The Keota news., 1921-09-16
Rose Terry's
Scl,olarsl,ip
D Z. DUNBAR.

9. io3l. ~ Mcclure Newspaper Syeees's
When the Browsins society Of Ta'
tum gave the "llase aud the Bos's"
to raise funds needed to send . stu
dent to Tatum Woues's college. there
were those amoug ths citiseus OF TA'
tum who figured II out that the wosn-
en had adopted q rouodabout way OF
raising two hundred dollars. OLD ~
bradley actually went to asursns
about II. and the afternoon before 'l's'
performance In the new theater no
gave out ~ bis opinion that u had
csssi the folk of Tatum some thousand
dollars In cold cash to raise that two
hundred.
Just In the Bradley family alone
II had cost nearly twenty-five dollars
an Conservative estimate. Jenny. Sa's
daughter. was taking minor part. 1hs
had hasl to get her own cs,stun'es. Not
counting the things that she hnd hso
IN make. but could use later. these Cos
tunes had Gust her eight dollars and
ssveniy.threc cents. Tlsen she had had
tn give up two evening music leseons
for evening rel,earsals and Jenny g"t
q dollar lesson. That came to over
tea dollars
Thea there ~ers tickets fnr all the
Bradley family ansi taxi to take Jen'
ny To the dress rehearsal The nlght b.
fore. ~ Il had rsinetl. nmsl Jenny hal
heen ~ huay over the rehearaals that
she hatln'i bcea able I" help her moth.
~. % they had had to get In \ sewing
woman three days to help with the
spring sewing. And ~ Il had cosae
aiinxrtlber BY careful figuring to
&s:..7% This was barring the p"ssss.as
n~s~xsity of 4 TAXI m take Jenny to the
play that night. anil Il looked like
rain. ~ well - the probability that
Jcnny would b. all played nut after.
ward and would need 4 doctor and
medicine.
What ~ Bradley was arguing was
that II wasn't worth while. II the
folks of Tstum wanted to give scio,.
ssship. ihrOuSh the f,rownlng society.
they should be assessed Just % much.
Then there wouldn't have to BE- any
I'.ay and he wouldn't have to q
through the ordeal Of sitting through
II.
Roger Mariewood. Nr. Bradiey's
companion Ia arms. added hls quota
II argument asainst such perform.
ances. Il would cyst even more than
Ar. Bradley had A6ured. For hs knew
II for fact thai the wentworths were
going to he qsite bit out of pocket.
Jim Wentworth WAS going to take 4
part anil st the last minute he had
l'een called awsy On business. He
couldn't throw the thing over the last
minute that way. So he had to tele-
graph IN some fellow he knew. taught
English In some cs,lIege somewhere
and knew Browning from A to 2. and
get him an to take hls place. This had
meant Jim Wentworth had had 10 nay
this professors cnrfnre. and that the
Wehtworths would have to have com.
pany dinners. No. Il wasn't worth
while. According to Roger Maplewoo.l
there wasn't any reason why the cltl.
xens ri Tatum slteuld give scholar.
ships anyway. II q giri hadn't enough
money to get an etlucatioa abe could
20 to WORT In. q factorx Of somebody's
kitchen. College etucations were for
children of the well.to-tlo. GOT for poor
folk. 81
This dlscuiiis,oa tedk place aboar,,
the local trolley car Of Tatum and Il
vas audible to the few passengers he.
rause Roger Naplewood and 81 Brad.
.ey always sat On opposite sides of the
rNr and threw their rc,uarks buck AMI
forth.