Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

ARRE HE 10 90 anu bee what mohhSA
49, of place it might be. That it
was a postgraduate institution l knew and
that it was preposterously learned. But
there my information ended. Therefore,
l and my good friend, Thomasina-best of
travelling companions-betook ourselves to
Baltimore. Our first walk brought us in
evitably to Monument Square, center and
soul of the venerable city's life. Stroll
ing I'D Monument street in search OF an
approachable person to direct us to the
university, we came to the conclusion that
nine-tenths of Baltimore's population
were men and that nine-tenths Of Balti-
more's men were young. Not a petticoat
appeared.
1t was Thomasina, Of course, who, wear
ing her second-best smile, accosted a
youth in a doorway with 81 beg pardon, but
can you direct us to Johns Hopkins"
Ladies'" he replied, his eyes twink
ling irrepressibly as he lifted his hat,
you're right in it,"
What where?" gasped Thomasina,
wheeling to look about her. Big, dull, red
brick buildings with round, brownstone
arches, stood flush with the sidewalk on
both sides Of the street The youth indi-
Gated these and including vaguely all
points Of the compass, replied; Oh all
about here. Were you looking for any
thing in particular"
1--WE were looking for a university"
quoth Thomasina with reproachful en-
phasis. I'VE thought these were the
Young Mems Christian association. Where
is your campus? Where are your dormi-
tories? Where are your Greek Letter So
cieties?"
'Well," he said slowly, 1.-THE campus
- A NlaRAAn about tuun milac
northeast of here. There isn't any any
more. There aren't any Greek Letter So
~cieties."
Thomasina shrugged her shoulders with
a what-do-you-mean-by-it expression
How do you know your buildings apart?'
she demanded.
I'VE DON'T" said the young man i'm
perturbably, Except by situation" Here
with he pulled out and handed to Thomas
ina a pocket university directory, bowel
and went his way.
"Graciousl" gasped Thomasina with
shiver, ito think Of stumbling into John
Hopkins without knowing It! Let's ge
right out Of this university"
More easily said than done. We triel
Garden street and Ross street, only to en-
counter windows lined with rows OF bot
ties, with male heads bent over then
Howard street and little Ross street wer
still collegiate. THE idea" shifted Thorn
asina, "of a university all tangled up wit
a city in this unprincipled fashion, Wher
are the immemorial elms, the antiquity
the atmospheric"
Antiquity in an Institution just cele
bratiAg its twenty-hfth anniversary? MOI
sensei" / protested. "As for atmosphere
II you should step inside that chemici
laboratory you would find plenty of it.
was wrong, for approved ventilatin
hoods and iues have made Johns Hopkin
chemical laboratory the least ~sulphuroI
in christendop'. But how was l to kno
that?
Arrived in our peregrinations at the do
OF Mccoy hall, we went in under II
carved Romanesque archway, to the ofh'
of the president. Having held the chair
chemistry ever since the university opene
DR.. Remsen has not relinquished 1t eve
now when the whole burden of the inst
tuition has fallen on his efficient shoulder
But you never would have faneied him
busy man as he settled down to consid