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| CHAPTER I. |
| Discoveries and enterprises of the Nineteenth Century—Effect on the
educational world—Girls’ education in age of Elizabeth and in
Nineteenth Century—Protests against the latter—Pioneers of
higher education—Our indebtedness to them
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| CHAPTER II. |
| Dorothea Beale—Parentage—Mrs. Cornwallis and her daughter—Their
influence on Dorothea Beale—Home life—Early education—School
life—Time of self-education—Attitude to games—Reading
in early life—Euclid—School in France—Some personal
characteristics—Religious and other influences of home | 4 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| History of Queen’s College—Early students—Rev. F. D. Maurice—His
opening address—Dorothea Beale’s attitude to teaching—Study
and friendship at Queen’s College—Appointment there—Difficulties—Resignation—Impetuosity
of nature—Some
inherent difficulties of women’s life | 10 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Clergy Daughters’ School at Casterton—Hasty acceptance of post
there—Beautiful situation of school—Evils—Personal difficulties—Mr.
Beale’s letters—Dorothea Beale’s dress and appearance—Thoughts
of resignation—Father’s advice—Appeal to committee—Suspicions
of High Church tendencies—Determination
to resign—Notice from committee—Acknowledged indebtedness
to the school—Appreciation—Work at home—History of England
begun—Spartan habits—Some philanthropic work—Offer
of service—Dawning conviction of real vocation—Her diary
begun—Extracts—Time of waiting—Religious life and beliefs | 16 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Cheltenham Ladies’ College—Early history—The first Principals—Advertisement
for new Principal—Dorothea Beale candidate—Tributes
to character and ability—Alleged High Church tendencies—Declaration
of belief—Time of anxiety—Appointment as
Principal—Work at Ladies’ College—Personal appearance at this
time—Rule of silence—Precarious financial position of school—Practice
of economy—Question of renewing lease of Cambray
House—Mr. Brancker—His wise policy and administration—Some
reminiscences—The Fight against ignorance and prejudice—Dorothea
Beale’s inspiring leadership | 27 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Blue Book Report on condition of girls’ education—Dorothea Beale’s
evidence and theories with regard to women as teachers; effects
of higher education on health; idleness and health; the teaching
of music—Modern ideas on the teaching of this subject | 38 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Rearrangement of school hours at the Ladies’ College—Opposition
met and overcome—Gradual breaking down of prejudice—Gossip
and disloyalty—Dorothea Beale’s gift of inspiring
loyalty—Miss Belcher—Death of Dorothea Beale’s father—How
she spent holidays—Singleness of aim—Idea of Sisterhood of
Teachers—Expansion of Cheltenham College—Opposition to a
new building—Dr. Jex Blake’s plea—Farewell to Cambray
House—Continued growth—College incorporated under Companies’
Acts—Boarding houses made an intrinsic part of
College—Defining of Principal’s powers—Cambray House
again | 43 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Cheltenham College magazine started—Dorothea Beale, editor—Her
“silver wedding”—“Old Girls’” Gift—Scheme of Guild
put forward and carried out—Emblem—Opening address—Dorothea
Beale’s remembrance of former pupils—Miss Newman’s
work—Continued after her death—St. Hilda’s, Oxford—St.
Hilda’s, East London—Dorothea Beale’s attitude to charitable
enterprises | 51 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| A time of darkness—Effect on outlook and character—Some general
interests—Freshness of outlook—Pundita Ramabai—Interest in
Indian widows—Women policemen—Balfour’s Education Act,
1902—Attitude to prizes—John Ruskin and the Ladies’ College—Paris
Exhibitions—Another Royal Commission on Education—Visits
of Empress Frederick and Princess Henry of Battenberg
to College—Epidemic of smallpox—Dorothea Beale and vaccination—Personal
honours—Officier d’Académie Française, Tutor
in Letters of Durham University, Corresponding member of
National Education Association, U.S.A., Freedom of Borough
of Cheltenham, LL.D. Edinburgh—Robes presented by staff—Three
weeks’ tour—A brief interval of ill-health—Story of the
Shannon portrait—College Jubilee celebrations | 58 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Greatness of personality—Varied gifts—Prodigious power of work—Great
organising capacity—Organisation of the Ladies’ College—Advice
to teachers—Her sense of humour—The tricycle learnt
at 67—Her extreme sensitiveness—Power of sympathy—Her
outlook that of a religious poet—Her Scripture lessons—Her
views on marriage—Tribute of the Bishop of Stepney | 70 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Signs of the end—The last Guild meeting—The last term—A journey
to London—The doctor’s verdict—Operation—Waiting the call—A
morning of suspense—Laid to rest—Tributes to her
character and work | 75 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| The modern world—The need of work—Power of education—Supreme
importance of home training—Responsibility of parents—Teaching
as a vocation—Personal fitness—Different kinds of
teaching—Elementary schools—Boarding schools—Demands of
the work—Its joys and advantages—The need of devoted
teachers | 79 |
