The New York herald., 1922-06-16
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COME FROM MANY STATES
Convention Of League Of
Girls Clubs Calls Crowd
to Poughkeepsie.

SpectdI Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PouGHKEEPsIE, June 15.-One thou
sand girls from the industrial and
commercial world began a four days
initiation into college life to-day at
Vassar. They have laid aside their
factory implements, their stenographic
outfits, their sales pads and pencils
and are playing the role of vassar
freshmen under the guidance of Vas
sar graduates and undergraduates.
This is the first time the institution
ever opened its campus and dormi-
tories to a large group Of wage earn
ers. though now only for short but
intensive training in college spirit and
college ideas. 1t may. some Of the
leaders predict, lead to the offering by
the exclusive girls college of a sum-
mer course for industrial workers such
as Bryn Mawr gives.
The first delegates to the twelfth
biennial convention Of the National
League Of Girls Clubs, which is the
organization being entertained and in
structed by the institution founded by
Matthew Vassar. began to arrive early
this morning and they came in delega-
tions all day. By nightfall the full
quota was comfortably housed in five
college dormitories. kept open and stated
especially for the new guests. These
are Raymond. Jocelyn, North Strong and
Dawson Halls with Main reserved for
officers Of the league.
Delegates Arrive EARLY.
The college bedrooms. which have
been freshly made up for the accom-
modation OF the new group, were
scarcely vacated by their owners wher
the first delegates began to arrive. Some
OF the corridors of the dormitories are
choked with trunks and boxes to be
sent on after the departing graduates.
Scores of college girls lowered about the
campus this afternoon many having
waited over for the o'clock wedding.
While here the industrial and CONNER
cial students will be the guests of the
college They are being served virtually
the same menus as the Vassar girls have
at this season. The only expense Of the
league delegates is for travelling.
New York's representation is one of
the largest. numbering 200. Mrs Court
Iandt d. Barnes, president of the New
York branch, is staying at Jocelyn Hall.
Other New York city women here are
Mrs. Bernard T.. Pollak, national league
president; Miss Virginia Potter Mrs
Henry Ollesheimer and Miss Jean
Hamilton, national secretary.
Vassar girls were SO eager to serve
on the committee selected by Miss Janet
Graham. '22. of Englewood. N j., that
they could have had double the number
Among the committee members are the
Misses Marguerite Booraem, '23. of
Greenwich, Conn: Helen b. Clark, '23,
Summit, N. j.; Mary S. Esselstyn. '22
Martha H. Halliday. "a, Memphis Alice
Lowenhaupt. '2S; Marian w. Taylor.
'2S. and Helen Volts. '23, Chicago; Emma
v. Mcdonald. '23. Brooklyn: Martha
Moore. "a. New Britain, Conn. Eliza
beth b. Penny, %. and Mary S. Pope,
'22, Detroit Mariel c. Thresher, '23.
Dayton. Ohio: Frances c. Ellsworth,
'23. and Helen Greene. '22. New York
city; Carolyn Wolfstein, "a. Cincinnati;
Alice b. Young. '23. Bernardsville, N. j..
and Margaret l.. Young. Ossining.
Apparel Proclaims State.
The girls are from the New England
States. New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania and as far west az Ohio. Each
group has outfitted itself in some char
acteristic bit of apparel, sucn as red
stockings and farmers hats trimmed
with red for the Pennsylvania girls,
chintz college hats for the Syracuse girls,
blue and white brassards for New York
city and oilcloth kit bags. blue scarfs
lemon colored stockings rolled below the
knees and middle hats for other groups.
Every hour after an o'clock break
fast until lights are out at 10 is filled
with lectures, round table discussions
and stunts. The Vassar girls are en-
joying the task of initiating the new
students into some of the historic fea-
lures of the college, even to the time
worn fudge party. There will be basket
ball games twice daily and a silver
cup offered by Mrs. Pollak will be
awarded Saturday at the intersectional
track contest on the famous vassar
Circle.
DR.. Henry Noble MacCracken. presi-
dent of Vassar College, spoke to the
students at noon In the assembly hall
He referred to the democracy of cur
riculum as the unique achievement Of
the American college. adding:
1T remains for us to break one more