Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-06
Beware the Welnau.
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university after a stormy session passed by q vote of eleven to ten a res olution accepting challenge to debate from the club of Pocahontas college. an institution for young women. 4 committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Abbott. Dexter and Purnston. was appointed to meet similar com mittee of girls. Misses Barbour, Ever cit and Turner, with a view to arrany ing the terms. The president of the Earring gton club thus addressed the committee:
 ''You are to understand that in en- iGriEg upon dehate with girls we are necessarily at c disadvantage. In the FAG@r place 1t is impossible to get an awarding committee that will not give d decision in favor of girls over men no matter if the girls talk rubbish from first to last. Then these creatures are adept in their monkey ways of in huencing an audience. Secure provi- sions that will insure us fair play or don't sign articles
 The president of the Pocahontas club Ethus addressed the committee appoint led to meet the men:
 "Everybody who knows anything about men knows that they will take my advantage of woman they are per knitted to take. You are to steel your selves against their fiattering tongues Ind agree to no terms that do not give 8s an equal advantage with them. | Have been given a tip that the commit Nee you are to meet are the finest look mg. most engaging students in Har- Bngton college. All l have to say in XDnclusion is Cave canem'' Beware of the dog.
 MThe committees met in a summer House on the campus of PocahontaS University, and Mir. Abbott and Miss Harbour chairman and chairwoman of 6ach respectively. began preliminary Excursion as to the terms. The other Members, not being called on for their 6einionS. strolleu away, MT. Dexter Sgjth Miss Everett, Mir. Burlington with liss Turner.
 @Mr Abbott contended that the com xittee should consist of men. while jss Barbour insisted that they should
 women. Then they agreed that it ould consist of both men and wom-
 But since it must be of an unequal 0mber neither would give way to the cber as to whether a man or a woman culd have a deciding vote. At noon Icy adjourned the discussion and ro haf hoe thI1S for ct tG tna
 their deliberations.
 Several days passed. Every morn
 the committees met in the summer 1se, the chairman and chairwoman bk up the discussion, while the other embers strolled away as before to ss the time till the two heads should Hree upon some method.
 Zone day the two committee heads GRu a statement of terms they had eached to their colleagues. It was need to and signed in duplicate by kh member of the committee. The Npies were written on ordinary note &ter and placed in square envelopes. 4. Abbott took both copies for final 4ding and comnVison. The same H$iiuS Ic met M!NS bCul ''t Sntment on the porch of her dormi- kE and bade her @oodby in the dark. king her copy of the terms from
 pocket, he handed it to her and
 I his departure. Entering { he house. Ss Barbour met the president of her ID and turned over the envelope con hing the terms without looking ;(t it..
 l., .l It Miss Barbour was dcstrait.
 The next day there was {" ,nccting of
 Pocahontas club, and the president,
 Eing proceeded to read the t"rms.
 seeing the first word she hes .tate3.
 wned and then hlurted it oUi:
 learest.
 shock passed over the asHcnhl":a,
 |owcd by q burst of lau"iGcr
 lou say that you love me and yet NoH
 Feasonably hold to your position ,seat
 umpros shall consist of three men
 two women. If you aiG s3 t'l.J ie.Hs!:G
 what must 1 expect in the !"t"~".
 l cannot give my heart to enc Mal"
 tstS upon taking so unfair all "dN;th-
 e of our sex. Still l will admit that
 pve you just little tecny wecny u:
 grant us three women to two mel
 l Will love you ever so much.
 Hiss Barbour during the reading rank down behind her chum, but al
 conclusion arose and said:
 WMiss President, before sending your mmittee upon it's work you said, hve cancm.' Acting on your instruc- pns, threw the dog a piece of poi ned meat When he handed Hle y copy of the terms he inadvertently pt hold of this letter. But l assure pu the terms are satisfactory in ev- NY respect. Here is memorandum bpy.''
 Long and loud were the cheers that feeted Miss Barbour upon the read hg of the memorandum. Never was Na,Ier,h more complete. But one cir Assistance chilled the enthusiasm ct acohontas college Miss Turner of tie pmmittee was absent the next morning om chapel. and later it was discov- ed that sine had eloped with and lrv,i1 Il