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

~ VI S'IlttIlilE MS question MAS
put straight to the professor OF the
classics.
quite the contrary" There was
no hesitation in her answer II would
rather have a class of ten who wanted
To learn what | could teach them than
l27 who ~begrudgcd tho time they had
TO give to listen to what | was forced
to teach them.
You see, Il is this way: Fifty.
twenty five. fifteen years ago. there
We're so few subjects to choose from
which could well and probably l
might add properly-he taught To
young ladies. They were glad TO study
Latin then. eager In fact. Their minds
wanted something. anything to occupy
them and they were not overpunc-
,ilious in their choice, because they
could not afford to lie.
I'm late years So many new sub
jects have been added to the curric-
ulum-psychology. economies sociol-
ogy. sciences with laboratory work. sc.
the choice has become 50 wide, the
attractions So many that none of us
can complain II another is given tho
preference. We may he given the
preference the next time"
There was a time when teaching
was h only respectable thing for a
woman 10 do when she could no' find
a husband for whom h could work
for her board and lodging another
m al the table vouchsafed. hut now
adays, when the world is calling to
Women to do over three hundred diff
ferent kinds of THINGS that need 20 bc
done To keep il moving. II cant hold
them TO the classical ideal which ON
sidered culture TO he AZ the other pole
from commercialism and trained
women to be delightful. intellectual
companions rather than diiigent and
expert workers.
There is more work than leisure IN
the world nov and II will not he until
every one takes a hand and does son
of that work hat there will he more
leisure in which 10 enjoy truly the
fruits OF culture. We must train
skilled workers nowadays; not intel
lectual ornaments, workers with a love
for the beautiful which they express
practically; with an appreciation for
the best in literature and in music
tlku III ait. MlilNn FIliIttilNNS Ntlth N'l-
joyment of life and enriChes its tasks"
The older colleges may hardly he
said to share this point of view. Listen
to what their representatives. have
to say,
Eleven were present at the formal
opening OF the new college in h Nut
meg State on Saturday, October ..
Each made a short address appro-
pirate to the day, and of these eleven
four frankly commended their goung-
est sister institution" az they called
II, for making an experiment which
they promised To watch with the Keen
est attention, but which they could
not. would not. or cared not, TO make
themselves.
Prof. Herbert f.. Mills. who repre-
sented the president of NaSsar CO.
lege while the latter was attending the
celebrations in Poughkeepsie, said:
1T would he a sad college world II all
the colleges were alike. There
are great opportunities for develop
ment in this college which il starting
on It's way to-day, opportunities for ex-
pertinent, for trying out new curri-
cula.'
When he was h%uttonholed "A little
later and asked why Nassar expected
another college tn do experiment.
ing for her, why she did not make any
trials along vocational lines herself.
he said:
81 should hate to see Vassar change.
! appreciat" the need Cor special voca-
tional training. ] think II should he
provided somewhere, hut ! do not
think that Nassar liz the place, | think
they have worked out aH excellent plan
here but" he hesiteted before ne
would say il again. 1T IL not for Vas