The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-20
Time Spent on
Girls
BY JANE OSBORN
60. is2s. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate,)

lence at the corner restaurant, fire.
Quented by students-that Is, students
who. like Jim and George, were def-
nitely trying to acquire certain de-
gree or a certain quota Of knowledge In
the least possible time and with the
least expense of money. Jim Fuller
was adding year Of contract law to
his previous equipment as civil engi-
neer. and George-but ehat doesn't
matter now.
Usually they ate in silence because
each found 1t an advantage TO read a
daily paper, and dinner and breakfast
time seemed the most convenient time
to do 1t.
AS they waited for their prune pud-
the day-Jim regarded intently the pa
per folded at the right of his place.
I'm blessed" he commented, and to
emphasize his blessedness took pen
knife and made clipping from his
paper. The pudding was not imme-
diately forthcoming, so Jim took a
pocket pencil and with II began figur-
ing on the margin of the paper.
Five minutes day-thirty-five min
utes a week-or seventeen and a half
minutes twice week. Shucks, don't
believe It,"
George peered inquisitively toward
the clipping to see the cause of Jim's
incredulity and Jim handed it to him.
Its the result of statistics taken to
find out how average students spend
their time. Four hours for actual
study, eight and half for sleep, con-
versation an hour and a half day,
and girls-five minutes"
II don't spend an average Of five
minutes a day on girls" boosted
George.
mot now, maybe" conceded Jim.
"But there have been times when
you've spent lot more, and the time
will doubtless come again."
"There may be lots Of men who don't
spend any time on girls-and they'd
make up for lot who spent more
time"
"StilT," mused Jim, and then paused,
but said no more.
George continued looking at the clip
ping. Here's an average of twenty
minutes a day for card playing, at
tending games half an hour, movies
an hour and a half, athletics, not COM
pulsory, three-Quarters of an hour. If
you took your girl to the movies,
played cards with her. took her to
games or played tennis and golf with
her, you wouldn't count that as time
spent on girls. would your"
NO" smiled Jim, looking rather
foolish. "But Jane can't endure cards,
her father won't let her be seen at
the games or the movies with stu
dents and 1 can't afford to play golf or
tennis. So there you are. I've been
calling at her house two or three
evenings a week and there seems to be
no objection. I stay sometimes two
hours-suppose my average is five
hours a week spent with Jane, not
counting semi-occasional calls on other
girls. Makes me look like a ladies'
man, George, which Is the last thing
in the world I'd want to be-"
Better cut down your calls" pro-
nounced George. Seventeen and n
half minutes twice a week is quite
enough"
George regarded the matter as a
joke, but Jim's thoughts kept going
back to the little clipping. He was
quite sure that the students who had
given the estimate Of their time spent
with girls had minimized the matter,
but still he half jokingly accused him
self of oyerindulgence In Jane Jud-
sons society. James father was a
professor in engineering-one of the
professors with whom Jim had come
most In contact during his engineering
course. Jane was just past twenty
one, older now than the average un-
dergraduate students, and the decision
that she should not be seen attending
college games and neighborhood NOV
Ing picture places was made because
Jane really did not want to gain the
reputation of being a college widow.
At first undergraduates, meeting her
at college teas and other entertain
ments with her father, would call and
then put the inevitable request that
she go to games, college dances or
the movies" But when II became
known that she had definite rules
against It, the Invitations came no
more. or all her callers Jim was, IL
not the most persistent, at least the
one who seemed always to have the
warrnest welcome both from Jane and
her father.
Two days later when Jim went to
call at the Judsons he arrived as usual
a little after eight At $3.50 he began
making excuses for an early departure
and before S:45 he had left.
20 course. he left early because he
had another engagement" Jane told
her father, "but don't see why he
didn't come out frankly and tell me
so."
Once more that week Jim called.
On that occasion he did not arrive un-
tii 300 and he left at 9:30. Jane
was perceptibly cool when he rose to
depart so soon. At the close of the
next curtailed call Jane looked frank
y at her caller.
You usually call Sunday evenings"