Evening journal., 1922-01-21
WomenlS College Notes
University of Delaware.


the passengers amused themselves by
talking about the country they were
to visit. Australia is nine thousand
eight hundred and eleven miles away
from Newark. In fact, II is far
away from everywhere. It is
thousand miles from Java, its near
est neighbor OF any considerable
size. Australia is about as large as
the United States, It was discov-
cred by Captain Cook, an English
man in 1870. Since there is a ridge
of mountains around the continent
at a little distance from the coast,
the interior is mostly desert country,
and the larger part of the popula-
ton live near the coast in the sou tn
east and southwest. By this time
the boat has stopped at Sidney. Sid
ney is a very beautiful city. Since
the trip must be made in twenty
minutes, however. the travellers
hurry on. Milbourne and Adelaide
are next visited. Between stops,
some interesting points about the
cities and country in general are
topics of conversation. Australian
cities are very beautiful They are
divided into three districts the BUSH
ness section. the parks. and the resi-
dence section. Adelaide has two
hundred acres Of park between the
business section and the residential
section. The people are the most
British people outside OF England.
The American travellers feel at
home there because the Australians
have similar labor problems-they
believe in democracy and are anx-
ious to develop their national re-
sources. There are few rich and few
poor in Australia There is a pecu-
liar educational situation there also.
Ninety-eight per cent. OF the peo-
| pie can read and write, but the at
tendance in high schools and col
leges is small. The Australians do
not hustle as Americans do. They
lave plenty Of time for play. Horse
racing is their national sport, and
national vice as well. Their favorite
indoor sport is the movies. The
Australians also are very fond OF
picnics. Some families have as many
as five picnics a week. The travellers
leaves the cities and go into the
back country, where they find
plants. animals and the aborigines
in the state which other countries
were millions OF years ago. The
| typical animal is tie kangaroo.
There are also many peculiar birds
the Tyre bird, the bower bird and
the great emu, or Australian os-
frsfah he l.
lyptus, which grows as high as 3OO
feet
The aborigines are in the state that
man was in the Iron Age. They show
primitive man in an unfavorable en-
vironment In the interior we see
the great herds OF cattle. and then
hurry back to Sydney. The boat is
being loaded with wheat, wool and
cattle, which came from behind
the beyond" as the interior is called
Tie travellers mention the rabbit,
[ the pest OF Australia. The bell rings
and every one is back in Newark.
Doctor Allison. OF the Second
Baptist Church of Wilmington
spoke to the freshmen on Friday
afternoon. The subject of his talk
was Honor" Doctor Allison said
that no nation ever rises higher thar
its womantood. He asked the girls
at the women's College what their
contribution to the new world will
be.
The present is the great day foi
honor in business relationships
People are giving their knowledge
} OF things to the world now and arr
expecting no reward. We must ais,
have more faith in spiritual thing
In everything. God is big enough
to care about everyone. Then agar