The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-07-13
BrIrAsr GIRLS AT WELLESLEY.
Miss Dunton's Standing at HOlyOke.
rr,huta to the Belfast Schools.

Miss Dunton's Standing at Holyoke. A
rribute to the Belfast Schools.
To THE EDITOR OF The JOURNAL: In
your Issue of June % there appeared an in
teresting letter from my good friend Mr..
Mills, in which he referred to the honors
that came to former Belfast boy at the
recent Commencement of Williams College
1t may not, therefore, be out Of place for
me to speak of the college honors of a Bel
fast girl.
At the Commencement of Wellesley Col
lege, June q, after each one of the 2O5
graduates had received her diploma for the
degree of A. B., and after the higher de-
grees had been conferred for postgraduate
work, the President gave the names, in COM
plimentary terms, of few whose scholar
ship was exceptionally high. Twas pleased
to notice that Miss Abbie 0. Stoddard of
Belfast was among the number. And since
a high rank at Wellesley means so much,
and is SO difficult of attainment, the honor
of securing it is enhanced.
During the past four years l have fire.
quently visited the college, having two rela-
tives there-Aliss Hilda Tufts, student,
and Miss Edith Tufts, Professor of Greek,
but now Registrar.-and l have thus learn
ed something Of the status of the institu-
ton. Having witnessed the work done in
the classroom feel sure that the quality
of the teaching will not suffer when COM
pared with the teaching in the best colleges
for men. Most of the Wellesley professors
there are about 12O-are specialists in
their departments, and the work required
of the students is very severe.
Some months ago had the honor of ad-
dressing, in their beautiful building, one of
the Greek letter societieS-to which only
members of high college rank can belong
and during part of the evening session
topic on current events was under review.
1t was surprise to me to observe how well
the subject had been thought out, and with
what ability it was discussed.
A few years ago Miss Nina f. Poor gradu-
ated at Wellesley. The situation she has OBJ
tanned make evident how her instructors re-
garded her work and her scholarship. Her
younger sister, Miss Alice, who has just
completed her first year there, has done her
work, l was told, with credit to herself.
Other Belfast girls, in previous years, have
done well there also.
On the day after commencement letter
was shown me, written to one of the We'll
lesley faculty by member of the faculty
of another institution, in which the name of
Miss Dunton, another Belfast girl, of Mt.
Holyoke college, was mentioned in compli-
mentary terms. AS any community is
pleased when its young people succeed, |
think can state the above facts in this way
without seeming to boast.
Not few Belfast boys also did splendid
work as students, and have positions of
trust and usefulness today. And l hope
that all those now in college, and all who
have college course in view, may, by their
application and diligence, surpass, even,
those who have gone before them. Nor
should the goodly number of young men
and young women who began life's duties
with the equipment that the High school
furnished be overlooked. l call to mind
several such who are filling positions of :
usefulness, and doing their work we'll |
And the High school of today gives stu
dent better course than the colleges of
few generations ago.
For years l have noticed the excellent |
work done in the Belfast schools. That |
work speaks for itself. And though the |
faithful teachers may never receive their
due reward in dollars and cents, theirs is a !
satisfaction in receiving it in lives made |
useful, and in characters moulded for good. |
GEORGE E. TUFTS.
IsleSbOrO, July 3, 1905