The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-18
KANSAS NEWS.
Regents, Students and Profess
sOrs of EmpOria Normal
Involved in a Peculiar Row Over
BIOOmer Question.
GIRL CLASS REBELS.
A Camera Picture of Basket
Ball Team at Play
Secured by a Young Man and
Lady Teacher Objects.
Declares For No More Athletics
Dooa4 NFoHI0- nsHovc
GIRL CLASS REBELS.
Declares For No More Athletics
Regent Madden Differs.

Emporia, June 18.-Regents and pro-
fessors at the state normal are involved
in a peculiar row.
You may say for me-" said John
Madden to a reporter, that this fight
has just begun"
Madden was talking about his contro-
versy at the normal about Miss Stone
instructor in physical culture. The
Madden movement is not really against
Miss Stone In the contention at the
normal Miss Stone is merely a figure
head. 81 am for student government"
continued Madden. 1.-The students who
go to the Kansas normal are young men
and women of fairly mature years. They
should not be treated like children. They
are capable of forming judgments, cap
able of self government. Do you know
that the fine courage those boys exhibit
ted in coming before regents, in opposi-
ton to the powers of the faculty, de-
claring their wrongs and demanding
their rights, is an inspiring thing. Boys
brave enough to do that are brave
enough to restrain themselves, and gov
ern themselves"
It is likely that Mr.. Richie, of the
board of regents, will agree with Mad
den in the matter. Regents Larabee and
Dodge would in all likelihood do as
President Taylor suggests, but there is
a bare possibility that Turner and Ross
may join the boxers. The vote on Chris
man three to three represents more
nearly than the vote on Miss Stone the
strength Of the Madden movement.
/ Chrisman has been an OutSpOken advO-
cate of the student body in faculty, a
kind of Democrat in the meetings. He
was with them in the contention for a
reimbursement of the trained nurses du-
| ties last winter.
There was cloud the size of a mans
+ hand on the horizon all winter in Miss
/ Stones department a year ago But it
| blew into a cyclone when Miss Stone
/ took the girls basket ball team out to
/ play on their grounds and boy, John
Turkelson took their picture. President
Taylor and the regents and visitors To
| the normal were permitted to see the
/ girls in their boomers But when the
| boy took snap shot at the girls a hun
| bred yards away, Miss Stone was angry
and refused to allow the girls to play
/ The girls rebelled and PLAYED in spite OF
| Miss Stones orders They got their pic
| lures taken, and sent to Miss Stone for
| their own ball. She wouldn't let them
| have it. There was INSTRUMENTATION
She gave her final examinations to GER
tain seniors the day of their reception
The seniors protested. They would be
tired out. Miss Stone was firm AS &
matter of school discipline President
Taylor stood by Miss Stone in her con-
tentions. The student body opposed her
John Madden espoused the cause of tbs
students and for the first time in many
years, the students appeared before the
regents against the faculty. If they car
find an audience there once they can gt
again. They claim that petitions have
been unavailing in the past. If they
avail nOW-"the old order changeth Civ
ing place to new lest one good custom
should corrupt the world SUDDEN
government is a form of school govern
ment which is organized with the stu
dents on the disciplinary COMMITTEES
with the faculty. In some cases the stu
dents have equal rights with the facult,
in making schools laws and enforcing
them. In other institutions the stu
dents have representation on the disci
plinary committee but only a minorit,
vote in the committees deliberations. I
is said to work for good in the school
where it is adopted. But if it wer
adopted at the normal only the uppe
classmen would be permitted to partici
pate in student government, as TIL
model school and lower classmen ar
not old enough to form administrative
judgments.