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New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
TRAINED MEN AND WOMEN.
Nothing so Necessary in New York,
Says DR.. Taylor.

At the meeting of the New York Vassar
Students Aid Society at the Hotel AstOr
yesterday Dr. Taylor. president of Vassar
College. said that in the twenty years since
the society of which this Is a branch was
formed girl students had been aided with
loans TO the amount of $4,000. Mrs Cora
Van b. Potter. who presided. told a story
which she said was only one OF many. OF
a girl TO HON the society loaned S700 70
help her through college.
when this girl Was graduated" she went
on. "she found a position as teacher. and
she aided her young sister and her brother
to complete college courses And she
paid this society every cent she borrowed
within a year after she went 70 work"
Help every puTpOsefuI soul you can TO
get an education. Dr. Taylor adjuFed the
society. and help the girls especially. for
It's twice as hard for girl 20 work her
way through college as IL is Tor a boy:
she hasn't half SO much chance IN get
ting things 70 do. The question is con-
tinually being raised. often in regard to
the Carnegie pensions for college professors
who can no longer work. II giving help IS
a wise thing. Certainly II ISN'T wise il
IL undermines the sense Of self-help. But
II the United States finds Il worth while
20 give edCeations 90 young men at West
POlnt-Gnd West Point has turned out
many graduates for whom there was no
place in the army and who went back TO
civil Hfe-why. then the public al large
should find II worth while 10 give special
advantages 90 those who show special ca
pacity. Nothing Is 50 worth while. nothing
is 50 essential here IN New York to-day. as
trained men and women Tn not one %
those who held thar OEly the clever should
he educated II ! had = son who didn't
like 10 work and had no high purpose I
should stll send him TO collegs. because it's
worth while but Ia pay for his education
myself a society Ike taIs must keep It's
funds to help those who show powe- OK
work and high purpose"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
A DUTCH KERMESS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
While in Holland two years ago we Wis
ited county fair, or kermess. II was IN
little village. and 7 do not believe that
have ever seen anything much fuRnier-Or
dirtier. for that matter.
They had quite a number OF filthy tents
erected along. the street. but the main at
traction was the merry-go-rOund. on which
one could ride great number OF times for
one-third OF cent The organ played only
two tunes. and we soon grew heartily tired
OF them. but the Dutch peasants seemed
to like them better the olteusT they were
repeated.
In some OF the booths one could buy tho
most brilliant pink, yellow or green candy
sticks for what would be less than nothing
here In America; IN others, the most aw-
even have his fortune told or lake chance
on anything one could possibly think OF.
costing from q tenth OF a cent to a dollar
in American money. They were all POSI-
lively filthy, both she thtnss 10 be sold
and the persons who sold them. but j do
not think / have ever seen such absolute
content as 7 did on the faces OF those dirty,
ragged, little Dutch peasant girls and boys
as they went along. eyes and mouths wide
them-whils tightly grasping a bright pink
candy stick in one hand and a greasy
doughnut in the other Everywhere were
laughter. singing and JOY.
Hoping this will interest you, am very
HELEN Z. MOUNT aged 15.
Nc. e16 Bloomfield street, Hobokeh-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
CLAM MING.

Dear Little Men and Little Women.
have read so many stories written by you
that / thought I would write one. too.
Last summer while We were in the cOun-
try my mother wanted some clans. but we
couldn't buy any. One day my two sisters
and thought we would spend the after
noon az Cromwell Lake. one mile from our
cottage While we were walking along
the shore my sister picked up something
that looked like a clam Yes. we were
pretty sure Il was clam. So we went
10 work 20 look for some more. The
water being very clear. we could see more
clans quite far out. so my sister waded 10
tAe diucrent places. We found an old
ourl2p bag. into which we put the clans.
Then We started To walk home ON the
way we were planning what we would
90 With the money mother would give Us.
Tor we thought she ought surely 20 give Us
80 cents each for the trouble and the
CLANS When we arrived home mother
was sitting on the veFanda. and she was
greatly puzzled when she saw the bag
she came down to meet us. and We imme-
diately opened the bag. ana how she ala
laugh when she saw what it contained.
Al last she told vs. that those We're mus
sells. not clans. You can imagine our dis
appointment. We had 10 walk all the way
PACK and dump the mussels into the lake.
or course, each OF Us was minus a good
clam oIuner and 40 cents. Hoping this
VIII interest you all. your little friend,
GERTRUDE NJ. GEISCH (aeed 10
NO. Co. EObOlIea street, HCbOken.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
AN ODD VISITOR.

Dear Little Aien and Little Women: A
friend OF mine who lives IN an apartment
house half block from Mount Morris
Park found when she returned from her
summer in the country that she had a new
visitor in the neighborhood The first day
after she came back she left a few chest
nuts on the kitchen windOwsilI Going
into the Kitchen a little later. she saw a
squirrel comfortably eating his breakfast
Of chestnutS- The little animal didn't
seem to be the least bit disturbed at her
appearance and continued to nibble. She
watched him until he scampered away
down the fire escape. into the yard. up the
fence and along it's top until he disap-
peared in the direction OF the park. The
next day the squirrel appeared again. and
was disappointed when he found no nuts
waiting for him. He entered the Kitchen.
sntffed around a little, and then scampered
out again. Since then my friend aas
placed nuts on the windOWsill. and the
squirrel has visited the apartment every
morning. Your sincere friend
ALMA NJ LANE tagged I5r
No. 614 West 135th street
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Book on CO-educQffOn
Helen r. Olin Rehearses the Vicissitudes of Women
the University of Wisconsin.

partment As The women entered the uni
yersiiy as normal students, IL has been
stated that they were admitted only 70 that
department and that their class work was
al first entirely separate from that of the
men, bat Mrs Olin SAYS that this view is
quite erroneous. There were students OF
both sexes 'n the normal department. and
al were admitted without extra charge 10
other lectures. subject only 10 the approval.
OF the principal These privileges the young
women very generally availed themselves
OF. the book states. Three years later.
when the university was reorganized. the
LEGISLATURE formally settled the matter by
declaring that the university shall be open
alike u male and female students"
The admission Of the women was not ac-
ccmplishcd without opposition, but this cir
cumstance does not appear 10 have dis
turbed the regents. Ia lss5. however they
were looking for a president. and Or. Paul
a Chad19urne. whom they particularly
wanted found that The co-educaticnal
clause in the reorganization acted as an
insuperaiic barrier 10 his acceptance of the
ofnce A. d concession 10 his preiudices
the regents. while stili adhering 20 the opin-
ION that young women lave an equa! claim
with young men 10 the facilities of educa-
tioa offered by a state. applied 20 the Leg
.slature fOr such a modification Of the act
u rcorsa Dizatiou as would enable them 10
.ecilro Dr. Chadb0urnl's services. This was
Granted by shc addition 10 the clause relat-
lr.- 10 tic admission of female students Of
~ words under such regulations and re
r-rtctious ss thc board Of regents may
deem proper"
Tho reeulat.srs AMI restrictions which
Dr. Chadbougnc thought proper took tic
f,.,-rn of 4 -ouarlte female coil ge. with -
-r,t.rse especially adapted. a. be- imagined.
t., tbe needs OF the female mind. but the
ecr,,aIc mind in this case did not respond.
,,r President Chadb0urae retired after
t;,.., ears 81 frlitiess effort 20 make u
a. sol The regents thcn compromised with
~ statement that ladies are allowed sep
&c instruction when preferred" But no
f,,.tanco II such q preference is recorded.
nm. MS in 1870 The female college
.-,istoa .n nanle only fog three years more.
r., n disaopearcd forever. and separate
,,-,,.us,loem emeuts for men and women van
.ahad a year later
The status 81 TIE women az ihe uNite9-
.i,, ,osr ss@med 10 Be settled. but four
- ts,er another alarm was Taifeo- No
-, ouesftored the ability of ~, fours
~-'' ,.... ,.ars ..ffh The saa acul.ne ill-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
SAPMLER EAHIBIT
PLmptOR Collection Includes
Some Early Examples.

The Educational Museum at Teachers
College opened last week with a special
exhibit OF samplers belonging TO George
II Plimpton and collected for him last
summer by Professor David Eugene Smith,
the curator
The exhibit is made In connection with
tie department OF textiles and needlswork
IN the new School Of Household Arts, and
II meant not only 20 illustrate the develop
ment OF embroidery and sewing, but 10
show 10y contrast what vast progress mod
crn education has made in teaching these
arts.
Historically. samplers date back 10 the
beginning OF the seventeenth century, ~ hen
they merely served as copies OF valuable
patterns which housewives wished to keep
for reference. After q while several pat
terms were embroidered OF the same piece
OF goods. until about the time OF the Stu
arts in England they became recognized
"a important means OF educating young
girls. Therefore. every little maid Of every
family OF any distinction or position lfor
only those who had leisure time and means
for paying Tor the costly linens and silks
could afford 10 be educatedD had 10 make
samplers. The training began early-judg-
ing from the specimens finished by chill
dren seven and nine years old-and was
generally completed before the thirteenth
year. The description In ''The Mil on the
Floss" OF poor. wild spirited Maggie Tul-
liver moaning over her task is probably
representative of the attitude OF most o.
those little maids.
II was not until the eighteenth century
thai educators awoke 20 the further educa-
tional value Of samplers. They conceived
the idea that sewing could be profltabIy
combined with the three RS II the maker
was taught To embrOlder her alphabet and
her numerals. After while the ministers
stepped In and decided that moral precepts
and Bible verses might be embroidered by
the young women with great advantage 20
their spiritual welfare. The embrOideTins
OF these religious sentiments would forever
Ak them in the minds OF the sewers. and
serve a. Il lifelong guide and help In times
Of fiGuble When the moral side was sc-
centuated the artistic was TO- q time
crowded out. but with the more worldly
nineteenth century Il cropped up again.
samplers were then decorated with every
conceivable and iaconesivab.e design and
pattern. ana moral precsyts became thins
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

0hialn better terms from the Austrians
ihan l. Gentlemen. behold your King"
Prince Victor implOred his father To re-
consider his decision. but for once Charles
Albert was wise. He could not be moved
ana that very night he left Italy forever
Attended only By n single servant. ne re-
t'red 10 an obscure town in Portugal. and
There few months later be died OF a brok-
en- heart. No wonder that Victor Emman-
ue could mover think without tears OF the
cay that made him hing.
Nothing could have been more desperate
than the position Of the new King. Not
only was a foreign foe al his gates. bur
every italian prince was his enemy Foes
were plotting against him in his own king
dom. and bis treasury was empty But he
trusted in his lucky star. and Il did not
fail him. Riding straight into the Austrian
camp he said 10 General I:adetzlzy:
I would lose three crowns rather than
comply with your demands II YOU desire
war TO the death. you shall have il. II
We fall. IL shall be gloriously. The House
Of Savoy knows tEe road Of exile, but not
- Gsshonor"
The aston!sAed general whispered 70
those around him: lie Is a noble fellow"
and terms were arranged which the Itai-
lGNs ie!t able 10 accept without dtshOnOr
X would take a long time 10 tell all the
things that happened after this. and the
story wouldn't he an interesting one, FOR
IL would be q story OF war and intrigue.
Bat q al ended in peace. a thing which
poor italy had almost forgotten The for
oigIers were driven out. and Tie land OF
tic CGsars was united under native
king.
Victor Emmanuel possessed Two very
useful virsues. and they helped him
through many difieulties. He was brave
and he was honest Honesty ISN'T a very
common virtue in kings. or in lesser per
sons. either and tie Italians like 10 re-
member that the first King was hon
est man. 50 they have added 10 his off,
cial titles that Of II Re GalantuOIno. The
Honest King Victor Emmanuel liked
this title. and once when they were TAX
ing census Ia Turin he put his name on
the list and wrote after Il. as his profes-
sion, re GalanIuomo."
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

ILc Nicissltudes OF co-sGucatiOn at the
University of Wisconsin, as tod by Helen
z. Ulin in The Women OF state IHi-
fersity" 1G. T. Putuam's sons. New York
nd LoudJri. make an interesting tale and
one not without instruction Tor the present
generation. for The problem ls ono that Is
stin Gar from being settled. The book Was
n Fact. inspired ~ recent action on the
rart " several universities in the way %
limiting tac number a. women 10 be rc-
csived or giving them separate instruction
ir some degree, and the preface suggests
thai tls exgcrieuce of a great university
which has iecn graduating women for
forty wears may throw Right o. some 81
fhe questions that have been raised ID tl;is
connection.
TIE position o. women En- the University
n Wisconsin was from The ouisfi i'f-
cgl.sl and they enjoyed an Independence
that scarcely would lave been possible Ia
sn older institution The state had been
familiar with co-cducatioa from ts hiil-''
sacc most % thc earlier educali"hai iii-
sltut.l.s had taken thai l0rm. Ihc Mo'"-
o wcrc not admitted 40 the university
when a. vas hrst opened, uui tie IeioilS
%, ilt regents show ii-st q uor1nal aei'4i--
meHl open 10 women had been coh'eiii-
lfted from The beginning a4ia WIN t--.'
cid cgnc the university Was parncll,-i-A
SAD o. s.clco-ne Them. F'U- the youns men
aad gou. forth 10 WaF. aud the classes
Which Lad never heeu 0FercrONccd, fiAo'
Tie p0pu'ation was scanty and ihe num-
BE- ~; persons desiring a higher education
vas Hulitod-had been seriously oelAeie"-
The ,ouug women took tAc places which
Lad acsn left vacant" Ne are t0ia. The
neoess.ty 80 tie tnlvcrs.i~ Has Their "p-
iD-tanity Thus c0-educaiicI was natural
y born here. II camo almost unaware a.
lie moruiuF steals upon the nigi4t, chasing
-ie aarkI.ss.
Tie university not only needed flld'ii.''
brt tie state iteedcd teachers. and =" ihe
Legislature. which had never done any
ii4ng Tor the university up 10 tias VINE
peyODl paving the interest on me ipah
hhica erected tl.e buildings, granted ss'.vl'
70 build 3 GOTgnit0ry for the women 70
hey came 20 fie university, not empty
isa1ed. 5ui bringing rich Eifts' "hich cir
'pms,saos asssseGly 0id aei Inah" i'ieNi
@'y iesf Welcou1.
The grant vas niase sid the normal d.
"fiusui yes nrsf flIv orssnizeo HiiH
..,es-,esr course ID ssc1. hp' ~ esriy az
- r~cog1s Elc~ shst tnirfr ~oine'
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

tellect, but the board Of visitors was deeply
impressed with the appearance Of I'll health
which most Of them presented al this time
the author notes; absolutely no provision
was made for Ventilattng the womens dor
mitory. \ large double bed nearly filed
each steering apartment all private rooms
OF students were heated by air tight stoves
and lighted by kerosene lamps The oniy
service provided I'm these rooms was that
OF filling wood boxes. Carpets were So
curely fastened over al floors Three bath
rooms were provided for about ninety per-
sons and other sanitary arrangements were
OF the worst possible description Cni-
Sersity Hall three years later was officially
reported To be -sanitarily unft for use
But the board OF visitors sought IN vain Tor
any of these very obvious causes OF III
health. and being compelled To look else
where" they found an explanation In the
phvsical unftness of women 10 share the
studies Of the opposite sex Therefore they
solf,unlv recommended 10 thc board of
regents that the curriculum be 50 ordered
that each sex should be enabled To secure
that form Of education best htted To his or
her prospective sphere. and that the system
of compelling men and women to fare alike
might be SO modified as 10 preclude the
possibility OF causing disease
The board Of regents and the president.
I,r sascom. were uumOyCd by any OF these
things The president replied that the
Young UCmeu did their work with less
rather than more labor than the young
men. and they did II with perfect safety To
health. ami even with advantage 10 il. He
confessed o. some surprise also that 50
much concern should be felt lest women
should injure themselves by study. when
nn one seemed Il fear that tie labors OF
Uomen operators. clerks, teachers and
bousekeope-s might be injul i0us IL them
All seems e. have gone well after this
until 4 tendency was shown IN the edaca-
,tonsl world to interpret co-educatlon -
mean uniform but separate instruction tor
,,,,h SEXES, as Is the case ~ Harvard ana
Columbia. Wisconsin took up the idea 10
the extent OF considering the separation OF
the sexes in some classes. hat the matter
,,as dnally disposed Of by an act Of the
LEGISLATURE declaring "al schools and col
t.aes 81 ths. university to be open without
distinction T. students OK both sexes.
Nrs. DIN thinks thar Wisconsin has now
,iisnoscd Of all the objections to co-cduca-
tion but she admits some difficulties on
the social side. not those AZ fEst sppre-
hended Iut Others. The social life al Wis
consin has sometimes become too absorb
ing for scholastic shades, n seems, but the
problen .ogld &c no different. she main
tains. under q system of segregation. she
has one serious grievance against Wiscen-
sin. however. and that Is the small NUM-
ler of women that u. has admitted 10 its
f.rt.ftr-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

The skirt made with wrinkled drapery
turned I'D in what IN known as nshw.fe
style Is very smart This one can be ex-
tended 20 form a bodice portion IN prIn-
cess style or be eut of a. the waist line
and finished with belt as Nked- Il IL
well adapted 20 Smblnations such a. the
one illustrated. but Is also in vogue for
skirts OF one material throughout. with the
facing ef the wriniSlea portion either os the
ssnle OF cI contrasting faOrlc- AZ m9-
teriaIs that are tAin enough 10 be draped
are appropriate. and the skirt could be
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
Our Letter Box.

from friend Once. WHEN Billy belonged
70 him he was left at the shed OF the VII
lage while his owner went away on the
train FOR a short time. Somebody unhar-
Messed Billy and turned him loose. lie set
cut Immediately for home. and soon he ar
rived at the barn. walked IN and WENT
right 20 his stall Billy IS easy TO ride and
when. during the first two or three days
that had him. rode over 20 his old homs
i had to coax and lead him back. for as
soon as 7 got on bis back he would turn
around and galiOp toward his former stable
Now ! have great fun with him. riding
and driving around the country In the sum
mer. and he IL considered a regular part Ok
the family. sincerely Yours.
STODDAItD L. JOHNSTON (aged 40.
NO. li6 last 3sth street. New YOrk.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

for stroll. BY starlight or in bright
sunshine ! raid the farmers poultry
house, and if he approaches with club or
stone / have only 20 loosen the draw
string of my scent bag. let out a tiny
whif of perfume. and he turns and fees
for his life. Ha, Ha. Ha, In triumph
l bear off to my wife and my babes his
plumpest goose. OF his sleekest pullet II
my home is far from any farm 1 keep my
table supplied with partridges, pheasants
and other wild fowl When I walk abroad
! always have the path TO myself There
is no forest dweller who cares or dares
to dispute IL with me II one sees me
afar he SAYS TO himself, ''The Perfumed
Knight and hastily retreats. Can you
guess my name!
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

OF the past. Finally. when the samplers
had degenerated into flaring worsted pict-
ures representative OF little skill in needle
work. their popularity an aid to educa-
tiOn waned. and they were superseded by
other methods.
The samplers in this Plimpton collection
represent rare specimens from all European
countries as well as America. beginning
with a Stuart piece and ending with Qua
ker specimen OF fifty years ago. There is
more pathos than humor connected with
these samplers, in spite OF the odd verses
inscribed upon them. because they repre-
sent so many long hours OF painstaking
work OF little practical value.
Very serious-minded were the little girls
who did these samplers Think OF child
Of nine years Old spending hours in work
ing these words:
Swift az the winged arrow flies
My time is hast ming on.
Quick as the lightning from the skies
My wasting moments run
Ny follies past, . God, forgive.
My every sin subdue;
And teach ne henCefOrth how 10 uNes
With glory in my view.
II can only be hoped that her teacher
made the selection and that the child
mind futtered away from her fingers some
times.
II must have been a little girl with an
ambition 10 become a missionary who ded-
ieated her sampler ITO the ladies of Eng
land who lend their aid toward propagatihS
the Gospel IN foreign parts
Mary Ann. thirteen years old. must have
been a pessimist and already melancnoiy
and saving in her youth. for she crowded
her last synablss and spent her time on TINS
doleful plea;
Ye wandering travellers that pass this
stand still awhile. these agonles survey:
and on result OF serious tnoushls declare
II ever sOrrOws might with mine compare.
3ut God in mercy aath decreed this cups
Most willingly. therefore. l drink IL Up.
The English and the Germans were the
most Industrious makers Of samplers ard
the French the least ambitious IN mat
t.rs OF design the Italians showed their
sense OF color and art The frussians
boasted OF 10y samplers 0ts distinguishing
characteristic was a large red lobster IN
the foreground. The Bavarians gave a
loose rein 20 their Imagination On one OF
the last, dated 1870. there Is the happy COM
bination Of purple tombstone. green
harp pierced by red arrow. surrounded
by countless wreaths gracefully tied with
bows OF countless hues- Next 20 TIE
Bsvarians. the Tyroleans were the most
ambitious and most clumsy. The only piece
of their manufacture is dated 1850. and rep
resents a group o, jolly singers In various
stages of sons. done In heavy worsted On
coarse canvas
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

yaFIs - or 2, yard a. for the drapery: l4l.
yar''s - or 81 n yards -. 6x yards A.
inches Wide II one material Is used
throughout; width OF skirt at lower edss
5as yards.
The pattern No. s.fa5 - cut IN sizes Tor a
~ -. "a. - aud 20 inch waist measure and
viii be mailed o. any SdGgess on recciol AZ
10 cents.
Please give number cf pattern and vs,xt
lct.ift otstAciN- Address Pattern De
partmeut. \eW-lofA IribGna. Isrin a huvrv
Iot pattern send 2n extra @-rent stamp am
We VII mall oy letter Lcstage N sealed
<ot clone " $500
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made with the pleated fOunce OF broad
cloth, cashmere or other material OF this
sort. with drapery OF crepe de chine or
messaline or OF any OF the softer materi-
ais throughout When crepe de chine or
fabrics OF q similar weight are used. gath
ers are 10 % preferred to pleats. but for
cloth. cashmere and the like pleats are N
vogue.
The quantity OF material required for tn
medium size is L yards. q on "a. 101s yards
- OF Yards ~ inches wide for skirt por-
tiOn and facing. 2is yards 81 or 2f. Ia