The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-12

ALA BART derived small COM
fort from the reflection that no
since Eve has had
q monopoly trouble: Eve might
have avoided her trials: but l.alia
Barts were thrust upon her. They
large in every bcholdcrs eye
small. rathcr-for this was her
trial: she short four feet eight and ~
half inches in height. with all the
feelings and dignity belonging to hve feet
eight and a half.
She iongcd to sweep through the college halls:
she could only trip. She desired to appear COM
,nanding: she had to stand tiptoc in a crowd to
avoid being sinothcrcd. She hated to bc pcttcd:
the feminine portion Of her friends pcrsistently
Ist,ci hcr-the masculine portion wished to.
She Is the sweetest. daintics, little lady you
ever saw" the girls of Alpha Gamma wrote home
in her freshman year. and We are SO glad that
we've rushed her int" our sorority Alpha
Gamma feels rich in getting her
She popular with the men 81 the college
also for the institution was co-cduCatiunal.
cot course there Is no question about inviting
the miniature lidy!" they would say 10 each other
in the discussion previous {" any social function.
''Shc Is a gay little brick. and the thing would not
IL. complete without her.
In her senior year the girls Of Alpha Gamma
,nu,irn.d. What shall do without her advice
mex. year." asked the juniors dcSi'airnglv.
And her plans :"r fun" walled the sopho-
nofcs.
And her dear lovely ways," solcrly from the
freshmen.
Every loves YOU. Lalia " cried Belle Gilbert.
AN Alpha Gamma senior. You popular
and bright oh. dear. wish was like you!'
"Ycs. four fee, eight and s,ubby'" scorniully
from Lalia. "If wishes horses. in this
you'd have "a desperately uncomfortable one To
ride" And the little woman gathered up her
books for the Hill" whose windy top the
colcg. stood.
Al th. vrs,iluIc door she paused I'VE are
seniors now. Belle and you'll find that ;our heigh;
has a c"inmcrci.l value when YOU get out in the
'Arcnar'" The last word was IN imitation Of the
college chancellor who was an Eastern man prone
o. add an where u was convenient.
To fully one half 81 the scno, young women the
"h,cnar" meant the teachers world. Temporarily
or permanently. over half oi college women become
teachers To such position Lalia Bart was
looking forward eagerly. She had her plans al
ready Laid. She would have platform built in her
class room. wherever that might bc. Of extra
height; And ON that platform she would stand
and rule. Nh. yes give her half a chance and
she could become a commander. Cnconsciously.
Ialia strained her dIminuivc figure until her head
would have just covered the four feet cigh, and
one half mark.
She was going to a lecture which she particularly
snIuycd and after the lecture she intended inter
view the iccturcr. The lecture was on the causes
a.. the fall oi Rome and the lecturer was Professor
Eo,uncy Faulks. who. t-ing Young and broad
.houiicrcd. had recently been rut IN charge of a
ncw department III the college. namely. a teachers
agency fDr the seniors.
This teachers agency a hriilian; idea of the
.hanccllnrs Who reasoned thus To- his faculty
We have alumni scattered all this Land
who teachers principals IN preparatory schools
and school trustees. Now why not invite them 10
serve ,hcIr alma the extent of giving
own graduates a first chance IN their schopis'''
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