The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-25

est IN her. hOtn aB woman ana genius
Is focused on this point that her gent
us and hor temperament were ut war
To give some idea OF the environment
and events which Influenced her career,
% may be well to state something OF
her history Sophie Kovaloysky was
born In 1850 Her parents were Rus
SLAMS Of high birth. but her own ao-
counts Of her utterly neglected child
hood cause one. In this age OF pam
porcd children. to pause aghast Her
delight was In studying the papers
hung upon the walls OF one OF the rooms
set apart for the children. These pa
pcrs were printed lectures on the In
tcgral and dlnerontlal calculus, and
these she porod over until some degree
OF their meaning dawncd upon the
brain Of the child, a few years later
her father allowed her to have some IN
structlon. ana her mathematical ability
was Immediately recognized. II was
Just at this time that the intellectual
residences the passion for change. the
desire for knowledge. spread through
the Russian women OF the upper classes.
Sophie was dominated by an older SIS
ter Annal. OF an crratlc and some
what sensational nature. who imbued
her with the belief that the only way
for them to secure the freedom their Ia
Their had denied them TO study In
foreign university. was for Anna TO
marry. Her idea was to contract one
OF those curious marriages. by no means
uncommon In Russia at that time,
In which II was Understood that 80 soon
as the legal ceremony was performed
both parties would be NJ once free to
continue their studies apart
Sophie. influenced by Anna, accom-
panied her to the study OF a professor
OF whom they had heard. but never met
There Anna showed no slgnh OF maiden
tlmidlty. asked his hand In marriage.
stating her reasons for 70 doing. lie
politely but firmly refused Nothing
dauntcd. Anna sought a young student,
Vladimir KovaloyslSy. ana repeated her
offer. Again she met with no eneour-
agcmcnt. but he tempered his refusal.
saying that he would gladly marry the
reserved and atudloun little Sophie.
Sophie, prepared 10 make any sacrifice TO
gain the knowledge for which she longed,
with all the enthusiasm OF genius. ac-
ceptod. II now became necessary to
mention the matter to Papa. Poor
Gen. Kroukovskyl ones heart bleeds
for him. TO be the father OF an ad-
vancod young woman like Anna was
bad enough, but here was little Sophie
following In her footsteps. OF course
/ he refused his consent: and now the
passion for melodrama. which ia In.
herent In the slay temperament. as
serted itself in Sophie. While her
father was enjoying a little lull In
household surprises and giving a din
ner to some friends. servant brought
note from Sophie. II was as brlof as
the kings in Ruy Bias Papa, | have
gone TO Vladimir. beg your consent
to our marriage" Gen. Kroukoysky
rose TO the occasion. lie sent for the
rash children and announced their mar
rlage to his guests
Monsieur and Madame Koyaloy-
sky now left for England. where they
met n number Of the most celebrated
people Of the day. After a brief stay
they went to Heidelberg, where they
were enrolled as students. Here Nine
KoyaleyBky's remarkable mathematical
ability soon attracted to her much no.
tico. After a time she went to Berlin