The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-07
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

1t is rumored that one of the big bust
ness buildings in the city will soon be
remodeled.
The Central Y. NJ. c. A. has got out a
citation in the course of one week
The c. E. of the First Presby terrain
church, will hold business meeting and
taffy pulp at 7:3O this evening at the
church.
A meeting of a Methodist church COM
mlttee was held this noon at the Com
mercial club. The Methodists are max
ing the club rooms slheir headquarters for
business conferences.
The high notch in local Commercial club
membership has been reached, but the
enthusiasm in building up the member
ship should not be allowed to decrease
Tor the goal has not as yet been reached.
T. A. Borman, president of the Con-
unental creamery Co., spoke at the Cen
tral Y NJ G A this noon on THE Kan
sas Cow Next Wednesday Jesse Shaw
of the city water department will be the
speaker
Secretary and Mrs H. l. Cook are not
expected to return from California before
March ]. Secretary Cook is combining
fair business with pleasure This is the
dull season of the year from the stand
point Of a fair official.
superintendent c. G Starr. will soon
send out another list of words to the
schools of the city to stimulate interes [
in spelling. It is not likely. however
that the teachers will be asked to turn
in reports of the result of the test
The State Fair association has had two
photographs which were taken while the
1911 fair was in progress enlarged. The
enlarg eInents are and 4 feet long re-
spectively- They show the grounds to
have been busy place while the fair
was in progress.
DR.. F. L. Loveland will address the 60
students of the high school who will
ceive their diplomas at the Auditorium
Friday night. Superintendent c. c. Starr
Will preside over the ceremonies. AS pre-
viously announced the honor student is
William C4reider. Miss Jane Kingan
comes second in rank.
"1n Germany there are public music
halls where organs are played, and like
wise Orchestras, said a local business
man today. These places where the
people can go to hear good music are
maintained at public expense. We Ger
tainly should have pipe organ concerts in
Topeka paid for by the city.
There have been all sorts of rumoTs
afloat relative to the probable occupants
of the J. G Gordon building at the cor
ner of Ninth street and Kansas avenue
much speculation The fact that within
the last a hours for rent" sign has
been placed in one of the windows of the
structure. will show that no deal has
been as yet closed by the owner.
superintendent c. c. Starr has COM
menced campaign with a view to keep
ing the boys and girls in school until
after the completion of the high school
or at least the grade schools. He has
given talks at all the schools pertaining
to the value of thorough education, and
is encouraging the parent-teacher organi-
cations, believing that they Will tend to-
wards interesting the parents in keeping
their children in school.
The usual complaint comes from the
high school of articles of value being
stolen. There are 357 lockers for ], 100
students. but even the lockers are said
to be not always thief proof Almost daily
there is complaint that valuables are miss
ing However, in many cases il is the
fault of the students to certain degree
Anyone with common sense. for example.
should know ii ism t wise to leave money
loose in coat pockets. Principal A. J. Stout
is in favor of combination locks.
Dean Horace Whitehouse states that
one reason he came to Topeka was be-
cause he was told that there would he
exceptional facilities for pipe organ work
on account of the fact that there n
big organ in the Auditorium. Dean
Whitehouse said he has been much dis
appointed because there has been but lit
tie opportunity for him to use the organ.
He believes that Topeka could be made
into a great musical center if the citizens
would start the right kind of a move.
There are now 1857 members of the
Commercial club. New recruits are
brought in every week, but the IA COM
inittees that promised to procure 10 mem
agreement as yet, and scores of men who
pledged themselves to bring in one new
member have not done 50. The cam
paign, for members will close March 4.
After that date the regular $40 member
ship dues will be in vogue The goal for
which the club was working 200
members. If the workers wish to reach
busy.