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...WEAR W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES AND SAVE MONEY." He pegged shoes for $10 a month for eight years. Then he gave it up and worked in a cotton mill for 33 ? a day. He served in the Civil War and was wounded at Cold Harbor. At 20, he went West, and in Golden City, Col., set up a retail store, Studwell & Douglas, and advertised with an advertisement headed "INDIANS. If you want to outrun the redskins, wear Studwell & Douglas shoes." After three years, he sold out at a profit and returned to Massachusetts where he worked as foreman...
...veteran quarterback, Spalding, although recent developments lead one to believe that Coach Fisher is breaking away from the inactive field general idea. A three man backfield on the offense has characterized Fisher Coached teams for many years. The theory has been that a quarterback who does not wear himself out carrying the ball is best able to direct the team. The scheme has worked with admirable success but if it were possible to develop a player with this same ability coupled with strong offensive powers, the team would be so much stronger. Hence Coach Fisher is this fall developing...
...Hall, Wellesley, Mass. Founded 1881 as an incubator for Wellesley College matriculants. Headmistress: Helen Temple Cooke. Specialties: "The highest ideals of womanhood, Thorough Scholarship, General Cul ture." In the college town of Wellesley, Dana Hall girls can be distinguished from the Welleslilassies by the hats they are oibliged to wear when walking...
Westover, at Middlebury, Conn., is active, modern, out-of-doors and "horsy." The girls wear uniform costume, are more "school girls" than "young ladies." Mary Robbins Hillard, headmistress, who founded Westover in 1909 with the aid of wealthy friends, "has a passion for imparting spiritual truths individually to her girls in private and has almost uncanny genius in understanding what girls are thinking about and gaining their confidence." The school offers "a well-rounded training for social requirements"; but relatively few prepare for college. Unconsciously on Miss Hillard's part, the school has gained a reputation for exclusiveness and most...
...attended the theatre"), is now maintained 'by Mary C. Strong. It has "high social prestige" and an "exclusive atmosphere." The character of its training is somewhere between that of a school and a finishing academy, much like Westover. Neither scholarship nor athletics take precedence. Discipline is strict. Dobbs girls wear uniforms, observe an honor system, may prepare for college...