The sun., 1912-08-11
THE COLLEGE GIRLS voCABU.
Larry.

You have packed your daughters trunk
with every article she may need in her
freshman year at college. You have
talked 20 her wisely but not too solemn ~
of the great moral truths that she must
never lose sight Of. no matter how en-
meshed she may become in the problems
of the college world. And now in the
morning sunshine you stand on the station
platform to wave last good-by to her
You have done your duty in preparing her
TO enter college. and nothing remains. You
believe. EXCEPT to number your,e! among
those who only serve by waiting until the
rude freshman shall have maturcd into the
finest type of senior. ripencd woman
and student.
In this idea that your part in your daugh-
ter's schooling is over you are seriously IN
error. Much remains for you TO do IN
connection with that college world 10
which YOU have 80 contidingly given your
daughter the "open sesame As closely
as YOU have observed the workings OF the
primary class or as q member OF moth
ers club as shrcwdly as you have infin-
enced the curriculum Of the high school
! in your home city. SO you must now se'
out to study those very special problems
OF the college which you have erroneously
thought are merely your daughters con-
cern.
If YOU cannot find opportunity to visit
the college yourself your daughter let
ters will reveal TO you any deficiencies IN
its curriculum or its influence. The word
ing of the letters themselves may be the
svmptou of defect in the college system
which you have it in your power to rom
edv bv insisting that tho faculty or the
hoard OF trustees make some conscious
effort 20 improve tho quality Of the college
students vocabulary.
You undoubtedly expect your daughter
10 graduate from college with the powell
of clear and forceful speech. enriched with
a vocabulary CLEANED from association
with the finest minds and the legacies OF
classic authors. But often this Is func-
,ion that the college practically ignores
r., a-e Is need for you to ponder over the
/ co,,r,e which your daughter has been al
lowed TO select or the diversions thht tht
college has offered her. and see ~hat eneo'
those tend tn have.
| You are fortunate in having the per
.nactiye of ono who. though deeply
interested. is outside the college walls
YOU are able to SEQ more clearly thar
those stepped in it's atmosphere IT vii
not take long for you TO find out whether
YOUR daughter is getting an ed'ica'
tiop that overlooks an enormously i'm
nortant factor or whether she remains
entirely unirnpressed by the necessit,
of passing on for the use OF others h"
accumulation Of facts and ideas by mean
Of plain. .ntelligible, thoughtful speech.
"Surely." you say, such necessar'
feature is not overlooked 10y the faculty"
Listen. Not bng ago went oil n ril
grinago to my alma mater. During ny
visit | had occasion to make purchas'
from a milliner. a l'ronchwoman, wht
had we'd mo in my college days haC
grown to know her fairly well and w
renewed our acquaintance with man,
interesting "reminiscences. Finally on
conversation turned to educat ional mat
ters.
"It is very different here now, she said
"Such language from the young ladies
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