The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-06
Beware the Woman.
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The debating club Of Harrington
university after stormy session
passed BY d vote Of eleven to ten res
olution accepting challenge to debate
from the club or Pocahontas college,
m institution for young women. A
committee of three, consisting of
Afessrs, Abbott, Dexter and purington,
was appointed to meet similar com.
mittee OF girls, Misses Barbour, Ever.
cit and Turner, with view to arrang-
4 ing the terms. The president VI the
pgIarrington club thus addressed the
" committee:
You are to understand that Ia en-
tering upon debate with girls we are
necessarily at d disadvantage. In the
first place II ID impossible to get an
/ awarding committee thatewill not give
a decision in favor Of girls over men
no matter IL the girls talk rubbish
from first to last. Then these creatures
are adept in their monkey ways Of i'm
fluencing an audience. Secure provi-
\ eions that will insure us fair play or
don't sign articles"
I. The president OF the Pocahontas club
thus addressed the committee appoint
ed to meet the men:
Everybody who knows anything
about men knows that they win take
any advantage Of woman they are per
mitted to take. You are to steel your
selves against their nattering tongues
and agree to no terms that do not give
Us an equal advantage with them. I
have been given tip that the commit
tee you are to meet are the finest look
ing. most engaging students in Har-
rington college All I have to say In
conclusion 70 Cave canem'" beware
Of the dog.
The committees met iii summer
house on the campus OF Pocahontas
university, and Mr.. Abbott and Miss
Barbour, chairman and chairwoman OF
each respectively, began a preliminary
discussion ais to the terms The other
members, not being called on for their
opinions, stroIIed away, Mr.. Dexter
with Miss Everett, Mr.. Purington with
Miss Turner.
Mr.. Abbott contended that the COM
mittee should consist Of men, while
\ Miss Barbour insisted that they should
be women. Then they agreed that it
should consist Of both men and wom-
en-. But since 1t must be Of an unequal
number neither would give way to the
other as to whether d man or woman
should have deciding vote. At noon
they adjourned the discussion and
gave out what has been thus far stated
OF their deliberations.
Several days passed. Every morn
ing the committees met in the summer
house, the chairman and chairwoman
took up the discussion, while the other
members strolled away as before to
pass the time till the two heads should
agree upon some method.
One day the two COMMITTEES heads
read a statement OF terms they had
reached to their colleagues. 1t was
agreed to and signed In duplicate by
each member Of the committee. The
copies were written on ordinary note
paper and placed 10 square envelopes.
Mr.. Abbott took both copies for final
reading and comparison. The same
evening he met Miss Barbour by APP
pointment on the porch OF her dormi-
tory and babe her goodby In the dark.
Taking her copy OF the terms from
his pocket. be handed 1t to her and
took his departure. Entering the house.
Miss Barbour met the president of her
club and turned over the envelope con-
tanning the terms without looking at It.
The president afterward remembered
that Miss Barbour was destrait
The next day there was a meeting of
the Pocahontas club, and the president.
arising. proceeded to read the terms.
On seeing the first word she hesitated.
frowned and then bIurted 1t out:
Dearest
IA shock passed over the assemblage,
followed by burst Of laughter.
You say that you love me and yet YOU
unrena0nAbly hold to your position that
the umpirea shall consist OF three men
and two women IT you are so unyielding |
now, what must ] expect IN the future.
No: I cannot give my heart to one who
insists upon taking SO unfair an advan-
fage on our sex. Still ! Will admit that
/ love You just a little teeny weeny bit
DO grant US three women 20 two men.
and i win iaye you ever 80 much
Miss Barbour during the reading
ghrank down behind her chum, but az
Its conclusion arose and said:
'.aiss President, before sending your
committee upon it's work you said,
Gave canem. Acting on your instruc-
lions. / threw the dog piece Of pol
sonea meat. When be handed me
my copy Of the terms he Inadvertently
rot hold OF this letter. But ! assure
you tile terms are satisfactory in ev-
cry respect. Here ~ memorandum
copy
Long and loud were the cheers that
greeted Miss Barbour upon the read
ing of the memorandum. Never was
triumph more complete. But one cir
rumstance chilled the enthusiasm OF
pacohontas college. Miss Turner Of the
was absent the next morning
from chapel. and later it was discov-
cred that she had eloped with and /
married Mr.. Purington. She never re-
turned to college
The debate was won by Pocahontas
rollege. but tsge next year when chal-
le9e was received by the Harrington
club the pocahentas buildings were
found one morning plastered al over
with pIacaras on which was picture
ST a Roman shrinking from dog with
Ehe words. eCare foemenam" Beware
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