Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-04
PUTS BAN ON GOLF SKIRTS.
Kansas City superintendent Objcc,
to Short = kirts in school Room.

to short : X irts in school Room
Kansas City. Dec. 4.-Superintendent
of Schools Wolfe of Kansas City. kas,
has aroused the $50 teachers under him
almost 10 the point OF open rebellion by.
promulgatng u rule furbidding the
Wearingsof short skirts in school.
When the golf skirt came in the teach
ers thought il would be very service
able garment for the shoolroom. 1t
would not sweep up the floor and ii had
many other advantages over long skirts.
A number of the teachers bought golf
skirts. They Kept them for special ot.-
casions for a time, but finally several of
them appeared in the sehoolrooms With
them
Superintendent Wolfe did not see
them until few days ago. Headoes not
keep weM posted on fashions changes,
and was stunned when saw a young
womnn teacher in one of the rooms
wearing one of these skirts. which was
Very Short and the pattern of which was
lurid plaid He saw another and a
third, whereupon he was wroth.
He first asked the principal to adj
monish the teachers to lengthen their
skirts. The principal blushed and eN-
postuated With the superintendent.
Can you not see that this would be
a most painful duty to me? You know
that | am a bachelor and my modesty
prevents me from making suggestions
about the clothing of the young wom-
en-.
Nell. i will do it myself said the
superintendent, With emphasis, and he
did, following it with a general order
forbidding the wearing of short skirts.
No limit is set. but the superintendent.
when approached on this point. said.
The skirts must be modest. Any
woman with sense enough to teach
school knows what that is.
The news of the superintendent's rul-
ing spread through every one of the
lStwenty school houses. 1T was commu-
nicated TO every one of the $50 woman
teachers. Derision and cold disapproval
| filled their hearts when they heard it,
for all of them either had a golf skirt Or
| the hope of having one soon. They be-
came indignant one of the teachers
said that She thought it was outrage
Gus for Superintendent Wolfe TO inter-
ifere With the teachers mode of dressing
unless he kept track of the styles and
| modes enough to draw the line between
an dthat of immodest or mannsh wom,
an.
aside from the sanction of fashion"
she said 1.-THE short skirt has many
points of merit 1t is never in the way.
| is lighter and gives freer movement in
/ walking. superintendent Wolfe should
gather some expert testimony before he
makes such an arbitrary aeension."
| To Organize Big banking Company.
| New York Dec. 4.--Reports that have
| circulated in the city freely for a year
! or two connecting the National City
Bank With undertaking the formation
of a huge banking corporation of vast
capital We're fully confirmed Saturday
lin the announcement that the directors
of the institution had unanimously
voted to recommend to the sharehold-
ers an increase of its capital stock from
81, 900 900 to $4,000, 900. This capitaliza-
| ton is large. by 100 per cent than that
of any other bank in this country, and
as the president of the Institution,
James stillman. figures out that With
the new capitalization the bank will af-
/ no doubt exists of the approval of the
/ directors action by the banks share
/ holders.
Railway Company Incorporated.
| Springfield. H.. Dec. 2.-The secreta-
ry of state today licensed the incorpor-
lation of the Danville, Paxton & North
ern railroad. The principal office is at
Danville. 1t is to be constructed from
| a point on the south line of Vermillion
/ county through the COMMITTEES of Yer
million and Ford to the north line of