Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
AFTER GIRLS GRADUATE
BUSY LIVES REVEALED BY THE
RECORD OF ONE CLASS.
The Statistics Show q Strong Bias To-
Ward Teaching and
Travel.

From the New York Sun.
what becomes of the college girls?
Why. nothing very unusual happens to
Them said a college president. They
scatter all over the country and do moth
ing particularly sensational. I've Just
been looking over the class book Of class
that has been out of college ten years. and
the statistics show a strong tendency
toward teaching and travel. There were
about 145 in the class when 1t graduated,
and up to date only forty-one husbands
have been acquired.
"One-third of the class has travelled
abroad. while all but-thirty mention teach
ing and tutoring. About fifty-fve have done
graduate work at other schools and coli
leges.
what the girls themselves regard as the
most important incident or spot in the ten
years since their graduation varies as much
as the girls themselves. Married on the
hottest day you ever saw to the best TEL
low records one. Married a lieutenant in
the United States navy, and since then
have lived in trunk in various places as
near the seacOast as possible. writes an
other.
Sane College Woman.
Zone young woman writes tersely: My
native town can boast Of but one sane col
lege woman and my family questions that
Another records: Had an attack of typhoid
fever at Constantinople which necesstated
a French hospital. Greek physician. q
nurse who spoke German and Turks to
carry Sedan chairs.
"A model aunt endeavoring to show four
sisters how to bring up children frankly
records another graduate. Last two years
occupied with clerical work, household
cares and an advanced course in measles.
Is another record. Bookbinding has been
the occupa ton of one young woman. Here's
a young woman whose speciality has been
surgery and she has performed difficult
operation on the Maharani at the palace OF
the Maharajah Of Oorcha. And here's girl
who has evidently made up her mind that
she is going to be spinster, for she's
adopted little girl.
This is the summing up of another:
Spent last ten years in having surgical op-
erations, writing books and music and
learning to ride bucking bronco. The
girl who writes this has keen sense Of
humor. After two years of nervous ex-
haustion got married and am now emulat-
ing THE Commuters Wife In building
house and garden And look at this girl
After acquiring various degrees on deep
subjects and writing a learned thesis, she
says her present occupation Is 'nursemaid
and housekeeper.
The School Teacher.
ct defy any one to make thrilling tale
out Of ten years in private school, writes
one young woman, and another gives evil
dence that teaching has not been an un-
mixed joy by writing: For a year taught
everything under heaven, and now my spe-
cialties have simmered down to Greek and
physical culture
Packed and unpacked.' Is the brief his
tory of another.
The most enthusiastic naturalist in the
state of Vermont is another record. Been
doing little illustra ting. bear shooting and
chaperoning, modestly writes one young
l ,hn hos ot,t al
able fame an artist.
THE pathetic record of another is Have
achieved neither fame nor matrimony, but
belong to many societies, most of them re-
spectacle.
But there is one feature about the his
tory of this class that is worth noting
Nearly every member Of it has been busy in
! one way or another. If they have not been
earning their living studying they have
interested themselves in settlement work.
church work and similar useful activities"