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Bored and Lonely at Twenty-One, Says She Can’t "Kid 'Em Along” By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. Dear Miss Fairfax: Read your advice to others daily in The Bee and usually agree with you. I have been pondering over a problem which will no doubt seem trifling to you and for that reason I have hesitated in writing, but I cannot solve it myself and have no one to confide in. I am 21 and could be very popular. Have a lot of girl friends, also boy friends, but in spite of the fact, I spend many lonesome hours. Because I Just can not force myself to go steady with any one man. Although I have many chances. I tire of them and seldom go the second time. Am I *oo dissatisfied and should I go oftener when I know I can never consider them more than mere friends? Do you think girls are doing the proper thing when they feel as I do, but go only for the good time? Most men of today seem to expect that, but I cannot bring myself to it. Am I too old fashioned in my ideas or what is wrong? The boys are all decent and respectable, but my conscience wont let me “kid ’em along” as the other girls do, in spite of my lonesomeness. A year ago I kept company (not long though) with a young man two years my senior. While at college he wrote to me but I purposely neglected to answer. Have not heard directly from him since, but would like to. I do not love him, nor does he love me, but I know he did enjoy my company, more than I his. What I want is to renew our friendship, but do not want him for a “steady” as I know- I would tire of him again, then revolt only to regret as before. Not knowing whether or not he is now going with another, would you advise me to write and ask him to call? Many thanks for your motherly consideration, and hope you will under stand my sentiments, but will ]*>t consider me too big a "bother” as I am very, ANXIOUS. II you nave no interest in this man.f why do you want to renew the friend ship, especially when you feel so sure that you will tire of' him again. Why not let well enough alone and look for some congenial soul who may perhaps be able to hold your Interest. What a bored young person you must be, my dear, if all the young men fail to interest you after the first meeting. It isn't necessary to fall in love with every young man you meet in order to have a good time. Neither do you have to “kid ’em along.” Life is what you make it and there is plenty of happiness in it for you if you look or it. Next time one of your boy friends invites you out, instead of thinking how bored you are going to be, try to Imagine what a pleasant evening is in store for you. If you take thte attitude you are sure to en loy yourself. Try it and see. Where Is the Rest of the \ Twenty-Two Per Dear Miss Fairfax: I read In the Omaha Bee what “A Constant Reader,” had to say about ‘‘House wives save and be happy,” she claims her husband's salary is $22.00 per week, this would amount to $1,144 per year: her grocery bills are $15 per month, or $180 per year; rent is $10 per month, or $120 per year; fur niture payments, $20 per month, or $240 per year; clothing, $50 per year. This makes $590 a year spent, as they have saved $1,400 in five years, that would make a saving of $280 per year; putting this with the $590 a year spent, makes $870 a year ac counted for; as he makes $1,140 per year; or $274 per year unaccounted for, as it doesn't seem possible that this amount could be spent for doc tor bills, we would like an explana tion as some husbands will say if she can do it their wives should be able to do it. They claim to be spending $49.18 2-3 per month and in fact they are spending $72 per month. According to her statement $20 per month on furniture for five years would make $1,200 worth of furni ture, this doesn’t seem possible for people who are claiming to live on 50 cqjits per day. I would like tp see this in print for the benefit of other women whose husbands might expect them to reach the same mark and never stop to figure. Respectfully, MILDRED. Constant reader didn't give an itemized statement of her expendi tures as you seem to think. How ever if you are Interested perhaps she will tell you what she did with the money unaccounted for. Mrs. M. W.: Wash carefully In warm suds, using a white soap. If they are white curtains, put a little blueing in the rinse water. They should be dried on curtain stretchers. Busin ><> courses American College tiiurw you of lucceit. All our graduates are placed and we will place you. Before you decide on a business school, come and * visit the American Col lege. See our equipment and facilities. See our splendid lighting and pleasant school room. Look over our employ ment records. See the many fine positions we have filled. See the posi tions that have gone un filled because we did not have enough graduates to supply the demand. FALL OPENING SEPT. 4. DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL. 1912 Farnam St., 2d Floor. Phone AT. 7774. Military Affairs. Captain and Mrs. Raymond Moss, who leave soon for Lexington, Mo., where Captain Moss will be in structor at the Wentworth Military academy, will be honored with a dance at Fort Crook Tuesday night given by the Service club. Captain and Mrs. F. U. Greer entertained for them at bridge last night. At Lieutenant Collette's quarters on Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Collette will be hostess at bridge for her sis ters, Mrs. George Thelson of Chicago and Miss Georgia Kerr, student at the University of Wisconsin, and for Mrs. Moss. Four tables will be set for the game. Lieutenant Sehrider of Fort Omaha will be host at dinner at the Field club Wednesday night for Captain and Mrs. Moss, who leave Thursday morn ing for their new home. * Comings and Goings of People You Know. Mrs. E. W. Nash has gone to New York City. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jeffers have returned from Lake Okoboji. Henry Abts of Columbus, Neb., spent the week-end In Omaha, Mrs. Robert Reasoner Is expected home Tuesday from Anandale, Minn. Miss Lucille Schall has gone to spend two weeks in St. Joseph, Mo., with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Delaplane have returned from a three weeks' motor trip to Estes Park. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peterson and their son, of Omaha, arrived Saturday at Excelsior Springs, Mo. Mrs. Paul Gallagher and small daughter, Jean Dudley, will return from Michigan on Thursday. Miss Harriet Whitman of Lincoln, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Whit man, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. D. M. McLellan, at Theodore Terrace. Mrs. Julian Shackelford and her children, Roger and Virginia, of St. ST. KATHERINE’S SCHOOL I DAVENPORT, IOWA (Episcopal) A thorough preparatory school for a limited number of girls. Beautifully sit uated on the bluff over the Mississippi. School recommended by eastern colleges. Address The Sister Superior Sisters of St. Mary MOUNT SAINT MARY SEMINARY A Boarding and Day School Conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska. Normal School and Teachers’ College Senior and Junior High School Accredited by the Uni versity of Nebraska. Recognized by the De partment of Public In struction of the State. 2-year College Course in EDUCATION lead ing'to State Certificates. Art, Dramatic Expres sion, Cymnasium, Com mercial Courses, Voica Culture, Standardised Methods of Music, Piano and Stringed Instruments. Teachers certified by the Progressive Series. Graduates receive Di plomas of the Society authorizing them to teach the system. Address THE REGISTRAR 1424 Castelar Street Joseph. Mo., were unexpectedly called home Sunday after a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Oakford. Sister M. St. Martin and Sister M. Francis Borgia of Loretto academy, Chicago, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Muxen for a few days. Sister M. St. Martin is a niece of Mr. Muxen. Mrs. H. B. Goldsborough of Glen dale, Cal., who has been the guest of her Bister, Mrs. H. D. Allen, leaves Tuesday night for her home. She was honored at a breakfast Monday morning given by her sister and will he a luncheon guest of Mrs. G. M. Welch on Tuesday.. Adele Garrison “My Husband’s Love” The Cry Wrung From Katherine That Madge Overheard. When we had gone upstairs after our midnight lunch Katherine and 1 paused in my room before going to Mother Graham's, where we had Just waged and won a hard battle with croup. Junior’s tiny body being the battleground. We found that the electric heater had warmed the air thoroughly, al though to our way of thinking the atmosphere was decidedly stuffy. But I knew that my mother-in-law, with the chilliness of old age, would heed only the warmth, and with an as senting nod to Katherine's queried, “Warm enough?” I followed her down the hall to my mother-in-law's room. We found her sitting by the fire, with an empty tray and cup on the table. Evidently she had thoroughly enjoyed Katie's bountiful serving, and was much refreshed. "I can Just as well stay up the rest of the night," she said in a low tone, as we noiselessly entered. "Pos i tive ly, nothing doing, abso lute-ly,” I parodied, emboldened by Mother Graham's softened attitude. "You have been wonderful, but we can’t afford to have you 111 also, es pecially with your daughter and son in-law coming. I’d love to tell Har riet that you sat up all night watch ing Junior while I peacefully slept." “It wouldn't be any of her business if I did," she said, with a trace of her old acerbity. "But," sighing heavily. "I suppose you are right. I might be ill. I tell you, Margaret, It's pretty tough to realize that you can’t stand things any more as you used to. Why! I've seen the time—” “You’re a Good Daughter." “I know,” I said tenderly. "But if when I'm your age, I can accomplish half what you can now, I shall be very thankful." Banal, indeed, was the comment, as I very well realized, but It pleased my mother-in-law Inordinately. "You're a flatterer, Margaret, but a good daughter,” sho answered, smiling faintly as she made her way to the door, and then with her hand on the knob, she made her great capitulation. "Of course I shall be on hand In the morning, anti then you both are to go to sleep. I'm not going to bother any more about the housecleaning. Harriet and Edwin can take It or leave it as it Is. I’m not going to leave that blessed child a minute until he's entirely well." She closed the door softly behind her, and Katherine swiftly panto mimed her approbation and amaze ment. "The eighth wonder of the world,” she Intoned softly, and then she stripped down the covers of Mother Graham's bed, and patted the pillows Into shape. "Take off that bathrobe and get in here," she ordered. “No, you needn’t look at me so suspiciously. Cross my heart and hope to die. I'll call you in three hours by my nickel watch and leather strap”—she flaunted her wrist watch mockingly. “I ought to make you go into an other room, but that’s too much to ask of a mother.” A Sleepless Vigil. After that little speech there was nothing for me to do but to obey her directions implicitly. But while my body obeyed her, and I lay down as she commanded. I could not compel my brain to slumber. Beneath half-dosed eyelids I watched her as she noiselessly flitted around the room, mending the fire, opening a window with Infinite care, that no hint of draft should strike the cur tained erlb, lowering still further the shaded light, and at last seating her self In a comfortable low chair dose to the crih where she could see Junior's slightest movement. Then, evidently believing that I had gone to sleep, she slumped down In the chair, her first relaxing of mus cles I had seen, laid her head against the ehalr hack and closed her eyes as if utterly spent. It was but two or three minutes that she remained In the relaxed attitude. Then she opened her eyes, stretched her arms above her head, and settled herself In a position where she could watch Junior with the least possible expenditure of energy, a thing necessary for a nurse to know If she expects to conserve her strength. For minutes that seemed hours, she did not move, and I crdving sleep, but unable to compel It, pondered the expression of weary hopelessness that rested upon her face. Then Junior stirred, and I held my breath as she bent over him, fearing another spasm of the dreadful croup. But that there was no reason for alarm X saw at once, but Katherine lingered above his crib for a minute, her face twitch ing convulsively. And then a tortured whisper, so low that I almost lost It, floated Into the silent room. "Oh! God! My empty arms!" Borglum Piano School SUMMER CLASSES 2661 Douglas St. August M. Borglum, Madam* Rorg lum (Pupil* of Wager Swaync), Solfege - Schvart* Method — Paris. Harmony—Public P«»rformane* Y. M. C. A. EVENING SCHOOL Chooae Your Couree and Enroll Today OPENS MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10 30 Couraee "Learn While You Earn"—Open Every Even inf Young Men’s Christian Association 17th and Harney, Room 316 AT Ian tic 1600 SAFlT'school EPWORTH YOU|Tbo7 Military Academy EPWORTH, IA. Eat. 1857 For Afea 6 to 21 Clean, safe town; Christian atmosphere; school of high ideals; Methodist church; accredited fully; honor students in universities; West Point military system; excellent morale; separate grade and high school departments; buildings brick, fireproof; 15 acre campus; inter-school athletics. “Every man on field every day.” Enrollment Limited—Fall Term Opem Sept. 10 Apply at Once for Catalog Colonel F. Q. Brown, D. D., President 'musics O Music, ephars descended Maid. Friend of Pleasure, Wisdom's Aid. —W. Colllna THE University School *>f Music re ceives students of all grades of preparation, from the child Just beginning to the graduate who de sires to take advanced artist courses. Lack of previous music study need not bar anyone wishing to take work In the University School of Music. The beginner or today may he the artist of tomorrow. A musician of national fame said one day: "The most remarkable tiling about the University School of Muslr, as I have seen it, is the wonderful cordiality and cornradery among the faculty." The spirit of the Institution Is ons of friendliness and willingness to help | ea<*h and every student ^UNIVERSITY SCIIOOiyftUSIC ADMAN NTWJNS Pmkkn't U03 R Street -**■ Lincoln — Nebraska ST. BERCHMAN’S SEMINARY MARION, IOWA A boarding school for boys under 15. Conducted by Sisters of Mercy. Eight grades and first year high school. Catalog on Requeat. N KWS of and C Individual School Growing Rapidly Success of Pratt Institution Due Largely to Efforts of Principal Edgerly. Mrs. George C. Edgerly, principal of Mrs. Pratt's School of Individual Instruction, at 402 South Thirty-sixth street, is considered one of the finest principals In Nebraska. She comes rightfully by her acknowledged suc cess. For 50 years, her father, A. W. Stuart, was superintendent of schools In Iowa. For two years Mrs. Edgeriy was president of the Dundee Woman's club. At the present time, besides her duties as principal of Mrs. Pratt's school, she holds the position of su perintendent in the Junior department of the Sunday school In tile First Central Congregational church. Mrs. Edgeriy is a l'hi Beta Kappa and a graduate of Grinnell college. She has three children, a daughter, Frances, a Junior at Mrs. Pratt's school; a son, Stuart, a Junior at Dartmouth, and a son, George, who is attending Dundee school. Mrs. Pratt says that In 1921, when Mrs. Edgerly first came to the school, there were four pupils and three teachers in the senior department. Mrs. Edgerly kindly offered to teach any subject in any department. She cheerfully graced the A, B, C classes until February, 1922, at which time 61 pupils were enrolled in the school, with Mrs. Edgerly as prin cipal. She has a great and charming gift, necessary to one in her position, that of winning the confidence of her pu pils. Parents say that their sons and daughters have received lasting bene fit from just being under the influ ence of Sirs. Edgerly's firm yet kind discipline and expert tutelage. Gaddie Joins Faculty of American College Charles E. (laddie. J. A. Youngstrom, president of the American College of Business, 1912 Farnam street, is sparing no efforts in securing the best instructors avail able. He says the growth of the col lege requires an increased staff. He announced recently the addition of Mary T. Fischer, a college graduate and experienced Instructor, and now announces that Prof. Charles E. Cad die, who has been superintendent of Bellevue High school since 1917, has also been added to the present strong faculty. The St. Joseph Veterinary College The Practitioner** School A Three-Year Graded Course Session Opens October 8th Entrance Requirement* One Year Hi?h School or Its Equivalent Write for Catalogue DR F. M CAHILL, Pre*. Address: Box 1075, St. Joseph, Mo. BROWNELL HALL OMAHA FOUNDED IN 1861 1 The School With a Tradition Sixty-two years’ devotion to the de* velopment of cultured, intelligent womanhood. Ideally located in beautiful Dundee, exclusive residential district of Omaha. Kindergarten, elementary school and college preparatory course. Supervised study and opportunities for individual work. Day and Boarding Pupils Fall Term Opens October 15th Miss Dora Lee Newman, Principal Room 203, Kennedy Building Omehn, Neb. School of Individual Instruction Modern, sani tary building. Hot water heat. Spacious class rooms. Sunshine and fresh air. 402 South 36th St. Omaha, Neb. HA rney 2949 (Formerly E. S. Westbrook Residence) ' Mrs. Christel Fay Pratt, Owner and Manager Mrs. George C. Edgerly, Principal Accredited to the University of Xcbraska ADVISORY BOARD H. H. Baldrige Dr. Samuel McCleneghan W. J. Foye J. E. Davidson George H. Payne Parents always wish to see a school before r e g i s taring. Parents are welcome here at any time. FALL TERM OPENS SEPT. 4 Last Year, “What Do You Offer?” This Year, “Are There Any Vacancies?” Special Features 1. Preparatory work for eastern schools. 2. French and Latin in the Junior High 3. A new modern>topic class. Type of School 1. Non - secta rian. 2. Co-educa tional. 3. D o e s not seek or ac cept dona tion • . 4. Dependent on good work pro duced. Record Opanad Jan. 3, 1921, 3 Pupils Spring Tarm 1923 108 Pupils A School Which Teaches Boys and Girls of All Ages HOW TO STUDY Curriculum High School Junior High The Grade* Three Papers by Rigge Are Read at Convention Fourteen men from the Creighton faculty were In attendance at the annual convention of the Jesuit Ed ucatlonal association, which was held at Campion college, Prairie du Chine, Wis., August 16 to 18. The associa tion comprises five societies, a class ical, an English, a historical, a scien tific. and a sociological. These claimed the attention of Creighton men as follows: Classical association, Revs. Peter O'Brien and Joseph Weis and Cyril Donohue; English associa tion, Rev. F. X. Reilly and Thurber Smith; historical association, Rev. Alfred Kaufmann, Francis Betten and A. C. Wand; scientific associa tion, Revs. David Hickey, Martin Phee and George Pickel, and Messrs. Edward Preusch and Patrick Regan; sociological association, Rev. Thomas Egen. Rev. William F. Rigge. director of the Creighton astronomical observa tory, was unable to attend, though he was vice president of the physics section of the scientific association. He sent three papers to be read be fore the society. Rev. Francis Betten, of the Creigh ton summer school faculty, read a paper before the historical associa tion on St. Boniface. 8200 Per Year and Self Help HIGHLAND COLLEGE Located in N. E. Kansas Pre-engineering, Pre-lew and Pre-medieaj courses. Two years' university work Fully accredited. Expenses low. Address J. L. Howe. Highland. Kansas Commercial Student Certain of His Goal ’'Sometimes business 1b spoken of as a game and If this is a true say ing, I can pick the winners every time,” said H. B. Boyles, head of Boyles College, Omaha and the Bluffs. "And I needn't be much of a guess er, either, to choose the boy or the girl who has been educated up to the work that fs to be done. Ac cording to enrollment figures for our fall term, which opens September 4, I’m not alone in my prediction that there are others of the same mind as mvseif in this matter. The boys and girls are enlisting handsomely, but I think I can se« the minds of father and mother behind many of these decisions. "The bread-earner is now the prominent member of the family and every son and daughter wants a share In the honors when they’re passed around. "Big salaries and the choice of positions are goals toward which the young person strives. The com merclally-tralned person Is sure of his ground and Is at a distinct ad vantage over other contestants less well equipped.” Saint James SchooL Formerly Lower Shattuck j A homo tchoel far bo>» of the grades. Epiac'.pal. It* happy family lift It a ••• tlnguiihlrg feature. Thorough and offi ciant training tnat bring* out tne hoet thtr# b It In tha bca Parental eara. Limited num. tmr. Small daitoa. Military. AII aporfa BB der aupervition. Ideal eurroundlnga on *n eitate of &G acre*. For catalog addrta* j F. E. Jenkins, Headmaster, f Box L, Faribault, Minn. Start YOUR Business Career on This Date/ CURRICULUM Auditing Bookkeeping Machine Bookkeeping ; Comptometry English j Civil Service Commercial Normal Salesmanship Public Accounting Banking Shorthand Typewriting Penmanship Telegraphy Private Secretarial Business Adminis tration DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES—SEND FOR CATALOG Boyles College 18th and Harney St». 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