The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-12

good deal to me-a tall, handsome, In
teIlectual boy-and would have given
a year Of my life for a singlesword or
even look indicating his slightest inter
est in me.
When Alan was graduated at college
he was made assistant professor of
English literature at his alma mater.
The university was coed institution,
and when became twenty entered
for a degree MY brother Tom had
gone far away, and Professor Broad
well, who was just entering upon his
duties as an instructor, was not aware
that there was such a person as myself
among the students. / did not make
myself known to him, and had so
changed that he did not recognize me.
When my class reacheda point where
we were required to write essays we
handed them in for inspection and cor
rection to him. II there was facility
for anything in my duh brain 1t was
for scribbling. AT school my compost
lions always received the highest
mark. When wrote my first essay as
a college student / took especial pains
with ft-pninS In two ways. the one to
treat my subject as well MS possible,
the other to, make LOT of errors in the
construction OF sentences. In explana-
ton Of this I viii say that students
go to college for different purposes.
Usually they go to get an education.
Some so to have good time, went
for the purpose OF ensn ofessor
Broadwell By max Substance
OF my essay good ohld attract his
attention. By putting ina great many
errors was likely to have. them point
ed out to me by the professor.
"A few days after handing In my pro-
duction was asked to remain after
lecture, and when the class had gone
out / went up to the professors desk.
He took up my essay and said to me:
Miss Brown, you have gtftA for
writing, and it is pity that your edu-
cation in grammar and construction OF
sentences should be so deficient"
He opened my manuscript, ana 1t
was sight to behold. There were in
Vulnerable scratches, pothooks. P's
with the tops turned the wrong way-to
mark new paragraphs-words inter-
lined here and there with little TRAN
Gles under them. Indeed. the whole es-
say looked as If daddy toneIegs had
waded through n pool Of Mink, then
strolled over the paper.
zone of the first rules Of rhetoric"
the professor went on. rs that the
opening paragraph should be pointed
and not too long. 1t should catch the
attention Of the render and direct it
toward what Is to follow, would d.
vide your first paragraph here" And
he put the tip OF his pencil on one of
his P's with the wrong side foremost. [
Il also Observe" he continued. that |
in a number of instances you have
,r.ded sentence with proposition.
.yh.,h is unadvISable. l would recon-
mend you to learn the direrence be
tween .shall' and will You have In |
yariabIy used them incorrectly" .
II can't"
'.oh. yes you can. It's very simple
when you once catch the idea"
He went on to explain it to me. using /
the familiar Illustration OF the man in /
the water who intended to shout mo /
one will save me; shall drown" but /
said instead EMO one shall save me; /
/ will drown" Then he gave me the I
rule for 1t all. and when .
he had finished, IL were drowning /
and should act In accordance with my
understanding OF his explanation, 4
would certainly forbid any one to help .
me But didn't tell him SO. simply
looked ms IL it were all clear TO me.
He was certainly very kind to give
me all this information. and If had
had any conscience should have been
ashamed Of myself that ninctenths of
It was Unnecessary. having made the.
errors on purpose. thanked him at
the end OF his instructions and said
that / would profit by them. which
was deceptive. for intended to make
other mistakes in my next essay that
would bring about a similar interview
And so / did. On the second occa-
sion OF my being called upon to rema1n
q fter lecture for instruction the profes-
sor compIimented me even more high
" on my handling of my subject than
before. but he seemed to be much dis
tressed ON my deficiency Of handling
The English language You confuse