The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-30
RADCLIFFE GIRLS mack AT WORK.
A Freshman Class OF sevcnty-nye Admitted
20 Haryard's Annex This Year.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, s pt, 29-1hurs day wss
the Cambridge expre.sman's busy day First.
there was the Harvard ma with III, multitu-
dinous array Of boxes and bags, all of which
must he brought swiftly and carefully to his
dormitory. AID then began the struggleto settle
the Radcliffe girl. II was with her that the eN-
FRESHMAN had the greatest difficulty. This
maiden is inclined to be- strenuous when the
que lion Is one of her properties.
Dress suit cases. banjo boxes. golf bags and
racquet shie,ds we're some of the impedimenta
which. piled up in the ve~libule OF Fla, House
on Thursday morning, proclaimed TO hose VINO
have the seeing eye that the Radcliffe girl had
arrived. She came early. this 'un-rrowned.
athletic-looking feminine personinca'ion OF the
mems sdnd IN cotpore sGno, for she had found by
past Experience that 1t is wis rs we'll a. ! roft-
able to rtgister when her Harvard bro her does.
on the day announced for the beginning OF the
college year.
So by So'clock there was quite n long line OF
bright-looking girls exchanging afectionate
greetings after the manner OF their KIND ana
telling ore another in properly itolI cized Ian
cuagc what a beautiful time they had each ard
all lad during the summer vacati Il and how
glad they all we're to see one another again.
The seniors alone were grave. They, rather
embaras ingly conscious OF their brand new
caps AID gowns, let their light SHINE generously
whenever occasion demanded. hey were ad-
visers, If you please, aud not ndisposed to mag
nifty their newly acquired Office.
The -ystem by which each shy ana retrLng
freshman at RldClhe Is made the spnClal Chafg'
OF u senior, who, all through the year. il UNDER
stood 10 be glad to give her advice on any SUI
jeet whatever ha, w9Iked extremely Wen AT
seniors and the freshmen are often KNIT To-
Rcther by the ties of close friendship An
other good thing about the system Is that II
smOOtlg at IFS most irving IDlut the tnOTnN
This year there are seventy-1ve girls in Rad
clilc's ent. ring class, really quito a large NUM-
Der, for tbs college, little liant j. quite IN
able 10 accommodate the ihpo-nc classes
tratiou on Thursday these ~cVenty-ive new
students we're Instructed by Mis- AEnes irwin
the dean e the college, IS to the thing thai a
proI er Radcliffe girl should du aud those that
She should cave undonc-tlat She should wear
glove on the -trrct and she should rot cross
TIA" Harvard yard unchai ergned, ana various
and sundry other bit Of useful advice, Al! OF
this, however. wa far IL - exciting to IN" girls
ii the audi ne than the anuONhoeihehi mat
the college, beautiful swimming pool Is 10 D.
oren and In use Tor a period OF SIX weeks p'sIh-
The Radc lie swimming pool is a luxury for
SSaseiG ifo aI {e''r PRSe I noel 'T IS o. a Randsome White
marble affair but Il isso large that 1t takes much
water a. Oil 1t and 'onsidernbl" heat Is heCes-
Sary To keep thi- same water in proper coma %
ton for use And both heat and water cost
more's the pity. Last year the. class OF 1870
and IT. IT eUd~ determined mat llhu~ loI lhdJ
pool loud bee wrung somehow from the purses
of those Interested IN the coll ge. and thu result
# energetic efforts made when this resolution
WAS new was q sum sufficient. as II proved, TO
teach forty-eight girls To swim aud to leave
money as well as girls over for next year. SO
il ha- been annou ced that the pool, expenses
are guaranteed for the next tx weeks and
there j. great roio cling at Fay Housn.
Another interesting anngun rmeni made by
Mis- Irwin was to the effect that ground VIII
soon be broken and a good start made toward
the erection of the colleges first hall 81 resi-
denCe. In lsaS Mrs David i. kimball gave
$4,000 for the building a. loon ~. a suitable
ste should be found Of a hail OF residence large
enough % accommodate twenty-five student.
II has now been frctdcd thJt The c%olleE"s re-
cent purchase Of 800 90 square feet Of l1nd be-
tween Sher ard. Walker, lirUw1n and Garden
streets Will be an admir- bI" pace or ms hall
aud that BertIJm. the family name OF Mrs.
kimbal mig I he an excellent name for suoh a
structure. Very soon therefore. "A start VIII he
made in IN Cou~tru tior e Brr.r1m Hall, the
first use OF which i'll be enjoyed by next year :
fortunate trcsi men.