active in their symptoms, girls over 18
having fewer 'raves' and generally condemning them.

"In the large school already referred to, of which I have personal
knowledge, 'raving' was very general, hardly anyone being free from it.
Any fresh student would soon fall a victim to the fashion, which rather
points to the fact that it is infectious. Sometimes there might be a lull
in the general raving, only to reappear after an interval in more or less
of an epidemic form. Sometimes nearly all the 'raves' were felt by
students for their teachers; at other times it was more apparent between
the girls themselves.

"Sometimes one teacher was raved on by several girls. In many cases, the
girls raving on a teacher would have a very great friendship with one of
their companions--talking with each other constantly of their respective
'raves,' describing their feelings and generally letting off steam to one
another, indulging sometimes in the active demonstrations of affection
which they were debarred from showing the teacher herself, and in some
cases having no desire to do so even if they could.

"As far as I have been able to judge, there is not necessarily any
attraction for physical characteristics, as beauty, elegance, etc.; the
two participants are probably both of strong character or a weak character
raves on a stronger, but rarely _vice versa_.

"I have often noticed that the same person may be raved on at different
times by several people of different characters and of all ages: say, up
to 30 years of age. It is hard to say why some persons more than others
should inspire this feeling. Often they are reserved, without any
particular physical attraction, and often despising raving and emotional
friendships, and give no encouragement to them. That the majority of
'raves' have a sexual basis may be true, but I am sure that in the
majority of cases where young girls are concerned this is not in the least
recognized, and no impurity is indulged in or wished for. The majority of
the girls are entirely ignorant of all sexual matters, and understand
nothing whatever about them. But they do wonder about them and talk about
them constantly, more especially when they have a 'rave,' which seems to
point to some subtle connection between the two. That this ignorance
exists is largely to be deplored. The subject, if once thought of, is
always thought of and talked of, and information is at length generally
gained in a regrettable ma