The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28
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They VIII Be in Full Blast
Sept. IL.
Expected to Show Increase in
Attendance.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS
Several Of High School Staff
Seek Other Fields.
School Buildings Have All Been
Fumigated.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS

Everything is about in readiness for
the opening of the public schools Of the
city on Tuesday, September II, and it
IS expected that the registration in all
Of the schools will show a material in
crease over that of last year, and unlike
many other cities in the country, To-
peka will be able to provide adequate
facilities for all the school children who
seek admission to the halls, highways
and byways OF learning
All Of the school buildings in the city
have been renovated, fumigated and
cleaned until they present a spiek and
span appearance. Not many improve
ments Of moment have been made to
the school buildings during the vacation
months simply because they were not
needed The board Of education allowed
about $500 for the improvements TO
the schools this summer and 1t is not
likely that when the bills for ordinary
repairs and such improvements, as have
been made, are presented they viii total
up to this sum
About the only extensive improve
ments which were made during the
summer were to the Harrison Street and
LoWman Hill schools In each OF these
school buildings inside toilet rooms have
been built, with cement floors and the
most modern sanitary fixtures Hereto
A0AE AAtE lD4ELo LDA THESE 1tA40Oio nav
been in the yards and the changes made
this summer were most needed ones.
There viii not be any considerable
change in the personnel of the teaching
STATS in the various schools. Only
few of the teachers and professors who
were on duty last year have left the ser
vice Of the city. These include Mr..
Hargreaves, Mr. Norton, Miss Stoker and
Miss Andrews from the high school
STAFF. Mr.. W. T. Mcdonald, who has
+T~rt
Chicago university will take Mr.. Har-
greaVes' place as a teacher of Ian
guages. His home is In Liberty, Mo,
but he viii move here with his family.
Mr. John H. Hochner. a graduate OF
the manual training school of the
Washington university at ST. Louis, will
teach mechanical drawing in place of
Mr. Norton. and Miss Minnie Stuart Nc
CutcheOn, of South Carolina, a graduate
OF the New York art school. will take
Miss Andrews place as teacher of free
hand drawing. Miss Minna b Bauer,
a graduate of the Topeka high school,
Washburn college and Chicago universe
ty, viii join the high school staff as
teacher in mathematics and Miss Alice
,. Patterson, who has been studying
during the last year at Hanover. Ger
many. viii also return to the staff as
teacher in Latin. 1855
In the grade schools the following
teachers have resigned their positions:
MISS hoover OF Grant, MISS Ja1niSOn OIL
Buchanan, Mr.. King of Monroe. MISS
Spurlock of Lincoln. Miss GObrecht of
State street Mrs. Zellers of Clay, Miss
Cochran Of Branner, Miss Pond Of Gar
field and Miss Green of Lincoln. APP
pointments to be teachers in the grade
schools to fill these vacancies although
particular assignments to the various
schools have not been made as yet, are
a follows: Miss Gertrude Morton. Miss
Ruth Rulings, Miss Florence Fitzgerald,
Miss Georgia Baird, Miss Ada Brown,
Miss Ethel Chapman. Miss Margaret
l. Adams Miss Luella Plumb Miss
Fannie Foster and Miss Mary B. Pat
tersOn.
During the summer months many Of
the teachers in the CITY schools have
been equipping themselves for better
work by studying in various schools
and universities throughout the coun-
try and even abroad. Miss Laura L.
Ewing, of the high school staff has
passed the entire summer in Rome,
Italy. Mr. Stevens. Mrs Enbleton
Miss Eva Sehley and Miss Schurz have
been at the summer school at Chicago
university. Miss Burkley. Miss Bishop
and Miss Plummer have been at the
Harvard summer school Miss AMY
Montieth Miss Mary Montieth, Miss
LOttie Schley. and Miss Westenhover
have also been at the Chicago univer-
sity- Miss Meldrum and Miss Lewis
have been at the Bradley Polytechnic
city supervisor of music, graduated
this summer after a course of study
from the American Institute of Normal
Methods Of the Northwestern univer-
sity at Evanston. Ill, and Miss Van
Houten. one of the teachers in music
in the schools, also attended this insti-
tuition during the summer. Miss Corn
ing, Miss Spendlove, Miss Bessie Haw-
kins and Miss Fife Burge attended the
summer school at the state Normal
college at Emporia and Mr.. Clay Nor
row, principal of the Grant school
and Miss Anna Kelly We're students a,
the summer school al the state univer.
Bity at Lawrence.
There is some disappointment Over
the fact that it will be impossible Il
establish a department of domesti,
y science in the manual training schoo
during the coming school year. II
view of the financial conditions sur
rounding the schools of the city tn,
board of education did not see its wa,
clear to set aside sum of money IL
provide teachers and establish the do
nestle science department this year. a
least. 1t may come In another year.
OF course we would liked to havl
been able to establish this department
this year" said Mr.. Whittenore to