The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-23
The LURE OF LOVE
1t Cost Agricultural College 35
Female Teachers.
Mrs. Lewis Says MatrimOny Not
Legislature Hurt School
THEIR PLACES ARE FILLED
But 1t Was Blow to Lose 35 in
One Vacation Time.
Attendance This Year Breaks
Records for Farmer School.

Daniel Cupid and not the Democrat
fc state legislature is responsible for
the trouble in the state schools, ac-
cording to Mrs. Cora G. Lewis of k1ns-
ley, a member of the state educational
administration board. At the State
Agricultural college alone So female in
structors have recently followed the
lure of the love god and resigned their
positions to become blushing brides.
In Topeka this week Mrs. Lewis tolo
of the trials and tribulatiOns of a Wo-
man who tries to help boss" the big
state colleges and universities. For
Mrs. Lewis is one of the three mem
bers of the educational administration
board, which has supervision over the
state educational institutions and the
responsibility of shaping their course,
directing their management and buy
ing their supplies, to say nothing OF
looking after the details of employing
some 1900 or $1,50O instructors and
heads OF departments.
Legislature Not to Blame.
Mrs. Lewis returned this week from
Manhattan, where she attended the op-
ening ceremonies surrounding the for
NAL opening of the State Agricultural
college. The big farm school is now
in excellent running order, Mrs. Lewis
says, and there is a greatly lncredS-
ed attendance in all departments and
every indication of a successful year.
President Waters told u.s. said Mrs
Lewis. that he has one of the most
competent and efficient faculties in the
history of the school and there this
year should be the best since the es-
tabliShment of the school,
But / wv will the loss of SO many
members of the old faculty affect con-
ditionS2" was asked.
Cupid Stole Teachers.
We'll. the loss of some of the old
er instructors will have its effect,
said Mrs. Lewis, although we have
employed a number of new instructors
from whom we expect great results.
But the loss of teachers wasn't due
alone to the action of the legislature
of the policies of the board. We lost
more teachers through matrimony
than from any other cause.
why, do you know" cOnfided Mrs.
Lewis, I'VE have lost 35 of our lady
instructors in the agricultural college
since the close of the last school term
all to get married. These kind of re-
signations became SO frequent that
when President Waters sent us notice
that some lady instructor was to quit,
he just wrote on -e resignation
usual cause and we always know
what was meant there We're to be
wedding bells and another happy
home"
But with the educational board, the
loss of these teachers is no joke. They
laugh about it, but it is really a serious
matter.
Il don't know what is the real
cause sighed Mrs. Lewis. 'It doesn' t
happen so frequently in the other
schools. There is evidently something
about the surroundings or the atmos-
phere of the college that promotes
love affairs quicker than in the other
schools. But the loss of 35 of our
lady teachers during summer vaca-
ton period is not a laughing matter.
Especially when it is necessary to find
good competent people to take their
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