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Smith College Girls Descend on University During Annual 'Mountain Day' Migration

By Carolyn C. Simpkinson

Mountain Day was first started at Smith College to give the young ladies an outing in the beautiful New England autumn to frollo in the mountains and country-side. Now, with mass transportation, it has become an annual exodus to the men's colleges in the tri-state area.

Smith officials make the event more interesting by not announcing the date before-hand. But the girls are still prepared. When the bell announcing the event tolls on the fated morning, they quickly squeeze themselves into cars, station wagons, and buses--all eager "to get there first."

On Tuesday afternoon the girls arrived in Cambridge. Some called their friends at the Houses; others clustered in well-frequented areas and appeared unusually talkative.

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