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JENNIE BROOKSWrites Kntertaininnly of the C] Western and its Former QSTUDENT DAYS RECALLEDWarMm** lit u Wfll-Knoiri) EducationalluMiltitlun of Old Oxlord-MN, Itrle*'*Generosity it Her Alma Mii1er-*II«rAnnual VMi* to the Academy*Jennie Brooks in the Cincinnati Tribune of yesterday. has an article o? interest about the school days of Mrs. Brice at the Western Female seminary in Oxford. Mrs. Brice's maiden name was Olivia Meily and . site came to the Western as a student in: ]^j. An extract from the article reads as followsIn those old days—sthring times they were, from ‘63 to ‘66—the land was aflame with patriotism, and the word ‘‘Democrat*7 was sometimes considered a synonym for “rebel '* Thus, as Olivia Meilv was «i strong Democrat and loyal to her party, the school girls whispered among themselves that she wat-, of course, a rebel. 33y mutual ! agreement the school divided into two factions, the larger of which considering tliemsehe? alone the loyal party, held a long and bitter d if. cu* si on. for how could it be otherwise, with sounds of battle echoing across the Ohio river and clouds of smoke from the rebel guns dimming the horizon? As a result of this solemn conclave Olivia Meily found herself one afternoon barricaded from one of the public rooms, where the oyrl forces had assembled. But the maiden wlio had won her way to an education was not one to tamely submit to au indignity. Proudly she rallied her remaining friends, and, standing in the presence of the enemy, she gave them the benefit of a rousing speech, replete with feeling and eloquence, and, in short, convinced them beyond a doubt that her heart beat true and loyal for theold flag; and, like a woman's war generally, the heroic outcome of it all was complete re-conciliation and?floods of bntJV tears*
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Hamilton Daily Republican
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Mon, Apr 01, 1895
Page 2
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