A girl student.
1859. He [ye Freshman] heareth of “quails,” he buyeth Cologne, he speculateth in “Bear’s Oil,” he dresseth himself in fine linen, he flourisheth ye expansive cotton handkerchief, he gazeth upon ye beautiful maidens, he loseth sight of ye mighty valedictory, he getteth ye Yale Banger, he weareth ye small society pin in ye very prominent position, he putteth on his Sunday raiment, he goeth about the streets, he seeketh to flirt with ye “quails,” but they know him not.—Yale Lit. Mag., xxiv. 291 (June).
1909. The “quails” have been barred at Wesleyan—“quails” is the Middletown University’s name for her “co-eds”—and whether one regards coeducation approvingly or otherwise, there is food for reflection in the bitter warfare that has been waged against girl students at Wesleyan for a decade.—N.Y. Evening Post, March 11.
