bsmmocls can watch he prooress of The tennis
to"rna mani with mild interest while other
IL heino managed in n new way This venr' The
classes ara to nlov an one against ,b. other until
only tho ,wo or ,hreo decIsive rounds are left
Formerly The nuhlic was asEeJ 10 watch
Inc tournament all through and grew very
,;rsd 81 il hu, nou guasts arc not inyi,ad IN
errear until the climaX which being confined
10 ono afternoon will give their interest no time
10 cool Inst he few rersorally Interested
in tho narticrlnr Girls who are nIayinc find
,bsIr vav W The ,annis courts during ,be nre-
lminar% niaving and oltboneb The bammooks
hang only a few fee, away the drovsv seniors
nre moi disturbed nv undue enthusiasm from
those rlaying or Watching
n however the hammock region becomes
TOO popular over the hin mast the Obserya-
tory and beyond the plant house M the foot
y, iisle nah is tho 'hoot bonse in the edrs
n Paradise " formed by the Widening OF Mil
plver Roats are Whiting and the Messengers
need only row two or three hundred law
strokes along tho bank 10 find Themselves ar
rived M some lovely nook where the forget
MEL o,s Of early sprinp arc succeeded by the
yiolets NJ late Nav. If one wishes 10 keel the
Poetic conception of the little lake entirely
rruor-od 10 NOT wall IN send The hoa, fur-
ther down stream. For only n few minutes
or, NJ Paradise" ia .puro atorv A" where MOS
innuu erable reside from the frst even unto