The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-04
WILL WHITES SEND OFF.
Starts the State Normal OF with
Words of Cheer.

Emporia, Sept THE following by
VIII White. is from the Emporia Ga
zetta:
Tuesday morning. September 3. the
Normal bell will ring again. With the
arrival of each term OF school. the in
coming students start off up town with
both eyes open for the Rooms for rent
signs Last year there were 2.150 stud
ents enrolled at the Normal DR.. Chris
man will be succeeded by DR.. Triplet,
from Clark university. Wooster, Mass
Mr. Carney, with the assistance of a
woman teacher, viii have entire charge
Of the physical culture department, as
Miss Stone has resigned. Miss Maud
Hamilton, graduate of the Normal will
assist in the Latin department. Joseph
Hill will take charge of the department
of the history of education. Mr.. F'lot-
felter, superintendent of the Atchison
schools, will have charge e the training
department. AS head of the grammar
grades, Miss Wickard will succeed Miss
AIilhgan. J. NJ. Rhodes, 49, comes from
Minnesota to teach at the Normal His
will be general work Miss Basset's po-
be filed during the coming year by
Miss Phelps. from Adrian college.
Mich, and Miss Anna Joseph, of last
years graduating class, will succeed
Miss Hobbs. Miss Hobbs has a good
position at Bethany college.
The Normal viii take another stand
in the front ranks of the athletic schools
and a prophecy is that the Normal win
have the best football team in the state
Three Patterson boys, two Of whom
were here last year. will be ON the team
and viii bring with them the Davidson
brothers from Glasco.
The students should rejoice in the
fact that they are to have an all
school paper next year. This is some
thing the school has long been in need
o4f of
be fostered unless a paper in which ev-
cry student viii take an interest. Jesse
Green, who edited the Normal "Oyen'
last year, will edit the new paper and
make a live school paper out Of it. The
faculty paper-last year the Normal
Monthly-will be changed to a quarter
w
The first Of the faculty lectures before
the students viii be given by Joseph
Hill next Wednesday morning
President Wilkinson said that the
students of the Normal annually bring
into Emporia 100000, which is not
high estimate Of what the Normal
means to Emporia. This estimate does
not include the running expenses of the
school or the salaries of the instruc-
tors.
The legislature at its last session ap-
propriated $4,000 for new library
building at the State Normal This
amount is not accessible until after
Il
lected and until that has been done no
plans Of the architects can be definitely
adopted.
Heretofore 1t has been the custom for
the president Of the institution to de-
posit bonds upon taking the Office At
the request of President Wilkinson, this
custom has been set aside this year. and
instead the secretary of the faculty. Al
len S. Newman, who attends to all the
finances Of the school, win furnish the
necessary bond and will sign all checks
which heretofore the president had TO
sign This change was made merely as
a matter Of convenience to both the
president and the financial secretary.
President Wilkinson now begins his
first year as president Of one of the best
normal schools in the United States He
has for a number of years been con-
nected with the institution in such a
way that he has attained a thorough
knowledge OF all THE technical points
that necessarily accompany the posi-
ton. Mr. WiIkinson has decided bust
ness ability and is 1. man Of strong dis
culinary character. Under his admin
istration the schoolSWiH continue in tha
prosperous way it now stands.