The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

6lCt' tper6lSIeu lJrflUU5 LOu' +.
'.That which wo are apt to put OF, the
shelf" Snid Upcic Charlie.
Oh-t5tnmy lou had thought he was
taking about Professor Konng. nd mean
III. text. books -.-she Understood now Ut
course. u .Efs44t'' 't'
Blu the old books went and the new
ones cane. and Miss kllraIn came With
them
she came In s,,tncins,y or the balts q
her feet the opening dar o. school. ano
took bsy place on the roatrum OF the
Ella bel VIII, ths faculty. once one wnulr
i,nve arid with l"the tencners." but IN the
hirh school one knew them as the IN
ci,ltv Mss kilrair took het place with
them hut she was NOT Of them: tho high
acrnnl onrl,lhce. casing up from ne
sroundilngs point 81 viey, II series
thc faculty cioeSd Ii Hpdh shemselvee
ana lot Mis-. Kilraln. with her. modern
rnrtrod.. n,tt.dn md alone.
NM Miss KtIrain showed n proper spirit.
and proceeded toi;fnrr1, her; lnsinn cte"
elsewhere; Mias r!irAln grew quite init
mate and friendly with certain OF tho
= And -, nov b.r name had come ur Tor
honorary rnem bershiptrt1, tho Ptatonian
s "':1ve'y. away. extended. |, to the
Ia et,Itv." member reminded them.
..Bes,des shs WON'T hother U.S. re-
ma rked another. THEY never come.
r nut sSe ! .urprsed them. she d'd come;
.he came tripping up on the balls Of her
feet the very next Friday They hsard
her deprecAting little ,coush as ,ahe came
up the stairs. when one was little. ore
had played Lets pretend nu In the
full Illusion Of the playing. u grown up
people had appeared. the play stopped
short.
It was like tt,at now--the silencs.
ooh" said Miss, KIN ain. In the door
way. 20 IN, or ri go away. ~
Il Th4y went ~ lamely. enough: but they
never went on again" M!s' ki!ra'h. ever
after went IN for them, and perforce.
they followed. ~ IS ~
Bu, to-day they went on, The -ecre.
,ary Ia been; rea ding "a enmmuntca tim.
It was from the literary snciety " tbs
boys High School. proposing deOate
between the two: II twas signed By the
sccretary, who chaneed 70 % ooy ~n ''s
miss NaeLauren. In spite Of herself,
grew red: she had been. talking about
the Platonians nnd their debates with him
quite recently. -S:tia,tg
The etfec, of,he nots,upon the atom.
ans was v1sibla. A Tremendous ffuster,ne
aeitatsd the m ON bsrs. iatt was propo'
sitjon calcu,aied to "A gttate them.
Roas l{e- Vas On that side opposed IL
Inc matter why was nhvlous. Tot Rosa
lie ,Ieferrsd 10 shine before boys. ntd she
would not shtnstIh debate.
Hattie was warmly In favor 81 II. Tor
Miss Mo1aursn did not expires. herself.
but when |, eams to The vote. Miss Mac
Lauren eaid NAys. ,,l5nrt q sssiS 50
The Ayes Ia q IT, Il y any 7sGe stt
Then, al at once. The Plstonlans, b<ca n1e
aware of Afise Kjlrain. whom They mad
noraent.,tly forsoss:n Msss K1as% w. r..
Pla tsnisns had / sudden consciousness
that It was the silence Of dlsapprova'.
She sat with the afr and the com prossed
lips Of one. WHO could say much bua
since her opinion ~ not asked
But iust% before % journment Miss XII.
rati1's lips uncibssd. 40 she arose apollo.
rstica ny ana hesse permission % addres.
ftho chair ahs. then Acknowledged her
!, 81 "a sura atsthSTconnpiimen Of hai nom.
bership.Eand sxprsasAd herself az graf
sAed witt, the ssrnestness with which
some OF the members we're regarding this
voluntary chosen opporsunity n,a sell-tm.
twerA 81 tho minority; - tor :herse1t. she
must express disapproval OF the proposed
deba "a With the young gentlemen bf the
malls high school II could but lead to
ftrivolit y nd ;Hshe was sorry to seq 80
many inisa .atpet sit,z Yolnx 49,, fxhass
sae...ias ;s1la' viz esAsa -''tE
As, she spoky Miss lxi1vain looked ftea d.
ilySat two members sitting side by sIde-
Botn had, voted for the debate. and both
+ FAD been seen by Miss Kilrain. one at
least, 'laughing erivously In company With
"a boy The two membsrs, moving un-
easily beneath Miss Kilrain's gaze were
Tia, tic and Miss MaeLAuran. n etseiE1s 4 3
Miss :KiLain then went on 70 say that
she had taught in another school. = school
where the ideals Of higher educa ton were
being rea lized BY the use OF modern
methods. 81 The spirit ofsthts schoo, had
been i. earn estnsss. and this spirit had
found .yolcetin 2 school! paper .As a.
worthier field rfor.Stha talent she recog.s
Missed in the yPlatonlan Society,": Miss Kill
sain,s now. proposed this society start q