The Meeker herald., 1907-09-14
COLLEGES CROWDED.
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EUT1D vIRY DI1T1oUxA
Not Only xAsk Of 2oom But stssct-
ness In Regard to Health and
Other Regulations Are
Barriers.

Getting into one ofthe women's col
leges these days is serious undertaking.
The most popular Of them are DO crowd
ed that only part of those who are pre-
pared to enter can be admitted. This
makes situation exactly the reverse OF
that which prevails in mems colleges,
says the New York Sun. where every
student who can pass the examination
and meet the perfunctory requirements
as to moral character is welcomed.
Several Of the women's colleges re-
quire that those who intend to matricu-
late in a particular year shall give notice
10 that effect three or four years before
hand. Thus 1t Ii pretty well known for
several years In advance what are the
prospects for students. and the colleges
arc able to maintain their standards OF
scholarship.
Physical health also ID more strictly
insisted upon in the women's colleges
than In the mems. Nearly all schools,
At least Of the higher grade. are now In
sisting as never before upon the health
Of pupils.
A physician is often attached 70 the
gymnasium, sometimes as general SUI
periHtendent of physical culture. and
upon hls advice the pupils often cut down
their school work or for a time alto
gethrr rive it lip. At the women's col
leges re relation OF physical health to
general education is felt to be go I'm
portant that very close watch is kept
upon those who enter college and upon
all students throughout their whole
course.
Every year the June examinations OF
those who have been for several years
registered rs prospective matriculates
of the women's colleges result In thin
ming out the numbers, but the places OF
those who for physical reasons or for
failure to reach the standard OF scholar
ship are told to wait another year are
taken by applicants who have not been
registered SO long.
Then the unlucky ones either give up
the race for the year or spend a large part
OF the summer In study for the autumn
examinations, or In special exercises
designed to improve their physical con-
dltion. The girl who is rejected on ac-
count Of both physical i'll health and
lack of mental preparation stands small
chance OF making up her double de-
ficiency.
Those students who have been long
est registered enjoy at some OF the wom-
ems colleges special advantages. Ger
tain fayorite dornitories are quickly
filled up by the long registered sfufents.
In some cases there Ia rom in the.
campus dormitories for only those Who
l. tnd fpv ~, nj Nr1s.n nv q To
corners har q toledce outs,fc ~ sc'leee.
grounds. The fortunate oecnpA IS Of
favorite dormitorles.s sra much epvie6
by the outsiders ard some perehts eon-
slider II 81 imperfect that their dn1gh-
tiers sha' actus3.y lige within the coll
lege grounds that they prefer that the
girls shall welt year before entering,
rather than have them exposed to the
Inconvenience ard possible temptations
of lodpira outside.
1t 10 even intimated that wealthy pa
rents sometimes pay handsomely to
lucky nc lpnntE " the dormitories for
an exhanre OF rctr's, few rlrerts.
on the other ham believing that the
dormitories are Gistrartire and. perhaps
danPerons In their effect upon the
ner,es prc!,- hat their daughters shall
live elrze where
The ai-l matriculate has one other
trouble TINT the boy escsnes-the ques-
tion OF clothes. Nest ,oura mer are
content 70 50 10 &c 'ese just little bet
ter Gressoa thai ct home. but The girls
| and their n;otherE must pass many trou-
/ bled hours in preparing the college
trousscau.