Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-13

We advise girls to earn their money
before coming here rather than take
college time for it. Men are better able
than hey 70 do both"
At Barnard on any other city COL
i,ge. except a free one, a giri would
find il impossible probably 10 pay all
her expenses and carry Istr college
work III the sanie tire Board and
lodging cost moro than In the country.
while streetcaF ssares and other IN
cyitables Of city iife eat rapidly into
- small income. i number Of girls in
BARNARD are however. paying foE, their
clothes. books. ear fires, etc. by CO
ing what work they can ind Tutor
ing in barnard is sci lom Available for
tn. undergraduates because the lists
alc always full Of experienced teachers.
Who can IT, engaged by the hour. Type
writing is one Of the favorite resources.
one student has done particularly well
as agent for a firm that makes college
caps ana gowns. Another girl. a Rus
sian j. wess. from the lower East side.
runs little sweat shop" where she
keeps a number of women busy max
ing womrn's wrappers and children's
dresses Sic has paid all the expenses
tho students there VINO are obliged to
depend on themselves were teachers
f,r several years before entering. and
find their studies All that they are
physically able To endure.
At thu Normal College a number Of
girls are entirely self-supporting. one
~ them. 4 girl who ranked among the
highest iu th- city superintendent ex-
necessary expenses hy private tutor
ing. IN admirable student in all re-
-r"ctS. she prepared her lessons for the
! following day in two ami half hours.
and spent three ana a half hours five
days a week. besides MI day Saturday.
/ in helping backward sChoolmates at
/ 81 an hour. Two other girls. Russian
Jewess.s. worked every afternoon from
/" until o'clock making mems neck
| ties. ANA give the remaining ptrt Of
/ the evening to their studies. Regard
( ing these self-supporting students. DR..
4 Hunter says:
4 The college wutE nf these girls IL some
4 times better dom than by others who are
J parents, libraries and their own uSst
| rooms in which To- stGdy.
| nr. H.ut.r stated jhat the health Of
z
watched anNt"USIy. Int thaf il ~ most
! unusual for girls to break down. those
! v no ar" unable I" bear the strain seldom
undertaking it y number If other stu
| dents are entirely en- partially taking
| care No thtWS,lN,.- IN Narlrus other ways
I X I.,si.tn Jewish girls lr. conspicuous; in
4 all ii' public Institutions % learning Of
| inns 'itN. h,"aGSc az Their ambition ana
| Il'Nsi't al endurance Referring /" this
| fact i'r- Hunter said. II is tn, detrrtni-
mination # The l,""p," in the southeastern
part NJ this CitN ~ Grt .tu education at
\ all hazards. They arr more ambitious
more strenuous ANA more mcnorant than
To make thcS" efforts dn not fIlly know
/ / rather suspect that tn" Inspiration
comes from IN" Educational Alliance on
\ iA~t Er"Ah~aN. Thr+r ,;!riS San ~ The
4 dutll'lr WORK better than the others. | am
! Tea ~ believe. because they are wen ana
strong am at the opinion that their
inherent strength is racial
/ ~ III" Hebrew Alliance. Miss I-indner.
who hhs charge Nc The wnm"u's classes
ana ciul'S. stated trai 2 number ~ the
! girls " no hay" come ladcr Her tlitiun are
/ earning money for college cduCat ton.
bnr began as shop girl. taught in
! night schools ana has been known Ia
| htip the people IF her race. Another has
/ don" hnuscwnrk. taking places ~ cham
| brrnnd. assisting nj dinners ana making
herself useful when people were giving
receptions. She is doing exceptional work
in ON" of the big colleges now and spends
her vacations as chamhcrmad.
In many colleges there * opportunity
! for the girl with taste ana cunning tim
| gers 10 act as lrc~Smak"r. repaircr ana
| general rcfurbishcr to students with gcn-
crous allowances. Tho reign of the shirt
waist has been Il boon for many such. for
IN" we'll dressed girl was never known 10
have enough pretty ones. ana She Is cas-
. iiy tempted by iudicious display of at
tractiVt samples to enlarge her supply.
Then. too, any girl who is nj all def in
the ART Of sewing can make Il shirt waist
without a professional knowledge of cut
tug ana fitting. Since the pedeS ran
skirt has been so much worn the rcbind-
in. Of skirts has ceased to be the untaii-
inG resource that ii was formerly. But
stockings. shoe buttons. rips and rents
are lett I" he restored to condition. and
u gift Tor tying fetching bows. 'Smartins
up hat ana making pretty stocks and
neckScar remain to bring in the pennies.
Girls who i!aint ana cmhrnidcr prcttily,
and especially those with some inventive
genius, sometimes find heir spare hours
filled with orders for christmas. birthdaS
ana holiday gifts. Then. too, there are
the gymnasium. and in some places thu
swimming salts To he made. ana III this
realm nanny Il college girl wins populari-
t..
The colored young women OF the south
VINO must depend solely upon their own
eNtItioiis 10 obtain an education. are com
PEELED e overcome almost insurmount-
able difficulties. these people have made
much material Progress since the war
put they are vet very poor and compare
lively few parents can help their children
through aradcmios and universities.
President Ncserve of Shaw University
founder in 1860 for the education of the
freedmen, SAYS; The majority Of young
men in our college and professional de-
rarttncnts pay their way by their own
tNert"ns. They 20 north during Tic Ion.
summer vacation. and find steady and
r"n'ln"r1' We 'mployment porterS on
rarlnr ard sleeping cars, ON steamers.
and rs walters In summer hotels But
during The summer months the coIured
young woman has no opportunity for sci:
help. Those living in the country help
their parents to raise d crop. After the,