Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-08-10

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The OnslRaAti technical school has
taken sep In sdvsnes OF any Of she
ether mA1ua. training schools Of tee
coanryy ID DsrHits slzls - take al rs
courses. even % engineering and ea<p~n-
ter work, II they desire. AT the com
m1nceneuf thu snRns< two young u
dies received diplomas who were more
thoroughly accomplished IN some ways
than any g,ri graduates u tho season. is
10 safs 20 say These young women
were Lucy Mary Riggs and JuhA Bedin-
ger They were both u them bright,
spirited Kentucky maidsnA They not
only learned architeetarsl and mechAn-
Neal drawing. but became expert In the
uss Of carpenters tools, and are prac-
ticAlly familiar with the uss Of steam
machinery. Now / hope they will go
on and make use Of their knowledge in
some way, either - tssahexs, manual
workers q drSkszmsn-
Helen Waseerson, the woman About
Town" Of the New York Evening Sun.
one Of the brightest. jolliess newspaper
women l know. - well Is one Of the
most industrious, coufides to mo that
when she rssds about the literary women
who arc vnsssn up % much. have their
pictures printed In the newspapers. ETC..
and beautiful story told Of how they
work eight and ten hours . day in an
Office. and have time 10 keep house. go
int society. drss up In al the latest
frills Of fashion. have splendid recep-
tions and 90 their full duty a. domestic
women bssides--she. shs Woman About
Town simply does not bslisve it Be-
tween ourselves. no moro do
The marriage ssrv;cs Of the Episcopal
church 10 % beautiful and impressive, il
a, Oh, yssi Bot u contains that de-
grading and monstxOus word ''obsy." II
Is bsstsr 10 1--we IN old maid . thousand
years than 10 promise 10 obey . man
The Michigan Legislature has passed q
Law requiring that onts Of the profs9ors
~ the state university shah Be woman.
congratulate Michigan on its enlight-
sned Legislature
Illinois Is the twenty-third state to
pass . school suffrage Law for won n.
Now let the Illinois mothers anc other
female voters turn ont en- mAsse at the
next election and show that they at least
appreciate tho noble night Of suffrage
their husbands and brothsrs have con-
ferred ON thsm-
II lived in nlinols no hind Of weather
could besp me homo from the polls on
school election ~.
Marion Hazard, Of Providence, can
harness horse in four minutes and thirty
secoudA
The most accomplished girl q her age
IN America u probably Edna K Wooley,
of Chicago. aged seventeen She passed
the highest examination ever recorded
for assistant bookkeeper Ia the postofice
of that eity. She intends 10 become an
expsst bank bookkeeper. She plays the
piano and church organ. OF evenings
abe studies Latin. German and htera-
ture. She also paints very creditably.
Besides that shs can fence. row, fish.
box and ride horseback. and "just loves
20 dance" At the business college where
shs y Aduated she did . years work in
sAx nonthA
Mis Mary II. Krout secured her pres
snt place on tho editorial staff Of the
chicago Inter- Ocean because Of the bril-
liant political sspsrtorih work she did
for her paper in Indiana during the
Harrison campaign. In that state she
had the whole management of The
Inter- Oceans political news dispatches
and reporting during the campaign.
Women must always be beaten when
they come in competition with men in
che industrial field. must they?
ELIZA ARCHARD CoNTER.