Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-16

best work under the incoming administra-
tion and she is a woman, as all who know
her will testify, who never does anything
by halves, and will give her best service
or none in any cause. She combines in a
remarkable degree a wonderful energy
with exact knowledge of the science she
teaches, and has done much to bring the
Kansas Agricultural college into the prom
inent place it occupies. In collaboration
with Mrs. Winchip, head of the sewing de-
partment, she has supplied to institutions
from Maine TO California eleven teachers
Of household economy who in their re-
sPective places, are imparting to the young
women under their charge something of
the knowledge gained al the college home
and through these lessons helping thou
sards of girls to lives of usefulness. One
OF these eleven, Miss Bertha Bachelor is
TO be IN charge of the household economy
department of the new Kansas City man.
ual training high school.
Mrs. Kedzie is a Yankee, a native Of
Maine, born at Madison, August 2, 1855.
Her family moved to Ottawa, Kas., where
her father still lives, IN 1870. where she at
tended a private school taught by Profess
sor NJ. l.. Wood. later professor of mathe-
matics in the Kansas Agricultural college
under President John A. Anderson's ad-
ministration. She graduated with the class
of '76 and for four years taught in the OF
tawa schools. She was married in 1Ss1 to
Robert F. Kedzie. professor of chemistry
in the Mississippi Agricultural college.
After his death, in 1882, she returned to
Kansas. and was employed as teacher of
domestic economy at the agricultural COL
lege. She received the degree of NJ. s. in
1883, and in 1887 the regents made her pro-
fessor OF household economy and hygiene.
Bradley Polytechnic institute, the insti-
tuition to which Mrs. Kedzie is called, is
of recent birth, but IL destined beyond all
question to become one Of the great schools
of the country. 1t is founded by Mrs.
Lydia Bradley, OF Peoria, two and a half
times millionaire, and is literally provid-
ed for as regards income, and at the death
of its founder will come into possession of
property estimated in value from S2,500,OO
to $3,oO0,00O. The school will be we'll Off
cered in both directory and faculty, and
Kansans. especially friends of the agricult-
ural college. will be glad to know Profess
sor Edward o. Sisson, class OF 's6, is its
president.
Though young In years, Professor Sisson
will bring to his new duty q decade of rich
experience. He has been superintendent of
schools at Mound City, Kas., and principal
of the Manhattan high school. He founded
the South side academy in Chicago in 1892
and made II preparatory school to the
University of Chicago. His splendid exec
utive ability soon came to the notice Of
President Harper, and It was through him
that the future president was introduced
to the board of trustees of the institute
The new president comes from a family Of
scholars. A brother won the oxford schol-
arship two successive years. and another is
professor of anatomy In Ontario. Profess
sor Sisson was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne
twenty-seven years ago. and came to Amer
lea and Kansas twelve years later. He re-
the Kansas agricultural college in 1856, and
the degree Of bachelor OF arts from the
University of Chicago in 1888 He has made
psychology and the classics Il special study
and, in addition to the presidency, will be
the head of the classical department in the
new school, to be opened In September.