Chapter I: Preface

This volume contains a few of many talks which the author has
given on Sunday afternoons to the students of Bradford Academy.
At their request and for their convenience the volume is
published. While hundreds of addresses to young women of college
age have found their way into print, the books that deal with
the problems and needs of younger girls and that look at life
from their point of view are few. Though these talks were
inspired by the needs of a definite group, the author will be
glad if the book finds a wider audience.

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CONTENTS

I. NEW STARTS IN LIFE
II. SCHOOL FRIENDSHIPS
III. THE ART OF LIVING WITH OTHERS
IV. ENDURING HARDNESS
V. THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
VI. THE USES OF TROUBLE
VII. SCHOOL SPIRIT
VIII. MAKING THE BEST OF THINGS
IX. CONFLICTING LOYALTIES
X. THE VALUE OF DISCIPLINE
XI. THE SUCCESSFUL LIFE
XII. THE PROGRESS OF WOMAN
XIII. SOURCES OF HAPPINESS
XIV. AFTER GRADUATION

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VESPER TALKS TO GIRLS