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,publi%$ ,septemb] #aiad     ,,talks    
,,to ,,fre%man ,,girls     ,i--,,/udies 
,,s]ve ,,= ,,delight1 ,,= ,,ornam5t1 ,,&
 ,,= ,,ability   ,no man c\ld h writt5  
?is s5t5ce ) m au?ority ?an ,francis    
,bacon1 = no man ev] lov$ ,/udies bett]4
 ,9 8 y\? he _h decl>$ passionately t he
 took all k = 8 prov9ce1 & x 0 8        
lifelong tea*+ t ! sov]eignty ( man lie?
 hid 9 k4  ,/udies s]ve = delight1 =    
ornam5t1 & = ability4 ,i imag9e ,bacon  
writ+ ^! words ) f]vor1 out ( 8 own     
happy exp]i5ce4 ,at ! age ( ?irty-five1 
he c\ld det]m9e :at ,/udies _h be5 wor? 
to him4 ,!y _h be5 8 delight1 8 ornam5t1
 & ! means to 8 usefulness4  ,= delight 
he wrote 9 8 fir/ edition pa/imes1 z he 
wrote ornam5ts & abilities1 !n wisely   
*ang$ 8 s5t5ce4 ,8 beautiful old ^w     
delight means1 ,i take x1 a height5$    
pleasure1 a pleasure t\*$ ) imag9ation1 
full ( sugge/ion & invitation4  ,i h a  

f> glimpse ( its mean+ :5 ,i he> a "y   
p]son say t %e is go+ to college to h a 
good "t2 a good "t = ! re/ ( h] life is 
:at1 ,i believe1 ,/udies w secure to h]4
 ,y are s "y1 ,i may speak to y ( age4  
,!re is a new old age = wom51 )         
enlight5$ c>e ( heal? & increas+        
intellectual int]e/s4 ,z = y fre%m51 ,i 
h a vision ( y\r erect =ms & ( y\r      
bright faces at sev5ty-five1--( y\r     
heal? & y\r gayety & y\r wisdom1 y *>m+ 
old ladies ( #aigj6 ,age _c )] y1 nor   
cu/om /ale y\r inf9ite v>iety1 y wom5   
:om ,/udies h s]v$ = delight4  ,& y are 
s happy t ,i may speak to y (           
unhapp9ess4 ,we ne$ ?ree ?+s to meet    
life )3 a religion1 an education1 & a   
s5se ( humor4 ,! pursuit ( ,/udies is a 
refuge z well z a delight4 ,/udies w    
=tify "o to enc\nt] lonel9ess1 or       
ill-heal?1 or losses ( any k9d soev]4 ,!
 *ances ( life are su* t ,i believe a   
woman suff]s f lack ( an education m ?an
 a man does4 ,he has a wid] _w to draw  
f2 %e has ne$ ( m )9 h]self4 ,:5 ,bacon 

writes ( ! c>e ( ! body1 he says t = our
 v heal?1 we %\ld ent]ta9 /udies t fill 
! m9d ) spl5did & illu/ri\s objects4  ,9
 ord] t k %\ld be a delight1 ,i submit t
 k %\ld be rememb]$4 ,a c]ta9 man       
,george ,eliot describes1 :o _h a s5se (
 hav+ _h a lib]al education until he    
tri$ to rememb] some?+6 ,! culture ( "s 
p seems to consi/ 9 hav+ he>d a l>ge    
numb] ( prop] names4 ,oh1 yes1 ,i've    
he>d ( him--! re/ a blank4 ,9 our day1  
m5tal tra9+ has neglect$ ! tra9+ ( !    
memory4 ,i ev5 urge a consid]able am\nt 
( old-fa%ion$ memoriz+4 ,lay up =       
y\rselves treasure3 possess = y\r own a 
sonnet ( ,%akespe>e1 a poem (           
,wordswor?1 a passage ( ,bacon4 ,lay up 
also a good /ore ( facts1 su* facts z w 
make ! read+ ( ! daily pap] pr(itable4  
,!re is no sur] te/ ( y\r outfit (      
in=mation4 ,%all we say t an educat$    
p]son %\ld be able to spell1 pron\nce1 &
 reasonably expla9 ab\t two ?\s& prop]  
n\ns8  ,:5 ,i dwell on ! delight (      
,/udies1 ,i take no ?\ght ( ease4 ,let u

 h no royal road to le>n+1 b meet       
valiantly all ! h>d%ips ( ! way4 ,no    
girl ( /am9a is look+ = s(t c\rses4 ,i  
tru/ t 9 y\r fre%man ye> y are hav+ j   
:at ,s*ill] meant :5 he talk$ ( sport 9 
art2 ,i hope y are hav+ sport 9         
education1 ! spirit$ conque/ (          
difficulty6 ,d y n feel ! great adv5ture
 ( education1 ! romance ( ! que/ ( k8   
,y %\ld "k ! ke5 delight ( competition1 
n s mu* ) "o ano!r z ) y\rselves4 ,!    
det]m9ation to equal y\rself1 to surpass
 y\rself1 is a f9e incitem5t4 ,set be=e 
!e ?9e own example1 says ,bacon aga94   
,on ! o!r h&1 y h n discov]$ all !      
delight ( ,/udies unless y h secur$     
repose z well z excitem5t 9 y\r         
intellectual life4 ,x is ! _w's sweet   
inn f pa9 & we>isome turmoil4 ,only 9   
quiet c y practice ! ab/raction &       
conc5tration t give y p[] z a ?9k]4 ,i  
d>e to say t education goes on ) f> too 
mu* *att] & sociability 9 all our       
colleges4 ,true en\gh1 y are n gett+ !  
complete delight ( y\r /udies unless y h

 ! intellectual /imulus (               
companion%ip1--! fri5d%ip t make?       
daylight 9 ! und]/&+4 7,bacon aga967 ,b 
y mu/ h also ! sil5ce & ! solitude 9 :i*
 to brood1 & 9 :i* to give y\r          
imag9ation its *ance = flight4 ,h y     
fre%m5 any long1 dream+ twilights8 ,or h
 we all gr[n too busy--or too           
frivol\s--to pause betwe5 ! d>k & !     
daylight8 ,sane1 /rong m9ds we want1 b  
beautiful1 poetic m9ds z well4 ,! f9al  
delight ( education is 9 t culture ( !  
imag9ation t makes an ideali/ ( e f9e   
college girl4  ,bacon himself said (    
,/udies1 ,_! *ief use = delight is 9    
privat5ess & retir+4 ,:5 he caus$ 8     
essays to be translat$ into ,lat91 to   
get !m safely out ( p]i%able ,engli%1   
delight 0 !re r5d]$ m$itationum         
voluptas4 ,t our tw5tie?-c5tury girl    
%\ld "k an h>moni\s1 well-balanc$ life1 
,i w\ld see h] delight+ 9 h] joy\s      
a?letics1 b acquir+ also ! m$itationum  
voluptas1 = :i* ,/udies h furni%$ h]    
m9d4  ,9 my y\? ! ^w ornam5t 0 ! ^w (   

dread 9 education4 ,we e>lie/ college   
girls sc(f$ at accompli%m5ts4 ,ornam5t  
/ood to u = all t 0 smatt]+ & frivol\s 9
 education4 ,we 7 ( ! new ord]6  ,s9ce !
 day :5 ornam5t 0 ! bugbe> ( woman's    
education1 we h gr[n some:at wis]4      
,/udies %\ld s]ve = delight & = ornam5t1
 we n[ say gladly2 education %\ld make y
 a delight to y\rself & x %\ld make y a 
delight to o!r p4 ,said ,poor ,ri*>d3   
,ha/ ?\ virtue8 ,acquire also ! graces &
 beauties ( virtue4 ,ha/ ?\ education8  
,acquire also ! graces & beauties (     
education4 ,y\r common s5se w save y f  
p$antry4 ,y w n make y\r k a discom=t to
 y\r families1 z ,mr4 ,taft once g5tly  
express$ x 9 talk+ to college girls4    
,%all ornam5t mean accompli%m5ts8 ,:y n8
 ,if ,i 7 y1 ,i w\ld d "s "o int]e/+1   
amus+1 agreeable ?+ s well z to make a  
small art ( x4 ,h "s accompli%m5t t w   
r5d] y int]e/+ 9 y\r own home1 ent]ta9+ 
to *ildr5 & to gr&mo!rs1 & t w make y   
welcome 9 y\r own set4  ,i take ornam5t 
z includ+ all ! ext]nals ( education1 & 

,i ask1 :]e does education %[ on !      
outside8 ,"o ( its mo/ expos$ po9ts is !
 lett] t a woman writes4 ,a good        
address1 9 ! old-fa%ion$ phrase1 is ab\t
 ! mo/ valuable ( worldly possessions4  
,x %\ld include a good address--a good  
mann] & pres5ce--^u pap]4 ,z = ! lett]1 
all y\r education leads up to x3 its    
cle>ness1 brevity1 po9t1 & grace4 ,good 
s5se brightly deliv]$1 %\ld describe a  
college girl's lett] z well z "o by     
,lady ,m>y ,wortley ,montagu4  ,9       
,bacon's op9ion1 ! *ief ornam5t be/[$ by
 ,/udies 0 t ( conv]sation 7orationis   
ornam5tum74 ,9 ! matt] & mann] (        
disc\rse1 education a*ieves its utmo/4  
,x tells ^u conv]sation 9 obvi\s ways4  
,/udies furni% ! m9d ) matt] wor? talk+ 
ab\t1 & !y give an appetite = ideas4 ,x 
may be hop$ t !y give ! s5se (          
proportion 9 conv]sation1 & prev5t !    
educat$ woman f ev] becom+ t object (   
dread1 a talk]4 ,mo/ ,am]ican wom5 talk 
too mu*1 p]haps because !y are s bright1
 & ?9k ( s _m ?+s to say6 ,"o he>s !    

criticism3 ,%e is a brilliant woman2 %e 
talks well2 b %e doesn't give ! o!r     
p]son a *ance4 ,does ?is pauseless talk]
 =get :at a delight is ! educat$ li/5]1 
quick1 responsive1 eag] = ! o!r's ?\ght8
 ,"o ( ! f9e/ ornam5ts education c be/[ 
is ! social grace ( good li/5+4  ,alas t
 x s (t5 fails to be/[ ! ornam5t ( good 
spee*6 ,! failure ( ! colleges 9 ?is    
matt] is lam5table4 ,its importance is n
 br\ght home to individuals ) suffici5t 
sev]ity4 ,!y are left 9 _! c>elessness &
 laz9ess1 ) ! social /igma ( bad spee*  
^u !m = life4 ,! colleges %\ld help to  
make ladies & g5tlem5 z well z s*ol>s4  
,:at a bright girl6 said ! woman :o sat 
next a college fre%man at d9n]1 b c !   
college d no?+ to cure h] abom9able     
spee*8  ,i believe t :atev] 8 e>ly      
associations1 ! spee* ( an educat$ p]son
 lies )9 8 *oice4 ,if he be a p]son ( w1
 & ( ! "r en]gy & ambition1 he c conqu] 
prov9cialism or inh]it$ faults ( spee*4 
,x means c>+ & try+4 ,x takes "*1 9     
%ort4 ,"o ( ! be/ in/ances ( a*ievem5t (

 cultivat$ spee* is t ( ,george ,eliot1 
:o by bir? w\ld h spok5 a ri* dialect4  
,p]haps ! subtle/ ornam5t t education   
may conf] is t :i* we call di/9ction4   
,aft] ! ref9+ process ( ! f\r ye>s 9    
close association ) noble ?+s1          
commonness ought to be impossible4 ,!   
beg9n+ ( di/9ction is simplicity &      
s9c]ity1 all abs5ce ( affectation1      
p$antry1 or ! desire to make an         
impression4 ,education is an imm5se     
simplifi]2 x does away ) s _m unnecess>y
 pret5ces4  ,bacon s5t a copy ( !       
,advancem5t ( ,le>n+ to a man :om he    
address$ ?us3 ,s9ce y are "o t 0        
excell5tly br$ 9 all le>n+1 :i* ,i h ev]
 not$ to %9e 9 all y\r spee*es &        
behaviors4 ,su* is ,bacon's way ( say+1 
,abeunt /udia 9 mores4 ,educat$         
p]ceptions & a quick5$ imag9ation %\ld  
make = intellig5ce 9 conduct1 & = beauty
 9 all human relations4 ,! reasonabl5ess
 ( goodness appeals to "o's intellect1  
:ile1 on ! o!r h&1 "o mu/ h "* to make 8
 intellect tell4  ,:5 !y prais$ ,lady   

,m>g>et1 ,c\ntess ( ,ri*mond1 ! great   
lady ( h] "t1 !y said ( h]1 ,e "o t knew
 h] lov$ h]1 & ev]y?+ t %e said or did  
became h]4 ,t is ! woman ( di/9ction1   
:e!r c\ntess or college girl4 ,e "o t   
knew h] lov$ h]4 ,di/9ction is ( a poor1
 cold quality :i* has n sympa?y = its   
f9al *>m4  ,if ,/udies give u delight )9
 ourselves1 & add to u1 we fondly hope1 
su* ornam5t )\t1 :at m may we expect f  
!m8 ,!y fit u to take our %>e 9 ! day's 
"w4 ,/udies s]ve u = ability4 ,says     
,kipl+1 ,k gives u control ( life1 z !  
fi% controls ! wat] he swims 94 ,!      
utilit>ian view ( education is v well1  
if kept 9 its prop] place2 b education1 
we all "k1 is = ! mak+ ( a life z well z
 ( a liv+4 ,"s mo!rs us$ to say1 ,b my  
daught] isn't go+ to support h]self2 :y 
%\ld %e g to college8 ,= delight1 =     
ornam5t1 madam2 & ,i w\ld add1 = ability
 & usefulness 9 any sph]e :atev]4       
,bacon's exposition ( 8 own text %[s t  
he means by ability mu* :at our ,new    
,engl& aunts meant by judgm5t4 ,he says 

education is ( use 9 ! plott+ & m>%all+ 
( affairs4 ,h[ does ?is plann+ &        
organiz+ g on8 ,h[ does bus9ess move8   
,by con/ant wise decisions4 ,good       
judgm5t1 y say1 is a matt] ( inborn     
common s5se1 & y don't get common s5se  
by go+ to college4 ,i am n s sure ( t1  
?\gh ,i grant x is bett] to inh]it x f a
 gr&mo!r4 ,b c]ta9ly y are le>n+ all !  
"t at college s5se ( proportion1 !      
fitness ( ?+s1 sweet reasonabl5ess1 :i* 
come ne> to be+ names = ref9$ common    
s5se4  ,life is liv$ by innum]able      
decisions1 great & small2 & a p]son's   
happ9ess & success w dep5d mu* on mak+  
^! decisions quickly1 firmly1 & wisely4 
,! helpfulness & com=t t a woman may    
give to o!rs w consi/ m 9 h] love &     
wisdom ?an 9 any mat]ial b5efits %e may 
be able to conf]4  ,"o field = ! ability
 ( ! educat$ woman ( our day is ! mak+ (
 a good home on a small income4 ,%e is !
 woman :o w n1 consci\sly or            
unconsci\sly1 goad h] husb& to          
money-mak+4 ,i %\ld l a fre% s]mon      

prea*$ ^u ! text1 ,bless$ are !         
peacemak]s4 ,?is "t x %\ld be ( ^?      
bless$ peacemak]s :o create ! h>mony1   
calm1 & love ( a happy home4 ,t is !    
great task1 ! fir/ task ( wom54  ,%e has
 no d\bt h] civic duties1 & aga9 h]     
education puts ! edge on h] abilities3  
%e is a m valuable help] 9 ! _w's "w4   
,%e may be a bread-w9n]1 = h]self & =   
o!rs2 & h]e91 p]haps1 is ! mo/ simple & 
popul> argum5t = a woman's pursuit (    
,/udies1 "o s self-evid5t t ,i ne$ n    
dwell ^u x4  ,i h be5 speak+ ( an ideal 
education & ( an ideal woman1 b :]e %\ld
 we consid] !m bo? if n 9 ?is v place8  
,a college l y\rs aims at no?+ less6    
,,ii--,,real ,,read]s   ,d we make real 
read]s ( our /ud5ts8 0 ! anxi\s "q ( a  
college presid5t4 ,i rememb]$ 8 phrase  
:5 ,i read 8 annual report4 ,mo/ ( ^! "y
 p1 he said1 are to g out into ord9>y   
life1 into g5]al pursuits1 :]e ! "o     
*ance ( _! ma9ta9+ _! intellectual gr[? 
w come ?r\gh /imulat+ !m 9 ^! ye>s to   
int]e/ 9 "s p>ticul> l9e :i* !y may     

cont9ue1 9 ! mid/ ( ! g5]al pressure (  
social1 dome/ic1 or pr(essional life4   
,unless a /ud5t le>n to read & love     
books1 %e w1 9 a l>ge majority ( cases1 
be ?r[n out ( all relation to res\rces t
 are 9 any fair s5se ( ! ^w             
intellectual4 ,he plead$ t to make a    
girl a real read] is to safegu>d h]     
intellectual life4  ,a /ud5t leaves     
college1 n p]haps hav+ read mu*1 b kn[+ 
:at %e wants to read4 ,h] education has 
be5 an appetiz]2 n[ %e is invit$ to     
p>take ( ! banquet4    ,may good        
dige/ion wait on appetite1   ,& heal? on
 bo?4  ,! hung] = books no d\bt began ) 
_m ( y z soon z y _h le>n$ y\r alphabet4
 ,x 0 v likely h]$it>y4 ,inde$1 ! ideal 
way to become a lov] ( books is to be1 l
 ,m>y ,lamb1 tumbl$ at an e>ly age into 
a spaci\s closet ( good old ,engli%     
read+4 ,=tunate = y1 if y h _h a gr&fa!r
 :o reluctantly puts (f 8 read+-glasses 
z d9n] is ann\nc$1 or a gr&mo!r :o hides
 a book 9 h] "w-basket4 ,= ! real read] 
has a book close by2 he does n walk     

across ! room = x4 ,if y\r busy fa!r &  
"m /ill f9d "t to read a new book & talk
 ab\t x1 !n y & y\r bro!r ,dick w be    
read]s1 & y w nev] "k :y4 ,read+ is !   
mo/ cat*+ ?+ 9 ! _w4 ,:5 s*ool & college
 %all h add$ _! /imulus1 ! prospect is  
good = a full-blood$ read]4  ,if a girl 
%\ld n come out ( a read+ home1 x may be
 hop$ t %e w fall into ! h&s ( a        
book-lov+ tea*]4 ,!re are two wom5 9 !  
,am]ican t[n :o are to be envi$ = _!    
opportunity3 "o is ! tea*] ( ,lit]ature 
9 ! ,high ,s*ool1 & ! o!r is ! libr>ian 
( ! ,public ,libr>y4 ,bo? may say1 9    
words ( ! ,ori5tal prov]b1 ,i w make !e 
to love lit]ature1 ?y "m2 ,i w make its 
beauties to pass be=e !e4  ,gre$y (     
books1--s ,petr>* describ$ himself2 & he
 himself 0 ! fir/ great read] ( mod]n   
times4 ,i l ^! metaphors ( ! body appli$
 to read+4 ,! books t fe$ ! m9d1 !      
n\ri%+ books1 are !y n ! ones t la/ &   
live8 ,! hung] = books has its rhy?m l !
 hung] = meat4 ,obs]ve t ! real read]   
reads regul>ly1--he has to4 ,! regul>ity

 is unconsci\s3 a heal?y appetite does n
 keep "o eye on ! clock4 ,! heal?y read]
 feels fa9t & holl[ = lack ( n\ri%m5t3  
he seeks a book & he is cont5t4  ,he    
reads f ! simple/ motives3 9 fact1 he is
 a r irresponsible p]son4 ,he reads = ! 
s5se ( life3 he eats to live1 he reads  
to live4 ,he is n fi]cely foll[+ up a   
subject2 he is n pursu+ ref]5ces4 ,t is 
ano!r field ( read+1 :i* has its        
necess>y & /imulat+ "p 9 ! intellectual 
life4 ,read+ to ord] is indisp5sable to 
a /ud5t's "w2 b ! fe> is1 le/ read+ up  
may leave no "t = read+4 ,i get no "t to
 read1 is ab\t ! mo/ di%e>t5+ ?+ ,i he> 
f college boys & girls4 ,a univ]sity    
libr>ian said ! o!r day t 9 _! fre%man  
ye>1 /ud5ts drew books f ! libr>y =     
g5]al read+1 b aft] t ye> no /ud5t ent]$
 ! libr>y unless oblig$ to4 ,i f\nd a   
high s*ool boy work+ out a problem ab\t 
pressures & resi/ances2 he look$ up     
gleefully1 ,?is isn't = s*ool2 ?is is = 
myself6 ,x is read+ = y\rself1 read+ =  
fun1 t ,i am plead+ =4  ,yet y1 too1 say

 t !re is no "t 9 college = read+4 ,i   
assure y !re is a great deal m "t ?an y 
?9k !re is4 ,:at are ! ?+s t y might j z
 well n h done to-day8 ,"o ( ! busie/ ( 
m51 ,mat!w ,arnold1 wrote3 ,! plea t ?is
 or t man has no "t = culture w vani% z 
soon z we desire culture s mu* t we beg9
 to exam9e s]i\sly our pres5t use ( our 
"t4 ,give to any man all ! "t t he n[   
wa/es1 on useless bus9ess1 we>isome or  
det]iorat+ amusem5ts1 trivial           
lett]-writ+1 r&om read+1 & he w h pl5ty 
( "t = culture4 ,"s ( u wa/e all our "t1
 mo/ ( u wa/e mu* ( x1 b all ( u wa/e   
"s4  ,culture 0 9 my y\? a ^w to conjure
 )4 ,someh[ ( late x has become sep>at$ 
f education & almo/ oppos$ to x4        
,culture is suspect$ by "o ( be+        
dilettante1 by ano!r1 ( be+ selfi%4 ,let
 u h a reconciliation ( education &     
culture1 & see t !y g on toge!r4  ,!    
real read] is active1 n passive4 ,!re   
are p :o look ^u a book z t :i* be/ br+s
 on an aft]noon nap3 some?+ = ! dull    
h\rs ( ! day1 to quiet "o's n]ves1 to   

take "o's m9d (f4 ,mu* writ+ does appe> 
to h be5 done = tir$ p4 ,real read+1    
h[ev]1 is n a /op-gap4 ,we %\ld take up 
a book :ile ! m9d has a good grip & c d 
its "p4  ,z y :o are city-br$ ride f end
 to end ( ?is c\ntry1 ?r\gh prairie     
villages1 m\nta9 hamlets1 valley t[ns1 y
 wond] :at makes ^! out-(-!-_w places   
habitable4 ,b ,i assure y1 t prairie t[n
 is n s dead a level z x looks1 = !re is
 a woman's club1 & !re is a public      
libr>y1 & !re are "y p go+ to college4  
,x is books t make su* places habitable4
  ,! real read] is =tifi$ aga9/         
solitude1 ev5 t wor/ ( solitudes1 a     
company 9 :i* he d>e n speak ( a book4  
,books prep>e y to live 9 /range places1
 z (t5 falls to ! lot ( ! ,am]ican      
woman4 ,y may m>ry a mission>y or an    
army (fic]2 y may g to ! ,klondike or ! 
,philipp9es4 ,y c\ld set t woman d[n    
any:]e1 said a m\rn+ wid[]1 9 praise ( 8
 dep>t$ wife4 ,y c set ! real read] d[n 
any:]e4 ,= "o small matt]1 x is some?+  
to be made indep5d5t ( wea!r6  ,! read]1

 gr[n old1 has y\? at 8 beck & c =get ! 
passage ( ye>s4 ,place is no m to him   
?an "t2 he is ma/] ( 8 fate4 ,read+1    
also1 is ! poor man's weal?1 ! prison]'s
 release4  ,our read] is pati5t2 he w   
put up ) a good deal f 8 au?or1--z =    
in/ance1 :5 he reads ,m]$i? or ,br[n+4  
,he is pati5t ( dullness z well z (     
ecc5tricity4 ,l[ell's dogg$ read+ has to
 g to ! rip5$ exp]i5ce ( ! tra9$ read]3 
x is requir$ ( him t he d a c]ta9 am\nt 
( unpr(itable read+ 9 ! =m+ ( 8 critical
 judgm5t4  ,he mu/ be pati5t & he mu/ be
 calm4 ,quick & complete absorption is !
 m>k ( ! happy read]4 ,he is s9c]e & he 
is mode/2 8 read+ is n = %[4  ,common   
s5se tells ! read] :5 & :]e he may talk 
ab\t books4 ,happy ! family t read !    
same books3 happi] /ill ! family t c    
talk ab\t !m6 ,love ( read+ is ! be/    
safegu>d aga9/ gossip1 & aga9/ excessive
 talk+4 ,"o woman ( y\r acqua9tance     
fills e gap ) talk2 ano!r fills ! pauses
 ( ! day ) read+4  ,9 ?is c\ntry t boa/s
 no class di/9ctions1 we1 nev]!less1 h a

 class at ! v top3 ! privileg$ ca/e (   
read]s4 ,:at a freemasonry !re is among 
!m6 ,!y speak ! same language2 !y toss  
ab\t allusions2 !y d>e to quote to "o   
ano!r2 !y take worlds = grant$4 ,b if y 
belong to ?is ari/ocracy1 bew>e (       
snobbi%ness4 ,! snobbi%ness ( culture is
 ! mo/ contemptible ( all1 = culture    
kn[s bett]4 ,! o!r snobbi%ness is bas$  
on pure ignorance ( ! true values (     
life1 & has s f> excuse4  ,p ( mod]ate  
means probably make ! be/ read]s1       
because !y h ! l>ge/ %>e ( rational     
leisure4 ,! v poor & ! v ri* "k n       
leisure1 & its graces & b5efactions4    
,give me nei!r pov]ty nor ri*es--su*    
w\ld be ! be/ condition = ! intellectual
 life4 ,miss ,jeannette ,gild] once drew
 a pleasant picture3 z %e pass$ along a 
,bo/on /reet ( a w9t] ev5+1 %e not$ !   
fri5dly cu/om ( leav+ up ! w9d[ %ades1 &
 lett+ ! light & *e] ( ! home %9e =? ^u 
! wayf>]4 ,b to h] ,new ,york eyes x 0 a
 /rik+ fact t ^! ,bo/on families sat    
read+ by ! ev5+ lamp2 t appe>$ to be _! 

regul> nightly occupation4 ,%e c>ri$    
away ! feel+ t ! good old ,bo/on (      
,em]son & ,l[ell & ,longfell[ 0 n       
altoge!r vani%$4  ,a bookless home6 ,0  
ev] su* sugge/ion ( dre>9ess6 ,! read]1 
if he own any?+1 w own "s books4 ,!y ne$
 n be _m4 ,"s ( ! greate/ read]s h _h b 
a mode/ numb]4 ,^? few volumes g f> to  
furni% y\r home4 ,no wall cov]+ is s    
ri*4 ,:5 ! we/]n light /rikes across y\r
 book%elves1--& no libr>y %\ld be )\t   
its we/]n w9d[1--! bl5d$ colors ( ^?    
goodly volumes convey ! *>m ( ev5 !     
outside ( lit]ature4 ,i l ,montaigne's  
way ( say+1 ,z soon z ,i 0 able1 ,i hir$
 a spaci\s h\se 9 ! city1 = myself &    
books2 :]e ,i aga91 ) rapture1 resum$ my
 lit]>y pursuits4 ,a h\se = myself &    
books6  ,no2 y\r books ne$ n be _m4 ,!y 
w be m to y if y h made sacrifices = _! 
sake1--z ,*>les ,lamb did 9 ! days :5 8 
pur*ase 0 n m]ely a pur*ase1 b no?+ %ort
 ( a victory4 ,if y own b few books1 y w
 "k ! pleasures ( re-read+4 ,y w f9d !  
second read+ fixes a book1 gives y its  

ess5ce & its true proportions4 ,yet x is
 r ! intimacies & fri5d%ips among books 
re-read t ,i h 9 m9d1 :5 !y become all  
int]wov5 ) ende>+ memories &            
associations4 ,e t5 ye>s y become a wis]
 read] & turn a new light ^u y\r au?or4 
,i imag9e ?ree te/s ( a book3 d y read x
 al\d8--d y give x away8--b above all1 d
 y read x a second "t8  ,y\r read+ %\ld 
h mu* v>iety1 rang+ f ! newspap]s to !  
great poets4 ,( c\rse we mu/ "k :at !   
great _w is ab\t & mu/ live 9 our own   
age2 b ! little _w ( ! newspap]s let u  
wa/e no "t ^u4 ,said ,mat!w ,arnold     
aga93 ,read+ a good book is a discipl9e 
su* z no read+ ( ev5 good newspap]s c   
ev] give4 ,scrappy read+ makes scrappy  
m9ds1 = x de/roys p[] ( att5tion4  ,i   
believe t !re %\ld be a backbone (      
,hi/ory ?r\gh\t y\r lifetime ( read+4   
,be sure to *oose fir/-rate hi/orical   
books2 nev] wa/e y\rself ^u second-rate 
hi/ories4 ,biography1 ,i am aw>e1 is    
middle-ag$ read+2 & ,i c only promise y 
imm5se pleasure f x :5 y are pa/ =ty4   

,^? l>ge1 heavy volumes 9 dull b9d+s1   
:i* did n invite y\r y\?1 w become alive
 & significant1 & full ( good society4  
,i h nev] a se5 college girl :o did n   
enjoy read+ essays1 :atev] h] s5tim5t   
ab\t writ+ !m4 ,essays1 too1 are good   
society1 ! companion%ip ( f9e m9ds giv+ 
y _! be/4 ,?is lit]>y =m1 ) its mode/1  
c>eless "n1 has yet ! wide/ range 9 all 
lit]ature4 ,no?+ human is ali5 to x4 ,if
 y read = ! s5se ( life1 a good essay w 
give y precisely t4  ,books ( travel are
 especially good to read aft] y h       
travel$4 ,"o glimpse ( ! ,old ,_w1 =    
example1 gives y ! clue1 ! key1 :i*     
makes books & pictures intelligible to !
 imag9ation ev] aft]4 ,:5 once y h ?is  
clue1 y c read f> beyond y\r own        
travels4 ,& :ile y are on ! road1 d a   
little read+ day by day1--,h5ry ,james's
 ,little ,t\r 9 ,france :ile y are mak+ 
t v t\r2 ,haw?orne's ,our ,old ,home1   
:ile y1 too1 are 9 ,engl&4 ,9 =eign l&s 
read a newspap] ( ! c\ntry1 & read a    
novel by its be/ writ] ( fiction4  ,said

 t f9e old novel-read]1 ,pr(essor       
,j[ett1 ( ,baliol1 :5 he 0 writ+ to a "y
 lady1 ,h y ?or\ghly made y\rself up 9  
,miss ,au/5 & ! ',vic> ( ,wakefield'8   
,no p]son is educat$ :o doesn't "k !m4  
,good fiction educates n only !         
intellect b ! he>t4 ,x enri*es !        
imag9ation & ! sympa?ies1 & tea*es u to 
walk n by sight b by insight4 ,?is is   
fiction fair1 & ) fiction f\l1 :y %\ld  
we conc]n ourselves8  ,:o reads poetry  
n[adays8 p are ask+ mis]ably4 ,my real  
read]1 ,i answ] ) confid5ce4 ,he mu/ h  
poetry1 & :y he mu/1 ,ri*>d ,cra%aw's   
fri5d said once = all 9 ! qua9t preface 
to ! poet's v]ses3 ,mai/ ?\ take a poem 
h5ce & tune ?y s\l by x into a heav5ly  
pit*4  ,ano!r old writ] once describ$ ! 
f\r classes ( read]s3 ,sponges :i*      
attract all )\t di/+ui%+2 h\r-glasses   
:i* receive & p\r out z fa/2 bags :i*   
only reta9 ! dregs1 & let ! w9e escape2 
& sieves :i* reta9 ! be/ only4 ,i am n[1
 ( c\rse1 address+ ! sieves4 ,real      
read]s ne$ n take high moral gr\nd ab\t 

tra%2 !y are simply bor$ by x4 ,a       
publi%] said ! o!r day t he mu/ publi% a
 c]ta9 am\nt ( tra% 9 ord] to be able to
 publi% "s good books4 ,he ne$s a body (
 bett] read]s4 ,m$iocre read]s make     
m$iocre books4  ,sup]ior p1 h[ev]1 are  
(t5 disloyal to _! own /&>ds4 ,y are1 = 
example1 untrue to y\rself1 if y sit at 
a !at] assi/+--admirable ,fr5* ^w6--at a
 play t y\r :ole s\l rejects4 ,x is l a 
brea* ( fai? to read a book :i* is moral
 tra% or lit]>y tra%4 ,no m9d is safe f 
! sugge/ion ( su* plays or su* books4   
,said ,field+1 ,we are z liable to be   
corrupt$ by books z by companions4      
,happily x is j z true t we are z liable
 to be purifi$ by books z by companions4
  ,to be q fair1 we mu/ ackn[l$ge "s    
dang]s ( read+4 ,y rememb] ,kipl+'s bank
 cl]k1 :o 9 a previ\s inc>nation _h be5 
a ,vik+1 & :o might h writt5 tales z    
good z ,kipl+'s own _h he n be5 s /eep$ 
9 ,engli% lit]ature4 ,i h kn[n p :o _h  
pla9ly be5 dull$ by ov]-read+3 !y 7 !   
sponges ( our old writ]4 ,ov] e book we 

%\ld ?9k at lea/ z long a "t z we sp5d 9
 ! read+4 ,i notice ! real read]        
frequ5tly looks up & (f f 8 book1 to ?9k
 ! bett]4  ,ask f y\r book n only ideas1
 b /yle4 ,c>eless read]s h p]mitt$      
slip%od books4 ,! writ] says to himself1
 ,?is is q good en\gh = ! p :o are      
likely to read x4 ,he is fond ( ! simile
 ( ! pe>ls & ! sw9e1 confid5t t x is !  
sw9e :o h ?w>t$ 8 g5ius4 ,real read]s   
help to make real writ]s4  ,:o are "s ( 
! real read]s we h kn[n8 ,!re is        
,*auc]'s ,cl]k ( ,ox5=d4 ,he own$ books1
 poor z he 02 he kept !m at ! head ( 8  
b$2 & !re y h two unfail+ m>ks ( ! real 
read]4 7,i ev5 l t da% ( color1--! black
 or r$ ( 8 b9d+s2 = ! real read] loves !
 outside ( 8 book z well47  ,i ?9k (    
,milton1 :o made ! mo/ beautiful        
def9ition ( a book ,i "k--! preci\s     
life-blood ( a ma/] _s1 treasur$ up on  
purpose to a ,life beyond ,life4 ,none b
 a real read] c\ld h s nobly imag9$ !   
book & its au?or4  ,:5 ,keats read      
,*apman's ,hom] & said t a new planet   

swam into 8 k51 he express$ = all read]s
 ! s5se ( surprise1 ( discov]y1 & (     
acquisition :5 !y h f\nd a real book4   
,into ?is noble fell[%ip y & ,i are     
all[$ to ent]1 z we leave our college4  
,,iii--,,! ,,use ,,( ,,! ,,p5   ,says ! 
c5sus-tak] once 9 t5 ye>s1 ,c y write   
,engli%8 ,we are a bit />tl$ by ! "q3 ,c
 we8 we ask ourselves humbly4 ,x is ! "q
 ,i ask y fre%m54  ,! educat$ p]son has 
! implem5ts ( writ+ at h& & 9 ord]3 8   
ink/& is fill$ & 8 p5 does n scrat*4 ,! 
un$ucat$ man se>*es = a p5hold]1 & keeps
 ! ink-bottle on ! top %elf2 & !        
diff]5ce signifies mu* 9 ! lives ( ! two
 p4  ,y live p5 9 h& dur+ y\r f\r ye>s 9
 college4 ,y acquire ! useful art (     
note-tak+1--by itself no mean           
intellectual ex]cise4 ,! untra9$        
note-tak] br+s f a lecture a r>e muddle 
( s5seless1 half-caught rem>ks4 ,b a    
good m9d soon %[s itself 9 its tak+ (   
po9ts & gett+ !m quickly to pap]4 ,& :o 
does n "k t a note tak5 on ! spot is    
wor? a c>tload ( recollections8  ,t a   

notebook %\ld be attractive & conv5i5t =
 ref]5ce is its raison d'tre4 ,"o secret
 ( com=t 9 notebooks is v>iety 9 cov]s1 
t !re may be no exasp]at+ se>*es = ! "r 
"o4 ,buy only good-look+ notebooks1     
s\nds l frivol\s advice2 b x is 9 !     
int]e/s ( s*ol>%ip t y\r notebooks %\ld 
h an honorable place on y\r book%elves4 
,i w\ld make a h&some page1 ) wide      
m>g9s1 l>ge type1 g5]\s spac+4 ,p>agraph
 freely1 & drop a l9e (t54 ,und]l9e     
pr(usely1 t y may cat* ! mean+ quickly1 
& pres]ve ! emphasis ( ! lectur]4 ,use  
p>5!ses1 brackets1 num]als1 lett]s1 &   
?us organize y\r matt] z y g along &    
make x easy to glance at4 ,h divisions  
or pigeonholes at ! back ( y\r book1 :]e
 y c put away & classify all sorts (    
memor&a4  ,) ^! me*anical devices1 ! use
 ( ! p5 becomes ! easi]4 ,x w be able to
 %ape s5t5ces on ! w+1 & capture ! ?\ght
 & mu* ( ! language ( a lectur] 9 full  
flight4 ,x is a /r5u\s ex]cise1 & good  
m5tal a?letics4  ,yet = all education to
 be c>ri$ on 9 ?is way w\ld n be well4  

,!re %\ld be v>iety 9 ! conduct (       
classes4 ,t comes ( itself1 ?r\gh ! v>i$
 p]sonality ( tea*]s4 ,! next man may   
make ( 8 h\r a quiz4 ,does any?+ rema9 (
 a quiz t c be writt5 d[n8 ,a good      
ex]cise = ! p5 to %ape some?+ out ( !   
fly+ que/ions & answ]s6  ,y live p5 9 h&
 9 ! classroom1 & also 9 ! prep>ation ( 
y\r "w4 ,note-tak+ 9 a libr>y is a f9e  
process 9 education4 ,unless y\r book is
 a ma/]piece ( /yle1 p>aphrase & cond5se
 = y\r notebook4 ,add y\r own ?\ghts1 9 
brackets4 ,a book ?us read is twice     
y\rs4 ,i w\ld date e piece ( note-tak+2 
= ! autobiography ( y\r m9d is writ+    
itself4  ,9 ^! college ex]cises y\r p5  
has acquir$ practice1 & to turn x next  
to use = arti/ic purposes %\ld be       
natural4 ,= x is ! lit]>y art t y are   
set to /udy4 ,:5 y are ask$ to write y\r
 fir/ fre%man essay1 y are ask$ to turn 
life into lit]ature4 ,%akespe>e did no m
 ?an t4 ,?is s+le1 exalt$ aim %\ld be   
y\rs3 & y %\ld rememb] 9 y\r humble/    
writ+ ,rusk9's def9ition ( ! arti/4 ,he 

is a p]son :o has submitt$ 9 8 "w to a  
law :i* 0 pa9ful to obey1 t he may be/[ 
by 8 "w a delight :i* x is graci\s to   
be/[4  ,! lit]>y art z practic$ 9       
college goes by ! excell5t "n           
essay-writ+3 a compreh5sive1 mode/1     
dignifi$ ^w4 ,x gives y lib]ty to write 
ab\t any?+2 & if y happ5 to h ! lit]>y  
in/9ct1 ev]y?+ w pres5t itself to y z   
wait+ to be writt5 ab\t4 ,to turn into  
words is ! impulse ( ! born writ]1 l    
,irv+1 or ,em]son1 or ,/ev5son4 ,!re is 
probably "o su* p]son 9 ?is company1    
possibly !re are two4 ,b x is to !      
av]age "y essay-writ] t ,i address      
myself4  ,z to ! matt] ( :i* y make y\r 
essays1 only let x be ! real ?+3 a piece
 ( y\rself1 "o ( y\r own int]e/s4 ,y h  
active m9ds1 or y w\ld nev] be "h3 to y 
! _w is s full ( a numb] ( ?+s t        
subjects c nev] fail y4 ,! fact t y     
expect to write mu* dur+ y\r college    
life is /imulat+ to y\r obs]vation4 ,y  
are out aft] ideas1 z a college girl    
express$ x4 ,y look & li/5 & read ) an  

eye on y\r next essay4 ,once set up a   
subject 9 y\r m9d1 & x ga!rs mat]ial z a
 magnet draws /eel4 ,ev]ybody is        
conspir+ to help y ) fre% po9ts ( view &
 apt illu/rations4 ,y h he>d ( ,madame  
de ,/al's me?od3 :5 prep>+ to write1 %e 
gave a d9n]-p>ty & l$ up ! conv]sation (
 h] gue/s to ! subject %e _h *os54 ,y\r 
essay w also require solitude & brood+1 
long walks alone1 & possibly h\rs 9 !   
libr>y4  ,:5 y beg9 to write1 write     
rapidly1 ev5 if y leave _m gaps & _m    
crudities4 ,y w !n h some?+ to "w ^u4   
,moreov]1 ! m]e act ( writ+ is /imulat+ 
to ?\ght4 ,mov5do move3 move by mov+4   
,by writ+1 write4 ,i />$ at ! page an   
h\r be=e ,i _h a ?\ght1 says "o mis]able
 "y woman4 ,keep on look+ at y\r pap]4  
,?+s w come to y1 y "k n :5ce2 b y mu/  
prep>e ! way = !m1 by ?9k+ & feel+ &    
dream+1 by read+ & li/5+ & obs]v+1 ) e  
"p ( y alive & receptive4 ,!n wait =    
y\rself pati5tly4  ,x is = mo/ p        
unpr(itable to correct _! "w z !y write1
 because ! productive /ate ( m9d & !    

critical /ate ( m9d are q ap>t4 ,!re    
%\ld be ! hot writ+ & ! cool writ+4 ,!  
fatal ?+ is to cool (f 9 ! fir/ writ+3 y
 w soon be gr9d+ out y\r essay4 ,:5 ! "t
 comes = ! critical re-writ+1 rememb]   
:at ,s*ill] said1 ,by :at he omits1 %[  
me ! arti/4 ,!re is a h>d say+1 ,art is 
! rejection ( ! almo/ "r4  ,yet :5 y    
subject y\r "w to pitiless cutt+1 see t 
y d n de/roy its fl[ & rhy?m4 ,look     
c>efully to ! little connectives t b9d  
up ! ?\ght1 words t are only too r>e 9  
our ,engli% language4 ,! delicate       
nuances ( mean+ are indicat$ & ! h>mony 
( ! s5t5ce is pres]v$ by ! judici\s     
plac+ ( ^! little words4 ,9 revision    
/udy to improve ! diction4 ,ins]t trial 
words ea* "t t y read y\r pap]4 ,use e  
means to enri* y\r vocabul>y & to wid5  
y\r *oice ( words4 ,be able to run y\r  
f+]s ov] t lov$ in/rum5t1 ! ,engli%     
language1 z a musician lets 8 h&s play  
ov] 8 keys4  ,precision 9 diction is !  
m>k ( intellect1 b also ( pati5t labor4 
,/ev5son said ! man n will+ to sp5d !   

:ole aft]noon 9 se>* ( ! "r ^w 0 unfit =
 ! bus9ess ( lit]ature4 ,be unsp>+ ( y\r
 "t4 ,! sillie/ boa/ is ( ! %ort "t a   
writ] has sp5t ^u 8 "w4 ,au?ors' vanity 
is peculi>ly di/a/eful1 because !y are !
 p f :om "o might expect m intellig5ce4 
,! =ce1 t is1 ! int]e/1 ( y\r writ+1 w  
dep5d mu* on ! fre%ness ( y\r *oice (   
words1 & on ! fre%ness ( y\r phras+4    
,yet 9 ! pursuit ( fre%ness1 bew>e (    
affect$ or f>-fet*$ words1 or words too 
old1 z gott52 or too new1 z viewpo9t1   
=eword1 words t1 = m]e ugl9ess1 %\ld n  
be all[$ to exi/4  ,write ) words1 n    
phrases4 ,commonplace writ+ is compos$ (
 bromidic phrases4 ,!y are v cat*+4     
,excessive read+1 unaccompani$ by ?9k+1 
is sure to produce a /ilt$1 conv5tional 
/yle4 ,i wond] if college girls "k h[   
(t5 !y are1 ev5 9 conv]sation1 /ilt$ 9  
_! language1 ?\gh (t5 ) a half-humor\s  
int5t4 ,i h notic$ "o :o uses a ,lat9   
p>ticipial con/ruction ev5 at ! breakfa/
 table4  ,9 ord] to be vigor\s1 y\r     
writ+ mu/ be brief1 simple1 & cle>4 ,yet

 9 our cult ( simplicity1 let u n be    
cont5t ) ! cle> & simple commonplace4   
,"s books n[adays1 ?\gh writt5 by !     
clev]e/ ( m51 h a commonness ( /yle t is
 a m]e com+ d[n to _! inf]iors4 ,x w    
nev] make lit]ature4  ,put into y\r     
notebook :at writ]s h said ab\t _!      
craft4 ,y w f9d 9 ,%akespe>e "s         
admirable h9ts ab\t 8 art1 ?\gh p (t5   
tell u he gave no acc\nt ( himself4     
,mod]n self-consci\sness has made au?ors
 m & m aw>e ( !mselves & _! processes4  
,m>k :at ,goe!1 ,em]son1 & all our lat] 
writ]s h said ( _! "w4 ,9 my college    
days1 we read ! old writ]s ^u ^!        
subjects3 ! incomp>able ,ars ,poetica ( 
,horace1 & ! pleasant pages (           
,qu9tilian4 ,d y read !m n[8  ,h[ read+ 
%\ld help writ+ is a "q4 ,i h he>d x    
said t a pr(essional writ] %\ld read "s 
o!r m excell5t writ] "o h\r a day6 ,h[  
f> we %\ld take ano!r writ] = ma/] is v 
d\btful4 ,said a ,mi*igan man to ,mr4   
,em]son1 z he came out f a lecture1 ,mr4
 ,em]son1 ,i see y nev] le>n$ to write f

 a book4 ,x goes )\t say+ t we want only
 orig9al1 fir/-h& "w f our writ]2       
nev]!less1 x is true t he may le>n      
some?+ ab\t 8 art f ne>ly e book he     
reads4 ,y y\rselves are obs]v+ read]s2  
obs]ve1 among o!r ?+s1 h[ ! ?+ is done4 
,beyond & out ( college1 ! educat$ woman
 %\ld live p5 9 h&4 ,p[] ( expression is
 p[] itself1 & expression ) ! p5 w add  
mu* to a woman's effici5cy z a memb] (  
society4 ,) _m bus9ess c>e]s op5+ to h]1
 success dep5ds n a little on ! ability 
to write an admirable bus9ess lett]4 ,h]
 usefulness z a secret>y hangs on !     
effici5cy ( h] p54 ,a tea*]'s lett] (   
application (t5 settles h] fate4 ,!     
libr>ian w introduce books to read]s all
 ! m effectively if %e hold ! p5 ( !    
ready writ]4 ,! college woman %\ld be   
valuable 9 _m bran*es ( j\rnalism4 ,9   
philan?ropic "w1 occasions arise = wise1
 tactful1 brief1 effective composition1 
9 lett]s1 reports1 & public addresses4  
,! p5 is n en\gh us$ 9 prep>ation =     
speak+4 ,we %\ld be sp>$ _m a rambl+    

disc\rse if ! orator _h fir/ submitt$ to
 its discipl9e4  ,! club pap] has a     
place 9 _m wom5's lives4 ,few ( !m take 
x s]i\sly en\gh4 ,if !y h possession (  
an h\r's "t ( fifty wom51 !y %\ld give  
_! utmo/ z an equival5t = fifty h\rs (  
human life4 ,to make h] club pap] wor?  
:ile1 a woman %\ld h liv$ p5 9 h& = a   
ye>1 read+1 ?9k+1 tak+ notes4 ,! pap] ( 
! educat$ woman %\ld be reason$1 ord]$1 
& %apely1 :ile e s5t5ce %\ld h its      
mean+4 ,z ,john ,synge said ( a play3 ,e
 spee* %\ld be z fully flavor$ z a nut  
or an apple4 ,?is is n ! club pap] ( !  
lady :o rises ) smil+ apology1 ,i h _h v
 little "t to prep>e ?is pap]4 ,i really
 did n beg9 to write x until night be=e 
la/4  ,:e!r wom5 desire x or n1 !y are  
de/9$ to take m & m "p 9 public life1 & 
:atev] !y may be call$ ^u to d1 !y w f9d
 t ,h x 9 writ+ is "o ( ! be/ maxims ( !
 great _w !y are ent]+4  ,i w\ld1 h[ev]1
 h y fir/ reg>d ! use ( ! p5 9          
lett]-writ+1 9 pres]v+ ! unity & love ( 
! family1 9 *]i%+ fri5d%ip1 9 sweet5+   

human int]c\rse4 ,x makes society (     
solitude = ! lonely woman1 or = !       
invalid1 or = ! ag$4 ,read+ & writ+     
toge!r are pro( aga9/ lonel9ess4  ,by   
all means1 use ! p5 z a means (         
effici5cy & ( happ9ess1 b ,i w\ld ev5   
cultivate writ+ = writ+'s sake4 ,i w\ld 
dabble 9 x z an amateur6 ,x is wor? :ile
 to draw & sket* = ! tra9+ ( ! eye1 & = 
! great] appreciation ( o!rs' "w4       
,write1 & y w be a f> bett] read]4 ,y   
help to create a lit]>y atmosph]e 9 :i* 
"s "o else c write bett] ?an )\t y1 z   
musicians say t an or*e/ra mu/ h play]s 
9 ! audi5ce4 ,writ]s ne$ ! und]/&+      
read]4 ,we h n yet 9 our c\ntry a l>ge  
en\gh body ( eag]1 expectant read]s1 (  
lit]>y sympa?ies4 ,moreov]1 x seems a   
law ( ,nature t1 if _m are writ+ & ke5ly
 int]e/$ 9 lit]ature1 out ( su* an      
environm5t a great writ] is sure 9 "t to
 em]ge4  ,by writ+ y may discov]        
y\rself4 ,! call may come to y1 & no?+  
!n c /op y4 ,y w say1 l ,c>lyle1 ,_h ,i 
b two potatoes 9 ! _w & "o true idea1 ,i

 %\ld hold x my duty to "p ) "o potato =
 p5 & ink1 & live ^u ! o!r till ,i got x
 writt54  ,! woman ( lett]s is a type   
sure to develop f ! pres5t intellectual 
tra9+ ( wom54 ,su* a vocation %\ld n    
take h] ap>t f ! great exp]i5ces (      
womanhood3 ^! %\ld b make h] ! bett]    
writ]4 ,h] c>e] ( writ] w be a high]    
education 9 itself1 a /eady intellectual
 & moral developm5t4 ,i urge y to write 
because x w hold y to ! ideal2 x w      
develop ! philosophic m9d2 x w /imulate 
"* & intellect4 ,x op5s vi/as (         
happ9ess1 z ! practice ( e art does4 ,to
 "k ! joys ( ! creative arti/ "o ne$s n 
to write a novel or a drama4 ,he c "k !m
 f a lett]1 happily writt51 or ev5 f a  
=tunate phrase t has come to him4  ,:e!r
 or n su* writ+ br+ y fame & money1 x w 
h giv5 y some?+ no "o c take away f y4  
,! mode/ p]son ( a quiet m9d :o does h] 
be/ & ?9ks n mu* ab\t ! consequ5ces1 ?is
 p]son %>es "s ( ! sweets ( au?or%ip )  
^? %e kn[s to be h] bett]s4 ,!          
p]quisites ( ! writ] are _m3 ! good     

society2 ! sympa?y1 sometimes ! love1 ( 
/rang]s2 ! my/]i\s & fasc9at+           
communication ) "o's fell[-m54  ,p ask  
:y college wom5 h n di/+ui%$ !mselves 9 
lit]ature4 ,colleges = wom5 began z our 
great lit]>y p]iod 9 ,am]ica 0 draw+ to 
a close4 ,if wom5 h n be5 notable 9 our 
lit]ature 9 ! la/ fifty ye>s1 nei!r h we
 _h ano!r ,em]son or ,haw?orne4 ,am]ican
 intellect has express$ itself 9 o!r &  
wond]ful ways1 b n 9 great poetry or    
prose4  ,wom5 h n yet _h a long en\gh   
trial ( education to be adju/$ to ! new 
conditions x has made = !m4 ,!y h _h    
culture suffici5t to make !m critical1 b
 n creative2 to make !m mode/ &         
di/ru/ful ( _! own "w1 b n greatly d>+ 9
 any art4 ,!y d small ?+s delicately &  
delightfully1 b ! great works are /ill  
to come4 ,wom5 ne$ m p[] to ! elb[4 ,!y 
ne$ a ri*] tradition1 & gr[? f a deep]  
soil2 = a writ] (t5e/ rip5s ?r\gh       
g5]ations ( read]s & ?9k]s4  ,d n let   
?is disc\rage y4 ,ea* ( u may 9 our day 
contribute to ! progress ( ,am]ican     

lit]ature2 = we are help+ to make !     
ta/es & traditions out ( :i* 9 a lat]   
g5]ation a great poet may arise4        
,,iv--,,ev]yday ,,liv+   ,! fre%man girl
 is happy :o1 9 h] prep>ation = college1
 has includ$ "s k ( ! art ( liv+ ) o!rs4
 ,miss ,ell5 ,em]son once read al\d to  
our ,sunday-,s*ool class an essay by    
,sir ,ar?ur ,helps on ?is v subject4 ,"o
 s5t5ce ,i rememb]3 ,a ?or\gh conviction
 ( ! diff]5ce ( m5 is ! great ?+ to be  
assur$ ( 9 social k3 x is to life :at   
,newton's law is to a/ronomy4 ,miss     
,ell5 paus$1 & bade u n =get t say+4 ,! 
girl :o goes to college prep>$ to f9d p 
diff]5t has a ma/]y ( ! situation4  ,i  
w\ld h assign$ h]1 z a piece ( college  
prep>ation1 a few good magaz9e articles 
ab\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) ?ree or f\r ( ! 
be/ new books ab\t h] c\ntry4 ,^! w\ld  
make h] glad to talk ) a /ud5t f ,oregon
 on h] "r & a girl f ,bo/on on h] left  
at t fir/ homesick supp]-"t4 ,%e is1    
p]haps1 a prov9cial ,new ,york ,city    
girl1 :o has nev] se5 any?+ b ,europe & 

h] own t[n4 ,h] horizon w at once wid5  
at college4  ,n t op5-m9d$ness requires 
y to ab&on y\r own beliefs4 ,college    
prep>ation %\ld include ,convictions4   
,tru? & hone/y !re _c be two op9ions    
ab\t2 & 9 ! art ( liv+ ) o!rs tru? &    
hone/y be> a great "p4 ,said ,oliv]     
,cromwell1 ,give me a man t ha?         
pr9ciple--,i "k :]e to h him4  ,a girl  
%\ld h _h "s prep>ation 9 bus9ess habits
 = liv+ ) o!rs 9 college4 ,pla9 bus9ess 
hone/y is a college requirem5t4 ,borr[+ 
is1 ,i fe>1 "o ( ! s9s ( /ud5t life4    
,girls ( y\r bre$+ d n borr[ we>+ app>el
 or p]sonal belong+s4 ,b a borr[$ po/age
 /amp or a c>-f>e is a matt] ( bus9ess  
honor4 ,s is punctuality2 ! robb]y ( o!r
 p's "t is petty l>c5y4 ,integrity1     
uprightness1 ent] into ! art ( liv+ )   
o!rs1 e h\r ( ! day4 ,! girl :o is      
scrupul\sly delicate ab\t o!r p]sons'   
rights & possessions is ! girl y f9d    
easy to live )4  ,tea*abl5ess is a *>m+ 
quality 9 a fre%man1 9 or out ( class3 a
 little wond] & awe become h]4 ,a       

newcom] :o kn[s x all is unbe>able4     
,meekness is an old-fa%ion$ virtue1 n   
en\gh appreciat$ 9 ^! days4 ,yet :o does
 n feel its *>m 9 ! unassum+ woman1     
ready to le>n1 & to rev]5ce sup]iority8 
,prep>e y\rself to be at fir/ ( n mu*   
importance1 to be out%one 9 recitation1 
to "w h>d )\t mu* recognition2 b y w f9d
 soon t a tea*] w gr[ to rely on y1 w   
meet y\r eye1 w welcome y\r response2 & 
be=e y are aw>e1 y & %e w h laid !      
f\ndation ( a lifelong sympa?y &        
fri5d%ip4 ,&1 :5 all is said1 ! art (   
liv+ ) o!rs is ! art ( mak+ fri5ds4  ,d 
n =get y\r old fri5ds4 ,:5 y travel     
abroad1 "o ( ! mo/ important subjects y 
le>n ab\t is ,am]ica2 :5 y g to college1
 y le>n to "k y\r home4 ,! fir/ a*e (   
homesickness w tea* y mu*4 ,x w\ld mean 
some?+ v sad if y did n feel x4 ,y w\ld 
lose "o ( ! t5d]e/ exp]i5ces4 ,:5 ! pa9 
s(t5s1 y f9d y und]/& y\r home & y\r de>
 ones z y nev] did be=e4 ,t is ! rew>d (
 ! fre%man's homesickness4  ,!re w      
quickly come new int]e/s1 b d n become s

 absorb$ 9 !m z to lose ?is new relation
 to y\r home4 ,mu* z ! fri5ds !re miss  
y1 y\r college life may be made a       
con/ant pleasure to !m4 ,let u hope t   
y\r prep>atory ,engli% has made y a good
 lett]-writ]4 ,write cle>ly & legibly1 )
 lov+ c>e1 t y\r fa!r may n say1 ,am ,i 
wa/+ a college education on a girl t c't
 ev5 spell8 & t y\r "m ne$ n sigh1 ,!re 
is a ^w ,i %all h to give up4 ,!        
illit]acy ( collegians ( bo? sexes ,i "k
 to be a s\rce ( pa9 to p>5ts :o sit    
deciph]+ _! lett]s by ! ev5+ lamp4 ,x is
 all a "q ( y\r tak+ tr\ble1 & ( y\r    
?\ghtful consid]ation = o!rs4  ,lit]acy 
atta9$1 see t y\r lett] gives pleasure1 
& t x %>e ) y\r p>5ts ! fun & int]e/ (  
y\r college life4 ,see t x make old     
he>ts "y4 ,don't s5d home a lett] )\t a 
laugh 9 x4 ,& pray write occasionally to
 an uncle or an aunt6  ,d n drop y\r old
 acqua9tance :5 y g away f home4 ,p]haps
 y h "s humble village fri5ds1 to :om x 
seems a f9e1 romantic ?+ t y h gone (f  
to college4 ,e p]son :om y "k may be 9  

"s way pleas$ & b5efit$ by y\r exp]i5ce4
 ,!re are little girls :o are exam9+ y z
 only a little girl c1 & are mak+ up _! 
m9ds :e!r !y1 too1 w g to college "s    
day4 ,:5 y see ?is bright *ild pe]+ at  
y1--!re is y\r *ance to be some?+       
adorable6  ,no "o foll[s y ) m sympa?y  
?an ! tea*]s :o h fitt$ y = college4 ,!y
 h a %>e 9 y1 rememb]2 = tea*]s h a     
rew>d beyond money 9 ! futures ( _!     
pupils4  ,we speak ( college girls z if 
!y _h dep>t$ = ! cloi/]2 b reckon+ by   
weeks1 h[ l>ge a proportion ( _! "t is  
sp5t at home6 ,9 %ort vacations !       
unselfi% "m plans all sorts ( pleasures 
= h] daught]1 & p]haps says sadly at !  
end1 ,i saw little ( ,ru?4 ,%e made or  
receiv$ visits all ! =tnight4 ,! %ort   
vacations %\ld1 ,i ?9k1 belong to y\r   
p>5ts3 ! summ] gives "t = o!r fri5ds4   
,"s day y w und]/& :at x has co/ y\r    
fa!r & "m to s5d y out ( _! sight j z y 
h become mo/ companionable to !m4  ,9 ! 
case ( "s ( y !re are sacrifices made at
 home t y may g to college2 & y w       

bravely %>e ) y\r p>5ts ! do+ )\t t is  
mak+ y\r lib]al education possible4 ,y\r
 social position 9 ^! next f\r ye>s does
 n dep5d on money3 x does dep5d on      
intellect & "*2 on ta/e1 n exp5se1 9    
dress & belong+s2 & on ! traditions t y 
br+ ) y4 ,to him t ha? %all be giv54 ,! 
girl :o takes some?+ to college gets m1 
z1 :5 %e travels1 %e ga9s 9 proportion  
to :at %e c>ries ) h]4 ,= example1 if y 
take to college ! family tradition (    
read+1 y\r college lot is a happi] "o4  
,! poor girl 9 college has c]ta9        
advantages3 %e is respect$ = ! ef=t %e  
has made to get !re2 %e at once excites 
! int]e/ ( h] tea*]s2 %e f9ds h]self 9  
an atmosph]e ( sympa?y & enc\ragem5t4   
,%e is g5]\sly prais$1 & is made happy  
by ! appreciation ( h] gifts4 ,let h]   
gu>d aga9/ vanity & priggi%ness4 ,! poor
 & brilliant girl has h] own            
temptations4  ,if %e suff] 9 "s ?+s     
because ( h] pov]ty1 x does n matt] mu*4
 ,privations1 if !y d n injure heal?1   
are brac+ & tonic4 ,a girl w le>n at    

college1 if any:]e1 h[ to be ri* ?\gh   
poor4 ,%e c\ld be plac$ 9 no situation  
:]e %e c\ld m successfully ignore       
pov]ty4 ,simplicity 9 dress is good =m 9
 college4 ,! fatal ^w vulg> is fix$ by !
 initiat$ ^u display1 or extremes (     
fa%ion4 ,ta/e & neatness are luxuries )9
 ! rea* ( girls ( small means4  ,! ri*  
girl has h] difficulties4 ,%e is (t5    
h&icapp$ by poor prep>ation1 :i* is n s 
mu* ! fault ( h] fitt+ s*ool z ( h]     
social life too soon begun4 ,%e has _h  
_m di/ractions1 ) less s]i\s labor (    
prep>ation4 ,college r\t9e w be at fir/ 
irksome to h]2 b if %e has *os5 to g to 
college1 %e has /uff 9 h]1 & %e c make (
 h]self ! f9e/ type ( /ud5t4 ,h] money w
 be means1 & %e w le>n noble ways (     
sp5d+ x4 ,_m is ! ri* girl :o is        
secretly help+ a poor girl to get h]    
education4  ,ri* appo9tm5ts make a      
girl's way h>d] at college1 on ! :ole4  
,s*ol>s are di/ru/ful ( ! appe>ances (  
weal?1 sometimes unju/ly4 ,! wise       
college girl w cultivate simplicity1 t  

%e may be 9 h>mony ) h] surr\nd+s1 & t  
%e may h a free m9d4  ,! girl ( weal?   
may lack ! elem5t ( ! h]oic & ! romantic
 9 ! college c>e] ( ! poor girl1 b h]   
comp5sations are t %e c comm& all means 
( culture2 %e c travel1 buy books1 visit
 cities1 & meet significant p4 ,h] weal?
 buys h] a wid] life2 :ile ! girl (     
small means has "o m conc5trat$ &       
int5se4 ,h] pleasures may be ke5]       
because !y are conque/s2 %e relies on   
h]self & develops h] own res\rces4 ,we w
 wait to judge ! two until !y are =ty4  
,heal? is "o ( y\r college duties2 s is 
happ9ess4    ,if ,i h falt]$ m or less  
,9 my great task ( happ9ess1--  wrote   
,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son4 ,he 0 a ma/] (   
gallant liv+4 ,he really _h some?+ to   
:9e ab\t1 b he liv$ ) all 8 colors fly+4
  ,h[ev]1 ,i %all n d5y t !re are blues 
peculi> to college life4 ,occasionally  
!y w be "p ( y\r education4 ,!re w be   
w\nds to y\r vanity2 & ye>s aft]w>ds y w
 rememb] ! snub ( "s brusque1 brilliant 
pr(essor & w smile to ?9k h[ mu* y le>n$

 by x4 ,y w see ano!r girl surpass y1 & 
envy w give y a fit ( ! blues2 = envy   
always puni%es itself4 ,! college has1  
on ! :ole1 an atmosph]e ( noble feel+1 (
 admiration1 hope1 & love2 b a s9 t "s  
college girls h to fight is ! ugly s9 ( 
envy4 ,jeal\sy is ak9 to x1 & is sure to
 ent] into n>r[1 int5se fri5d%ips4 ,!   
rem$y is _m fri5ds & _m int]e/s4  ,a    
g5u9e s\rce ( blues is disappo9tm5t 9   
"o's self4 ,i wond] if y w believe an   
old college girl's exp]i5ce t an        
occasional brac+ failure is ! be/ ?+ t c
 happ5 to y4 ,x w help y to keep y\r    
balance1 & to "k y\rself4 ,moreov]1 x w 
r\se y z no?+ else w4  ,trifles loom    
l>ge 9 college life1 its critics say4 ,a
 fre%man's _w looks black to-day because
 ( a bad recitation or a neglectful     
fri5d4 ,i d n reason away h] tr\bles3 ,i
 only rem9d h] ( ,abraham ,l9coln's     
rem$y = ! blues 7& he knew well :at !y  
774 ,rememb]1 he said1 t !y don't la/4  
,also ,i w\ld set h] to "s absorb+ task3
 "w is good company1 & compels h] to ?9k

 ab\t :at %e is do+ & n ( h] tr\bles4   
,x 0 record$ ^u ! tomb ( a ,roman lady  
long ago1 ,%e made nobody sad4 ,make    
nobody sad ) y\r woes1 or y\r face1 or  
y\r voice4 ,& if y wi% to *e] y\rself1  
*e] somebody else4 ,y v likely ne$ re/ =
 y\r n]ves4 ,college girls we> ^u       
!mselves & ^u "o ano!r by too mu* talk+4
 ,_! m9ds are s mutually /imulat+ t !y  
ne$ re/ f _! own company4 ,"o ( ! fir/  
conditions = a satisfactory intellectual
 life is a room to "o's self4 ,! college
 girl :o _c comm& x %\ld sp5d mu* "t    
alone out ( doors1 ev5 if %e c>ry ) h] a
 book4  ,:5 ! college day is end$1 & y  
look back ov] its h\rs1 :at w h made its
 success1 & :at w h made its happ9ess8  
,h y be5 nobly busy8 ,i leave to y !    
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