The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-22
By DOROTHY HARTMAN DAWSON.

College girls seem to be the same the
world over. and those narrow-minded
grouches who are prone to critlcise the
innocent pranks OF the American girl
student should congratulate themselves
and find lot Of consolation in the fact
that the outbursts OF youthful enthusi-
asm and esprit de college Of our own fair
young scholars very rarely. If ever. as
sumes a serious aspect
Compared with her foreign sister the
American collegette IS very tame" Just
one instance from Kaiser Wllhelm's do
minion Of how the "studentinnen" carry
on over there viii prove my contention.
And to think Of It, the trouble was all
over a man. too. A duel between female
medical students took place recently at
Presterlik, on the Sllesian frontier. Olga
Metzeroff and Ilonea Tnotzky were the
two 'limelghters. They Quarreled over
their love for a dashing young medical
student named Brightener. who made
love to both. engaging himself 10 neither.
The rivalry caused hatred between the
girls. and then blows were exchanged.
Being advanced women, they held
chivalry. consequently the nnotzky girl.
who was the recipient Of the first blow
in the hand-to-hsnd fight. sent two other
girl students as her seconds 20 Olga
Metzeroff. who also obtained two. The
seconds arranged that the duel should be
fought on German territory so as 10
avoid the Austrian police.
The conditions were that pistol shots
az fifteen PAGES should be exchanged IN
Ill one OF the combatants was disabled
Three days were spent in practiclng pis-
tol shooting, and then the dueling party
crossed the frontier at sunrise and pro-
ceeded to spot in the forest. The COM
batants took their positions and one of
the seconds gave the signal
The duelists exchanged four shots be-
fore either was hit. At the fifth shot the
Metzeroff girl received a wound IN the
left shoulder and fell fainting and bleed
ing profusely. Her wound was bandaged
and she was conveyed back to Austria.
Her recovery is assured The victorious
combatant received an ovation from her
fellow-women students.
Can any one imagine an American coll
lege girl being as silly as lighting q real
duel with real pistols, loaded. too. over
man? She has more sense than that.
They have different methods OF showing
their feelings toward mere man and his
idiosyncrasies. Listen.
Not long ago a boycott against mus
taches was declared by girl students at
the University Of Chicago. and several
residents Of Beecher Hall, a woman's
dormitory. where the agitation was
strongest limited at various forms OF dis.
comfture that await those who ignore
the rule. The girls are TO be real polite
about it-too polite TO tell a man 10 his
face why he IS snubbed. They act. but
do not talk about II. They gave orders
10 maids 20 admit no person: they don't
refer to him as a man with a mustacbe
The style is 10 leave him standing in the
Vestibule admiring the architecture. No
coed Of Beecher Hall may become en-
gagged TO a bewhiskered man. That's GER
tainly more sensible than perforating
each others anatomy with pistol shots.
Another movement to make man realize
and recognize the rights OF women has
recently been launched in Boston OF
course. BY banding together the pro-
gressive college girls Of America into an
organization that Will bar matrimonv I'M
III the assigned work Of each member in
the cause Of the suffragists Is completed |
the most radical movement yet devised |
by the leaders Of the women's-vote work. !
ers has been put in force Each OF the
college sufragists in Wellesley. Brynl