▁not ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁being ▁officially ▁co ed uc ational ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁her ▁achiev ements , ▁Col by ▁presented ▁her ▁with ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁student ▁body ▁consisted ▁of ▁two - third s ▁women , ▁a ▁fitting ▁test imon ial ▁to ▁Low ' s ▁pione ering ▁attitude ▁for ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Low ▁married ▁Leonard ▁D . ▁Car ver , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁Maine ▁state ▁li br arian ▁in ▁August a , ▁and ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁school te acher . ▁She ▁grew ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁library ▁science ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁li br arian ▁herself , ▁beginning ▁the ▁first ▁card ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁State ▁Library . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁accomplished ▁writer . ▁ ▁Her ▁daughter , ▁Ruby , ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁the ▁Al pha ▁chapter ▁at ▁Col by . ▁Ruby ▁Car ver ▁Em erson ▁became ▁National ▁President ▁of ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 - 3 6 . ▁Low ▁was ▁always ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁her ▁sor or ity . ▁The ▁chapter ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁frequently ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁choosing ▁of ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁August a ▁to ▁consult ▁Mrs . ▁Car ver ▁on ▁everything ▁from ▁the ▁selection ▁of