Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-14

/ male students of " eStmoreand be
came antagonistic TO goods pursu.
/ ing the college course with them.
! Some pert little misses. tossing their
| heads. declared that ii was because
| the girls wouldn't f1irt: that they them.
| selves had turned their backs upon
| sophomores who had more assurance
! than brains. Others averred that the
| presence of the women made the col
Iege a .'hennery' instead Of fed for
"staCs." A third lot laid the whole
| movement to the fact that seveal OF
the girls took scholarships away from
as many young men. Certain it is that
one Young woman of remarkable facil-
tty for learning captured prize that
! all the honor men were striving for.
Be that as it may. the antagonistG
spirit prevailed. and it was determined
| by the board of management that the
class of 10 should be the last woman's
| class to be admitted to the university.
The class contained an unusually
bright lot of girls, who. spurred on by
what they considered an injustice ia
their sex, devoted their intellectual eff,
forts to taking away as many per.
| ouisites in the shape OF prizes and
\ scholarships as possible.
! Miss Julia Horton. president OF the
class. proved an excellent choice. Not
Il much Of a scholar, she developed a
rare talent for management. Upon
her election she made a few remarks
\ embodying the desire that the men,
bers of the class should beat the men
in every field.
"In athletics?" asked a voice.
Miss Horton was staggered for a
moment. then bringing her white fist
down on the table. said with vigor.
Eyes, in athletics"
A burst Of laughter followed the an
/ nouncement, after which it was for
gotten till three years had passed.
The president had by this time been
! succeeded by others, but she had be-
come the recognized manager Of the
! class. The college fall term for 1910
had scarcely commenced. when she
| called half q dozen OF her classmates
TO her room for a conference, and
when they were assembled said to
them:
You may remember that when was
elected class president in our fresh
man year / signifed wish we should
beat these dog in the manger students
who haven't the brains TO take prizes
themselves and are unwilling that we
should take them. even on the athlet-
&c field. Our prize scholars are sure
to sweep the board next June. and 1
have called you together to consult as
to a means of beating the men in ath-
letics."
A dozen coral ears were pricked up
at once at this daring statement.
IF we haven't the muscle" Miss
Horton. continued, I'VE may at least
have the ingenuity to find a way to
beat the men. or at least drive them
from the field. The football season is
at hand. At that game manly strength
has greater advantage over woman's
physique than any athletic contest /
propose that we select a team from
among those of us whose advantage
lies rather in our muscles than our
brains, and at the finale of the season
attempt TO win a game"
Nonsense. Impossible! It wouldn't
be proper" were the words that greet
ed the proposition.
IAN | ask of you" continued the
speaker, lis to cooperate with me.
/ We will organize a team. We VIII
not let our object be known till the
| last moment, then we will challenge
the university team, relying on our
wits rather than our physical strength
to win. At any rate. we may get
! revenge"
wit won't win where brute strength
is needed" remarked Miss Porter.
ANY more than brute strength will
win where brains are required" Miss
Ripley added, "as is manifest from
our sweeping away the prizes and
scholarships from these strapping fel,
lows"
1--WE might weaken them" suggest.
ed little Miss Mullins, by sticking
pins into them"
81 have a scheme" said Miss Hor-
ton. that / propose to put in prac-
tice when it comes to the final test"
"What is it," asked all at once.
"Girls." was the reply given impress
slveIy, there is one faculty we need
not fatter ourselves we possess-reti-
cence. ! shall not communicate my
plan TO the men through each and ev-
cry one Of you"
Miss Horton won the assent OF the
company. they agreeing to her terms
III IedSt HI Oh iHtiH except IJIle MISS
Mullins. who declared she could never
IN the world wait for the denouement
There were several remarkably
/ strong young women I'm the class, and
. one. Mary Honk, who had come from
q farm on which, her classmates de
/ clared, she had followed the plow, was
| five feet eight in height and strong az
an OK Miss Horton. who organizes
the team, selected her for the most
I prominent position and assigned the
others to the rest Of the places as they
( seemed best fitted
Since the managers plan was based
/ upOn the wits rather than the strength
/ of the team II was not supposed that
/ training and practice would be ad.
+ hered TO very strictly. The main trou-
bic Was TO find q ground Hrhnrn fhnr