The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-23
BRIDE TELLS CHUM
Nhen Wedding of Pretty Teacher
Ceases to Be Secret.
Now She May Lose Her Place as
Teacher.

Olathe. Kan, Nov. 23.-The trustees
OF Aubry township, in this county, are
in a Quandary as to what action to take
in the case Of Miss Iva Ernst, she pretty
little teacher of the Aubry school who
Saturday of last week elored ard was
married in Kansas City to Robert Bart
lett wealthy young farmer of this
community. The marriage was to have
been kept secret, and the young Wo-
man intended to finish the school year.
The school authorities, however, learn
ed OF the runaway marriage and now
the bride, herself scarcely more than
a child, may lose her position.
There is no law in this state pro-
hibiting a married woman from teach
ing school," Miss Emrra Skinner, coun-
ty superintendent, said today. i had
not heard directly OF Miss ErnStS mar
GiT1age and of course am not in posi-
ton to say what VIII he done in the
matter. Usually it depends upon the
sentiment :, the particular school dls-
trict where the question is raised
His Pleading Wins.
Because she loved the boys and girls
of her country school at West Auhfy'
and they in turn were devoted to the
charming young teacher from Olathe'
Miss Ernst for many weeks resisted the
pleadings Of big, handsome Robert
Bartlett. proprietor of Oak Grove farm,
southeast of this city.
"Oh, Robert" she pleaded, If l could
to teach those dear children, wouldn't
hesitate a minute. But the children
love me, and 1 love them and the work,
and so you see"
conceived in the brain of the impatient
lover. If the young couple could man
age in some way to get married without
any one else being the wiser, and then
what a lark it would be, at the con
clusiOn of the school term to diVulse the
secret. In this particular instance the
difficulty was rnininiized because Miss
Ernst was boarding at the home OF Mr
Bartlett's mother, near her school.
Go to Kansas City.
The girl consented to the plan, and
last Saturday the couple drove 70
Olathe ostensibly to attend the county
teachers institute. Instead, however,
thew informed friends that they were
going to Kansas City to attend the
theater. Once in Kansas City, it was
but the work of few minutes to ma
a minister Rev H S Church per
formed the marriage ceremony in the
parsonage.
The happy bride could not resist the
temptation to tell Just one" girl friend
and also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
q. Ernst. The girl 'chum" told the I
secret to one particular young man
and it was secret no longer
The young woman appeared Monday |
to take charge of her school, |
That night q crowd of young people !
appeared with a variety of noise pro- |
ducing instruments at the Bartlett /
home and held an old fashioned chart /
vari. And. worst of all the school au-
thorities heard of it. and there was
some talk of a married woman not
being permitted to teach school in that
district.
A telephone call ELECTED the follow
ing from the bride:
Hello, yes this is Miss Ernest, err
that is-yes, suppose so. Everybody
appears to have found out about it.
was I really married? Well. yes, but,
you see, I wanted to keep on teaching
school and it was to be kept a secret,
but somebody told, and so-yes you
can talk to my-to Mr.. Bartlett; he
sill tell you the whole Story-yes,
goodby."