New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-15
RADN0R GIRLS HERE.
Tennessee Students, 25I Strong, on
Educational Tour.


Dent OF Radnor College. Nashville. Tenn. served
THE same purpose yesterday as the helmet o.
Navarro at the Battle OF Ivry. II hoated above
TIE ranks OF the Radnor College girls like the
white plume OF Henri " above the ranks OF
WAY. ana wherever Il led they followed. There
was standard bearer IN the person OF Miss
Annie Barclay Stage, but the standard. big.
red r on orange background. which Miss
stagg bore at the point Of her parasol was
much less conspicuous than President Eshman's
head covering.
The Radnorites are on an educational tour,
which began on September 10 and VIII terIni-
nate on October q and yesterday was their day
IN New York II short stay, practically
only half a day as they We're scheduled 10 leave
for Atlantic City at o'clock, and the girls
wanted 20 see everything. They particularly
wanted 10 see Coney Island. and President Esh-
man was OF the opinion that IL would improve
their minds wonderfully 10 so there. but there
was no time. and the party had 10 be satisfied
with the lesser educational advantages OF an
automobile tour.
NEW YORK "RCBBERNECKS"
Starting from the Broadway Central Hotel.
they went up Fifth avenue. through Central
Park along Riverside Drive 20 Grants tomb
and past Columbia University. It was all Won
eeTland 10 the Radnorites. and they stared with
al their eyes
But We didn't rubberneck' half so much as
ne New Workers aid" said a Louisiana beauty
which was perfectly true for the blue uni
forms and mortarboards OF the Radnor girls 26l
strong. were The cynosure OF all eyes.
The young women We're delighted with New
York. The skyscrapers and milliOnaires homes
allied them with awe-stricEen wonder: as for
strap-hangtng they thought IL was great fun
None OF them had ever done Il before. and none
OF them had ever seen men keep their seats IN
street while the women stood. But they
took il az IN good part. President Eshman sug-
Eested that they should 'alight and walk II
they found that they could not be ''adylike and
comfortable IN a car but they never seemed 10
tIink that things had come 10 that desperate
EXPECTED BAD MANNERS
The visitors were also delighted with the
courteous treatment which they received IN New
York. and somewhat surprised by II.
1T WAS not what we had been led 70 expect"
sRid Miss \. A Moseley. one OF the teachers
who mad evidently heard fearful and more or
less veraoious reports OF New York manners.
Nevertheless, most Of the visitors agreed that
they did not want 10 live in New York. They
ing these they wanted 20 live in Cleveland
which they have just visited Cleveland they
regard as an ideal residence city. but they think
that New York women are better dressed and
better looking than Cleveland women.
Why don't you want 70 live in New York;"
''oh. there's too much Of it." SAID a daughter
OF South Carolina. with a lazy Southern drawl
Us TOO big and TOO noisy and too dirty. and
there are too many people IN TT
Why, it's not half so big as ! expected" put
'n another, IN surprised accents.
A LITTLE FLIRTATIoUs.
DID you have any romances during your
stay?" continued the reporter.
"Oh, no." with scandalized look. There
were teachers all sides. SUIT one girl did
exchange cards with three men. and when she
was found out she swore she knew them all
You see We want 10 have gil the fun we can
whlle we are on this trip, because we'll have 70
walk chalk line when We go back"
The party was divided under thirty-six lead
ers each one being responsible for about a dozen
o. aer companions, ana every time they moved
IeE counted heads 10 see that nobody
missing. Nothing worse than q suit case be-
longing 70 Miss Ethel Thomson was lost in New
York put IN albany, where the girls were
counted Just before going on the Day boat FOR
New York there were six missing. Happily
they were found shortly after in the sleepers.
These trips 5re part OF tie regular course OF
ttaonor College. and are taken bicuuially 50
that each pupil gets two Of them. The entire
expense IS borne by the college. even The car
fare expended by The students being refunded
Si So cost OF tho present "Trip is estimated at
Il believe these educauona' tours are peculiar
10 Racnor,' said Mr. Eshn % Other institu-
rons do have something Of the kind but as tn.
students have 10 pay their own way The poorer
ones are unable 10 avail themselves II the on
Iortunity. When the college pays the bills
mere IS no such Discrimination. How can we
enord fl? Well, that IS something that we
don't explain. The idea originated in the South
nor IS 2 recent offshoor
The objective point OF the present tour IS
Washington, where we VIII spend twenty DAVIS
but we intend also 20 visit Philadelphia Palti-
more, i1usburg and Cincinnati. We have al
ready been 10 Cleveland. Buffalo. Niagara Falls
and Albany"
OFF on A SPECIAL"
special train was waiting for the Radnor-
ites When they reached the Pennsylvania station
in Jersey city shortly before . O'Clock ana she
gates leading 10 IL bore the legend "Radnor"
'Radnor College. fine and dandy" exclaimed
the advance guard. why don't We rive o,,- col
leFe veli2' But President Fehrrar ,-ae st,,S
ing ar the gate waving his hat on high.
Double fac, quick step" De said.
That means run said the girls
Evidently this was no time for yelling So
they FASTENED their steps as much as their
Southern ideas OF propriety would permit and
soon lnof1ar-board was hanging out OF every
window az the special Train Ia another moment
a. were withdrawn and the train rolled out OF