New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-26
AT A SUMNER SCHOOL.
a GLIMPSE OF STUDENT LIFE AT
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.

The higher education is httingly carried on upon
University Heights, ard women have focked in
numbers 70 Colunbia's academic groves this first
season o. the summer school at the university.
More than four hundred are enrolled il is said and
for work. play The social side is only slightly
developed this summer. some the students COM
plain One young woman. whose chic and vivacity
were noticeable. expressed Il thus: 1T is deadly
slow. ! believe that people work better when
there IS some fun going on between times Even
4 Elske Hall where there about forty. its
slow as DEATH
Fisks Hall tells a less doleful tale. however It
IS ne dormitory OF Barnard College. and the per-
tec.o1 % is appointments and charm Of It's stu
sti0n make Il ideal place for students. Fiske
Hall has the good fortune TO be under the manage
uleur OF Mrs. N P. Gibson. widow OF the late Sen
ator Gibson OF Maryland. who mas had long ex-
perisnce IN Official life. first in Baltimore as the
wife ot & man who was Secretary OF State under
i've Governors. then for twelve years IN Washing
7 never saw such hard working students in my
Efe" said Mrs Gibson. yesterday Their earnest
ness Is something 70 be admired Even their di-
versions seem 10 be principally in the line Of their
studies"
one gets better idea OF the social atmosphere at
the meal hour than a. any other time Break
fast lasts from 80 q. n 10 $50 and IS more or
less hurried. Luncheon is served Al : 2. n. and
the cool pleasant dining room, with its groups OF
bright faces around the small tables, IS pretty
sight Six or eight are al every table. and laugh
Ter minges with the unkle Of ice IN glass pitchers
OF refreshing liquids. Hard work and hot sun
seem far distant from that enchanted land of pure
air and cool breeze Outside. the wind from
The river may seem warm. but within Frske Hall
the white walls. tiled marble floors and soft
coloriugs have suggestion OF almost polar tenn
perarure
A1ter luncheon are mere lectures These are con
Quoted IT as informal way as IS consistent with
academic dignity The women ask questions and
express opinions freely the men, and &C
AL =
some telling point by professor or student There
are sly smiles. too. individual pecuarities. In
class, for instance, brown eyed girl whispers
rrtschievously. We call aim Wah Lee, because he
always hang his handkerchief out like that'-tn-
dicarirg & serious person. whose handkerchief IS
carefully spread over the back OF the chair in
front OF him
The lectures over. excursions are made 10 points
not TOO distant Sometimes fortunate class may
combine the Two. as when the geography class yes
terday took lis lecture in the form OF an excursion
70 Staten Island with lis professor.
TIE physical training department has fair pro-
portion OF pupils The swimming school has forty
I'VE women enrolled, and great many more re-
g-et that they cid not enter. The indications are
that next sumner M Horoyd, the Columbia in
gc-lctoT, VIII have al that he can DO TINS is ne
opened 10 women. Barnard girls have looked al Us
door with vain longing Il was not for them al
though for the men i is part Of the curriculum
Is 10 enc can enjoy The gymnasium privileges until ~
he mas learned uC swim The swimming teacher OF
The sumner school is the instructor Of the winter
watch MIN as ne taught young woman who had
grlu.v determined that she would overcome her
tsz- q the water and learn 10 swim She had
succeeded 50 far that yesterday she was beginning
rC acquire strokes having learned 70 float The
instructor said that could teach the most tinlo
swim IN z dozen lessons a quick person IIl1
learn IL z way. II three lessons. said Nj Holroyd
''bu- mat K nor enough. You cannot really swim
urrE Won have perfect control Of yourself IN The
water under al circumstances, and for that ten o.
twelve lessons are necessary There are classes
a. vel - privare lessons for the tirnid, and nc
one .as failed 70 make some progress. The in
rzree- in swimming is solely Tor the delight
and retreshrnent found in the clear pool but also
because II is z part OF the physical culture course
srT counts IN that toward the 4 3 degree.
Tzke il all II al. The first summer session o.
CCIrr- bfa Is great success, and the work Is con
Quoted 60 wisely that the lack OF play IS not SO
noticeable as 70 make Jack q dull boy or Jill
stupid girl