Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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of truth and beauty, and of the unity of thought and spirit in master 1ninds, from the sympathetic study of literary art. The Rhetoric department is being constantly strengthened by the addition of new courses. One which has now been given for sev- eral years is a study of the development of rhetorical theory, begin- ning with the contributions of Plato, Aristotle and Quintilian. Out of one portion of this course, the comparison of modern text books, has come naturally one designed for students who expect to teach English in the preparatory schools. Allied to it are the new courses in the development of literary criticism, and in the history and theory of aesthetics. The course in Journalism was organized last year in response to a request of a class in the development of rhetorical theory, and has drawn to itself some of the most enthusiastic English students. Aside from the familiarity with newspapers and newspaper work which is its chief object, this class offers every possible opportunity for practical work in writing. It furnishes the correspondents who supply the newspaper world with college news, and those who re- spond to the frequent requests from alumnae associations for papers and letters. The present class is engaged in writing a history of the events of last year, wl1icl1 shall preserve for the College much ma- terial that would otherwise be soon lost. The general aim is to give an intelligent preparation for ready writing, whether in the newspaper or out of itg for ready speaking as well, as there are frequent opportunities for impromptu speeches. The work is intended not so much to make woman journalists as to show the students what qualities are necessary in newspaper work, and to make tl1e1n capable, as any educated women ought to be, of preparing matter for publication, The work in writing-and each member of the class is urged to have regular hours for writing as for laboratory work-and the conferences will be supplemented by QC- casional lectures from experienced journalists, both men and women, it is hoped. I2

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Clara Frances Stevens, Ph.1VI. J' HEN to any one has been given the brief vision of a signific- ant life, it is but shamefacedly, as a young thief caught in tl1e act, that he gives to the world such crudely arranged details as he has stolen when the artist's back was turned. He knows that it does not represent even in outline tl1e original life harmony, -yet it is only because of the lack of artist fingers. When the first infiuence of such a life is to inspire in tl1e thoughtless student that craving for reverence which urges to a search for the divine, there is especial regret that tl1e shadow picture should not too be a work of art, revealing no more than that which is tl1e world's due. The birthplace of Clara Frances Stevens is historic Newbury- port, set by tl1e sea, and kept beautiful by its guardian trees. Here her home has always been. O11 either side her ancestors were noted for loyal heroism a11d stalwart integrity, they were typical New Eng- land men and women. Her father, Cyrus Porter Stevens, was the son of a brave soldier who fought in the War of 1812, and earlier in tl1e family history are tl1e heroes of tl1e Revolution. Her mother, Harriet Newell Bartlett, may trace her relationship to Thomas Bart- lett, who pnt his name to tl1e Declaration of Independence. Tl1e lesson of obedience sl1e values as perhaps tl1e highest teach- ing of her New England home. The sea spoke to her very often and she loved it, but sl1e loved even better tl1e mountains. The old homestead, l1er mother's home, was in tl1e midst of mountains, and she counts a trip tothe Franconia Notch the red-letter day of her childhood. In all l1er work we see the breadth of vision, like tl1e sweep of ocean, and tl1e strength and upward reach of the hills. In tl1e fall of 1878 Miss Stevens entered the Junior lllldflle class at Mount Holyokeg before this she had spent fOlll' years teaching. Graduated in 1881, she was straightway called to be a teacher of Lati11 and Modern History i11 tl1e Seminary. I11 1884 she began to 15