Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-14
WoMAN'S DEPARTMENT
MABEL H. PoMERoY, EDITOR.
Notes of Women.

1t 10 said that the greater de8ree VI
courtesy shown by women operators
to the subscribers is one OF the chief
reasons for the recent action OF the
New England Telephone company in
dispensing with the services OF men
as night operators at the Central sta
tions. in Boston and substituting
women in the place.
A few weeks ago Elsa EsChelssohn
was appointed professor Of civil law
at the University Of UpsalO. She is
the first woman to receive an ap'
pointment as a university professor
in Sweden.
Miss Nina Fingler Of Dresden, o {,
is the only woman who has received
a certificate Of membership in the
Neurological society, all because she
knew 80 much about watches.
Miss Edna Lyle, Of Topeka, Kan,
graduated last summer from the law
department OF the University at
Nashville for Colored students. She
is a very bright young woman and
led the class. She proposes to make
enough money lecturing to fit up a
law Office with q library and furni
ture Next year she expects to enter
the practice of law in Topeka.
The ladies Of the board Of the Ten
nessee exposition have given October
rs to the Woman's National Press
Association. A large delegation will
attend.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst met with the
regents of the State University to
assume her duties as member, in
place of the late Colonel CroCker.
Susan B. Anthony, Rev. Anna
Shaw, and Mrs, Carrie Chapman
Gait will make a tour OF some Of the
larger cities this fall, Minneapolis
being the western .lmt to which
place they will give two days.
DR.. Eva Harding, of Topeka, has
been appointed by the State Board of
Charities physician for the Topeka
Reform School for boys, As the po-
sition has heretofore been occupied
by men, it is o distinct triumph for
woman, and merited recognition Of
DR.. Harding's ability.
A WOMAN PUBLIC GUARDIAN.
Miss Mary BarteIme, a membsr OF
a Chicago law firm, is the only woman
in the United States holding an ap.
pointment as "public guardian"
Viewed in its most narrow and re-
stricted sense, the service demanded
of public guardian is the faithful
administration OF tho estates left to
minors, who, for various reasons, are
without other guardians" said Miss
Bartslme when asked to explain the
requirements of her position. I'm
most cases the guardianship covers
control of both the person aud the es
tate of the child, but there are instan-
ces wherein have charge Of only the
child, the estate beng IN the hands
of another legally constituted guard
ian. But the Office is essentially
maternal and 1 find myself answering
almost every demand that could be
made upon mother"
Miss Bartelme was graduated from
the law school Of the Northwestern
University in 1893 She Immediately
entered into active professional work,
devoting herself almost exclusively to
probate practice. She entered upon
the duties of her new position last
May. The request for her appoint
ment was made without her knowl.
edge and the legal friends who took
the initisvs in the matter have been
more than delighted with the efiCien
cy, conscientiouness and thoroughness
with which her official responsibilities
have been discharged Most Of the
little fortunes which she has been
called upon to care for have come
from labor unions and benefit organi-
cations, and this form of life lnsur-
ance has a strong friend and advoc-
ate in the present guardian.
The term Of Mrs. Florence Kelley,
as State fSctory inspector for Illinois,
having expired, Governor Tanner has