The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-14


Indications are that the enrolment
for the North side schools which open
&c this morning. will exceed that OF
any previous year. At the Quincy
school Principal Stanley says he thinks
that the enrolment will be at least 81
more than that of last year, and that
one Of the rooms which was not need
ed last year will be used this term.
In the neighborhood of the school build
ing many of the houses which were
vacant at the close of school this
spring are now occupied by people with
families. The school building has been
given a thorough cleaning by Janitor
Ira Wells. This means that over 80
doors and a hundred windows have
been Cleaned well as the desks. Mr..
Wells was given a well deserved COM
plfment for his work by Mr. Stanley
These conditions are also true at the
Grant school, c. NJ. Morrow, the prin-
cipal, said this morning that while he
could not say for sure. he thought that
the enrolment this fall would be much
greater than that of a year ago. At
both schools the pupils and teachers
are entering into their work with a
spirit which promises that the school
work this year will be better than ever
before.
Miss Lucy Ellis. in charge of the
D'anual training at the Quincy school,
has just returned from a trip abroad
Among other things she visited schools
In Belfast, Ireland and told in an in
teresting way how superior American
schools were to those she had seen in
that city.
THE school was conducted in a lit
tie building which looked like
church." said Miss Ellis to a visitor this
morning. Il do not believe that it
occupied as much space as our man
ual training room. 1t was divided into
QYfI xx-hi
rot reach to the roof. 1 think there
were about $50 pupils there. On most
OF the European countries school is
conducted the year round with the ex-
ception of six weeks in JULY. In one
of the smaller rooms sat a row Of
well they were only babies-perched
on benches which resembled circus
seats Their poor. little feet of the
children dangled only half way to the
moor In some instances.
In the other rooms were the older
pupils. They sat on benches also.
While studying they kept their books
from the seats. When they changed
classes the noice and confusion were
distressing. However. they were all
clean and bright looking 1t seemed
q shame when heard that the major
ity of them only went through the
grammar grades. learned just enough to
transact the most ordinary of business
ard that unless the pupils parents were
wealthy tney ndQ no cnance or going
any higher.
This grade school was in charge of
two men and two women teachers. They
had very little school equipment to
help them. After seeing this little
schooEand il was considered one of
the best in the city, felt proud of
American schools in general and of
Quincy school, Topeka, Kan, in par
ticular. However. L understand that in
England and Scotland schools are up-
to-date.''
Miss Ellis. accompanied by her sis
ter, Miss Ruth Ellis, also visited in
England, France. Switzerland and
Italy while abroad this summer.
We have just received a new lot of
Haywood shoes Come in and look
them over. T. D. Joseph.
Said a North side man today: "The
opening of school recalls a strange
romance to my mind. The scene of the
n1elodrama was in the high school of
my home town. 1 think should call it