The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
Miss Edith Mortimer Oeft) and Mrs. Sydney S
Many Ways by Which the Ambitious
Ones Can Bridge the Period
Between Tuition Checks

IRON Herodotus to baby tending:
n from the study of Greek to
/ cooking k~itchenette dinners for
business women. is the pros
pective regime Of the thrifty college
student during the next few months.
for summer Is the bugaboo Of the girl
trying TO make both ends meet. To
bridge the gap between tuition checks
is therefore the aim Of the Undergrad
uate Just now, and SO II Is that the
erstwhile disciple Of the classics may
be found marketing for women OF
leisure or darning socks for busy men
and glad Of the job.
For what with the war abroad and
the financial stress at home, the odd
Job for the summe college girl isn't
easy to find, so, II she can act as extra
saleslady in a department store or as
super in the movies she will jump at
the chance. To be sure. II seems as
though there is not the variety OF OPP
portunity open to the women students
there Is to the men, such. for exam
pie, as is found in blood TRANSMISSION,
'or which service anywhere from SIS
10 VS. is paid, according to the case.
out there are other ways much more
pleasing to the feminine mind, II less
femunerative.
Al least once a fortnight there m
a hospital call for a man to perform
ms good u TO a patient, and II Is
.ooked upon in the light Of a wind
iaI Tor the student lucky enough to
oe CHOSEN for the operation. And then
mere are other interesting masculine
Ways OF earning money. such as teach
ing logic 10 a pretty girl. At the con-
eiusioh OF such a curse last season
Tue lovely coed turned an Illuminating
.n'e upon her coach. accompanied by
vac oe"!lderIng query: And am l
Oscal now?' To a conscientious
eacher this might have been
"na' dIsheaftening, but circumstances
alter cases.
son ME" lines Of work, however,
a"a' ~" "nterprising college girl,
wuy"ough initiative, according to Miss
lara faul'y. in charge Of the Bureau
numm"r occupations for Teachers
,,""ese sIr.S strange to say. Is a
n n mat seems to be lacking in the
sion. 90 p'''e'
! say range" went on Miss
loot" II 'Ah!anation, but when one
,s. ns al H. question frankly it isn't
Any s'f1asc at all, for Of all pro-
r'ooohs II a. the most cut and dried.
ns'hlhg s carved out for the girl,
,h..Pec'uN' is well as position, 50
csrr 80 ia' IS real initiative Is con-
".u th'f" IS little call to develop
noo nnu y'- that is what is most
world" !" the ousihess
tics an 'ht 'a,ion Of the opportuni-
Mis0 ~" .' ne girl with initiative,
To iaN''. led the case Of a domes-
lego Wv dent at Teachers Col
mi WI" Tor 'ovcral years has taken
sum-" ~ the dining room OF a
coas, ne. on the New Jersey
dom '"' axes a crew OF fifteen
emn,o'tc So 'ce students with her,
and ns T.. outside help whatever,
"o"aNes r. good thing Of 1t.
mai, une OF our alrls will do cooperative
the s'he 'ar a group Of families on
PAM lr'' summer" says Miss
stud"s ah' p group OF domestic arts
solIcI, h''' gotten together to
TWEEN, Se~lhs, The charges are from
sccor9,nVe to fifty cents an hour,
.Sssnns t" the difficulty Of the Job.
yoma,'hs k.tchenette dinners to
yelona, ~ dpaftment houses has de-
hpmpe1 MO a real business. A
seths. OF busy women will meet to-
OF tha ~ INC tabloid apartment OF n
Cook num"'f while a college student
WAS and saryes the dinner.