AN INVITATION AND A MISUNDERSTANDING The class elections went off with a snap.

Grace nominated Gertrude Wells for president.

There were two other nominations, and after the three young women had gone through the ordeal of inspection before the class, the votes were cast.

Gertrude Wells was elected president by an overwhelming majority, and the nomination and election of the other class officers quickly followed.

The next night Grace and Miriam gave a dinner in honor of her election at Vinton's, to which twelve girls were invited, and for a week the new president was feted and lionized until she laughingly declared that a return to the simple life was her only means of re-establishing her lost reputation for study and avoiding impending warnings.
The class of 19---- soon became used to being a regularly organized body and held its class meetings with as much pride as though it were the most important organization in college.