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nating kinship with the dialect of those thirty yellow volumes of Buddhistic lore recently presented to the University by the Siamese king himself?
She must get in at least one Lowell lecture course in the season; if an enthusiastic in French she must plan to get a petit coin when the French tragedians come to town; and she often debates long between a college play and a Friday afternoon in the topmost gallery of Music Hall listening to the sweetness of the symphony. She and her friends may be seen at the tables of the new Public Library, in the Athenaeum, in all sorts of clubs, in all sorts of good works. But she is a college girl—is not that enough?
4. WELLESLEY.
Under our new curriculum, which went into effect last year, it becomes necessary for all students to specialize to a certain degree, while it also requires a certain amount of miscellaneous work. In accordance with its requirements fifty-nine hours must be completed for graduation; of these twenty-six are required, the rest elective. The required subjects are as follows: Mathematics, four hours for one year; Philosophy, three hours; Physiology and Hygiene, one hour; Bible, four hours; English, three hours; Natural Science, six hours; Language, three hours.
In our college there is comparatively little that a student can do to support herself, much less than at other colleges. Our system of domestic work, which requires that every student, no matter who she is, shall perform daily some part of the light domestic or office work, interferes with this in a great measure, for students who might, as they do in other colleges, do some of this work for their tuition and board, are debarred from it. We have two college houses, the Eliot and the Fiske, at which a student may live for one hundred dollars less than at the other houses, by doing more of the domestic work, including everything necessary to carry on the household.
There is one new institution which I consider prophetic of great results in the future, and that is the new class in Journalism which has
lately been formed. The members of this class make it a point to read all the best dailes and to be informed on current topics.
The very term by which Wellesley's out-ofdoor recreations are known indicates their character. "Sports and Pastimes" they are called and their chief scene of action is the play ground which has been put in order and equipped by the class of '97. The sports and pastimes which begin in the spring, as soon as the ground is "settled," are merely continuations and practical applications of the winter course in gymnastics.
Rowing was the first of the sports to be scientifically treated and now, at the advent of the fourth spring since its establishment as the regular exercise, Wellesley students are being coached in the genuine 'Varsity strokes. Each class has its crew and its own racing shell.
The several sports, although called at different seasons of the year, are nevertheless continued at the discretion of the captain at other seasons. Rowing is a regular spring sport having its climax in the famous float. Basket ball is a fall game; golf is played in both seasons; tennis in both and lacrosse especially in the fall.
5. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
There are at present enrolled in the University of Michigan about six hundred women. Only eleven of these are graduate students who are pursuing special work. Some of the undergraduates are specializing in a certain sense, that is they are devoting about one third of their time to some one course of study. About forty-five are doing this with English and the same number with Latin, while similar work is done also with mathematics.
The sense of honor in college work and examinations is very high, and personally I may say that I know of, but one case where false work has been done. That there should be such a high standard of honor is one of the distinct purposes which the Woman's League has before itself this year, and a committee is now at work trying to devise means for furthering this purpose.
The majority of the young men, I think, favor co-education and just so far as the young women are studious, lady-like, and sensible in every way, just so far, it seems to me, will co-education be successful.