The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-11-04
CHAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVI.
sne took from him the newspaper
ne held out, and read at the place
where his finger indicated the follow.
ing telegraphic announcement:
Inc 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 B. Albion, resigned. Miss
Baldwin, the newly elected lady presi-
dent, and late assistant professor of
history and literature at the college. is
In her twenty-fifth year, and is said to
De very attractive in her personal ap.
pearance and favorite with the stu
dents both male and female. Her cleo
ton gives general satisfaction
What do you think of that?" ex.
claimed Harold, with manifest enthu.
slasm, when he saw that his wife had
finished.
What does it mean?" she asked,
with a somewhat dazed air.
Why, she has been chosen presi-
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 e6lca.
tional institution. It's great COM
pliment to her, and-and does great
credit to her ability and pluck. Pres
ident! Well, that is ten-strike!"
Harold, I think it's awful"
why is it awful?"
In the first place, to be known as a
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 a
great compliment"
y Emma drew her cloak about her
frigidly, as she replied:
II suppose she has got what she
wanted, II you mean that"
Not one girl in thousand would
have done SO we'll" s%R
mot one girl in ten thousand would
have wished to-"
II am sorry for your sex, them" he
retorted warmly. II mean to telegraph
my congratulation at the next station"
Emma made no reply, and resting
her cheek on her gloved 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: e
"Of course, Harold, I understand and
recognize that 1t is great compli-
ment, in one sense Of the word, to
have been chosen president, or what
ever it Is, of this college; and I will
say frankly that it is surprise to me
that Eleanor should have been selected
TO fill such position. She must have
more ability of certain kind than I'll
gave her credit for, and am ready to
admit that she is entitled to be con-
graduated. But If. at the same time,
you expect me to say that think she
IS more to be congratulated because /!
she is to spend her days as the lady
president of q mixed college than she
would be IL she had married Owen
Page, l beg to be allowed to differ
rom you. What will her life be? For
Ill | know she win have to wear
boomers; but, assuming that she is
flowed no dress like other female NOR
ais, she viii BE expected To BE pecu-
lar and strong -nindef and and un-
'ttractive. She is more than likely to
emain single, and her best years will
e passed In listening to, hum-drum
ecitations and collecting funds for
ew dormitories." 4
Instead Of Interchangeable Of frivolous
nd elegant leisure, like the rest of
ou."
Mrs. sStagg tossed her head and an
wered with calm disdain:
Did not know that you were
lerely trying to excite me, Harold,
light fake offense at the personal
haracter Of your remark. AS to your
aging that Eleanor would have been
bligef to lead life Of frivolous and
legaIf leisure, as you call 1t, had she
zen ut to behave like an ordinary
hriftian being and marry the man
hYwas devoted TO her, why, the idea
Simply absurd. Elegant grant
&she had married Owen Page, but
Ee could have been the very antipodes