The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

pupils from the winter term have re-
nained to do dormitory work Ten
Nrls from New England college
have gone to act as mattresses at an
exclusive mountain resort. No other
Mattresses will be employed and the
girls have secured a few special privi-
leges in the matters of rooms. bathing,
hours, etc, otherwise they will be
treated exactly like the rest of the
help in the house.
At Bryn Mawr there is "a regular
society for helping self-supporting
girls to secure summer work. Notice
are sent to the old alumni, asking for
positions as secretaries, companions,
tutors, governesses and the like. Col
lege girls are in demand as govern
esses or companions for young girls
whose parents are travelling or occu-
pied with social or business affairs.
The girl who Stands in" with the
faculty is sure to get place during
the summer.
Some Do Clerical Work.
A student who shows herself par
ticularly suited to clerical work is
sometimes retained as secretary at the
college during the vacation, or is Civ
en- employment in the college library.
College offices must be kept open dur
ing the summer, and it is then that
the clerical work is really the heav-
lest. Innumerable letters must be
answered, prospective patrons must be
received and shown over the college
grounds, and the great wheels of edu-
cation must be oiled and put in work.
ing order for the fall term.
summer tutoring is one of the most
lucrative methods of raising money
during the vacation. Girls who have
failed in their examinations are more
anxious to secure the services of a
classmate who has passed triumphant
ly through the ordeal than to hire a
professor who is perhaps not posted
on the recent trial. The unsuccessful
one, by giving a few hours each day
to this work, may pass in a second
examination, which is given before
the fall term opens Two girls, who
are taking postgraduate work at a
Pennsylvania college, have opened a
boarding house in a pretty suburb near
Philadelphia. One of them looks after
the housekeeping and the other does
the tutoring, and they have all the
pupil-boarders they can accommo-
date.
Make Clever Companions.
A Bryn MHwr girl has taken a posi-
ton for tie entire summer with a
wealthy family who owns a. hunting
lodge on the Canadian lakes. The
family consists of a man, wife and two
sons. The men folk are devoted to
hunting and fishing, and the wife and
mother is devoted to them, though not
to their sports. So she contents herheli
for the entire summer in a wild and
lonesome camp, where it Is practically
impossible to entertain the average
summer guest. The men folk go or
long hunting md fishing expeditions
with Indian guides, and the woman is
left a week at a time with her servants
The Bryn Mawr girl has gone with heI
as a companion, and will be treated as
friend rather than an. employee. Her
duties will consist of reading with hei
hostess, tramping with her through
the woods, and making herself gener-
ally agreeable and companionable. Fol
this she is paid not only her expenses
but a little salary. Her outfit of cloth
ing is most simple, consisting of short
skirts, leggings, big hats, etc, witt
none of the summer fripperies which
look so dainty and come so high.
M73tc Gymnasium Suits.
In one of the colleges where the girls
go in heavily for athletics, couple OF
students will put in their vacation al
the very practical work of making
gymnasium and basketball suits in the
club colors. The suits will be made tC
fit different types of college girls as
these young dressmakers have learned
to know them, and will be ready tt
turn over to customers after a second
fit when the college opens.
While these various methods of rails.
ing money during the vacation viii
not carry girl through the entire
year, she supplements them during the
term in various ways. And be it SAID
to the credit of the average American
college that the self-supporting girl Is
respected for her grit, and though she
may not have time to indulge in the
social life which is a feature at WON
ems colleges, she is always welcome
when the time can be spared.