Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 May 1935, p. 45

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sne «was the guest of Mrs. Frank D1. Loomnis of Glencoe. The Trave[-Camp,, which is for girls f rom 13 to 16 years of age, offers an unsual feature in its visit to colleges, which.are planned with a view to helping the girl choose. the institution which, is best ftted, to her needs. Vieît 25 Sçlobls This year the group, in addition to visiting points of interest from -the scenic, historic, and industrial. point of> view, will be shown over the cani- puses of some twenty-ýfive, colleges and universitiesi and wiil meet .With some officer of each 'institution for a discusçsion'of. entrance requireMents, curriculum, and other features which distinguish the institution. Ail types of colleges wiIl be visited, and at campfire discussions the. various ad- vantages and disadvantages, of each will be compared. ExtendIed . .Jineary The girls visit the largest pottery factory in the United States, inspecti the 57 varieties factory in .Pittsburgh, $ce about everythinig in Washington, Philadeiphia. and New York (includ- ing the Stock Exchange) and ail the historic sites and college campuses onthé way, so the girls can get an Ïdea where they may continue theïr education. They go through Bryn Mfawr, Swarthrnore. Barnard, flood, Beaver, Connecticut Colege. Vassar, Pembroke. Wellesley. and Simùions, stopping for the night on the caxn- pusefi of several of them~. Also they take in a few nien's colleges, froni a purely sight-seeing point of view, in- cluding the Anierican University in Washington. Annapolis, West Point, Yale,.àand Brown. Thev also go to M.t. Holyoke. Smith and Cornell -on their way West. The campers travel in large, open ,cars, and pitch their tents.at ight; There is also a big, jolly, colored cook, who is said to turn out marvel- ous meals from ber big commissary kitche-. on other greens anau iair ..-a- tend to make the course in a way more difficuit, but even more iter- esting than heretofore. The condi- tion of the course is now about two weeks ah 1ead of scaspn and the heavy play so far indicates a highly success- ful year. Among the Kilcleer events being LRD s YoullAgret e e s FO UHTAIN SQUARE DOWNTOWN 'EVANSTON OurSm mer Fmrisling Are th e Most BeautifulYu'i id Summer Purnitur-LORD'S-Third )Ftoor

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