The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05
CUPID AMPANT AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
Flood of Student BetrothaIs
Raises Question on Advis-
ability OF Coeducation
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Especial Dispatch TO The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The COLL
Il BERKELEY. May Ais the college
girl realizing her destiny? Has she,
in herself, become the strongest argu-
ment against coeducation? Has she
tended to feminine rather than
strengthen the university? These are
the questions which at this moment
are pressing upon the faculty for So
luton. They have presented them
selves upon the eve of commencement
in the form of an unprecedented num-
Der of student romances. AS long as
the ivy has crept over the walls of the
old nbrer, the campus has heard It's
tales of love, but never before has
matrimony made such inroads upon the
student body.
Within the last few days the college
community has become aware of 10
betrothals twenty students, many of
whom are in the graduating class. are
prepared to marry before they have
entered upon their life work.
Warning Is Unheeded
The subject has on former occasions
attracted faculty attention. but it has
never been more serious than an oc-
casional engagement or marriage dur
ing the undergraduate career. Presi-
dent Wheeler regarded the matter of
sufficient Importance TO warrant a spe-
cial word OF caution and advice to the
young women. At that time he de-
parted from the university custom and
addressed himself solely to the wom-
en- students. He besought them to
avoid the early engagement and the
secret marriage. He was successful in
discoura ging to a large extent the Sc
cret marriage. but the warning against
the early engagement appears to have
gene unheeded.
1t was only a few days ago that Miss
Florence Schultz of the senior class
told of her coming marriage to Mel
rowe Martin, also a senior. The en-
gagement has also been announced of
bury, both of the graduating class. At
a tea to he given Saturday at the
home of Miss Florence Goddard the
students will learn that Miss Gladys
Armstrong and Miss Edith Ostrander
are to be brides of this season.
The students are telling among them
selves that Miss Grace Batz and George
Guyles will soon take their friends
into their confidence. Miss Beatrice
Bocarde and r. Mattern, it is said, will
soon add theirs to the list of college
romances. Miss Davida Mccartney of
the class of 'os will before long be-
come the bride of William Martin of
last years graduating class.
Flood of Engagements
Three of the betrothais are among
the students of the class of 'oS, which
left college less than year ago. Miss
Gertrude Armstrong and William Ia
men. although engaged for more than
a year. have just made formal an
nouncement. The same is true of Miss
Edith Cole and Benjamin Bates. The
third couple is George Sisson and Miss
Virginia Parker, whose marriage will
soon take place.
These are the conditions that con-
front the faculty. Coeducation has
for some time been an issue both here
and at Stanford. While many profess
sors have held that a college course
should fit woman for the home. prac-
tically all have opposed the early en-
gagement They object to it largely on
the ground that it makes the college
man a husband before he is a wage
Garner. But If the young women will
persist in combining brain, beauty and
charm there appears to be no faculty
regulation that can keep the young
men from observing it.
Whenever the issue has been raised
the college girls have steadfastly de-
Tended their rights. 1t takes two to
make a marriage, they declare. and
why, they ask, should the girl be,
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