The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-29

twenty-five years connected with
Quincy school and had the pleasure of
teaching the children of North To-
peka and then starting their children
on the road to learning.
Senator Curtis. Ex-mayor W. H
Davis, H. N Gilman. captain station
No. l, ]. c. Fulton, agent for the q P.
road, Mrs. Lizzie Whitney Nicholson
among those who went to Quincy
school while the building was still new
and before the busy hands and sharp
knives of the restless boys had defaced
the desks and frescoed the walls.
Others principals of Quincy school
were D. c. Tillotson, afterwards su-
perintendent Of the city schools, the late
| Zenas T. Riley and Thos. c. Dick, now
of MCPHERSON. Grade teachers q the
| school at this time were Clara E. Smith
and Ellen B. Kingsley
| 1t was while Mr.. Dick was principal
! that an entertainment was given in the
third floor of the Adams House. the
proceeds to be used to buy
School peht1ds rooms ana iPy RE pforram Ie
was musical and literary one and was
4 held Friday evening, December p, 1876.
The admission was 15c, reserved seats
25c. Doors opened at 6 D. m. and exer-
cises commenced promptly at o'clock
| The orchestra was composed of F. G.
Parkhurst. George Parkhurst and Ellen
| Parkhurst.
The programme follows: Music CAL
ways Happy Gallop"; Vocal music,
Potatoes" Addie Scougau; Counting,
second grade; "A Christmas Legend -
Stella Travis; dialogue. When I Was
Young Edith Griffin and Flora Jaquay,
| His Own Master" Johnny White;
| People Will Talk" Ida Crouch: The
| Seminole's Reply" Eddy McGinnis;
Music, Hail Columbia" ;Tableau, The
Thirteen Colonies; Music, The Star
Spangled Banner; Dialogue, Fashion
able Dissipation" Nellie Adams and
Allie Dolman. (now Mrs. Elmer Miller
| of Westlawn) "Nobody's Child" Allie
White; Polish War Song Wilbert
Davis; Music Tratzcopchen Polka ::
Tableau, The General and His Friends
| Music. Pizzicate Polka; "Conjugal Fee
FIicity," Porter Mitchell and Stella
Travis; Music, America THE Liber-
ty Bell" Allie Dolman; The Red,
Vienna's woods" The Philomae-
theans,'' Ellen B. Kingsley and Clara
E. Smith; Music, Tableau, the seasons,
| spring Alice Root; summer, Nellie Ar
ans: autumn, Regina Laurent; winter,
Charles Kempton; Music; Practical
Religion" Charley Mckee; Music, Sc
| Iected: Song why Don't the Parents
Visit the SchooI?'' Music, Polka; LIE
Marias Du Cygne," Regina Laurent;
| The Rescue" Ruby Swartz: Music,
ing" Music, Magnetic Waltz; THE
Skaters" Eta Stansfield. (now Mrs.
| Eta Lacey; Wilder Green" Fanny
Kistler. (the late Mrs. John HID
Music. Auf Der Reise; Tableau. Exc
| cution of Mary Queen of Scots.
Music. Heimweh; gymnastic class third
grade; The American Flag" Libby
Curtis; "Sheridan's Ride Willie Travis
Music, Tannhauser's March; Tableau,
| The Bridegroom Cometh-
/
| and w. E. Crawford, and among the1I
pupils were ex-Probate Judge Levi:
s. Dolman, now an attorney at Ard
| more, / T. and Galen Nichols, at one
time county attorney Mr. Nichol:
| was q youth of unusual avoirdupois
and the seats being of average size
he was unable to take his place witt
) the pupils until a special chair hac
been provided. Before this was don'
; he occupied a chair at the teacher:
table, while opposite in startling con-
trast stood a CHASTITY skeleton Fol
Quincy school had skeleton-to aic
in the study of physiology This skele-
) ton was said by the pupils to have beer
a red-headed Irishman who had beer
baseIy murdered and his body sold t
; some school.
late Judge Silver, was one of the teach
ers at Quincy school at this time She
later went as missionary to China
Miss Belle Bennett was also teachel
who went as missionary to Afric;
and was drowned on a homeward trip
DIR. L. NJ. Powell followed Mr.. Craw
; ford as principal and Mrs Powell
then Miss Clara Bunker, was at tina
. time a teacher in the sixth grade
When Mr. Powell resigned to stud,
medicine he was succeeded by w NJ
| Davidson, now superintendent OF tn
; Omaha public schools. and he wa
succeeded by A A Austin Mr. Der
Fessler, an attorney at Duluth, wa
one of the Quincy principals as wa
also Eli q. Foster, at present principa
! of the Harrison school
; While Mr.. Foster was In charg
Harry c. PribbIe. the well know
tenor, was one of his pupils Even il
. those DAYS Mr.. Pribble was a SINCE