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of Vermont and two from Middlcbury,
gave some very interesting talks on ''The
Student Association and the Girl in Col
legc and after College" These were all
the more interesting because they showed
what the girl herself thought of the col
lege Y. w. G. A. Miss A. Pauline Locklin
of Middlebury opened with the subject
"In College," She said that the Y. w. c.
a. is the first friend a girl meets on
entering college. 1t meets and greets her
and helps her all through her course
THE biggest thing 1T does, in my opinion"
she said. 'is to teach her what genuine
religion is, and 1t Is not a little thing to
touch the well-springs of a girls religion.
There are many types that it helps.
There is the girl who is very religious
but very narrow and bigoted. She learns
that Christianity is not views. it Is spirit
Then the kind whose religion is con-
vential. She finds it can be made every
day Then there is the selfish and
frivolous girl. She finds it is service, and
there is the skcptical girl she finds that
Christianity Is real and very much worth
while. All Of them are helped and at a
time when they need it, for to change a
girls viewpoint of religion at this time
is to change her whole life"
Miss Elizabeth Howe of the University
of Vermont continued this subject. Miss
Howe said that the Y. w. c. A. clarifies
a girls religious life and it gives her II
chance to express herself in service. 1t is
run by volunteer workers and so it is n
training school, 1t shows the girl how
to study the problems of college and
shows them how to relate them to the
outside world. The Y. w. C. a. is the
democratic agency. It helps them to work
a g ANN MT ri
| Miss Mildred Hubbard of Middlebury
opened the question of After College,"
She said that the biggest influence which
the girl carries away from college Is the
spirit of service she gets from the Y. NJ.
c. A. 1t also teaches her team work and
gives her a sense of responsibility and
initiative.
1T gives her an interest in missionary
work which she would not otherwise have
had and gives her different view point
toward all charity work. 1t develops en-
thusiasm for such work. And in the home
service work. it gives every girl So
cial view point If anyone cannot go in
to social service work alone. they can
take it up as a side issue and the Y w.
c. A. fosters love for that sort of
work.
Miss Mildred Powell of the University
of Vermont concluded this subject. she
said that some girls come to college over
religious and others come to forget re-
igion. Both of these find that the work
of the association is natural part of
their lives. The Y. w. G. A. in college
stands for democracy. for community
spirit and for college spirit. Where else
could girl get that joyous kind of re-
Iligion but from the Y. w. G. A." she
asked. Some of the girls who go to Sill
YER Bay and find that a girl can love
to swim, sing, dance and play and yet
be religious. 1t is an inspiration to her.
The northeastern department is going 10
Ia great expense to help finance the Y.
W. G. A. in colleges of this section. Is
this expense worth while? That work is
giving the college girl Il vision of the
world of greater service because of great
err opportunities and it surely is worth
while.