The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-27

harder and Il drives her to some burning Of
midnight oil; but she has compensations.
Her iunilt relations aren't practically broken up
for four years, and she isn't untitled lOr her
natural environment, Her Intellectual Prog
ress Is "A rational part OF her general DE-, elop-
ment, and IL asslmIlated by her life"
"Hut does she ENJOY her work. inquired the
Western man,
tatsd.
" yell. honestly, | don't believe she has ~,
much lun durlng the four yea| I've "A daugh-
Ter who was graduated AZ NassIr and ~ lar as |
can find out. the life there was ideally happy;
but don't believe II Is 50 wholesome. There's
TOO bg n thud when one begins adj ustment.
| You're right about the unreal element of the
life. That girl Of mine didn't know there was a
world beyond poughk'epsie, She absolutely
hadn't any sense ui proportion. The amount
OF energy she put into n class play would run an
EvangeliStic camp meeting There's tremen-
dous competition among clever kris in such a
school. where outside interests are nil. and the
individual does develop att great rate, There's
no d Snuting hat, Zach clever glrl has a circle
OF adorers who PROSTATE themselves and tell
her day and night that she is the most WONDER
mi and brilliant young person thnt ever hap
pened She gets 70 believing When our
a sublime self confidence. | was appalled, |
really was, She was so sure ~ her infallihility
that she almost persuaded. me Of II, II was
Ike having a pyramid or Mont Blanc in the
family. II il hadn't been for my boys. | don't
know what We would have done Brothers are
a great blessing to a colleH. glri.
MUCH ul~k 'lNfu' 'll' h'''l NV IltI lTblll inc
West.
Yes: perfectly disguised They've silent
two years persistenty knocking pedeNtals out
from under that blessed girl uf mine shes
really clever ard charming, YOU know II do
sny II, and she hns had all her MSS. returned, and
She is gradually discovering that even if ~"
bows would allow her to STAY prrchpd on her
| pedestal. everybody would he TOO busy Ia no
tee her She'll NO altogether delightful in an
other six months, but Nv" put my Youngest
girl into Bernari
The convrrsl ton drifted around to the Iui-
vorsiiv " california. au' the reporter, vino
knew that Youngest daughter, hunted hnr IN
harneTd1 nb' B2rnard,s "ll hight saia t6e
her Greek grammar lisa great deal nicer than
it was lat wear It's n pit~ a college can't
ger tradition, ready mnde 4rt ]snnnos" vow
gym. Noull never develop any college epir,t
~ q coleg" without n gym IT, all n'use'l-a.
IIhGy,d much better haye l"fl or thC, cA2,cl
hia for the riri' In no the mems
gym ut certain hours Of certain day>.
The inStru' tor over There in the. gym.
! mean saws It's quite feasible: and sorn
of the faculty approve, hut other member If
the faculty don't and there you are We've
fought i two wears and I'm positive Wen
/ MAy We've got to have a gym Of our own.
We,vc at last So! an open ar ha.kethall ground.
| the place was never fitted UP, our team has
actually been dong good work this winter;
has won ev"rv game II played, except one.
That will give the team a rood start NEXT
wear and there's more enthusiasm about IL
| than Barnard ever dreamed Of before. Cur
l"n'i, cInh &c showing signs Of life, too Oh,
| JUS ri'ru~tlw".
IS the work hard''
study, you nlnnu' We'll, guc>s ves. II
wouldn't te 50 bad Il one had moro time The
dnrWitorv girls have a better chance for work,
because they don't have any home drtir~,
and they don't know 50 many ueople stu.
dont know mat they accomplish more. If
| you have time ~ burn, YOU burn II limits all"
rs there Il good deal " clas. fccling2"
More than there used to he. The fresh
mon THIS year are ewfuIlv ClauNish and lOvHl
TO the college 4 few more Glasses like that
will be the making Of The place Then tho
secret societies are having a lively time, too.
| That's good for college spirit For n long
while there WAS only one fraternity, and that
didn't sur. things M; but now it, as much as
| a nice girls life is worth to enter. She's rushed
| TO such an %cytort There has heon moro interest
~ the Undergrad teas and other social affairs
this year. and the senior class intends 10 make
quite a splurge for class dav. It, the largest
I class Barnard has graduated, YOU know. They
NJ" forty girls there now. and they have a
good deal ui fun. OF rOlrsc, i I,U't like tho
| lfe in ~" other girls colleges, hut the rooms
ar" lovely and the table is good, and there
aren't many rule, 10 bottle" over. The girlS
have to b" properly chaperoned Al amy rate,
| ~" dean has tpknOw with WHOM they are going
out and callers have to 20 home N 10, and
meal hour- must he observed. Outside 81
that It, al self government, and they do have
larhy times II the evenings. I've wished
,unetiUe~ that | were M there, hut, YOU know
dad has theories about symmetrical develop
ment That's the worst Of being the daughter
-, a "ol"c" professor He has throrire about
| education and he tries them ON his family.
! In ",ueCted 70 tdrn ont p regular sphere, but
| Iu WILING to bet q box Of chocolates that III
have NJ many corners rs ~" neNt Girl