The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10


DR.. Carl E. Seashore of Iowa state
university gave some practical appli-
cations of child-study. The child must
work with relish, and not be driven to
tasks. Aptitudes of children in spe-
cIal lines. as in music, manual labor.
art and science, may be determined by
careful study.
Increased efficiency of the high
school was the theme of Superinten-
Dent Kendau's address at this session.
How to adjust high school education
to the practical needs of daily life he
regards as the greatest problem of the
nigh school today. When they heard
this address, those present were not
surprised that Gov. Woodrow Wilson
appointed superintendent Kendall as
commissioner of education of the state
Of New Jersey. Chairman Wagner
certainly gave the college and high
school people a real treat in this pro-
gram.
In the kindergarten and primary de-
partment Adelaide NJ. HoltOn, former
~ supervisor of primary work in the
Minneapolis public schools, proved a
most inspiring speaker. Miss Lulu
Mckee of Topeka then gathered about
her line little group of Topeka
school children and illustrated her dis
cussion on Indoor and Outdoor
Games Miss Holton's second address
dealt with the art of story telling.
Miss Holton has many strong personal
friends in Kansas and the teachers
We're loud in praise of the chairman,
Miss SprOat, for bringing Miss Holton
to Topeka at this time.
The speakers in the common and
graded school department were Presi-
dent John A. GunckeI of Cleveland,
Ohio, Miss Jessie Lee Newlin of Chi
cago and Professor P. G. Holden, the
Seed Corn Wizard" of Iowa.
In connection with the kindergarten
and primary department Miss Maud a.
Sp1 oat, Of Topeka, arranged a most in
t. tstiI.g exhibit in classified h'nderga.-
ten and primary work at the First Pres
byte riar church. Then there are nine
booths representing the school months.
The Septem Der booth was prepared by
the Shawnee county schools and in it
there are paper cuttings and drawings
CT some of the September fruits ana
grains, flowers and birds. These illus
trations conferred about the poem Sep
tom ber'' by Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Kansas City schuo'- contributed
the material Ior the October booth, the
most striking feature of this booth be-
ing clay models Novcm Der is shown
by Thanksgiving scenes and good
model of the Pilgrims, showing their
log houses. This was prepared by the
model primary &. the Emporla Stale
The Topeka schools contribu-
ted a very interesting booth represent
ing DE 9ember activities. There is
model of typical Christmas scene,
showing the sleigh ard RENDERS on the
snow. a small Christmas tree is CO er-
ed with paper models.
The January booth is from the
Atchison schools, the central theme
being life among the peoples who in
habit the polar regions. The kinder
gardeners of the state have furnish I
the materials for the February dis
play In the March booth the pictures
show some girls with their hair blow
ing in the wind. The feature of this
exhibit is a set of doll furniture made
from corn stalks. This. comes from
the Western State Normal at Hays
The egg and the rabbit make up
large part of the decorations in the
April booth which was furnlshed by
T.eayenworth. May is represented by
models of everything characteristic to
the month. This exhibit is from
Hutchinson.