Evening journal., 1902-07-09
BOOKS ON COLLBGg
LIFR AND CUSTOMS
PennantS and Views Of The
Various institutions at
Free Library

The recent action of the Board of
Education by which the High School
course is to be extended so that 1t viii
hereafter furnish preparation for ad-
mission to college has been very graft
flying to the friends Of higher educa-
ton in the city. IL means that here
after the High School course will not
be regarded as finality in education.
Henceforward Il is expected that not
only the opportunity OF passing on
from thepublic school TO the college will
be offered but that emphasis Will be
placed on the desirability of a college
preparatory course. Recognizing the
Importance of this action, the VIII
mington Institute Free Library has pre-
pared special bulletins showing views
OF college buildings and life, has hung
the pennants and other embems of the
colleges about the library. and has pre-
pared special lists Of college stories.
During the last year the library has
secured college catalogues from nearly
all OF the colleges OF the east and from
all OF the larger universities OF the
country. These are arranged alpha
betically on a shelf in the reading
room. Then, too. THE books in the H.
brary on the question whether or not
II pays to go TO college and on student
life and customs have been in demand.
But the stories OF college life-the tales
in each volume being usually grouped
about some one institution-have been
widely read. All these signs tend to
show that the young folks are think
ing about these matters-some of them
definitely planning to join in this
life, and others only hoping and wish
ing. perhaps in vain.
There is much magazine literature
ON this subject. This win be put at
the disposal of any reader who wishes
to study the subject exhaustively.
In the case of boys and girls, who
are approaching the college age. stories
OF college life prove more interesting
than books classed with the subject
education. Recognizing this interest,
the library has just prepared and
posted a list of all school and college
stories in the library, indicating the
institutions with which each story is
connected Orders will shortly be
placed for a considerable number Of
other college stories, not now in the
library. From the long list of those
now possessed by the library may be
mentioned the following: Barnes, "a
lPrincetOnian: Daskam, Smith Col
lege Stories;" Field and Irwin,
Stanford Stories;" Flandrau, DIARY
of Freshman" CHarvard) and his
Harvard Episodes" Gallaher, Vas
sar Stories;" Goodloe. college Girls" q"
wellesley; Hughes, tom Browns
School Days and Tom Brown at
Oxford" Morris, "Bryn Mawr Stories; 4"
Quinn. Pennsylvania Stories;" San
derson, Cornell Stories;" Williams.
Adventures OF a Freshman" prince
toni. and his princeton Stories:"
Wood. yale Yarns"
Local alumni and alumnae have re-
sponded to personal appeals for photo
graphs and pennants. A number of the
colleges also have sent on request
valuable illustrative matter. The re-
suit is that not only library bulletin
boards, but ends OF cases are filled with
the gay colored banners, pictures OF
IcOllege buildings, athletic teams and
lcollege presidents. Thus far the IL
brary has hung pennants of Harvard,
'rinceton, Pennsylvania, Cornell, Johns
Hopkins, Virginia, Vassar. Baltimore,
the Army and Navy, Swarthmore and
Lafayette. Others have been promised
and will be hung as received. Among
the finest pictures thus far shown is
large birds'-eye view of the beautiful
Cornell campus, sent by President
Schurman. The University Of Penn
sylvania also sent a large frame con-
tanning three of its buildings. Among
other fine groups are those OF Yale.
Harvard. Princeton, Swarthmore, Hav-
erlord, Wellesley, Vassar, Virginia and
Oxford. Only selection OF matter re-
lceived can be hung. The rest will be
shown on application.