The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-02-06
CHAPTER XVI.

She took from him the newspaper
he held out, and read az the place
whore his finger indicated the follow.
Ing Geographic announcement:
The trustees OF Clavering College.
Illinois. at a special meeting held yes
terday. elected Miss Eleanor Baldwin
as president OF that institution In place
Of David u. Albion resigned. Miss
Baldwin. the newly elected lady presi-
dent. and late assistant professor of
history and literature at the college. Is
Ia her twenty.ffth year. aud Is said TO
be very attractive In her personal ap-
p"arance and favorite with the stu.
dents both male and female. Her cleo.
ton gives general satisfaction"
What do you think OF that?" OK
claimed Harold. with manifest enthu.
siasm. whom he saw that his wife had
finished.
What does IL mean?" she asked.
with somewhat dazed air.
Why she has been chosen prcsi.
dent OF the college
How can she be PRESIDENT"
How can she be? Why shouldn't
she be- She isn't the first woman who
has been put at the head OF an edlca.
tional institution. It's a great com.
phment TO her. and--and does great
credit TO her ability and pluck. Pres.
idcnt' Well that Is ten.strlkc,"
Harold, think It's awful"
Why Is 70 awful?"
In the FIRST place. to be known as 4
lady president Is enough To make one
Ill., Salesladies and lady typewriters
are terrible enough, but this caps the
climax"
Come. now. Cherub. be reasonable.
You are lodging the question. You
must admit that they have paid her
great compliment"
Emma drew her cloak about her
frigidly. as she replied:
Il suppose she has got what she
wanted. II you mean that"
Not one girl in a thousand would
have done so we'll"
Not one girl In ten thousand would
have wished 10.
II am sorry for your sex. then" he
retorted warmly. II mean TO telegraph
my congratulation az the next station"
Emma made no reply. and resting
her cheek on her gloyed hand. turned
to the landscape again. But the sud.
denness with which she reverted her
head for a few moments later be-
trayed the warmth OF her emotions.
though she spoke with measured sen.
fences
"Of course. Harold. understand and
recognize that IL Is a great compll.
mont. IN one sense OF the word. 90
have been chosen president. or what.
ever II Is. OF this college. and will
say frankly that II is n surprise 20 me
that Eleanor should have been selected
20 OIL such n position. She must have
more ability OF n certain kind than
gave her credit for, and am ready 20
admit that she IL entitled To be con.
graduated. But n. at the same time
you expect me 90 say that think she
Is more TO be congratulated because
she Is Co spend her days as the lady
president OF n mixed college than she
would be II she had married Owen
Page. beg 20 be allowed TO differ
from you. What will her life be? For
all know. she will have 90 wear
boomers: but. assuming that abe Is
allowed to dress like other female NOR.
tails. she will be expected to be pecu.
liar and strong.minded and-and un.
attractive. She Is moro than likely 20
remain single. and her best years will
be passed In listening to hum-drum
recitations and collecting funds for
new dormitories."
Instead OF leading n life OF frivolous
and elegant leisure. like the rest of
you"
Mrs. Stagg tossed her head and an.
swered with calm dlsdaln:
Did | not know that you we're
merely trying 90 excite me, Harold, /
might take offonse at the personal
character of your remark. As 20 your
saying that Eleanor would have been
Obliged 20 lead life OF frivolous AMI
elegant leisure. as you call Il. had she
seen NJ TO behave like an ordinary
Christian being and marry the man
who was devoted 10 her. why. the idea
n simply absurd. Elegant grant
n she had married owen Page, but
she could have been the very antipodes