Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-23 | Page 10 | Girl Journeys 35,000 Miles in Gaining College Education

Girl Journeys Miles in Gaining College Education BOSTON BOSTO AP AP- AP Maria AP-Maria Maria Iaria has followed a mile trail from Porto Rico to Boston Boston Bos Bos- I ton during her quest for a a. college education The long sought guerdon is now in sight for Cor this persevering miss for tor she is to receive her degree from Boston university this June Travels that began in the West Yest Indies led her hel to Honolulu into the far east across Europe I to London thence to the United States Slates and then a few thousand miles more The eldest of a of five lve Maria acted as interpreter ter after sh she had finished grammar school in Porto Rico Then she accompanied her missionary-guardian missionary Mildred L. L Smith to Honolulu where she completed lier iser high school work From there a long journey took Look them then through Japan China India and the countries of ot Europe to Paris They arrived there too late for Maria Iaria to enter school The same tardiness kept her from en entering entering en- en any of the New v York universities universities uni uni- when at length they crossed the Atlantic But Maria went to the middle west where she he found opportunity to make up her back work worl while taking advance studies Summer school work at the University of Minnesota and last summer at the Alliance and the Sorbonne Sor- Sor bonne in Paris brought her in ex excellent excellent excellent ex- ex standing to Boston university university university sity last September Maria who is a popular member of her class at the Boston university university sity school of education speaks excellent excellent ex ox- English and expects to teach foreign languages In continental continental conti conti- United States Slates before returning returning return return- ing to Porto Rico