Evening star., 1914-01-25
I'm College Girls Life

choice as a representative of her class
mates.
Hal-a-dozen seniors were once discuss
ing the greatest difficulties they had en-
countered in their college course. They
were girls who had gained and kept popu-
larity. One of them declared that Greek
had given her more trouble than any
thing else she had found in college, an
other decided on Latin prose, another
chose biology; finally, 1t was the sixth
girls turn to give her decision.
MY pompadour.'' she said.
Then she explained. 1t was several
years ago and every college girl deserv-
ing the name wore her hair pompadoured
whether or not her hair was ever made
to be arranged in that way. This girls
| hair was not made for a pompadour. But,
of course, she pompadoured it. 1t was
always untidy looking.
1t sagged where it should have been
stiff, and 1t frayed out over her eyes and
1t never looked as a pompadour was
meant to look. When she was under
consideration for membership in one of
the societies, one of the members tact
fully suggested to her that her hair was
not always orderly. When she was up
for Office in her freshman year several
of her classmates drew her aside and
whispered to her that her hair looked a
bit unconventional for the hair of their
leader. Whenever one of the older girls
looked at her, she looked first at the dis
tressing pompadour.
Finally. the girl decided to remedy her
glaring defect. She refused all invita-
tions for one week end. No one knew
where she was going. But when she
came back to college Monday morning
her pompadour was irreproachable. 1t
was neatness and smartness personified.
She had spent the whole week end work
ing over it, mastering its arrangement
And she had conquered the biggest OBJ
stacle to college favors.
This incident shows the justice of the
college girls standards. If this particu-
lar girl had not conquered her pompa-
dour, she would have shown herself un-
able or unwilling to conquer other and
more important obstacles. That is the
way the college girl justif1es herself, if
she does Justify herself at all.
OF course, many well dressed girls have
gone through college without honor. The
successful college girl must be consid-
crate. friendly and democratic. She
loathes the word snob. She must be re-
liable and good-natured.
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Money does not play very large part
in the college girls life. OF course, a
CeTtd1u amount Oh ulOuey IS necessary IL
she is to appear we'll But the girl of
wealth is no surer of success than the
/ poor girl.
Generosity. on the other hand. is quail
ity which always wins recognition among
young women. The girl who is willing
to treat with her last quarter will have
many more friends than the girl who has
much money. Again, the college girl
would argue. If she explained herself, it
is not because of the value of the treat
itself. but because of the spirit which
prompted 1t, that she approves of the girl
who treats
At famous college young woman
who Is now one Of the richest young ma
irons Of the country was once a student.
She sometimes invited her friends to her
home = palacelike place, where they
were quite overpowered with attention.
But she used to rent books from the
poorer girls-and then forget to pay the
rent. She actually left college owing
money to girls who needed it to pay for
their diplomas.
Needless to say. she was not popular,