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                 MARGARET PERKINS。 



       As a 1914 Christmas offering�察�Margaret Perkins�察�a Hutchinson High 

School teacher�察�gave us her volume of beautiful poems。 ``The Love Letters 

of a Norman Princess'' is the love story�察�in verse�察�of Hersilie�察�a ward and 

relative of William�察�The Conqueror�察�and Eric�察�a kinsman of the unfortunate 

King Harold。 

     ``I thought once�察�in a dream�察�that Love came near With silken flutter of 

empurpled   wings   That   wafted   faint�察  �strange   fragrance   from   the   things 

Abloom where age and season never sear。 The joy of mating birds was in 

my    ear�察 �And    flamed    my   path   with   dancing    daffodils   Whose     splendor 

melted into greening hills Upseeking�察�like my spirit�察�to revere。'' 

       * * * * * * 

     ``Before   you   came�察  �this   heart   of   mine   A  fairy   garden   seemed   With 

lavender and eglantine�察�And lovely lilies gleamed Above the purple´pansy 

sod Where ruthless passion never trod。'' 

       * * * * * * 

     ``If Heaven had been pleased   to let   you be A keeper of   the sheep�察  �a 

peasant me�察�Within a shepherd's cottage thatched with vine Now might we 

know the bliss of days divine。'' ``We are part of Heaven's scheme�察�You 

and I�此�Child of sunshine and the dew I was earthlyborn as you。 

       * * * * * * 

     ``Yet my little hour I go�察�Troubled maid�察�Even where the storm blasts 

blow�察  �Unafraid�察  �Confident   that   from  the   sod All   things   upward   wend   to 

God。'' 

       * * * * * * 

       ``Dear heart�察�the homing hour is here�察�The task is done。 Toilers�察�and 

they who course the deer Turn�察�one by one�察�At day's demise�察�Where dwells 

a deathless glow In loving eyes。 I hear them hearthward go To castle�察�or to 

cottage on the lea�察�But him I love comes never home to me。'' 

       * * * * * * 

       The   peaks    that  rift  the  saffron   sheen    Of   sunset   skies   In  purple 

loveliness�察  �when   seen   By   nearer   eyes�察�Are   bleakly   bare。   To   brave   those 



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boulders   gray   No   climbers   dare。   O�察  �in   some   future   may   This   mountain 

mass of unfulfilled desires Be unto me as yonder haloed spires��'' 

       * * * * * * 

       Miss    Perkins    is  the  compiler     of   ``Echoes    of   Pawnee     Rock��''   and 

writes   short   stories   and   poems   for   the   magazines。   Some   of   her   verse   is 

published in Woolard's ``Father。'' 



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                       ANNA E。 ARNOLD。 



     Anna E。 Arnold�察 �Cottonwood   Falls�察�Superintendent of   Chase  County 

Schools�察  �is   a   thorough   Kansan�察  �and   a   farm   product。   She   was   born   at 

Whiting�察�Jackson County�察�but when a very small child�察�her parents moved 

to Chase and all her life since has been spent in that county。 Until the last 

few years�察�she lived on a farm。 

     She is a graduate of the State University and has taught in the grade 

and high schools。 In 1905�察�she became a candidate for Superintendent of 

Schools of Chase County。 Her success and her unusual ability as a teacher 

were rewarded by a two to one majority on a close county ticket。 At the 

second     term�察  �she   had   no   opposition    and   out   of  1214    votes   cast�察 �she 

received all but 29。 The present year�察�after four elections�察�is her seventh 

continuous   year   as   Superintendent   of   Chase   County。   In   addition   to   her 

official duties�察�Miss Arnold has written two text´books。 Her ``Civics and 

Citizenship''     in   1912    was    adopted     as   the   state  text´book     on   civil 

government for use in the public schools of Kansas。 It is being used by a 

large   number   of   womens'   clubs。   Many   outlines   for   club   work   on   civic 

subjects   have   come   from   Miss   Arnold's   pen。   Her   second   textbook�察   �`A 

History of Kansas��'' the first book printed under the new State Publication 

Law�察�has also been adopted by the text´book commission。 

     Miss Arnold is considered one of the foremost educational leaders of 

the state。 

     Topeka gives us Anna Deming Gray�察�a writer of negro dialect stories�察�

stories for children�察�and some verse。 Elizabeth Barr Arthur�察�has written a 

number of books�察�histories of several Kansas counties and some volumes 

of   poems�察   �`Washburn   Ballads。''   Mrs。   Sarah   E。   Roby   is   a   writer   of   both 

prose and verse。 

     A granddaughter�察�Marjory Roby�察�has written a number of stories and 

plays。    Eva    Bland    Black     contributes    poems     and    song    lyrics  to   the 

magazines。 She served her apprenticeship as reporter and city editor of the 

Journal     and   Evening     News    of  Garnett    and   as  associate    editor   of  the 

Concordia   ``Magnet。''   Mrs。   Isabel   McArthur   is   a   natural   poet   and   song 



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writer。 

     She has published one volume of verse�察 �`Every Body Loves a Lover。'' 

Her last song�察 �`When The Bloom Is On The Cherry At Sardou'' is widely 

sung。   Edna   E。   Haywood   is   author   of   ``Fifty  Common   Birds Around   the 

Capital。'' 

     Mrs。 Mary A。 Cornelius�察�while a resident of Topeka�察�wrote four books�察�

``Little Wolf��'' ``Uncle Nathan's Farm��'' ``The White Flame��'' and ``Why�拭�

A Kansas Girl's Query。'' Another book is ready for publication。 Mrs。 Mary 

Worrall Hudson�察�wife of the late General J。 K。 Hudson�察�former editor of 

the Topeka   Capital�察 �is   author of ``Two   Little   Maids And Their   Friends��'' 

``Esther�察  �The   Gentile��''   and   many   short   stories   and   poems。   Her   classic 

prose´   poem�此   �`In   The   Missouri   Woods''   is   considered   her   masterpiece。 

Mrs。 Sara Josephine Albright�察�formerly of Topeka�察�now of Leavenworth�察�is 

a sweet singer of childlife。 Her volume of verse�察 �`With The Children'' is 

lullabies and mother´love poems。 A book of stories for children will soon 

be ready for publication。 

     Jessie   Lewellyn   Call�察  �deceased�察  �the   clever   and   beautiful   daughter   of 

the first Populist governor of Kansas�察�was a well´known essayist and short 

story   writer。   For   many   years   she   was   one   of   the   editors   of   the   Chicago 

Inter´Ocean。 

     Lawrence claims Dorothy Canfield Fisher�察�a writer of both fiction and 

text´books   and   many   short   stories。   She   is   the   author   of   ``Corneille And 

Racine In England��'' ``English Rhetoric And Composition��'' ``What Shall 

We   Do   Now��''   ``Gunhild��''   ``The   Squirrel   Cage''   and   ``The   Montessori 

Mother。'' Louise C。 Don Carlos has written ``A Battle In The Smoke��'' one 

of the best Kansas works on fiction。 She did special work on the Nashville 

Tennessee Banner and writes a great deal of magazine verse。 

     Mrs。 Anna W。 Arnett�察�a Lawrence teacher�察�writes verse and songs。 In 

addition�察  �she   has   issued   a   primer�察  �the   Kansas   text´book   and   a   primary 

reading chart for which she has a United States patent。 Margaret Lynn�察�one 

of   the   faculty   of   Kansas   University�察  �is   a   writer   of   short   stories   and   ``A 

Step´Daughter Of The Prairies。'' 

       * * * * 

       Mrs。 A。 B。 Butler of Manhattan wrote ``The Trial And Condemnation 



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of Jesus Christ From a Lawyer's Point of View��'' a novel�察 �`Ad Astra Per 

Aspera��'' and much newspaper work。 Mrs。 Elizabeth Champney�察�a former 

teacher   in   the   Kansas   State   Agricultural   College�察  �is   the   author   of   more 

than twenty books and many short stories。 ``Three Vassar Girls Abroad��'' 

``Witch      Winnie     Series��''   ``Dames      And    Daughters      of   Colonial     Days��'' 

``Romance of French Abbeys��'' Romance of Italian Villas��'' and ``Romance 

of Imperial Rome'' are her most popular works。 

       * * * * 

       Sadie E。 Lewis�察�Hutchinson�察�is the author of ``Hard Times In Kansas'' 

and   other   verse。   Her   daughter�察  �Ida   Margaret   Glazier�察  �is   a   poet   and   song 

writer。 Mrs Alice McAllily wrote ``Terra´Cotta'' and many other books。 

     Lillian W。   Hale�察  �Kansas   City�察  �is   author   of   verse�察  �short   stories�察  �and   a 

novel。 Another novel will be ready for publication this autumn。 

     Lois Oldham Henrici�察�a one´time Sabetha and Parsons woman�察�is the 

author of ``Representative Women'' and many good short stories。 

     Laura D。 Congdon�察�a Newton pioneer�察�is a verse and short story writ
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