Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-08-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Great
] At Westmoreland College
/ That Brought Revenge
! By ELLEN R. CHANDLER
4 Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Copyright by American Press Asso
citation, 1911.

rect Catalogue VI lhe
male students of Westmoreland BE-
came antagoniStic to co-eds pufsu'
ing the college course with them.
Some merit little misses. tossing their
heads, declared that it was because
the girls wouldn't flirt: that they them
selves had turned their backs upon
sonhomores who had more assurance
than brains. Others averred that the
presente of the women made the col
Icge IL "hennery" instead of he'd for
"stays," 4 third lot laid the whole
movement to the fact that several of
the girls took scholarships away from
as rlany young men. Certain it Is thal
one vailng woman of remarkable facii'
lty for learning captured a-prize thar
all the honor men were striving FOR.
Be that Us ii pay. the antagonists
spirit prevailed. and it WAS determines
by the board Of management that the
class Of 10 should be the last woman
class TO he admitted to the university
The class contained an unusually
bright lot of girls. who. spurrcd on BE-
what they considered an injustice IL
their sex, devoted their intellectual Ell
forts to taking away as many per-
Quisites in the shape of prizes anu
scholarships as possible.
Miss Julia Lorton. president of the
class. proved an excellent choice. Not
much OF scholar. she developed a
rare talent for management. Upon
her election she made Il few remarks
embodying the desire that the mem'
hers of the class should beat the mel
II every field.
an athietics?" asked q voice.
Miss Horton was staggered for n
moment. then bringing her white list
lown on the table. said with vigof.
Yes. in athletics"
A burst of laughter followed the an
louncement. after which it was for
sotten till three years bad passed.
rhe president had by this time beer
succeeded by others. but she had be-
rome the recognized manager of the
lass. The college fall term for 1910
lad scarcely commenced, when she
called half q dozen Of her classmates
to her room for a conference, ard
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 manager students
who haven't the brains to take prizes
themselves and are unwilling that we
should take them. even on the athlet'
ic field Our prize scholars are sure
TO sweep the board next June. and
have called you together to consult as
to a means of beating the men III attn
letics.'
A dozen coral ears were pricked W
1T once at this daring statement
If we haven't the muscle" Miss
1crton. continued. I'VE may at least
nave the ingenuity to find a way to
beat the men. or at least drive them
from the fed. The football season is
ut hand At that game manly strength
has greater advantage over woman's
physique than any athletic contest.
propose that we select team from
among those Of us whose advantage
lies rather in our muscles than oul
brains. and at the finale OF the season
attempt to win game"
Nonsense. impossible. 1t wouldn'1
be proper" were the words that greet
ed the proposition.
"AIl ask Of you," continued the
speaker, us to cooperate with me
We will organize team. We viii
not let our object be known till the
last moment. then we will challenge
the university team. relying on oul
wits rather than our physical strength
to win At any rate, we may get q
revenge"
wit won't win where brute strength
is needed" remarked Miss Porter.
ANY more than brute strength vii
win where brains are required Miss
Ripley added. las is manifest from
our sweeping away the prizes ane
scholarships from these strapping fel
lows"
I'VE might weaken them" suggest
ed little Miss Mullins. by sticking
pins into them"
81 have scheme" said Miss Hor
ton, that propose to put in prac
tice when il comes to the final test"
"What is it," asked all at once.
"GirIs." was the reply given impress
sively. there Is one faculty we neec
not fatter ourselves we possess-reti
cence l 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
at least all of them except little Miss
Mullins. who declared she could nevel
in the world wait for the denouement.
There were several remarkably
strong young women in the class, ant
one, Mary Honk. who had come from
farm on which. her classmates de
cIared, she had followed the plow. wa!
FIVE feet eight in height and strong a!
an OK. Miss Horton. who organized
the team. selected her for the mos
prominent position and assigned TIT
others to the rest Of the places as they
seemed best fitted.
Since the managers plan was basef
upon the wits rather than the strength
Of the team it was not supposed tina
training and practice would be ad
hered to very strictly. The main trcu