New-York tribune., 1908-06-23
AT Y. W. C. A.
Opening of Summer School, 1rith Its
Pleasant Pastimes.

The Young Women's Christian Association Y,
: East 18th street. began last night its annual
summer demonstration Of Solomon's words in -s-
erence to Wisdom, Her ways are WAYS ot pls,s-
antness-" In other words. the summer school
opened So pleasant are Visdoms ways made in
this seat of learning that the only limit to the
number OF her devotees Is that set by space and
the pupils don't even know that they arc getting
wise. When lecture IS given it IS called bv an
other name. Guests are bidden. for instance to
a geological party and are taken a trip through
the Geological Park by means OF stersoptcon
Or they are invited to come and see "Our Own
Wonderland" and when the time comes they see
and hear all about the wonders IN Yeiows;ons
Park.
Dancing isn't usually spoken OF as the haninad
Of Wisdom. but the director Of the summer schoo,
Miss 5. DOheny. says this is a mistake Dancing
improves the manners of the girls wonderfully.
she declares. and manners are clearly allied to
morcIs Then there are the flowers. There Is 10
educator like beauty. Miss Doheny thinks, par
ticularly for these girls OF the shop and factory,
who are stepped in ugness all day long 50 ths
summer school is always full Of flowers Ihs
chapel was transformed into a bower Of beauty
for the opening entertainment last night. and al
through the summer the members of the associa-
ton who have country homes VIII see tnat tns
school hos plenty Of flowers with extra supply
for the midsummer garden party and other spe-
ciai occasions. Among the most generous don'rs
are Mrs J. Hull Browning Of Tenafy Miss beez-
man. Of The Cliffs. Oyster Bay: Miss Emily D.
Wilson, of EIberon. and Mrs. E F Hatfield
The object Of the summer school is TO teaen ln,
girls. who must be under twenty-hve-oeeauss q
limited spaCe-what to DO with their pay houis'
and the curriculum. therefore. includes Valio.N
pleasant and useful handicrafts- Among tneSs u'
making of shfrtwafsts is the most popular II Is
even more popular than dancing. and tne puPH
turn out and afterward wear such stylsn sal-
being swell
It's perfectly grand over there ue' -
SWELL is the way one girl put IT,
Millinery. too. is popular. bur doesn't add 70 l-'
sweetness of the school because the pupls don.
wear hats when they come there. nor yet Whsh
they go 10 work. so they make winter hats III
their mothers.
The girls find that it saves lot of trouoe :"
come to school without a hat They have mons
to dispose of when they get there. The pare n7a4
is also a protection on the street The girl WIN
out hat is supposed TO be near her home anu .
less likely TO be moIested. The association has
taken the further precaution, ZOO, OF applying i0
police protection for the twenty-five hundred YOURS
women who come 10 the summer classes III U-'
evenings so every night the streets Ieadins :"
the subway and elevated stations near the ouiuNs
are patroIled BY plaincIothes men There Is -
unsasiness on this score row than there was ',
summer however and so the hospitality cohii'-
tee. Composed of pupils. IS going to RESUME
work that was discontinued last summer. An %,
door committee will be appointed to Nsi' ~
squares in the neishborhood-Union StuyvsszI -
Abingdon-and invite the girls found tnel0 "
Come and have a good time