In October,1896,Helen entered

Cambridge school for young ladies to be

prepared for Radcliffe. When Helen was
little girl she surprised her friends by
the announcement, “some day I shall go
to college- but I shall go to Harvard!”.
the thought of going to college took
root in her heart, which impelled her to
enter into competition for a degree with
seeing and hearing girls.
 Helen took the greatest
delight in German books .Mr.Gilman
instructed her part of the year in
englisH literature. sHe read “as You
liKe it,” maCaulaY’s “liFe oF samuel
JoHnson “.He Hear went out to tHe lonelY
man wHo ate ‘ tHe bread oF aFFliCtion’ in
Grub Street and had a word despite
sufferings
 She decided to go to Cambridge with miss Sullivan who would interpret the instructions given
Helen’s studies for the first year was Greek