The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-18
BRANCH NORMAL.
Sheffield Ingalls,, of AtchisOn,
FavOrs New Training School.
Talks of Politics in AtchisOn
and Advent of Jim Orr.

Sheffield Ingalls, of Atchison was in
Topeka today a few hours on his way
to Emporia to attend a meeting of the
board of regents of the State Normal
schools. Mr.. ingalls, is very much in
terested in the question of a branch
normal school at Atchison. and is at
work organizing the First district, with
the idea of securing the passage of Il
bill to that effect in the legislature this
winter.
1.-THE people over our way are very
enthusiastic about the matter Mr.. In
gals said to a reporter for the State
Journal I'VE feel that such a school
is needed in northeastern Kansas and
that Atchison would be d suitable To-
cation for it. There is immediate need
to raise the standard of the teaching
force in the country schools of Kan
sas and the best way to accomplish
that result is by the establishment of
more normal schools. Kansas can i'll
afford to neglect this important sub
ject and in order to carry on the work,
the appropriations for that privilege
should be adequate. AS It is now, the
pupils of the country schools are not
securing the same class OF, service that
pupils in the city schools enjoy. The
children of the farmers of Kansas are
entitled to the best and they are going
to have it,
III 1ANNAAI7Ot-
Speaking of political conditions in
Atchison county, Mr.. ingalls, said: Il
was sorry to see my county go against
Governor Stubbs but the result of the
recent election, SO far as Governor
Stubs is concerned, is not hard to ac-
count for. Atchison is the home of
some of the governors most bitter po-
liticaI enemies. who will never forgive
or forget him for the part he has
PLAYED in destroying their political
Hohf oil
They start in right after an early
breakfast and keep it up all day. They
grind out anti-Stubbs sentiment when
ever they can and wherever they go
and I don't blame them bit. But l
believe a political change is about to
take place in Atchison county. While
the recent election showed a majority
there against Stubs. there are many
local signs that Atchison county will
get in line with the rest of the state
in two years. Most of the local can
didates who had the active support of
the old political cabal that has con-
trOlled the county were defeated. The
two members of the legislature from
my county are free men. L. B. Sharp
less from the country district was
elected by an overwhelming majority,
although his opponent had the active
and aggressive support of the Wag-
geners. SharplesS is a successful mer-
chant and land owner and will make
serviceabIe representative. He has ca
pacity and energy and will do his own
thinking.
About Jim Orr.
- w Orr who recently retired
from the Missouri Pacific legal de-
partment. after a faithful service of
over a quarter of century, will be
power in the house this winter. He is
rich, independent and ambitious. He
has been overshadowed to some ex-
tent in the past by the senior member
of his old law firm, but he is a man of
real ability and now that he is free to
do as he pleases he will be heard from
in an important way. He is suave and
diplomatic and I am inclined to believe
that he can not be suppressed this
winter in his published intention to
make the railroads do the right thing
by Atchison.'