The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-19

structor. Dean Whitehouse has been
spending the summer in Europe and
viii be in his place as head of the con-
serVatory and professor of pipe organ
and piano. The conservatory opens
( with a full line of new Knabe pianos,
which were purchased by Washburn
during the summer Equipment in
teachers and instruments was never
more satisfactory.
The art department will continue
under the able direction of Mr.. Max
Hagendorm. Mr.. Hagendorm has
spent the summer in Topeka getting
ready for the opening of the school
year, and has many plans for the bet
terment of his department. He has
arranged for an exhibit of his work
at the Mills company's new building,
10 be ready in September.
Mr.. Hagendorm will be assisted in
the work in ceramics by Miss Gussie
Fuller of Topeka
The Academy.
One of the forward steps in the de-
Nelopment of secondary education at
Washburn is the appointment of Rev.
wilson Curtis Wheeler as principal of
the academy. Mr.. Wheeler is as to
his education a typical New England
man. He attended the New Haven
school and the famous Hopkins gram
mar school of New Haven. He grad
uafed at Yale with high honors and
was elected to the honorary society Phi
Beta Kappa. He won while in Yale a
prize, for solving original problems in
astronomy. He did considerable tutor
ing at Yale and graduated from the
yale divinity school. He is well known
as a Congregational pastor in the state
and may be said to be a typical kan
sas man. For two years he has been
assistant professor of mathematics in
the college. His success in this work.
mis- apillty to come close to his stu
dents in their school and personal life
mas demonstrated that he has the quail
tiles needed for leadership IN the acad-
envy The academy principal should be
a father as well as a teacher and it
is felt that in Mr.. Wheeler Washburn
has found a rare combination of qIal-
tiles and choice man in an important
place.
A reference to the catalogue will
show departure this year which will
meet with general favo1 President
Sanders, as professor of Biblical liter
ature, is offering a one-hour course
on "A General Introduction to the
Study of the Bible to extend through
out the year. This course is open to
Freshmen and Sophomore and should
give a point of view of much value to
those entering upon their student ca
reers. He will also give a two-hour
course, second term, on "Old Tesla
ment Wisdom Literature" In addi-
ton he will do some teaching in the
department of education. He is offer
ing, the first term, three hours in the
history of education, giving an ilistori-
cal and critical survey Of the leading
systems of education and the theories
of the great educators. lie al~u offers
first term, three hours N theory Of
education making a study Of the bio
logical principles underlying the edu-
cative process, the relative value of
educational instrumen ts and the sig
nificance of education in individual and
social life. The second term the
presidents courses consist of history
of moral and religious education and
principles of moral and religious edu-
cation. Hitherto President Sanders
has done no teaching. In June the
trustees effected a reorganization,
placing considerable administrative re-
sponsibility upon the vice president
and making it possible for the presi-
dent to spend his chief energy in the
class room Washburn is in this way
able, for the first time. to announce
these attractive courses y Biblical lit
erature and education, to be offered
by her distinguished president.