The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
her COLLEGE: CAREER
BY HELEN DEAN.

II was something unusual in our vii
LACE for a girl to have aspirations LOT
q college career, and then, too, that II
should be Joe Miller's plain, freckle'
faced little Maggie, who had gradu'
ated from high school with honors,
hut no flowers. Indeed, flowers had
not entered largely into Maggie's life.
After her mothers death she kept
house for her crippled father until
he died. .,
If Maggie heard how she was criti'
cised for thinking of spending her III.
tic inheritance so foolishly, she DID
rot let it affect her. She went 10
college. and we did not see anything
of her for four years. When she came
back, we scarcely recognized Joes
girl in the tall, beautiful young lady
who was so kind and sweet to all
of US. that we began to think college
might be pretty good thing for GIRL
after all. But 1t was as we feared,
Maggie-Margaret, as she called her
self-had ideas: she couldn't settle
down.
Mrs. Slower said she came to ner
house one evening and told her that
she was interested in domestic SCI
ence. and that after having given the
servant.girl problem much study. she
had come to the conclusion that II
GOOD. capable girls would take up the
work. the standard would be raised
and this noble profession lifted from
| the depths to which it had fallen. She
then asked Mrs.. Slower point blank
whether she would let her daughters
70 out with her to service. Mrs.
Slower has . weak heart. and she had
Q spell right there.
Maggie was not easily discouraged.
She visited all her girl friends. but
not one was sufficiently interested In
the good work to sacrifice precon'
ceived ideas. Mrs. Ivan. however. said
that she had presented the matter to
her in such an attractive light that
she really thought of encouraging her
Anna Belle, but, as she argued. II
might ruin her future prospects,
young man fraom Spring Dale was
calling at the Ivan homeland that
Joe Miller's Maggie had nothing to
lose in that way. We really felt
sorry for Maggie. If she had stayed
at home. she might have eventually
married some plain, honest man. but
now, we agreed, she was matrimo
nially dead. No man would stand FOL
woman with queer ideas.
Maggie succeeded in getting posi-
ton as cook with the Van Skiver'.
down on the River road. We heart
through their nurse that when thu
eldest son came home for vacation h
spent too much time in the kitchen Il
suit his mother. so she told her cool
she didn't need her services longer.
! She went to the city in the fall ant
secured employment with . colleg'
professors family. We heard nothing
of her for about two years. then Lit
Teton had a sensation. A markel
COPY of q city paper was sent on.
Van Huett-Miiler.
Rather . unique wedding took plac
on the 30th, at Hall Crest, the summe
home of Prof. Andrew Arlington. Mis-
Margaret Miller and DR.. Henry Va
Huett were united in marriage.
Mrs. Van Huett is interested In &C
cial work. and was employed a. a dc
mestice In the Arlington home, wher
nestle in the Arlington home, wher
marriage ceremony took place in tn
kitchen, according to the wishes Q
the bride.
Doctor and Mrs. Van Huett Wi
leave for an extended trip abroad"