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KANSAS WOMEN IN LITERATURE
KANSAS WOMEN IN
LITERATURE
BY NETTIE GARMER BARKER
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TO MY NEAREST AND DEAREST MY SILENT PARTNERS
MY HUSBAND AND MY MOTHER。
‘‘We are proud of Kansas； the beautiful queen； And proud are we of
her fields of corn； But a nobler pride than these I ween； Is our pride in her
children； Kansas born！''
Ellen P。 Allerton
Or adopted。 In this galaxy of bright women； the State has a noble
pride for every name； be its owner Kansas born or adopted； is a mightier
force for good than its ‘‘walls of corn。''
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EFFIE GRAHAM。
The last place one would expect to find romance is in arithmetic and
yetMiss Effie Graham； the head of the Department of Mathematics in the
Topeka High School； has found it there and better still； in her lecture
‘‘Living Arithmetic'' she has shown others the way to find it there。 Miss
Graham is one of the most talented women of the state。 Ex…Gov。 Hoch has
called her ‘‘one of the most gifted women in the state noted for its brilliant
women。 Her heart and life are as pure as her mind is bright。''
She was born and reared in Ohio； the daughter of a family of Ohio
pioneers； a descendant of a Revolutionary soldier and also； of a warrior of
1812。 As a student of the Ohio Northern University and later as a post…
graduate worker at the University of California； Chicago University； and
Harvard Summer School； she has as she says； ‘‘graduated sometimes and
has a degree but never ‘finished' her education。''
Desiring to get the school out into the world as well as the world back
to the school； she has spoken and written on ‘‘Moving Into The King
Row；'' ‘‘Other Peoples' Children；'' ‘‘Spirit of the Younger Generation；''
‘‘Vine Versus Oak；'' and ‘‘The Larger Service。''
‘‘Pictures Eight Hundred Children Selected；'' ‘‘Speaking of
Automobiles；'' ‘‘The Unusual Thing；'' ‘‘The High Cost of Learning；'' and
‘‘WantedA Funeral of Algebraic Phraseology；'' also； some verse； ‘‘The
Twentieth Regiment Knight'' and ‘‘Back to God's Country'' are magazine
work that never came back。 School Science & Mathematics； a magazine to
which she contributes and of which she is an associate editor； gives hers as
the only woman's name on its staff of fifty editors。
Her book； ‘‘The Passin' On Party；'' raises the author to the rank of a
classic。 To quote a critic： it is ‘‘a little like ‘Mrs。 Wiggs of the Cabbage
Patch；' a little like ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin；' but not just like either of them。
She reaches right down into human breasts and grips the heart strings。''
It is the busy people who find time to do things and the mother…heart
of Miss Graham finds expression in her household in West Lawn； a suburb
of Topeka。 Among the members of her family are a niece and nephew
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whose High School and College education she directs。
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ESTHER M。 CLARK。
Every Kansan； homesick in a foreign land； knows the call of Kansas
and every Kansan book lover knows Esther Clark's ‘‘Call of Kansas。''
‘‘Sweeter to me than the salt sea spray； the fragrance of summer rains：
Nearer my heart than these mighty hills are the wind…swept Kansas plains：
Dearer the sight of a shy； wild rose by the roadside's dusty way Than all
the splendor of poppy…fields ablaze in the sun of May。
Gay as the bold poinsetta is； and the burden of pepper trees； The
sunflower； tawny and gold and brown； is richer； to me； than these。 And
rising ever above the song of the hoarse； insistent sea； The voice of the
prairie； calling； calling me。
Miss Clark was born in Neosho Co。； Kansas； about twelve miles
southeast of Chanute； on a farm。 At seven years of age； the family moved
to Chanute and her school days were spent at the old Pioneer Building；
where her mother went to school before her。 In 1894； she graduated here；
later entering the University of Kansas for work in English。
In 1906； ‘‘Verses by a Commonplace Person'' was published。 ‘‘The
Call of Kansas and Other Verse'' came out in 1909。 This volume contained
‘‘My Dear'' and ‘‘Good Night'' which were set to music； and ‘‘Rose O' My
Heart。''
‘‘Rose o' my heart； to…day I send A rose or two； You love roses； Rose
o' my heart； I love you。
Rose o' my heart； a rose is sweet And fresh as dew。 Some have thorns；
but； Rose o' my heart； None have you。
Rose o' my heart； this day wear My roses； do！ For next to my heart；
Rose o' my heart； I wear you。''
‘‘My Dear'' was written for her baby brother； during an absence from
home； and is Miss Clark's favorite。
She is in the office of the Extension Department at the University of
Kansas； and has exclusive charge of club programs and does some work in
package libraries。
Just now she is contributing prose to some of the newspapers and
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doing some splendid feature work。
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MARY VANCE HUMPHREY。
Mary Vance Humphrey of Junction City； Kansas； has written a series
of short stories on the property rights of women in Kansas； a subject that
was and is； still； of vital importance to the women of the state。 ‘‘The Legal
Status of Mrs。 O'Rourke'' and ‘‘King Lear in Kansas'' are two of the series。
When young in heart and experience； Mrs。 Humphrey wrote a number
of poems。 Her work in later years has been only prose。 Her novel； ‘‘The
Squatter Sovereign'' is an historical romance of pioneer days； the
settlement of Kansas in the fifties。
Mrs。 Humphrey is one of the founders of the Kansas State Social
Science Club and the Woman's Kansas Day Club and the founder of the
Reading Club of Junction City。 She has served as President of the State
Federation and as Director of the General Federation of Women's Clubs
and President of the Woman's Kansas Day Club。 Her work as member of
the Board of Education has done much for Junction City and her interest
in libraries has done equally as much for the State of Kansas。
Of her record as an official； Margaret Hill McCarter has written： ‘‘Her
whole soul is in her work。 She is the genuine metal； shirking nothing；
cheapening nothing； and withal happy in the enjoyment of her obligation。
She stands for patriotism； progress and peace。 Something of the message
of the shepherds heard out beyond Bethlehem that Christmas morning
long ago sounds in the chords she strikes。''
As the wife of the late Judge James Humphrey； she proved herself the
able companion of such a worthy man。
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KATE A。 APLINGTON。
The Kansas State Traveling Art Gallery owes its birth and much of its
success to Kate A。 Aplington； the author of that typical western story；
‘‘Pilgrims of the Plains。'' Since Feb。； 1907； the Art Gallery has been a
recognized state institution； and as its Vice…President and Superintendent
and as the writer of the art lectures that accompany the work； Mrs。
Aplington's broad…minded； artistic temperament and student's persistency
have made the gallery truly a work of art。
At present； the Aplingtons are living at Miami； Florida； but for a
quarter of a century； Council Grove； the most famous spot on the Santa Fe
Trail； was their home。 Special investigations and researches on the subject
of the old Santa Fe Trail days and lecturers on educational and literary
topics resulted from years spent in that