The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-20

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declared to be in connection with the
rural schools
We are not proud of them. he said
/ They are taught mostly by very
| young people, funds are not sufficient
and the people are not interested.
We hope soon to have our problem
( solved, however I have appointed d
| commission of Is members. the best
advised on the school needs of oul
state TO make investiga and re
| port to the people and the legislature
the shortcomings of our system
Mr.. Cary drew an interesting com
parisOn of the two systems in vogue
in different states In some all state
schools are in one place and others
Wisconsin is an example of the form
er and Kansas of the latter
Likes Kansas System.
He declared that these schools. like
UNCONVENTIONAL schools, have only q
local drawing power and that the
more Of them the better as few people
went long distances to college Wis
consin university, comprising the Agri-
cultural and Normal branches in one
with the college has 1000 students.
They come mostly from within Il
radius of 100 miles and many from tbs,
northern part of the state go over to
Minnesota Kansas university the
Agricultural school and Normal
schools Of Kansas combine an attend
ance of more than 5000 which IS
greater by far. said Mr. Cary, than il
would be if they were located at the
You have excellent little schools
here, also" said Mr.. Cary further,
and they draw 4 large collective en-
rollment which would not go to the
state schools We need colleges in
every section of our states so that
higher education may be accessible to
ALL
Three Women Superintendents
Mrs Helen NJ Wilson. state super
intendent of Colorado. and Miss Grace
Shepherd, superintendent of Idaho,
two OF the three women state suDerin-
tendents in the United States, We're
present and responded TO toasts
Mrs Wilson, in response to Tho
New Colorado. a Product of Women
Suffrage, declared she would be IN
worthy did she not say word for
Colorado. I love Colorado she said
It is a state which has lifted prejudice
from the STOPPING shoulders Of her wo-
men
And I have a vision now of Kansas
also lifting this prejudice from the
STOPPING shoulders of her women.
Colorado is the paradise for women.
the greatest the world viii ever know.
But We never would have been able
10 exert our influence without the bal
lot stand before you tonight a pro-
duct of their votes.
We welcome you out to Colorado
You'll like US. You know one never
invites guests unless the house is in
ORDER
Women Vote in Idaho.
Miss Shepherd, who was a graduate
Of the Kansas State Normal school and
first taught in Kansas, modestly said.
7 love Kansas because it was Kansas
that first let me teach. To Kansas
owe the beginning and the success of
my work
But also love my adopted state of
Idaho She is loyal to her women We
have the ballot unasked- The men
gave it to US Idaho has been kind TO
me but have not forgotten Kansas"
Mrs George H. Whitcomb of Topeka
spoke on THE Schools and the Knock
ers.' She divided the knockers into
three classes: First. those who knock
by natural temperament Second, thos.
who knock because they know too IL
tie. Third, those who knock because
they know too much.
Some Knockers Can Be Cured
All should be cured by visit to the
schools from the first grade up. but
she entertained little hope for either
he first or third classes. But the sec
md, that class which knocks on things
about the schools when they have not
been inside one since their childhood
lays and know nothing of the prese Mt
methods. can be aroused TO enthusi-
ISM by an Investigation
Those of US who know our schools
are optimistic she declared
Walter Z. Ranger, superintendent of
Rhode Island, took occasion to thank
he people OF Kansas and those direct
Y IN charge for the reception the su-
2erintendents have met in this state
he was asked to speak of the east, but
his being his first trip west, he want
"a to talk of the west
7 have seen the Mississippi river.
[ learned to spell its name years ago
with great delight I have seen your
I part of yourselves We from the
east. coming out Of our congested dis
-ricts feel new life when we reach
his free expansa of land and air
also have seen a large number of your
students today and q great school
More sons Outside Than at Home.
Rhode Island has more sons and
daughters out of her boundaries than
she has in, and want to say We are
raising the same solid stock back there
yet
superintendent A H Nesson of
Utah, whom the POSTMASTER spoke of
as the most loved man in Utah because
he had held his position Il years and
could have it as long as he liked,
spoke on the "Schoolmaster Abroad
His topic was in direct line with
the purpose Of the congress here.
4 prophesy. because come from
the land OF the prophets that the
school teacher viii be abroad much
more in the future
The state of Utah has appropriated
50 100000 TO her schools within the
last 10 years This may not seem so
great but when one stops to think
that this is in a state of scarcely 400,-
600 population. the proportion COM
pared with other states is very high
During his talk. Mr.. Nelson declared,
school teachers are delightful and de-