The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-25
IN SPITE OF STORM
Reception for Supt. Wilson a
Marked Success.
"They Don't Do Things by
Halves in Kansas"-WilsOn.

Leading educators of Kansas, a
large number of the teachers of the
city schools, the members of the
board of education and their wives,
braved the storm, formally welcomed
II. B. Wilson superintendent of
the Topeka schools.
1t was a happy" occasion for COM
pliments were distributed freely. SUI
perintendent Wilson, the board of
education and the teachers of the city
schools coming in for a large share of
them. Things of a flattering nature
schools.
w. D. Ross, the state superintendent
OF public instruction said: I'VE have
no better schools than yours. However.
there are no schools that are SO good
that they cannot be better.
The superintendent of schools
should be chosen because he is an
educational expert. In questions of
Importance his word should be final
In behaf of the school men of the
state l take great pleasure in extend
ing greetings to your new superinten-
dent
1t was a fitting thing that L. D.
Whittemore, former superintendent of
city schools, should preside over the
meeting. He spoke as a man who has
an intimate knowledge of the existing
conditions in the schools of Topeka.
DR.. Frank Strong, chancellor of the
State university said in part:
Il am glad to congratulate you
upon the administration opening in
your schools. 1 am glad to congratu-
late you upon procuring as BILE a man
as your superintendent and to con-
graduate him on being at the head of
such excellent schools
There are many difficult problems
which we hope he will help us solve
in Kansas. How to relate the ideal
to the practical is a problem that has
as yet not been solved. The ideal has
been on the teboggan in the last few
years..
Henry ]. Waters, president of the
Kansas State Agricultural college: 1T
has been my good fortune to know
your new superintendent and of his
work. 1t is a pleasure to us to have
him as head of the great educational
system in Topeka. No one can be sue
cessful without the loyal support of
others under him. L would suggest
that the board of education give him
a free hand and let him shape the
policies of the city schools"
T. W. Butcher. president of the
Kansas State Normal school: The |
west is not place but a spirit. Geo
graphically there is no more out
west but the spirit of out west is in |
Kansas as it has never been in any |
other state. We hope that the super |
intendent of the Topeka schools will |
keep the Kansas spirit alive"
Dean D. L. MacEachron. acting |
president of Washburn college: I'VE |
Will cooperate with superintendent |
Wilson--the very best citizenship of
Topeka will cooperate in his leader
ship"
H. B. Wilson, superintendent of city |
schools: The board of education
went fishing last spring and 1 am
what they caught. In my Judgment |
the board of education wanted a piece |
of work done. 1 felt there was a per- |
sonality about this town. They don't |
do anything by halves in Kansas. L
was given warm reception. When |
it rains in Kansas it pours."
superintendent Wilson spoke of the |
ideals towards which he and the force |
under him should work in Topeka. He |
put special stress on the developing in |
the children of sympathetic appre- |
ciatiVe capacity.
The program proper did not begin !
until $50 o'clock. While the guests !
were assembling an orchestra furnish !
ed music. The first feature of the |
by Miss Elizabeth Anderson. Miss |
Ruth Miller rendered a violin solo |
that pleased and responded to an |
encore. The chairman of the evening, |
L. d. Whittemore, assistant state |
superintendent of education. was in |
troduced by L. NJ. Jones, president of |
the board of education.
The decorations were particularly !
elaborate. Credit for the arrange |
ment of the palms and other plants |
is due to Mrs. c. ]. Evans, a member |
of the school board.