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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
ApiIe Women In Sweden.

An American who has just returned
from trip to Sweden says that the
custom in the cool north country that
impressed him most was the manner in
which every one, young and DID, leaps
off of the street cars. There seems to be
q general understanding that passengers
will get ON or off the Car while it is in
motion, and fall or an accident of any
kind seldom, if ever, follows this origi-
nal way of boarding or leaving a vehi-
Gle. 1.-THE manner in which the women
jump aboard, swinging on with all the
agility Of an American conductor, is
quite astonishing" says this observing
tourist "They do it as matter Of
course, and do not appear to be at all
proud of their Accomplishment. A car
is rushing along at good speed, and
just ahead pretty young Swedish wo-
man is seen standing at the curb She
makes no signals for stop AS he
comes opposite her the driver pulls up
bit and she slides on as gracefully as if
she were freight brakeman on west
ern railway.
1.-THE most astonishing thing about it
is the artistic manner in which the
women alight at full speed In doing
so they face ahead, holding on by the
hand nearest the horses, throw the body
backward when they jump, land lightly
ON their feet, take hop, skip or two,
and there they are, safe and sound.
Really, they overturn one OF the laws
of nature in performance of this feat
woman's nature at least. My rather ex-
tensive observations in America have
led me to the conclusion that woman is
so constituted it is impossible for her to
alight from a moving street car any
other way than the wrong way-that is
to say, by holding on with the hand
which turns her face to the car and
jumping or rather falling off backward.
Ninety mine women out of 100 in Amer
lea alight from-a street car in such
manner that if the vehicle were to start
while they were in the act they would
be thrown to the ground American
women excel the women of all other
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
MISS MARY M'LEAN.

shows in this youngest scion. The
young lady is % years of age, an only
child, and has been carefully reared.
Her father is the Rev. j. X. Mclean,
ID. D., who has been in California for
81 years and is known all over the west.
He is the leading Congregationalist in
California. For % years he was pastor
of the most powerful church of that de-
nomination on the coast and is now
seminary.
From her father Miss Mclean in
herited penchant for book learning
and the study of science and the Ian
guages She attended the public schools,
the Oakland High school and later the
State University of California, at Berke-
ley. At Stanford's rival Miss Mclean
ed with good record.
Three years ago she was graduated.
She went next to Cambridge, where she
took postgraduate work at the Harvard
annex, and year ago went TO Europe,
partly for her health and partly to
study Mrs Mclean went from Califor-
mia and chaperoned her daughter. 1t
was while in New York, just before
sailing for Europe, that the offer of an
instructorship in English at Stanford
came to Miss Mclean. 1t was secured
for her by certain powerful friends, who
arranged to have it held open for her
until her return from Europe. Up to
that time Miss McLean's tastes had led
her in literary and classic paths, but
she had had no definite aim in her
preparation. She expected, vaguely, to
teach, but just what or where had not
entered into her calculations
Miss Mclean went first to England,
where she entered the Oxford college
annex. Later she studied in Berlin and
travelled extensively. Her health inn
proved rapidly, and she paid close at
tention to the methods in the various
foreign institutions where she was a
special student. At Stanford Miss Nc
Lean is to be an adjunct to the chair OF
English literature For the present her
work will be confined to freshmen and
sophomores, and she will do nothing
but correct and comment upon themes.
Gradually she will have instructing to
do and so become full fiedged assist
ant professor Miss Mclean is a good
Latin and Greek scholar and proficient
in modern languages. She will intro
duce number of European methods,
culled from the great colleges, all OF
which she has visited, into her new de-
partment New York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
Business Women Cooperate.

Last winter a business woman's ex-
change was started in Chicago under
the management of Miss Virginia Dix
on 1t is simply cooperation among
business and working women to build
up fraternity for mutual aid in secur-
ing work and increasing ability of
workers as well as opportunity. The
business woman's exchange also real
ICES the necessity of finding other lines
of work for many now struggling in the
business world who are not fitted for
it. Many avenues for employment, as
seamstresses, visiting milliners, visiting
governesses, care of bric-a- brac, ETC.,
can be opened up where many now
struggling in the ordinary trades could
make better livelihood. All applicants
at the exchange are tested before being
sent out, and if not competent urged to
take up something else.
The clubs backing this office are the
Ogontz, the Wildwood, the Ursula, the
National Association of Women Stenog-
raphers, the Vassar Alumni association,
the Progressive, the Mutual Benefit, the
Fellowship, the Jane, the Occident, the
Mazzini and the Altura. When all the
social clubs of the city open for winter,
they will send in much work, and mean
while the vacation work of supplying
substitutes is expected to support the
exchange. When one department is well
established. another will be opened, un-
til as many fields of work have been
covered as possible. The capital to start
the enterprise was raised among the
clubs
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
The Sea otter.

The sea otter combines the habits OF
seal with the intelligence and amusing
character of the otter. When met in herds
far out ut sea, they are commonly seen
swimming on their backs. They even eat
their food lying in this position on the wa
ter and nurse their young ones on their
chests between their paws, exactly as
South Sea island mother swims with her
baby In the water. When swimming In
this attitude they even shade their eyes
with their paws when the sun dazzles
them. Now they are so rare that the sight
of a single otter swimming out ut sea Is q
signal for fleet of Aleutian boats to set
out for its capture, and the poor beast Is
hunted till Il can keep below water no
longer and allows itself to be speared.
From the whole area Of the north Pacific
In which these pelagic animals are found
the supply of sea otter skins during the
past year was only 1866. For six years it
has steadily decreased at the rate OF 6Oo
skins a year, and It is probable that In
few years time the creature will only DO
seen in the collections of naturalists.-
London Spectator.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
WOMAN'S WORLD.
A YOUNG WOMAN IN THE FACULTY
OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY.

Womens CLUBS and SOcieties-Women
Who Dress In Pairs-Agile Women In
sweden-New Details In Gowns-Busi-
ness Women Cooperate.
Miss Mary Mclean of Oakland, Cal.
who is one Of the new assistant instruct
ors in English literature at Stanford
university, is not the only woman in
the faculty of that institution. Mrs.
Mary Weldon Barnes, the historian,
and Mrs. Mary Williams have preceded
her, but Miss Mclean has the distinc-
ton of being the youngest woman in
the faculty of any western college. Her
own alma mater, the University of
California, has not yet seen fit to open
its faculty door to women, but Stan.
ford, being younger, is less conservative.
Miss Mary Matilda Mclean is a
young lady of interesting personality.
She is OF Scotch stock and has always
been noted for her serious temperament.
She is well endowed mentally, though
not remarkable for a robust physique.
She is quite ambitious and decidedly
earnest and thorough.
Miss McLean's family were New
Englanders when they ceased to be
Scotch, and the sturdiness of the race
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

The contract for the erection of the
proposed West Hancock school building
has been let by the board to Gauthier
Bros, OF Hancock. A snag has been run
into IN the matter of acquiring title to
the lots designated by the board. The
title is involved by reason o. a tax title
being held on the property. The board
has made several exploring trips to the
west end, but is unable to find other SUIT
able or as suitable lots Oh which to build
and the building will await the legal en-
tangling Of the title of those first desig-
mated.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

the presence OF any woman or child with
IN tais State md TO provide a penalty
therefor"
SECTION 1. The people Of the State OF
michigan enact, That il shall be unlawful
Tor any person or prisons TO Use any in-
decent, immoral, obscene, vulgar or in
sulting language in the presence or hear
ing oil any woman or child within the
limits OF any township. village or ciry in
the State OF Michigan"
There is nothing concerning profanity
In the act, as a former statute covers
that. Section provides a penalty of
not more than one hundred dollars d ne
or Imprisonment in the county Jail not TO
exceed ninety days.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

one oil the committee on equalization
SAID that the committee had found a lack
Oh uniformity in the assessments in the
Tue various townships and quoted a
NUMBER OF instances. He thought that
'ne members OF the board should ia the
'u'ure try and arrive at more uniform
system o! assessing as affects townships
With each other.
communication from the auditor
general was read recommending the send
.ug Oh notices to owners Of lands bid in
W the State for delinquent taxes or
une'sd Tor sale by the county treasurer.
LUIS would in many cases effect an add
iTto the States revenue and also in
'0ue cases prove salutary warning to
careless owners.
LUG matter OF licensing peddlers by
'0"nsnips under recent statute was in
'O'maly talked over. The statute is
su''e sweeping in it's provisions and was
'''uentiy not intended for such business
-,'noos as prevail in Houghton county
"usn many general stores solicit orders
suu make deliveries many miles from
'ws' IL was thought that the difficult
"~ discrimination would be greater
.a'n 'ne benefit to accrue aud the mat
!, was rather allowed to go by default,
sedSt no action was taken. The pro-
''On making the supervisor the officer
A. eacn township to look after the ped
.~ ~. VIII rather operate in this county
go sa'nSt the enforcement OF the statute
NJ, ~ ,uperylsors are too busy, they are
Io os IKE those OF many counties iu the
1--we. s"sr part Of the State who remain in
~. .''On rom day to day for " eeks for the
per diem to be earned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
New Details In Gowns.

There are some points of difference in
the making of the skirts this season.
To begin with, they are narrower. Very
rarely is an exaggeratedly wide skirt
seen, and then il is one that is cut in
one piece, circular--a style only to be
attempted by some genius in skirt
hanging, fewer gores-never more than
five-the front and side breadths much
straighter, still tight fitting over the
hips and all fullness well to the back,
where it is laid in small box plaits.
There is still used narrow facing Of
haircloth, and stiff ruffied petticoat is
necessary as ever to keep the dress skirt
from falling in around the feet. Sleeves
are small to the shoulder In tailor
gowns they are very pretty-a much
modified coat sleeve, with just a little
fullness at the top. Almost all skirts
are trimmed or made of some figured
material that gives the effect of TRIM
ming. Braid is now sewed ON at both
sides, instead of only one, like last win
ter, and the narrow is preferred to the
wide unless when the wide braids and
very narrow soutache are combined.
Street gowns are short to clear the
ground; house gowns are all long, while
dinner gowns, ETC., are made with
trains For street wear dark colors will
be the most fashionable, but for recep-
tions and the house all the light colors
are in style, both for old and young.
Buttons, buckles and brilliant trim
mings will be greatly used, while lace,
both black and white, will continue to
be worn with every possible style Of
gown.-Harper' Bazaar.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
She Helped Herself.

When the we'll known Stock Exchange
broker Henry Knickerbocker died in
New York a few weeks ago, his widow,
instead of giving all her time and at
tention to new styles of mourning and
demonstrating with Providence, prompt
ly set to work to establish herself at
the head of her husbands business. In
less than q weeks time she had formed
q new company, H. Knickerbocker &
Co., the go" representing a confiden-
tial clerk of the former Office and mem
Der Of the New York Stock Exchange
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
board of Supervisors
Finish Up Their
Business
A.. Meeting Held Yesterday
Ror The Proposed West Han
cock scnool Has Been Let
Other News.

Tho hoard of supervisors finished up
s,oioess of their annual meeting yes
Ia. ~ morning. Most OF it concerned
.'amounrs TO be raised by the several
...sbins for the State. county and
township purposes.
Tho following is the equalization OF the
townships and the amounts OF State and
GOV which each will have to raise:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

Alex Macarthur, OF the life saving crew,
who has been at st. Mary's hospital since
last spring, where be was operated on for
appendicitis, went to Chicago, where DR..
Murphy will perform necessary second
airy operation.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

,o.a a''e mas been some misapprehension
'nre, entitled:
N, n, a u 70 prohibit using indecent, i'm
~ ooseene or insulting language in
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

The Calhoun opera company will be at
the Armory Opera House Tuesday even
ing. October 20, in the Grand Duchess.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

Mr.. Allen Kirkpatrick went to Chicago
on business yesterday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

There are Re seral cases Of scarlet fever
in West Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

Mr.. L. l.. Wright went down the road
yesterday on business.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

The woman suffragists are holding
conventions in Iowa, and will continue
to hold them until Oct. 10, when the
workers will go to South Dakota. There
are 90 counties in Iowa, and suffrage
conventions, lasting two days. will be
held in every county.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

countries in beauty, grace, refinement
and lots Of other things, but they could
learn valuable lessons in getting ON and
of street cars by going to Sweden"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

The motto of the Michigan Woman s
Press association is, LET us as women
learn to put down self and work for a
cause" Its flower is the field daisy,
emblematical of many rays or individu
alities converging to one center
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19
IO'a''''' '''' s29,759.s3s ssl,52e 81 sio4.l57 IS
Tho division of real and personal prog
.,,v IN the different townships is as fol-
...,S26,957,5S5

.Tbe following are the amounts to be
raised for township purposes by the var
;ous townshiDR:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

OF the 16 young women who received
diplomas this summer from the Won.
ans Medical college Of New York city
three are now members of the medical
staff of the Infirmary For Women and
Children.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

The Philadelphia Woman's Health
Protective association has adopted a
badge composed of tiny silver broom
pinned ON two ends of scarlet and gray
ribbon, the colors of the club
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-19

A Wellington (Australia) firm was
fined $50 for failing to provide a dining
room for its women employees. At
Dunedin merchant who employed a
woman on Saturday afternoon was fined
$40.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-17
THE PROPYLAEUM RECEPTION.
About 1,4OO People Present-Ths
Guests of Honor.

Last evening the members OF the Com
mercial Club and the teachers of the city
gave "A reception at the Propylaeum TO the
largest assembled body of prominent educa-
tional people the Hoosier capital has ever
been favored with. Three hundred of the
prominent citizens of the city were in at
tendance beside the visitors. making a total
Of nearly fourteen hundred. The parlors OF
the Propylaeum were decorated under the
direction of MISC Seegmiller. of this city.
Pink. white and green were the prevailing
colors; abundance of rich palms We're
banked on the nantes, while pink roses
we're used lavishly. together with graceful
strands of smiax. In the east and west
parors refreshments were served consisting
Of chicken salad. sandwiches. coffee and
strawberry frappe white cake. and punch
was served IN the assembly hall upstairs.
The tables were richly decorated with pink
roses, smilax and loops OF rich satin ribbon,
while the candles were provided with pink
shades. Those In charge of the tables in
the east parlor were Mrs. James w. Bass
and Miss Ida Andrus. Miss Davidson and
Miss Mcfarland. Their assistants were
Misses Kate Metcalf. Lucia Ray. Emma
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-17
PROF. JAMES'S ADDRESS.
Relation of High school. College and
IJnfyersity

At 7:3O last night. in the audience room
of Plymouth Church, Prof. Edmund j.
James, of the Chicago University, delivered
an address before the association on the
subject of THE Future College" He said.
in substance:
1.-The most important question in the field
of higher education in the United States to-
day is the relation of high school, college
and university. The colleges disregarded
the growth OF the high school for Il long
time. then they opposed it, now they are
trying TO make 1t subject TO their own
In it's development the stage when IL can
be merely the preparatory school for adj
mission 10 college. This is certainly true
II the college Is TO remain what II Is In
theory. a school for merely liberal. dis
culinary training, leading to university
work in the true sense. 1t Is unreasonable
in the high school, and then four years in
tie college. making eight years i'm all, as
mere preparation for professional study:
especially when this eight years curriculum
Is not entered upon until the boy is four
teen or fifteen years Of age. This means
that the future lawyer, physician. clergy
study extending over twenty or twenty-one
years of continuous study from his sixth
year. in order to begin to learn his business
practically. This scheme is unreasonable.
1t has broken down completely and rightly
so. IT is not justified either theoretically
or practically. either on grounds of
practice may be seen from the fact that
only a very small per cent. of the members
of the so-called learned professions ever
enter the college at ALL while one class,
the teachers, utilizing the college, do not
go to the university, much TO the injury or
our educational interests.
THE method of solution Is for the nigh
school to expand its work so as to cover the
field of secondary education and thus pre-
pare for the university instead of for the
college. The contents of the first two years
work in college should be pushed down into
the high school. thus permitting the college,
where feasible, to expand into the uni
versity.
such a plan will allow the development
of the university a special school for
persons who have an adequate degree of
preliminary education. 1t will allow the
high school perfectly distinct sphere
that of secondary education. 1t Will more
over. make possible a much needed advance
in high school standards of work along
those lines where it serves as the only
higher school open TO the general public.
There are many signs of such develop
ment. Our best high schools now offer
sufficient work in this connection 10 enable
the student to take advanced standing in
some of our best colleges. AS the equip
ment is made more nearly what it should
be for the work in science. language and
expanded. Popular education will gain by
an advance in the standard OF high school
training ana the true university will be
made possible q normal institution of
our national life. which 1t is not at pres
ent. All our universities are still largely
colleges and most of the institutions of that
name are rothing but colleges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-17
Court Decision for LILLIAN Ru...u
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The George II. Thomas w r. C.. have in
dorsed Mrs. Ella b. linn for department
president; The election is TO be held at
Richmond in May.
Mrs. Harry Kahhle. a sister of Clerk Car
Fendleton last Aght The funeral viii he
n n io-morrow afternoon az Pendleton
mrs. hahhle mad many friends i'm this CITY
White river has been rising AZ the rate
or Two inches an hour during the recent
thaw. Last night II had risen more than a
1901 ana was still moving higher. There is
no danger that any damage will be dorH
for the water will have to rise nearly sG
feet before II can overflow.
The board Of managers of the Indiana
Schooi or Nursing viii present all Of it's
furnishings 10 the Florence Crittenden Mis-
sion. or this city Every member of the
board was present at a meeting At the In
diana trust Company's parlOrs yesterday
and gave consent TO the gift.
The following young girls have earned
the money 10 buy the Garnet which has
been laid in the hall of the Young Women's
Christian Association: Misses Elsie Appel.
EnZabeth EVer-tt, Jessie BarcuS Ethel
Stokes, Gertrude Hinson. Edith Wach-
stetter, Mabel Pray. Fanny Batty Gene
We've Maine Edith Griftith. Lucille Heron
Edna stevenson, Lucille Gallup Dora HaW-
ley Nellie Shower Flora PRAY Beth Drugs
and Ida Ogden.
The following Is the programme for n
recital TO be given i'm the new piano rooms
OF Carton q Iennox. 81 East Market
street. tomorrow evening: Instrumental
duet. piano. Misses May Emerson and Ron
ME summit; vocal duet, Miss Bartmess and
Mr. Overmann; cornet solo. Master Arthur
Danner. tenor solo. Mr.. Charles Porter.
piano solo. Miss Grace NOughta. vocal solo
Miss Jennie McCauley: either solo j Ere
mont Frey; song. Mrs. NJ q. Hill; piano
solo. Miss May Emerson; baritone solo Mr.
Jesse Cain: piano solo Miss Edna Thomas
song. Miss Lottie Wands: vocal duet Miss
Bartmess and Mr. Porter; piano duo. two
Summit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-17
Minor Round Tables.

Round table conferences were also
held in the Sunday school room and the
literary room of Plymouth Church. In the
former college Entrance Requirements
was the subject, and was led by A. +.
Nightingale, superintendent of high schools
of Chicago. He read lengthy paper, and
was followed by President j. G. Schurman,
of Cornell University, Prof. Edmund j.
James, of Chicago University, and Presi-
dent Andrew s. Draper, of the University
of Illinois.
But handful of county superintendent
met at the High School building for their
round table discussion. Only one who was
on the programme was present, and there
was such inclination on the part of
those present to attend the conference on
child-study at Plymouth Church that the
meeting was not called TO order. The
round table On national teachers certifi-
Gates, conducted By Ossian III. Lang, of
New York was held in the literary room
of Plymouth Church, but was quickly over.