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

the society was only useful a. d means
Of conducting the programme. which wal
the primary object Of ths Soc.stys DO.
| Ing. she objected TO tho CHASING OF the
! programme 40 unimportant."
But the programme was postponed
| When people begin 10 handle red tape
there 10 always d chance that they get
enmsshed Ii IT, voiuminous tanSles.
| II was dark when the society. adjourn.
+! cd Platonlans gave up dinner and Fri.
/, dry afternoon 10 the cause. but what
1 Platonian doubted II being worth Il?
Miss MacLAuren and Hattie walked
home together Al the corner they met
boy It was the other boy. WHOSE
name. az II char was Chester. He
Joined them and i,theyl walked along to-
! sether. Something made MISC Macl.Au.
rens cheek quite red; Il was her blush
when Tho boy Joined thsnn.a ", it
A, few steps farther on they met Miss
Kilrain.. the new teacher 1t the 4. hlkh
school II was just az Miss Mncl.auren
was laughing an embarrassed laugh &C
hide the blush. Mss ktlraln looked a.
them coidly; ono was conscious Of he'
| disa pproval r5j; ti...4 BIZ
Miss txilrnin's name had been tip that
very afternoon In the society fnr. honor
airy membership. All teachers were mada
honorary members. 81 4x4
( WIN the. kOpFOINCEe yohfs ttl6ti oSHoo
, pupils had met several new things
Higher education was one u them. They
/ met II IN the person Of Miss Ktlrain. J.
locked forbtddns She lowered her voice
! In spenking Of It. and brought the words
firth revrrent1y. coupling It With andth
err tmprr.sivciy uttered thing which 81
styled modern methods
Miss kIlrnln walked mincingly on the
bill. Of her feet. SHE frequently called
the attention OF her classes 70 this
which Was superfluous for % ostentd.
! tio,'siy did she do her walking one eoul.
not but he aware OF Some unnatural
! quality In her. Eait But Miss Kilnlin,
that they n light remember. % DO thu
rsme. reminded hsr clapsess so often they
all took to walking on their heels Hu-
ran nature If contrary ly,. .s,,y..t IA
Miss Kjrn1n also hreathcd y, from he,
diamphragm and urged her pupils TO try
tho same. a &. Il .-ss.
Don't you do il. Rosal,e,' cautioned
Emmy | Oh, Look a. her waist" 81
Miss Kilratn came into the higt, schno'
with some ether new thln4s-the rev
text hooks.
There had been violent opposition to
the new hooks. and az violent h4nt fo-
them. The pa pers hnd heen full Of It. an'
Emmy Lou had read the particulars Of It.
4 Mr.. Brya n had been In favor n #
cha nse Emmy Lou remembered him al
a principal why back In the beginning OF
things Mr.. Bryan was quoted In .tht
papers as saying:
Modern methods are the. OH that IL,
brtcateal the wheels OF ,prngress..' 81 I'll
Professor Koenig. who was opposed e
tho change was principal al the high
rchsol, He SAID that the tsxt- books IN
use were standards. and that the Latin
Eeries were classics 4 500
''Juat wha sis a classic &: Emmy Lou
had asked. looking up from the pa per.
Encle, Charlie had previously boon read.
Ing II himself.
professor Koenig Is one" said he.
Professor Koenig was little. his beard
was grzzled. and the dome Of his her.
was b,ld He wore gold spscta cles. and
he didn't always hear. at which times he
would bend his head sidewnys and peer
through his glasses. "Hey?" Professor
koentg would say But no knew, one fslt
tina he knew nd that he was making
his classics know. too. ons was con.
scaous OF something definite behind Pro.
lessor Koenig's way OF closing the book
over one forefinger and tapping upon Il
with the other. II was purpose. 80
What btren.T did Uncle Charlie mean By
ealing Professor KoeniE classIc? ~,
Just what does 1t mean. e1ac tiy--c!asr