New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
Nese, Dear, of Barnard College
Miss GiIdersleeve Has Grown Up with the
Institution Which She Now Heads.

the new dean is reticent and the flood
gates of her enthusiasm open only when
asked to talk about Barnard and its future.
People seldom realize Baranrd's true
value and advantage" she said. I'VE are
really part of a wonderful university.
Would I prefer co-educatfon? Never. 1t
could never be satisfactory here in the
East The present relation between Bar
nard and Columbia is admirable / have
always found both the Columbia faculty
and students show most generous atti-
tude toward Barnard. You see, Barnard is
my own Alma Mater
Nevertheless, she wasn't at all eager to
so TO college herself. "At seventeen l had
very little scholastic fervor." she said
laughinglX -.but few girls have at that
age ] think After I had entered I soon
became interested, though that was fifteen
years age We had no big building then,
only little four-story brownstone-f front
house on Madison avenue. l can mber
meeting with the self-government commit
tee in my freshman year. 1t was like our
present student council-only in miniature.
The rules of the college Were given to me
TO copy out, because I was freshman,
and my handwriting was still iegible.
Things have grown since then, and they
are going 10 grow more
The fact that she is a Barnard girl her.
self is being pointed out by rejoicing friends
of the college as one OF the most important
! things about the new dean. She knows the
college. its ways and means and its pc
culiar function as a college for New York
girls Therefore, she is expected to be very
jealous of Barnard's independence.
1t is a fine thing to be part of a great
university, said one of the faculty, pro
vided the university doesn't swamp the
college Miss Gildersleeve, 1 am sure, Will
look out for our interests and see TO it that
none Of oar own special traditions perish
in the union"
About woman suffrage Miss Gildersleeve
discreetly declined to commit herself. She
hadn't made up her mind, she said. whether
il would be eXpsdient now or not Con-
cerning college fraternities she was also
reticent- The latter question is a burning
issue at barnard, and the fraternities build
hopes of official sympathy upon the fact
that the new dean is a prominent member
Of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the oldest and
most conservative sisterhood- Moreover,
one day. just before her appointment to
her new office she appeared in class frank
ly wearing her gold fraternity key, which
incident proves TO the satisfaction, a least
of those who wish 10 be convinced. that
her enthusiasm for her own fraternity is
still fresh and. therefore, that she VIII
deal gently with the fate of other fraterni-
ties. now hanging in the balance.
Miss Gildersleeve. who is the daughter of
Henry A Gfldersleeve, formerly a justice
! Of the Supreme Court, was graduated from
Barnard in 1899, and is probably the young
( est dean in the country Ever since her
graduation she has been associated with
the college as a teacher. She has always
been a great favor with the undergrad
yates. and if she hTON is pleased with the
honor that has bs -pnferred upon her,
as she frankly COZ IS that she is, the
Barnard student b:ests mo less so.
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