 Declaring college "a waste of time", Crane decided to become a full-time writer and reporter.He attended a Delta Upsilon chapter meeting on June 12, 1891, but shortly afterward left college for good.In the summer of 1891, Crane often camped with friends in the nearby area of Sullivan County, New York, where his brother Edmund occupied a house obtained as part of their brother William's Hartwood Club (Association) land dealings.