Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-10
SPANISH GIRLS LEAVE,
RICH WITH KNOWLEDGE
OF PHILADELPHIA KIND
Young Women Will Sail for Cuba
After Having Mastered
Pharmacy and Many
Other Subjects
WILL HAVE DRUG STORE

Three steamer trunks, two vases full OF
American Beauties and a perspirlng eS'
pressman bespeak hut two things in the
| month of June-a June bride or gradua-
ton. A Diploma from the Philadelphia Col
lege of Pharmacy for Miss Louisa Escana-
verino, of Santiago de Cuba, tells the tale,
but not so eloquently as the little Spanish
miss herself, with her sparkling black eyes
and her precise sonorous English.
"Oh. yes, pharmacy is easy, even for a
Spanish girl. My sister here-lndicating
Maria Dolores, a petite young woman with
dark eyes and hair, who was busy Iucking
her class book into sutcase-is also a
graduate Of the Philadelphia College of
Pharmacy, but on account of not being 81
years old, she can't get her diploma until
January. She's the youngest girl ever grad.
uated from the college.
'tThere are plenty of opportunities for a
pharmacist in Cuba, They don't work as
druggists clerks No, neverl /" The idea
was so appalling that Louisa's dark eyes
flashed.
"In Cuba the pharmacist directs the drug
store. He owns IT, He has his name on the
front of IT, Sometimes he gets 5000, some
times more, for Just having his name on the
store and directing the making of pre-
scrptions. My sister and ] are going to
have our own drug store and run 1t all by
ourselves. You see, my father is a doctor,
my brother. Gnes, is a graduate of Medico-
Chi and my sister, Lihla, is a graduate of
the Woman's Medical College, She is prac-
ticing with my father and brother in Cuba
now.
1--WE have lived in Philadelphia since
1907. Ursula has just finished her course
at the conservatory OF music and Aida Is
going to instruct IN art IN one of the large
schools in Santiago. OH we hate to leave
America we kept house here and had lots
Of fun"
GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS
4 glance around the rooms that the girls
occupy-or occupied. as they are sailing
for cuba today-at 1885 Vine street shows
that their housekeeping is efficient. There
are no half measures in this family. Miss
Ursula took domestic science and her sister
dressmaking, SO that they not only keen tbs |
apartment in Al condition, but thew male
their own clothes in the bargains Louisa |
was noaest ABOUT hef work, but Aida took |
up the story OF their accomplishments
"Both my sisters received bonor.t,.
mention in their studies at the CoIIeps ~
Pharmacy They intend 70 do a srsat 80 -
of original work. Citrlc acid and man -
the acids are very scarce and high ,,rioe5
on account OF the war. Now nv sIstsf
Aaria=the youngest one-knows how Ia
make this aeid and Is going 10 devote mos,
OF her time TO preparing these scarcs dl. most
and selling them She Won Inc prlEa
S25 offered for the best work in anaiytIos.
chemistry"
Louisa wen the other prize OF ssL FOR
mateFia medlea offered by Prof. Cieme'f
3: toNs; 50 We have a right to be proud
Education Is sort Of a family sa.,. la.
the hpuse Of Escanaverino' ons s1s.t s,.n
after hearing al the eaurses aad ssadiss
that these young Women nave don,nletsd
when Ursula and Aida first came 10 the
states they took q course IN nurslng al the
pursed in the American colony. doinr 6r-t
aId work IN their fathers clinic bssidss 1
Then, @ cap the climax. Ursula came haek I
io philadelphia and was sFeaalsa Il hook- |
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