Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-02-18
KANSAS AT CHICAGO.

n lutC nuulUcT VI JHc 1OpChb NdPAs1A
contained the following:
The time for the opening of the Co
lumbinn exposition Is near ut hand aud
the chiefs Of the departments are grow
ing impatient and demanding greater
activity on the part of state boards who
have not commenced the installation of
their state exhibits
Secretary Smith says that he is In
daily receipt Of kilograms and letters
demanding the plans for the construc-
ton of the Kansas pavilions and the
plans for the installation of the state
exhibits and notifying him that If these
plans are not forwarded ut once and
work commenced that the allotments
of space assigned to the state in nation
al buildings will be cancelled. Space for
collective exhibits representing the re-
sources of the state have been assigned
to Kansas in the agricultural, horticult-
ural and mining buildings, and in order
to hold these assignments work must
be commenced ut once.
The present board Of managers is
without means to proceed, and the un-
fortunate situation in the legislature
remains without promise of early
adjustment. To proceed requires at
least six to eight thousand dollars of
money. States are not permitted to fix
the amount of money they feel like eX-
pending in this work. The plans for
the pavillions and for the installation
IF the exhibits must be presented to
and approved by the chiefs of the de-
partmcnt, and must come up to GER
tain artistic standard or they will be
rejected. 1t is useless to attempt to
hold space without being prepared to
occupy il in Il way that will be in har-
mony with the surroundings. Kansas
architect should DC on the grounds now
the plans for the pavillions,
and the decorator should be there pre-
pariug his plaus for the installation
ard the work in the state should be
pushed with the utmost energy.
The collections of exhibits that have
been made in the different parts of the
state should be brought together and
the samples carefully prepared 70
exhibition. These to be presented for
in the national buildings !
should be chosen and the lists for |
warded for the official catalogue. |
Samples for the mining exhibit should |
DC sent in at once to the geological de-
Dartment of the state university, where
hey will be prepared under the de
'ection of Profs. 5. w. Williston and !
E. lIaworth. All other collections
should be brought together at Topeka,
where a large collection is already
stored and awaiting the work of prepa-
alton. To pay transportation and en-
boy help require money. There must
,e some way found to obtain it, and
hat way must be found Immediately,
II many of the most valuable features
# the Kansas exhibit must be aban-
loned.
SCHOOL FIGURES.
Superintendent L. C. Wooster, of the
Kansas Educational Worlds fair eX-
libit, is preparing some interesting
harts for exhibition at Chicago They
how many satisfies that never before
ave been compiled, and Mr.. Wooster
eserves and will receive great credit
or the energy he has displayed in his
york.
The total number of persons under.
chool influence last year was All, 4?4,
ivided as follows: In elementary
chools, 393 SIS; in secondary schools,
4, 49,; in superior schools, 3, 400. The
lumber of boys in schools was 200, 2l7,
nd of girls, 2O2, 2J7. The boys in ele-
lcntary schools numbered 200, GAS. and
he girls. 1910. In secondary schools,
oys, G,469; girls, 7,6Gs. In superior
chools, boys, LOO; girls, 1,3G9.
The total number of teachers en-
Logged in the state last year was 12,6SO,
whom 1855 were male teachers and
Ola female. OF these II, $3.50 were EN-.
Logged in the elementary schools, 4,24S
lale and 1891 female. In the Sec
ndary schools $50 teachers were given
30 males and 2S) females.
'uJ lOS JSdCllCTS WcTC GuBupcu III InS |
lperior schools, of whom 149 were
lales and As females. The average
llary of the men teachers was SAP. 10,
nd of the women $50 ~. The average
myth of their service was Sc years.
ighty-fve colored teachers were EN-.
loyed in the elementary schools, SO
len and ~ women.
Mr. Wooster has compiled statistics
'om all of the Kansas colleges, public
nd private The pupils at the agricult-
raj college number 5s4; at the state
9sl, and at the normal
;hool, 1896. There are two county
Ugh schools in the state, with an ut
,ndance of 1888. Five thousand, four
undred and thirty-seven students at
md the thirty-eight UNCONVENTIONAL
and 1,637 are on the rolls of
lie ten business colleges. In six pri-
lte normal schools are enrolled 1855 ]
and in six special institutions,