The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-20
FRENCH GIRLS HERE
TO ENTER COLLEGE
Fifty who Wen American
Scholarships Will Scatter
Throughout Country.
PRAISE AMERICAN BOYS
Pretty Students Say That U. s.
Troops Arrived in Time
to Save Cause.

Half a hundred packages OF interna-
tionaI cement arrived in New York yes
terday direct from France. and those
who had a private view ct the National
Young women's Christian Association,
500 Lexington avenue. pronounced the
lot one OF the most attractive and win
ming consignments that La Dele France
has sent in some time-not even ex-
cept!ng the stunning creations that burst
on the world of fashion via the Fifth
avenue shops. The fifty are the first
instalment Of 23o packages intended to
further weld together France and the
United States and to contribute 10 their
mutual understanding.
Some of the packages had sparkling
black eyes and some blue eyes. Most
were adorned with rosy cheeks. showing
that much as France is suffering she
can still feed her COLLEGE girls. They
spoke with vivacious "ouis' and "mercis
and pretty broken Englsh-not 30 broken
either. for they are very well educated
apparently, this first contingent or
French girls selected for the scholarships
offered to the young women Of our be-
loved ally.
The chaste grayish white walls OF the
big building occupied by the national
Y. w. c. A. board took on quite rosy
CLEAN when this influx of charming
| womanhood from overseas flowed in.
The trig young motorists Of the Ma
tional League for Woman's Service
brought them up in the league cars
from the Atlantic port where they dis
| embarked. Mrs. Nicholas Murray But
J Ter, Miss Therese Bonney of the Uni
versity OF California and other mem
bers OF the Association OF Collegiate
Alumne and the War Work Council of
the Y. w. c. A. welcomed them.
VIII They Marry Americans.
NJ. Louis Oubert of the French High
| Commission and DIR. Robert l.. Kelly OF
Chicago. executive secretary of the
American Association of Colleges. made
nice speeches to the newcomers. Some
thoughtful person. not identified, pro-
vided boxes of candy, and either the
speeches or the candy or the welcome
made the voyagers bloom and sparkle
to that extent that person not uncon-
nected with the press couldn't resist
! asking one OF the demoiselles II there was
the least possibility--that Is to say II
she mightn't--well. in short. II some OF
the lovely French young ladies might
marry and settle down in America II
they CHANGED to meet men here who APP
peared worthy OF the bestowal Of their
hands
1t was a question that seemed to APP
peal to the lovely demoselle. and she
was about to give 1t her serious con-
sideration. but unfortunately Prof. WILL
lam H. Schoheld of the American Soun-
| ell of Education was listening to the
| conversation with one ear while attend
! ing to DR.. Kelly's speech with the other
and either the professor doesn't approve
OF international marriages. or else he
doesn't believe in marriage al all. or else
he doesn't consider 1t proper subject 70
mention to young girls
They Love the Boys In Khaki.
But some of them mean to stay In
| America to teach. Pretty Mile. Ger
maine Angler and equally pretty Mile
! Marie>de Percin. both of Paris, who are
going TO Trinity College. Washington
said that they hoped TO remain in Amer.
lea for that purpose. And they were en-
thusiastic about American men. at leas,
about those specimens they had seen In
Paris In khaki.
chorused. clasping their hands with
I sparkling eyes. I'VE admire them. we
love them in France. And they came
just when we needed them. But as &c
| marriage" one who was speaking
shook her head thoughtfully. There Is
no question OF marriage with your young
soldiers in France. Your Generals say
! our men come here to fight: II Is moi
of love or OF anything but war they
| should think And We. We can only
think of the war. VIII 1t end next
year, you ask All. we do not hope. NJ,
father says perhaps 1t will be two. three
years. We must win. Rut we in France
have no more men, and we could no,
have gone on longer had not your mer
come TO US, They came when we were
most in need. and 70 We love them
In few days, after seeing the sights
In New York, they will scatter over the
country to the various colleges that have
offered scholarshps--the State univer.
stiles of Wisconsin, California, Iowa and
other Commonwealth being decided,
preferred by the girls because OF theil
being coeducatonal. No girls college
for these young women OF heroic
France!