Betty Wales, Sophomore: A Story for Girls

The narrative follows a group of college sophomores living together as they confront academic, social, and ethical challenges in their second year. Betty, a lively and popular student, and her varied housemates—shy, scholarly, prankish, and snobbish types—participate in campus life through parades, parties, student journalism, theatrical fundraisers, and work for a Harding Aid Society. Tensions over ambition, reputation, and practical jokes produce moral questions that prompt discussion and self-examination. Through collaborative projects, crises, and small triumphs the girls deepen friendships, adjust ambitions, and take on new campus responsibilities. The book presents episodic scenes of college life that blend humor, conflict, and coming-of-age reflection.