Chapter 7
Week 3, Instructor Calendar October 1898
As for the conduct of the betrothed pair during their engagement, our American mommas are apt to be somewhat more lenient in their views of liberty to be allowed than are the English. ~Mrs. John Sherwood
Founder’s Day started out cool and dry, but one glance at the dark clouds in the distance told Concordia they had better finish with the outdoor part of the festivities soon.
They had already attended chapel, where the school’s anthem, “Forward, Woman, to Thy Calling,” was sung, and this year’s student benediction poem was read aloud. Alison Smedley beamed proudly during President Langdon’s recitation. He had transposed the last two lines, but no one besides Concordia and Miss Smedley noticed. After a hurried recessional, the girls tos
