The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24

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president. and the faculty of
New Connecticut College
for Women.
liberia, education occupies about me
third o. the students time. How docs
she fiji in the rest?
First she answers the question
which the faculty adviser puts To- her:
What il your particular talent? You
have none? Then what special ability
have you? What can YOU do WEI ?
What do you enjoy Going must?' Hav-
ing answered that. she proceeds ia map
out her curse ny deciding on a major
group Of studies and picking out the
electives To supplement these. 1t Is
through this major group and these
electives that the element of novelty
and experimentation enters into the
curriculum cf the Connecticut College.
\ student al major not only in
the classics. in English or history or
economies as you 90 in other colleges,
but IN hygiene and physical education:
IN dietetics home economics). in de-
sign. in hnc and applied art or ia music.
Ky the time she has won her Is To "A
points in any of the last group Of sub
JeCts she may be expected to bring To
her specially a knowledge of It's needs
and a skill in using its tools to sup
ply those needs ana develop its scope.
Ana IT she chooses N OF the more
ordinary ,uiturai courses for her
major. she can supplement THAI with
a few "'ectivc courses Of IA vocational
nature which Will equip her with
tools with which she can make her
way In the Lnacademic world beyond
the Thames, II she Is specializing In
f:nglish, for instance. sh" can
herself - be somebody's efficient Sec
rotary ny learning how TO spell in
fdiiibly If not simply how to file things
and find them again. and. in short.
how to take d~ictatiun. and all the
other details of IN office whose mas
terry makes "A woman an invaluable
asset in the business world
II she chooses to be another KIND
of an asset she can study library
economy or commerce ,w!th a major
In econom.csJ. With biology as a
major. she can study horticulture and
nave IN excellent chance of getting
the best practical experience. as the
college possesses 360 acres Of land
in various processes Of tillaCe. OF
course, if she intends To teach the sub
jocts of which she has made n specially
she II take the preferred courses in
education.
As h must choose her major no
later than the beginning of her second
year q can see that any girl who
goes 10 the Connecticut College must
know what she intends to do with
herself when she IL graduated. Even
If she has n husband in view and
is determined To marry and retire to
a suburban life OF fairy tale, carefree
happiness she must make up her mind
whether she will he a domestic
science wife. one with literary tastes
or one who will embellish the life OF
the family with music.
Then the idea in that you study
what you want 10 study and that 10
study what you don't want is to waste
your time and energy" The question
was tossed into the middle of a table
surrounded by members of the faculty
contentedly consuming hot Parker
House rolls and chicken a la King.
The idea is that to study vho.
YOU like is alone prodtab,e was tho
accurate re,ort Of tho Young ,nstruc-
tor I'm philosonhv No ono nerson
car ho ir-torostoa :, orar,,htnu NJ
nil, oil ,ha s,,sn,.
Interested IN tho .on,o ,hinas c.
WIN ma, adam, a o,rria,,un o. .,ai,
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