The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-06-21

when Kansas professor leaves Kan
sas to take job elsewhere. but they
never mention it if Prof. from some
other state, new blood. is brought to
Kansas. Few papers last week mem
toned that the Educational Board had
secured Prof Gotten, president Of the
Wisconsin State NoFmal, to come here
to run our Pittsburg State Normal,
and few will mention that the Board
have secured DR., Hollands of Indiana,
one Of the hest known educators OF
the Central West. torcome to our state
University as head of the department
of Philosophy.
Nor Prof McCracken of Kentucky or
Is others announced as employed for
work in our State University.
Mrs. Regent Lewip, in an address
lately at Topeka stated their Board
had net reduced salaries. nor had they
made increases until thew had found
the Individual worth OF each employee
That their maintenance fund is limited
by the Legislature and the expense
must be figured accordingly and they
expected to increase in deserving in
structors. That the leaving OF some
Professors for other schools had been
Reine on for years and they hoped to
flI all VACANCIES with better men.
That they had dropped several from
the psv-roII commencing Sept. IS the
Board did not think their services lon
ger needed. That they bad made
some changes which they thought ne
eessarv for the good at the institu-
tipns and the State and hoped 20 all
the place. with men more suited Tor
the position filed
She spoke of the different institu-
tipns under their control and said OF
the Ft. Hays Institutions:
'FThe B6srd visited at the Western
Kansas State Normal Sehsal at Hays.
A wonderful little school had Develop
ed there, giving educational priViledg-
es to an empire within the state. We
were delighted with the student body
and with their work. In the Domestic
Art departm ent we saw the most ar
tistic dresses we have ever seen, made
by students These girls have design
ed, made and finished dresses for them
selves that wouId cost TO make from
SIP to $50 in the shop Of q COED dress
NJ aker Of this city.
At the close OF the commencement
exercises the Domestic science de-
partment served banquet that would
do credit to q French chef. me
State controls 1900 acres there, half
used by the Normal and half by the
State Experiment station.
''Mr.' George Helder, at the head OF
the State Agricultural Experiment
station, is one of the most competent
men in the country. The US. Govern
ment has plsced under him an Expert
ment station working in soils, temper
atures and moistures to obtain results
for western farmers. The Board mas
asked Mr.. Helder to take charge OF
leasing the farms on the Normal lanos.
There are 20 tenants OF the state and
the Board believes that they shoulo
Use the seeds tested and raised on the
adjacent experiment station, and that
The Normal school farms should be mo
ieIs, both for the sake Of the Agricul-
;ural department. of this school, which
,pecIalizes In training teachers OF AR-
-iculture and for western farmers to
make money.
"The Board will arrange With the
EXP. station to keep al roads On the
state lands models for good roads eV-
,rywhere,'.
Judge Ruppenthal. in his Herald
,ays; s'The purpose Of the State board
II Administration Of Schools Is 6g
snuf to inspire aImostanyone to DO the
,est possible for the State, and eacn
,f the three members Of the board
seems to have IN full the spirit that
ed to its creation. They certainly
nave an ideal for our schools that
means much. Mrs. Cora Lewis IN re-
cent public utterance shows that fne
State Normal at lays is 2 valuable
asset.