Evening star., 1923-09-09
Girls ard Their Affairs.
; OW is the time when all young
girls. either in high school or
freshly freed from those inter
,,adia.o ;n.,;,r,;o,,s. for higher

N = OW is the time when all young
girls. either in high school or
" freshly freed from those inter
mediate institutions for higher
educational equipment are trying to de-
eide definitely just what they are gong
to do about work this Year
Some have made up their minds Tor
many months in this respect: some
think that they have made up their
minds, only to discover at the last
minute that what they really want to
do instead OF taking college course
at one of the oldest woman's colleges in
the country; specializing in languages
is to get married and try to teach an
equally young husband the way that he
should go to keep up with the JoncSeS'
a few haVC frankly never made any pre-
tense. at knowing what they are going
TO DO next. but are squeezing the ultl- :
mate amount of sunburn and fun out OF
the early fall days at summer resorts.
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4" \ CCORDING TO Miss Louise Price,
~ national camp director OF the Girl
Scouts. one Of the most noticeable
developments Of the camps during the
past summer is the growth and spon-
tuneity of the self lf-sovcrTmcnt system.
Miss Price has visited rnore than twenty
ut th, largest eastern camps of many
different types.
Aside from the lessons there is a
general tendency for self government.
which Will mean much to the coming
gene tratons." said Miss Price AT Camp
AndreC, the national camp at Briarclif
Manor. II is the young scouts them
selves who rule the camp through the
court of honor.
The scouts are divided into patrols
of eight and each patrol elects its own
leader. The patrol leaders. who repre-
sent every group. form what is known
a the court of honor.
lit Is this court of honor that really
controls the entire encampment plans
tho days work, tho recreation. settles
trying questions. notes out justicc and
passes sentence. Should there BE- any
need for discipline, if would be the duty
of the couyt Of hGnSr tu decide on the
form OF punishment.
"As practically the entire personnel Of
tn" Young. scouts changes hiweckly'
during the course of the summer. this
experience as Il member of the court OF
honor Is given to great many girls
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CCCH camp life as that described by
y Miss Price should prove exceedingly
helpfiI in assisting scout in future
years. to- make" her? decisions. such'sas
those required for going TO coiicge4or not
going. quickly and definitely.
In the; old days. wien mother consi.i-
cred at the rapc aC" Of eighteen, years
whether she should get married or go 70
frequently The DECIDING factor. If grand
father Cpuldu't afford TO put mother
through college. = she hung around home
doing fancy work until she could man
age Ia get married. :.
To-day. lnoweNcr. money is not the
Barrier that n used Ito be. Nova days
any girl. or hoy either. who has enough
ambition and good health can get a col
the necessary funds either in the college
or out Of study hours are many and
varied. They come in all sizes and
colorS and can easily be fitted TO the
individuality of the applicant
The main issue today is not finan-
cial one. 1t is the old. old problem
of learning something that will be
definitely applicable TO the students
future life Wh"rsas many girls ad
here SteadfaStlT To tha deals OF a
professional or business career and
rise TO great heights as exponcnts of
what Sinsi" women can do in those
speCiaii3e cOus"icutiousiy in one line
ot work, only to find Ilta' what seem
cd Theoretically the right thing for
thcm III college Is practically of no
NlIue 70 tfem in later practical life.
80, ~ Them marry and find this
Erue in their married life. Others.
however. do succeed in business but
IN a business that is widely different
from that for which they prepared
while i'll college.
THERE are individuals who blame
i the college for this particular
calamity. They claim that, however
sensible and self-confdent girl
snay be. these definitely required lists
Of studies planned for every course
aramp the Students style and de-
tract rather than assist her success in
life.
1t is true that there is 10 course,
either general or highly specialized
which does not include some subjects
that are distastrful TO any particular
student. as well as many that are
Fascinating and interesting to her.
Yet, from the point of view OF the
instructor. every subject required in
any one course is considered abso-
lutely necessary to make the perfect
whole for one who wishes to be COM
pletely informed in that special line.
The fly in this amber ointment of
education is the entire impoSsibility
of any one individual ever learning
all about even one thing. The aver
age girl. following her graduation
from college, Is not nicely hemmed in
Tor the rest Of her natural existence
with this one subject. She is con-
stantly surrounded by hundreds Of
other subjects and material problems
about which she must know some-
thing. Therefore it would seem that
the thing to do would be to institute
what might be termed an "a la carte
college" where the girl can pick and
choose for herself from the rich
menu of the college subjects those
that actually interest her.