The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-06
MANY FAIR BIRMINGHAM GIRLS WILL LEAVE
 FOR THEIR WINTER DUTIES AT VARIOUS SCHOOLST
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTER VARIOUS LLEGEs-LETTER FROM MIR. VIII. GRAVES, WHO VISITS "BoB- BE" BURNS couNTRY-EN- GAGEMENTS-SoclAL HAPPEN
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By MYRTLE MILES.


 With the beginning of Septembef came the opening of many of the col leges which the young people in Birming- ham will enter. An unusually large num- Der of young women have finished pre- paratory work and will pursue special studies in music, art or the languages, others taking broader collegiate course. Quite @ number have already entered upon their tasks and many will leave this week-indeed every day until October will mark the departure of those who, after the joys and pastimes of summer vacation, are re-entering with interest upon the student life. There are those who having completed a collegiate course, will again enter college walls for postgraduate studies-notably, Miss Bessie May Thompson, the clever daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. T. c. Thompson, who was graduated at Converse college in South Carolina, and will further pursue her sturles at Smith.
 However, this is the exception, there being few fun-loving girls who would choose, of their own free will, day longer than is necessary for the broad culture demanded of the woman of to- day. But with all the frivolity and brightness so adorable in the girls of any cline. the Birmingham girl com pines strength and intellect, thus making her an admirable creature. There are a number of society girls and matrons in the city who are representatives of the various schools and colleges of the east, thus showing that for long while they have been given a liberal patronage by a public keenly alive to educational needs. There are\ several graduates of Vassar in the city. Smith college too, has representatives also Wellesley. Wom- ans college, in Baltimore, retains it's pop ularity as does Mrs. Semples school in New York Other colleges of note throughout the United States retain favor in Birmingham. Mrs. Gardner's school, GOT Fifth avenues, New York, always has a number of representatives.
 Miss Eleanor Graves Matthews the daughter of MT. and Mrs H. s. Mat thews, will leave in a few days for the Gardner school where she will make special study of music. Her voice is one of unusual beauty and her parents wish her to take advantage of the excellent teacher of vocal at MT. Gardner's. Miss Matthews is one of the loveliest of the younger Birmingham girls. She inherits unusual beauty from her maternal grand mother. who is a member of an old south ern family the Whtings noted for It's fair women as is also the Graves fam ilv. Her grandparents are MT and Mrs. ". H. Graves, who for many years have been prominent in the social history of Alabama They lived in Montgomery for a long while and were leaders in the social life there. coming later to Bir- 1ningham. where they have since made their home. Miss Matthews finished at the Margaret Allen school in June.
 Miss Norma Hood. the daughter of MT and Mrs. William Hood, will also probably enter the Gardner school. though yet undecided between that institution and Mrs. Semples in New York and Fair mont in Washington.
 Miss Gladys Enslen, the attractive young daughter of MT and Mrs. B. F. Fnslen will be a student at Mrs. Samples. She left yesterday for New York
 Miss Mary Cameron will go to tho Woman's college in Baltimore, which will open September 25. This is her second year in the institution and she is very enthusiastic indeed in Yer praise of it.
 Miss Frederick Ferguson, the daugh- ter of Gen. and Mrs. Fred s. Ferguson, will again be a student at Miss Shipley's
 Another student al the Misses Shipleys is Miss Joy Tomlinson, the eldest daugh- ter of MT and Mrs. John w Tomlin- son. Miss Tomlinson, though quite young. is possessed Of unusual poise and splendid mentality. Those who know her well are predicting for her brilliant career and are interested in the splendid advantages which are being given for the development of her talent. She plans for full collegiate course and will ga later to Bryn Mawr.
 Miss Elizabeth Going and Miss Lula Montsomery will leave about September for Staunton, Va, where they will at tend the Mary Baldwin institute.
 The University of Alabama will claim a number of Birmingham girls, several of whom entered on Monday. They were: Miss Hattie Montgomery, Miss Helen Tuttle, Miss Clara Belle Senn and Miss Mary Kate Childs.
 Miss Mary George Greene, the vivaci- ous daughter of Judge and Mrs. Dan Greene will leave September IA for Cin- einnati where she will be a student at Notre Dame. She is one of the younger school girls
 Miss Eula whatley, the attractive Laughter of MT. and Mrs. George c. Whatley, is another of the younger girls She will spend the first year of her ab- fence from home at Columbia college in Tennessee.
 Miss Ellen Percy, who Is one Of the foveliest girls in the younger set, will con- tinue her studies at Ogontz in Philadel- phia. She is the only daughter of MT. and Mrs Walker Percy, and is stril1ingly like her mother, from whom she inherits beauty and unusual dignity and grace of bearing She will be accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Morris. the daughter of Mrs John M Cartwright and one of the most popular young girls in her set.
 Miss Virginia White will enter Bel mont college in Nashville this year, where she will pursue her studies in in- strumental music with Professor Hessel- berg, Russian teacher of excellent repu- tation. She is the popular daughter of