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Miss Stevenson At Wellesley

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Day
8
Month
December
Year
1893
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Public Domain
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Miss Julia Stevenson, the second daughter of Vice President Stevenson, finds Wellesley life very fascinating and quite a change from the home life to which she has been accustomed. She likes the cosmopolitan atmosphere for which Wellesley is celebrated, and she likes the generous spirit shown by the students, who esteem each girl for her own true worth regardless of wealth or social position. "It seemed very queer at first that we were all obliged to have our daily housework duties," said Miss Stevenson, "but mine is not very heavy work, and I do not object to it at all. My task is to clear off the lunch tables at noon. It comes at a time of day, too, when I am very glad to get the cobwebs out of my brain," she added, vvith a jolly little laugh. Miss Stevenson is very glad that Wellesley is a "girl's college." "You do not approve of coeducation, then?" "Well, I do for men," said Miss Stevenson. "I thiuk for men it is an excellent thing. I have Iruown two or three ver}' awkward and clumsy young men to return from -a coeducational college quite transformed into polisbed young gentlemen." Miss Stevenson laughingly aduritted, however, that if all young ladies were to denrrance coeducation it could

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