Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-09-30
The Class President.


1 the class beauty. and Phebe is prob
ably the girl with the largest number of
birthdays While we are young we eS-
teen it Il cause for congratulation that
we are nearer 20 than somebody who is
anlv 10. If we are Is we are proud of
the distinction. Only as time the thief
of 50 many happy things, steals away
our bride III our years, do we try to hide
them You girls at school are all beau
tifully and blissfully young, bless your
dear hearts, and you need not try to con.
ceal the fact.
4 girl knew once happened by chance
to see n sentence about her in a letter
not meant for her eyes. The letter said:
Theodore is very young. and her APP
pparance indicates it." Though Theodore
had apple-brown i'll her cheeks, and eyes
like stars, and a mass of chestnut hair
with glints of sunshine threading ii. she
cried when she found that people thought
She looked young. She wanted to look
Old. Poor little TheodOra
Why is a girl chosen as class pres-
dent. why Amy rather than Sue or
Rachel?
reasons. A girl who is thus honored by
the sutfrages of her mates is a popular
person She has not gone around with
chip on her shoulder. She has never
made enemies by unlucky speeches. She
does not make fun of her friends, nor
indulge Ill VII at lHelf expense. MS IS
On the negative side OF the question.
On the affirmative side the popular
girl has lost no opportunity to do little
kiudneSses ut the right moment. She
speaks cordially of the absent She
performs graceful services graciously
She is in the pubic eye, more or less.
and people know where they can find
her. If asked to do anything obligng
She does it without a fuss.
The popular girl has a troop of
friends, because she is friendly. Every
oue can depend on her not to make a
stupid mistake. and to say the proper
word in the proper place. She possesses
tact.
10 the average girl tact is better
gift than good looks or great learning
Il makes a girl quick to understand ppo-
pie, and it makes them like her \ girl
who has tact always helps other people
To be mt their best and that is much
liner than to be brilliant and SNOWY in
ones own character
The president of the class generally is
girl with charm. Amy has had charm
from her cradle. What is it? How
shall it be explained?
Dear girl, it is impossible to define
charm IN set terms. 1t is the perfume
Of flower. it is the sweetness of the
violin, it is the soft simmer of the
moon. it is the sigh of the surf when
last it breaks upon the shore. \ girl
VINO has charm steals into ones heart
She may be a gentle mouse of n girl,
demure and quiet, or a merry breeze-ike
slri coming indoors with the swing of
the wind but her charm. if genuine. will
belong to her personality and be Il part
Of her
tity girls have this endowment and so
have country girls. A good deal of it
depends on being free from sef-absorp-
ton. No girl who is thinking much
about herself ever has charm. Homely
Sr.S often have it and pretty girls miss
IT, 50 you see it does not need to 90
with a roseleaf skin and dimpes. But
Amy wouldn't be chosen as class prpsi-
Gent If the other girls had not been inn
pressed by her charm.
Still another excellent quality and
2Ee that leader always has. is force.
y lthout force nobody can hope to lead
most OF us are followers. Only here and
ugre springs up the girl who leads
III Is never by buster or yehemence,
iF over emphasis and self-assertion or
hJ any display of arrogance and bad
hammers. that a girl becomes leader.
"ree OF character is n flame within the
soul that shines out in daily conduct.
n weak girl takes the color of the last
rrrSon who talks with her. Why, You
may often tell with whom girl has
been aSSocating by her infections, her
tones and her pet phrases. As for opiu-
IONS, the weak person may think she has
ITEM but in reality she has only
lfejudlceS, which are very different.
But should you ask me what attrbu.e
H q girl will help her to be most sue
gsSStullY president of her class. / think
! VIII pick out this beyond every other.
She must have what we call initiative.
mat is, she must be able to suggest new
AneS. 10 strike cut in new pat ;. and 10
10 OIL mi
are good. \ girl who is a slave to syS-
t.n who cares principally hoy things
l""A. and is in terror about what people
~ say, is not Il girl with initiative
She must not be a coward, either. Not
long ago a school play was to be pre-
Sented The rehearsals were over. the
evening had arrived. and the spectators
We're there. But one cir! who had an I'M
f"rtant part in the first act at the last
moment refused to go on the stage be-
aNSe her gloves We're too short. She
~Mked and pouted, Her gloves did NOT
reach the. elbow Another girl. infected
y her behavior. discovered that her
>a"es had not the right buckles There
. rs diSmay behind the scenes. Katbe-
me and Elinor stood there in rebellion.
.t4d the class president was sent for.
Nathcrine.' she said. not elegantly. but
a.>tively, shut up "Elinor. 20 ON
WIN your lines They are waiting for
t'3 Both girls obeyed at once. They
"cognlzed the accent of authority.
Urls. whoever else fails or succeeds.
Who takes a front rank and is con-
>H'euous must do the latter. She can
i.'f fail. She must succeed. The preSi-
cent Of her class must win the favor and
Aadence of her teachers. ana must not
ae afraid to take firm stand when occl-
>.'h requires and TO 50 act that her class
proud of her
Nhe must learn 4 little bit Of parlia-
H.e4iary law, so that III meetings size
..a'i take the chair with ease and grace.
Ais viii help her to engineer meeting
n+t- aud she must not have private ends
men she does this. but must eudeavor
e. be perfectly fair and 10 do what is
rs, Tor the good of the whole.
Mess she does not shrink from extra
org and from taking pains. girl woEid
5lch better decline this honor. If she
Us accept it she must pay the price