The Glenwood post., 1923-11-29
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Jennie Woodruff con-
tsmptuously refuses to marry Jim Ir-
win, young farm hand. because of his
financial condition and poor prospects.
He is intellectually above his station,
and has advanced ideas concerning the
possibilities of expert school teaching.
for which he is ridiculed by many.
,.SilAIsr .SSaAPITEIR' r., lI-More as a joke than
the Woodruff district school.
CHAPTER III.-Jim. in his new posi-
ton, sets out to make stanch friends
OF his pupils, especially two boys, New
ton Bronson and Buddy" Simms. the
latter the son of a shiftless farmer.
Colonel Woodruff Jennie's father, has
little faith in Jim's ideas of improving
rural educational methods. He nick
names him the Brown Mouse" in IL
lustration of an anecdote.
CHAPTER Iv.-Jim's conduct of the
school, where he endeavors to teach
the children the wonders of nature
and some of the scientific methods of
farming, as well as book learning"
" condemned.
CHAPTER V.-Jennie Woodruff is
nominted for the position of county
superintendent of schools. The school
board grows bitter in it's opposition
to Jim and his innovations
CHAPTER vI.-At a public meeting
teaching in the rural schools, and
makes no friends thereby.
CHAPTER VIA delegation of
prominent women condemn inns meth
DDS of teaching, but he is stoutly de-
Tended by his pupils, especially Newton
Bronson.
CHAPTER VIII.-Jim has Christmas
dinner at Colonel Woodruf's. and lis
tening to him, Jennie begins to do some
N h oh nd
his prospects.
CHAPTER KIN the evening Jim
rs well as he knows how courts len
ME. without. however. making much
progress, though she Is quickly losing
her poor opinion of him.
CHAPTER X--Jennie. elected county
superintendent of schools. receives so
many complaints from people of the
district concerning Jim's methods of
teaching that she finds herself COM
ton. After she has left. Jim is visited
by Colonel Woodruff, who strongly
urges him to refuse to resign, and
stick, for while at least.
CHAPTER X1.-A meeting of the
school board, which had been gathered
to get" Jim. is confronted by Jennie.
who upholds him. He conducts an ex-
animation of his pupils at the meet
Ing; to prove that he is not neglecting
ton of other subjects which he con-
siders of Importance. The splendid
showing made by the children converts
many, who had doubted. to his views
CHAPTER XII-The novel Ideas
which Jim has introduced have been
talked about outside the county, and
he is visited by Professor withers ex-
tension lecturer at the state university
who invites him to deliver an address
at the next annual meeting of the
Farmers institute.
CHAPTER XIII.-Professor Withers
Is impressed by many of the innova-
tions made by Irwin and so informs
Colonel Woodruff and Jennie. some
colonel suggests to Jim that he (the
coloneD seek election to the school
board, replacing Cornelius Bonner, i'm
placable enemy of Jim Irwin.
CHAPTER XIv.-Feigning sickness
win has. redeemed from idleness and
folly and set on the right path, and
who almost worships the teacher, keeps
his father from voting at the school
Bonner, and would have voted for him
AS 1t is, Colonel Woodruff is chosen
for the position. owing to Bronson'a
absence.
CHAPTER Xv.-Jim convinces the
farmers of the district of the advan-
tages to be derived from a cooperative
creamery, and it is agreed to establish
one. His rise to a position of leader
ship In the community, and high re-
sponslbility has made a distinct differ.
ence in Jennie's feelings toward Jim
which she is forced to acknowledge tc
herself