The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-01
Students and Faculty Ready for
Opening Of School Year.
IN ARTS AND MUSIC.
President Sanders Gives Notices
of These Courses.
Dean WhitehOuse Enthusiastic
Over Prospects.
"Alls Well at washburn. +"

Ihls is the slogan of the college Of
ftcers who have returned to Topeka
after their long vacation to take up
their work with the largest college in
the west. The enthusiasm over the
prospects for Washburn 1910-11 extends
throughout the student body as well as
with the college officers and faculty.
In the vernacular of the rah-rah boy
We're all whoopin' it up for WASH
bum
The prospects for the largest regis
trasion in the history of the college are
flattering Not only will the college
cater to it's largest attendance but the
equipment. the buildings, the organ-
1zationS, the advantages, and the fac
ulty win be better than ever before.
(This is not all-the football team will
be the best in years..
DR. Frank Knight Sanders, president
of the college, issued the following
statement today regarding the school
of music and the fine arts:
Dean Horace WhitehouSe will be
back in about a week to take up his
work at Washburn college. He is en-
the coming year and plans to make a
record for the school. Dean White
house plans to give the larger portion
of his time to instruction on the pipe
organ and to lectures on the Theory
and History of Music, besides attend
mental affairs.
"The music school proper is far
stronger than ever before. With one
single exception the faculty of last year
will continue their work Each MEM
Der has been away for recreation or
study. Madame Souther spending her
time in Europe, Miss Glenn in New
York city, Dean WhitehoUse in New
York and Boston and at his home in
Ohio. while Mrs. Wilm, Miss Phipps,
Mill1RA nave
been satisfied with shorter trips.
Professor Arnold Guerne has ac-
copied a flattering offer to return to
his school. where he spent many years,
as dean of the school of music. In his
place Washburn has been fortunate in
securing two first class teachers OF the
piano. each capable of developing
pupils to the highest point of excel
lence Miss Ethelyn May Harrison 81
Topeka and Professor Arthur w.
Locke of Brown university. Both Miss
Harrison and Mr.. Locke are instructors
of ripe experience. Miss Harrison
graduated from the school of music or
Ottawa university, since winch time
she has studied under Carreno, Edward
Mcdowell. and Richard Burmeister. in
this country and in Europe. She has
taught at ottawa, in New York city
and during last year in Topeka, where
she has made a wide circle Of personal
and professional friends. She is an ac-
conpIfshed piano soloist and is in great
demand.
professor Locke is a graduate of
Harvard. where he tookmusical honors-
Later on he won travelling fellow
ship from Harvard and studied in Ber-
lin with Stepanoff and Rufer. His in
struct, rs in This country We're He'nrlcn
Gabhard and Professors Paine ana
Converse. of Boston. For the past two
years Professor Locke has been at the
women's college of Brown university
in Providence He plays the organ as
we'll as the piano. but plans to devote
himself to the piano while in WASH
burn He, too, is concert pianist and
will be frequently heard IN Topeka and
elsewhere.
s'The department of oratory in the
school has been strengthened by the
addition of Miss LeCompte, late !n-
structor in elocution and physical
training ut Stephens college, Columbia,
Mo Miss Lecompte is a young woman
of attractive personality and has had
considerable experience. She promises
to be very popular.
''The department of fine arts at
Washburn has not been properly main
tanned during the past two or three
years. President Sanders has secured
for this important position Professor
Max Hagendorn, late of Holy Trinity
college, Dallas, Tex. Professor Hagen
dorm has already reached Topeka and
is busily at work preparing an art eX-
nlDlL 10 De ulSpldyeu Oh LhO uPpCl liz -
of Boswell hall on the campus 1t is
thought that this exhibit will be open
to the public next week. Due announce
nent will be made of the date of open
ing Professor Hagendorn, although
comparatively young, has had a dis
tinguished career as a student and
teacher. He studied under Professors
Fuller of Stuttgart and Fugel of
Munich He has won many medals and
diplomas for his exhibits. He will offer
instruction, not alone in every phase
Of fine art, and in the history of art,
but In decorative designing, modelling
and all forms of industrial art. Miss
Katherine Lindsay will continue her
instruction as usual in china painting
and decorative work.
''Washburn in the coming year, is
equipped to furnish first rate facilities
in every branch OF art, for all classes
of students"