The Washington herald., 1909-01-31

wellesley College. Because OF her kindly
manners she Is most popular with the
young women under her.
Here is an example of her gentle tact
BY which she has won the cooperation
Of students. One day in chapel Miss
WooIley made an appeal for family that
she said wss very dear 10 her. Il was
large and ambitious and desirOus Of rs
ing IN the world. but failed because 50
dOwnt7odden. The girls were immediate
ly interested and ready to do what they
could Then she explained that she re-
ferred 10 the grass Of the campus. which
could not grow because the girls made
short cuts across the lawns. The down
trOdden family pr0spered after that
Many Outside Activities
Miss WOoney's activities are many out
side OF her work as a college president
She is a member Of many organizations
for the education and advancement oi
women. among them being the Rhode
Island Society for Collegiate Education oi
Women. the American Social Science As
ISOLATION. and the Young WOmen's Chris
tian Association
In the writing Of books President Thom.
as, Of BryR Mawr. has devoted much Of
her spare tine. She was made the frs
woman trustee Of Cornell In 1895. having
been graduated from this institution IL
1s7T. Among her works are The Educa
ton of Women" and Should the Higher
Education Of Women Differ from that Of
Mem
Ruth Bryan Leavitt. daughter Of th'
.--fr
IS regarded by some as a promising re
cruit In the cause of suffrage. Mrs
Ieavitt has been handicapped by dOTes
tic troubles. which eliminated recently II
her suing for divorce. Mr Leavitt is AZ
artist with whom she feu in love whel
he came 20 the Bryan home 10 paint he
fathers picture She married him WheI
only eighteen
stormy Leaders, Past and Present
The Pankhursts, mother and daughter
have made such a stir in London. haran
guing street crowds and rushing th'
House OF Commons. that both wer
thrown into prison. These two suffragis
lead rs believe that the more force an'
noise accompanying their campaign. tn
quicker men viii yield 20 their demands
Mrs. Pankhurst was sentenced 70 thre'
months and the daughter 70 ten weeks
/ Their Incarceration was really voluntary
They might have gone free II they hat
/ found securities for their good behavio
/ for one year. but they refused 10 DO ''an,
such thing
+ With Mrs Drummond. another sUffra
getSs leader. the Pankhursts did tirae Il
I HoIloway Jail Like the other womei
( prisoners they wore the green serge frocl
and white cap OF the cOnvict's unif0rr
and dineG upon cruel. brown bread. an
/ potatoes. with now and then a bit Q
/ bacon OF beef and a slice OF suet pUdding
Each was confined in a cell : by Is fee
( with a grass stuffed mattress on a plan
for bed. Every morning they weT
routed out at and told 10 clean W.
which meant that they should wash thei
I cells as well as their faces
Those who have heard ChristabeI Pank
7 hurst the daughter assert that she Is
/ forceful and convincing speaker Whe
Z she and her mother were being tried. Mis-
Pankhurst made an address which Nigh
have Influenced the magistrate had IL 10
Z stirred Up the women present 10 a pitc
almost hystericaL She appears willing {
play any role for the suffragette caus
and has been seen on the London street
hauling hurdy gur5v ard pounding
tambouTine TO raise money for the ''sU1
fraEeIte martyrs.
/ Although closely allied with the Ems
lish labor element from which leader