Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-11-10
KANSAS CITY.
WHAT OTHERS THINK
OF US.
Municipal Headquarters - The
Kansas City Jail-Other
Places of Interest.

OeSiuc EnRlSnp VIZ. rIcnCn, 0cIIndn,
Latin. Greek and Spanish. Although
Chicago not long since claimed that she
was first to introduce into her public
schools the study of Spanish, that Ian
guage has been taught for the past FIVE
years in the Kansas City High School.
This country being contiguous to Span
ish territory, Spanish is essential to busi-
ness and trade. and is therefore taught
in the public schools here. The teacher
of Greek is young lady. graduate of
Ann Arbor. Greek is an elective course,
but the classes are large, the teacher be-
ing exceedingly popular. The Latin
teacher is Prot. MinckwitI, son of the
noted professor of that name at Munich.
No higher compliment could be paid
Prot. Minckwitz than that his Latin books
have been recently adopted as text books
in the schools OF New York city by the
board of education there. In the depart
ment of physical geography, each pupil
is provided with a mounted globe, the
instructor finds study from these globes
much more profitable than from maps.
especially in studying meridians and cir
cles and determining longitude and lati-
tude.
This class was analyzing lime stone
prevalent about Kansas City. In the
botanical laboratory the class was study
ing the commercial sponge beneath a
powerful magnifying glass. In the room
where drawing is taught. where the tai
ent latent in so many public school chill
dren is developed in these Kansas City
boys and girls, the pupils were busy
copying from medels in still life. Here
were models for anatomy drawing, and
flowers, fruits and birds.
Later on they will be taught TO draw
from life and models will pose in historic
costume and character for the class. A
novel feature of these Western schools is
that they each have a matron. She is a
kindhearted, motherly woman, fond of
children, and interested IN their welfare.
To her room. which is large. comfortable
and homeiike. the sick and ailing chill
dren are sent. She looks after their COM
fort and ministers to their wants, and il
the case is serious. telephones for car
rage and has them sent to their homes.
On wet days she sees that the pupils re-
move wet clothing and shoes for dry
ones. She is a friend to all the girls, and
to the motherless. mother.
Some pupils come from homes no,
blest with this worlds goods These the
mairon sees arc provided with warm win
ter clothing and such things that are
needful A great amount Of good is ac-
compi. he'd by the mairon, whose Christ
ian lite and character cannot fail to have
a beneficial influence throughout the en-
tire school. One of the pupils of the
Central High School. Arthur Thompson,
bright lad oi fourteen, is ambitious 10
enter the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis. and to this end he is pre-
pairing himself. He told the professors
his desire to graduate from the school
that sent out Dewey. Schley and Samp-
son, and they have taken peculiar in
terest in the boy, and are encouraging
him in ever possible manner. He has a
bright face and converses intelligently
and to all appearances is blest with such
qualities of grit, nerve ambition and de-
termination as Deweys and Schleys are
made of.
The Kansas City Central High School
is an institution that shows the city's ad-
vancement along the line OF education.
knowledge is power" and the young
man and young woman here are made
10 know and feel lis power in these mon
uments OF learning in the Wes'.
"A prophet is not without honor save
in his own country" and so it is with
the articles of sustenance that 60 to sup
port the prophets life. One has to come
West to know what others think of us
and our oyster and fish produce in Mary.
land. There is Maryland Oys
House in Denver, but this column turn
ed up its nose at the very idea OF eating
oy sters so far away from base.
AT Kansas City we were not a little
amused to see on the menu OF fashion
able cafe, "crab meat la Maryland"
under oysters. baltimore extra Selects
under Holsters. Baltimore a la Mali.
the prices of these exclusive Maryland
dishes varying from 50 to IS cents pei
single serve. Maryland is famous every
where for her luscious bivalves and shell
fish.
Most buildings in Kansas City. even
though comparatiy ely new. are dirty and
smoky looking. because Of SO many fac
tories perhaps. In this respect Kansas
City is the Pittsburg of the West. One
cannot wear linen and have it spotless
very long here. A man in duck trousers
would be novel sight on the streets oi
Kansas City. ard lady cannot wear a
white dress more than once. Little
specks of greasy smut float about in the
air, and lodge everywhere. These same
greasy specks of SCOT are no respecters
Of persons, and one riding in the street
cars soon gets dirty face.
The City Hall. though comparatively
new building. is very dingy looking. II
occupies one block, and is seven stories
high. In the Cos the ground on which
the municipal headquarters now stands
could have been purchased for $7oo, but
today it could not be parchased for Szoo.
600, so great has been the boom in Kan
sas City real estate. We cannot speak
too highly of the courtesy shown us al
the City Hall by the officials, and the in
terest they took in explaining the work
ings of the several departments there.
The Kansas City police department has
Ilo patrolmen. 10 sergeants. 4 lieuten-
ants. 4 captains and 10 detectives.
Continued.
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