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Liberal Mary Wash

Mary Washington features a freshman class of 800
and a total enrollment of 2200, making it one of the
largest all-girls school in the nation. The girls there are
socially just a step behind Madison. Their curfews are
relatively liberal, and they can sign out overnight almost
any time for any type of accommodation.

To get to Fredericksburg go west on Route 250, turn
north on Route 20, north on Route 15, and east on
Route 3.

Longwood girls come from places like Appomattox,
Virginia, and Duck, North Carolina. The biggest
periodical on campus is the Farmer's Almanac, and all
the radio stations go to bed with the chickens. Most
students are simple and friendly, but the restrictions on
them are quite strict. For something to do while in
Farmville, the truck stop features the best selection of
country music this side of the Smokey Mountains.

To get to the freshman class of 600, arriving on
September 17, go west on Route 250 to Zion's
Crossroads, and turn south on Route 15.

Southern Seminary is one school that not many
Cavaliers can claim to have visited, probably because of
its proximity to VMI. Southern Sem is a small, private,
two year girl's school, complete with riding stable and
Victorian regulations. Rebelling against the regulations
though, seems to be a favorite sport of Southern Sem
girls. Take Route 81 north and follow the signs to
Buena Vista. When you get there, if anyone is still
awake, he'll tell you where the school is.

The school closest to the University is Mary Baldwin
College. The freshmen class of 225 will arrive on
September 17. Baldwin girls are cast in the same mold as
those at Sweet Briar, adding some Presbyterian
influence, but their rules for fraternizing are fairly
conservative. The date of their mixer hasn't been set
yet either. Mary Baldwin is in Staunton, a short 40 miles
on Route 250.

Bringing up the rear, no pun, is Hollins College in
Roanoke. Hollins has a very finishing school
atmosphere, but is not overly intellectual, although it is
rather artsy. Most of the girls are rather friendly, even if
they are the Avis to Sweet Briar's Hertz.

This year 300 girls are entering the school, bringing
the total enrollment to 1,000. The first girls arrived
Sunday, making Hollins the first school in session in the
area. The dates of any mixers at Hollins haven't been set
yet. Hollins can be reached by travelling south on Route
81.