The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-27

all its departments, including edi-
torial work business management, etc.
In the making up of this course the
writer was one of a faculty of twenty
eight, anv of whom had as much to say
of the subjects and hours as myself
The course includes much of the cul-
ture work of the college, including
English, history, public speaking,
psychology, economics, and logic, ana
enough of the science and btoloSlc
studies to warrant the giving of a B. 5
degree. The printing part of the trade
is made thoroughly practical IN thdt
the students are given the actual work
of the department., little or no DEAD
horse work being done.
Students Are Employees.
students desiring to earn their way
through college are given an oppor-
tunity at the college rate OF fZ12 cents
per hour after they have satisfied us OF
their ability to earn that much. All OF
the employees of the department are or
have been students, except one. one
young man, an assistant, is now serV-
ing his eleventh year In the depart
ment, and one young lady her elghtn
year These are graduates who earned
their way through college in the PRINT
ing department. Two other graduates
are holding steady positions. 1 speak
of these to show you that we prefer
the products of the department 10 oth-
erS.
referring to that part of your
article recommending that more. work
be done here, the board of regents has
officially declared in favor of asking
the legislature to make appropriation
to the college to do all our own print
ing here instead of at the state print
ine office. Mr. McNeaI has agreed to
reeommend this. He has also urged
that we put in bindary equipment sur
ficient to do all our own binding, as
they are nearly always two years pe
hind with their work All TINS "pIk
little additional expense for equip
ment. and would be an advantage 10
students taking the course in printing
and to those earning their way through
college,
A school for Boys and Girls.
To some extent my own printing Of
fee at Hiawatha-as every printing
office in the state is-has been a school
for many girls and boys who nave
taken up printing as life work VIII
liam Allen White was in my employ
when learning the art he has mastered.
Jack SchaIl was with me ten years
Burton Savage, superintendent of
great printing office in Memphis, Is
former World printer. Dodd CASTOR
got a portion of his uplift in showing
me how to do printing. And Dodd is
a good printer as well as a good writ
err There are dozens of others on my
list. I hope, then, it isn't impertlnent
or out of place for me to plead for a
first class school of printing and
kindred arts under state control. The
printers throughout the state find diff
fculty in getting apprentices and the
city offices don't want apprentices, or
else limit them. A printing school is
therefore reasonable and that it may
have work to do all the printing of a
public character that is not now done
by the home printer should be done by
the state or school printery for state
use and sold at cost to counties and
cities Think of the money that could
be saved on blankS-election blanks
and blank books. It would be sufficient
in a single year to equip a fine state
printing school.
EWING HERBERT.
Hiawatha, Kan, Jan. &c, 1909