Peru State College - Peruvian Yearbook (Peru, NE)

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TOt. ITcrmm Hall gormitorg L,ifc. TO girls the word “dormitory” brings a variety of thoughts. Some have an idea that it is a perfect paradise, and others that it is an awful jail, hut really it strikes a happy medium. The dormitory, at least as it is known to the young ladies of the Normal School, is a very pleasant home. Those who live there are benefited in many ways. She who comes from a poor home lias many more advantages than if living with a private family where there is only a limited number of girls. Here she sees pretty rooms, pretty pictures, cozy corners, fancy pillows and many little odds and ends so dear to girlish hearts. A spirit of friendly rivalry soon enters this girl’s heart, and she, too, will try to have as attractive and pleasant a room as her neighbor; this soon has its good effect on the minds and characters of sad or melancholy girls, —and sometimes there are a few, for the little informal parties given in each others’ rooms, lias a tendency to cheer up the lonely, homesick girl, and soon she is one of the merriest, and as happy as the happiest. For the selfish girl there is no better place for her to learn to live for more than herself. People soon find out whether or not she is sociable or companionable, and if she cannot forget herself enough to do for others some she is soon left alone—but then conies an inquiry which soon results in a change for the better. Meeting with the girls in the parlors after the evening meal is always one of the most enjoyable occasions to all. There is music, singing, conversation, and occasionally some one can be persuaded to recite. Hut there is always a lot of fun.