The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-01
TO FIND CHANGES.
Students of High School Will
Begin Work September 90.
neutrality-suspicious. on the Teach
ing Force Accepted.
ELEVEN NEW NAMES.
Two Years Of q Business Course
Has Been Added.
Studies Offered Will Include
Penmanship and Arithmetic.

When the students of the high
school enroll for the fall work, Sep
TENDER 20. they will find that some
marked changes have been made, both
in regard to the personnel of the
teaching force and the courses of
study.
Seven designations have been accept
ed, and eleven new names have been
added to the list of instructors. The
addition of the first two years of a
business course and the holding of an
afternoon session of school for the
subfreshmen are among the other
changes of Importance.
Miss Rose Morgan, formerly in
structor in Latin, has accepted a posi-
ton in the same line of work at the
state university; Miss Birdie Green
ough, instructor in mathematics, did
not desire reelection; Miss Joy Bech-
tel handed in her resignation as in
structor in domestic science; Miss
Belle Stage (now Mrs. Charles Ise of
Coffeyville), resigned; Miss Gertrude
Lindborg, teacher of free hand draw
New York-but married; Miss Bernice
Fuller. instructor in the English and
music departments, also resigned.
Miss Grace Stelter, a graduate Of
the state university, who has been
teaching in the Atchison high school,
has been employed by the school board
as instructor in German and English.
Miss Stella Olcott will take the place
of Miss Greenough as instructor in
mathematics. She was graduated at
the state university and has been
teaching in the high school at Argen-
tine.
Miss Lydia Bolmar, of Topeka, will
have charge of the clay modelling and
wood carving in the manual training
department. She takes the place OF
Mrs. Charles Use.
Miss Kathleen McNutt, of Kansas
City, Mo-, a graduate of the normal
training arts school, will have charge
of the work in free hand drawing and
design work, taking the place Of Miss
Gertrude Lindborg.
Miss Virginia Meade. of Topeka. a
graduate of K. S. A. c. and a special
student at Columbia university, New
York, will succeed Miss Joy Bechtel as
instructor In domestic science.
Charles H. Wilmington, a graduate
of the State Agricultural college. will
teach science. Mr.. Wilmington was as
sistant to the late DR.. F. H. Snow in
the chronological department of the
state university and has done consider
able special investigating work in that
institution of learning.
Miss Mary X. Wilson, a. Washburn
graduate, who has been teaching in the
high school in Russell, Kan, has been
employed to teach Latin and English.
university, will teach civics. He has
had a varied career, having had con-
siderable experience in high school
work, aside from being connected with
various business firms, including the
American Book company and the D. c,
Heath company. He also has done some
scientific work.
Miss Mary Daniels will have charge
of the music department, taking the
place of Miss Bernice Fuller. She was
graduated from Washburn college.
H. T. Jet, who has been at the head
of the commercial department of the
Western Military academy of Upper AL
| ton, ILL.,, will have full charge of the
new business department. He is q
graduate of two colleges.
Only the first two years in the bust
ness course will be given this year. The
studies offered will include penman-
| ship and business forms, and CONNER
| cial arithmetic. In succeeding terms
| the course also will include CONNER
| cial law and stenography.
Ancient history will be offered in the
| first year instead of the second.
term Of industrial history will follow The
| course in economics. Added in the THIRD
| year is a class in advanced civics.
The subfreshmen students will report
| for work at 1:20 o'clock each afternoon
| and will be dismissed at 5 o'clock.