The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-31
5000 STUDENTS.
Topeka Schools and Colleges
Expect Large Attendance.
Prospects Are for Most Sue
cessful Term.
DOCTORS COME FIRST.
Medical School Will Open on
September 6.
City Schools to Begin a Week
From Tuesday.
DOCTORS COME FIRST.
Attend

The total attendance at the schools
and colleges in Topeka excluding
those in which business courses are
exclusively taught, is expected to aggre-
gate nearly 5000 during the school year
of 1905-06
The only manner in which an esti-
mate can be arrived at is by taking the
figures of last year, and adding thereto
the per cent of increase which is expect
ed.
The city schools have the greater part
of the total attendance. Sixty-hve hum
dred children We're enrolled in the p
city schools last year. This includes the
high school and manual training school
which last year had a total attendance
of $50. The city schools have 1876 teach
ers. An increase in the staff was nee
essitated by the completion of the man
ual training school this summer.
We are looking for the usual increase
by Superintendent Whittemore this
morning, Everything is in good shape.
We will open on September 12.''
Washburn college did not make
much of bid this summer for addi-
tional students This information was
given out by President Plass this
morning. He has just returned from
trip to the east
When asked whether he had Sc
cured any large donations, he re-
pllSQ, ala not 10 I'LL II QOllS-I
this summer. I have been taking a
good rest. We had 663 students last
year in all of our departments, in
Guiding the medical and law, and that
number is about all that we are able
to take care of. Last year we de-
termined to raise an endowment fund
of $1,000,00O. 1 have not started on
that as yet, but will as soon as the
school opens. Then I intend to pitch
into it hard. No, as L said. We are not
this year. We can handle what we
have now in very good shape. Our
plan is to keep up hign grade of eX-
cellence in our work, and in order to
do this if we get greater attendance
we must have a greater capacity"
A number of changes in the person.
mel of the Washburn force of profess
sors and instructors have already been
announced in the departments of mu-
sic, science and philosophy. Washburn
will have SO teachers, Instructors and
professors for the coming year, and
prospective enrolment of about 100.
The Kansas Medical college, which
is part of Washburn university, will
open on September 6. An enrolment
of about 100 students is looked for.
Last year the registrars books showed
80. A number of additional lecturers
will be added to the staff of instructors
DR.. L. H. Mum win lecture on sur
gerry, DR.. J. H. OutIaud on gynecoIoev
urinary diseases. The faculty will hold
81 meeting within few days, at which
time one or more appointments may
be announced. DR.. w. S. Lindsay is
the dean of the school.
Bethany college opens September 90
and an enrolment of about 200 is an
ticipated. Last year there were ia
students. The indications all point to
a larger enrolment than ever But one
change is to take place on the teaching
force, Miss Smith succeeds Miss Henry
as teacher of elocuton. Both are grad
yates of the Emerson School of Oratory
Topeka has two parochial schools the
St Johns German Catholic school, and
the Church of Assumption school The
former opens Sept. Is. and the latter
Sept. ). Their attendance together is
in the neighborhood of 5OO
The Kansas College of Music and
Fine Arts is new institution which
Topeka will have the coming year
Professor G. B. Penny is the founder
ALI Klingenberg, who was here last
winter. has decided to return after
spending the summer abroad. and will
join with Mr.. Penny The plans have
not yet been formulated coInpIeteIy