The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-16
Playground Movement in Tope,
ka Given a Boost.
Is Now Recognized as Important
Part of School Training.
TO USE FAIR GROUNDS
Plan to Have Part of Tract fol-
This Purpose.
Teachers for the Next School
Year Are Chosen.

| The playground movement in Topeka
was given a boost at the adjourned
meeting of the board of education Mon
| day night when it was decided to en-
| ploy a supervisor of Fairgrounds and
athletics for the months of June, July,
and August at a salary not to exceed
| SIS a month.
The playground work in the last
year" said Superintendent L. D. Whit
| temore, has become an important part
| of the school training. A playground
association has been formed and the
Y. M. c. A. also pays special attenti IN
! to the physical development of the
| boys of the city.
The directors of the Kansas State
Fair association agreed to give a por-
ton of the fair grounds for playground
| purposes, provided that a proper super
visor be employed. Such a supervisor
could have regular hours for being
present at the Fairgrounds of the city,
and in this way the children of diff
| ferent sections of the city could get the
behefit of the expert supervision. 1
hope that this office will become per-
manent-that he will be employed the
year round"
The patrons of several of the schools
of the city have provided athletic equip
| ment for the school yards, and the
teachers of all the schools have made
play, and a less element of rowdyiSm
life of the child. In fact the teachers
in q great many instances have got
right out and INDUCED in the amuse-
mentS of the children. The result mas
been that there has been system to the
play. and the element of rodyism
which is bound to crop in at times
where you have children from all
classes of humanity brought together
1t is the prediction of many of the
teachers that play will in time be con-
sidered as one of the most essential
branches of the school work-that is play
under supervision. 1T is important
that a child learn to play right, said
one of the members of the board of ed
ucation after the meeting.
L. M. Wood was chosen as architect
in connection with the erection Of the ad-
dition to the State Street school The
board had estimated that the altera-
tons and addition would cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000, but Mr.. Wood
claimed that it could be erected for
$12, 900. The latter was instructed to
submit completed plans and speci1ca-
tions to be presented to the board for
consideration at an adjourned meeting
to be held two weeks from last night.
The addition will be 71x4S feet in
size and will consist of two stories and
a basement. 1t will contain four large
recitation rooms BOXES feet, a domestic
science room % feet square and a
play room or gymnasium 29x22 feet,
the latter TO be in the basement. over
the stairway which will be in the CEN
ter of the new wing will be the prin-
clDalS once ana OH the I'LL u 4ilOO1 " III
be a teachers rest room, which will
be a great convenience at the noon
hour.
A patented arrangement as to the
stairway will be used which will solve
the fire escape problem. The stairs
will be provided with special entrances
which will permit the children of the
upper floors to leave the building
through different exits from those on
the first floor.
The new addition will be of brick
material and will conform to the old
building with the result that the struc-
ture will have every appearance of be-
ing a new building. The addition will
be placed on the south side of the
present school house.
Teachers were chosen for the next
school year. In the grade schools the
important appointments were: George
Hetzel as principal of the Harrison
school at a salary of $1,000 a year;
c. H. Kutz, principal of the new Van
Buren, school at $1,000 a year; Miss
Ethel Mccartney, principal of the
Helen Butterfield, principal of the
Quinton Heights school at $500 year.
The salary of r. w: Coppedge, vice
principal of the high school, was
raised from $1,400 to $1,000. Miss
Mary Bunker, supervisor of drawing,
and Miss Mildred Hazelrigg, super
visor of music, were given $50 a year
raise, making them receive 81 900
year each from now on. Miss Nina
Gillette was elected teacher of English
in the high school in the place of H.
Ward Green. who has refused to be a
candidate for the place. The salary
was fixed at $50 month.
1t was decided that the kindergarten
teachers be placed on the regular
schedule of teachers and that their
salaries be made $50 a month. This
affects Miss Lulu Mckee and Miss
June Chapman. Miss Fannie George. |
rfvaly 10
Taggart and Miss Lena Gamble were
elected to places on the teachers list
to fill the places of Miss Hester Hamil- |
ton of Branner. Miss Laura Lux of
of Polk school and Miss Maude Mar
shall of Potwin school, all of whom
have resigned.
The Teachers Chosen.
The following were elected to the
availa BILE list for the elementary schools |
subject to appointment in the order in
which their names appear, salaries to
be fixed according to the schedule:
Elizabeth Campbell, Minnie Jones.
Fern Norman, Ethel Miller. Della Nor
row, Ella Schenck, Laura Bartholomew,
Mrs. Lucella Cromer, Elma F'illey, Mrs.
Lu Washburn, Ethel Neiswender, Addie |
Wilkinson. Edna Kincaid. Ethel Owen,
Violet Baker, Helen Adams. Ruth
Woodford, Jessie Lee Supply teacher
only, Edna Walker Supply teacher
only0.
Leave of absence was granted to
Matte Barnes, bowman Hill, to per-
NIT her to continue her studies. and
the vacancy was filled by the election
of Miss Ella P. True.
The following were elected on the !
available list for colored schools:
Ara Hawkins. Daisy Brown, Eliza
beth Jones.
As many as may be needed of the
following teachers will be appointed in |
the order named to teach in the vaca- |
ton schools in accordance with previ- |
Gus action of the board:
Blanche Stewart, Lena Davis, Wini-
fred McKirahan, Susannah Schnemay-l
er, Minna Mccall, Stella Mitchell, Myra |
Corning, Clara Johnston, Caroline Nor |
ton, Mrs Gertrude Knowles, Mrs. Kath- |
ryn Crawford.