The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-15
PAYROLL Will Amount to Nearly
$4,000 a Month.
INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE
Gain of More Than 100 at High
School Alone.
Growth of City Shown in Pub
lie School Records.

ment of the staff of two hundred and
forty teachers to the respective schools
was made at a general meeting held
in the assembly room of the high school
at 1890 O'Clock this morning The new
superintendent of schools, H B. Will
son. addressed those in attendance, rel
ative to the work in the schools
Principals and janitors met with Su-
perintendent Wilson in room A in the
high school building art nine O'Clock this
the principals at $50 o'clock
The grade schools will open at nine
o'clock. High school students are ex-
pected to enroll Tuesday morning and
to report for real work on Wedn ,sday
morning. New high school pupils are
expected to be on hand to enroll ct
eleven o'clock Tuesday morning, while
those who have previously attended or
who have credits are ASKED to report
al nine o'clock
Up to date 1850 persons have signi-
fled their intention of entering the high
school The increase in attendance this
year is expected to be anywhere from
fifty to one hundred and fifty. -Condi-
tons were crowded last year, but they
will necessarily be worse this fall \
new high school building will uadoubt-
edly be erected within the next year or
two.
There are many changes in the
teaching staff of the city schools. as
Will be seen a glance Ct the assign
ment list that is published herewith. At
Parkdale. Harrison and Van Buren,
schools there are new principals.
The payroll of the staff will be ap-
proximately S22.100 a month this fall,
as against s21. 900 last year. The regU-
lar salary schedule calls for an in
crease in pay for each individual until
a maximum salary has been reached
The teachers have been assigned to
the respective schools as follows:
High School
A. ]. Stout. principal; R. w. Cop
pecge, vice principal; Laura l. Ewing,
woman associate principal; Fife Ora
ham, Bessie Boughton, Anne r. Mon
teith. Mrs. Lucretia Embleton, W. H.
Greider, E. l. Cowdrick, Maude
Winter. W. T. Mcdonald. John H.
Hoehner, Gertrude Lewis, Nellie NJ.
Ansel, Abigail McEiroy, ]. F. Kaho.
Mary Harrison, Edna Klumb. James
Dickson. Lydia Bolmar. Grace NJ Ste!-
ter, Stella O1cott, Charles H Withing-
ton, Kathleen McNutt, E. c. Hickey.
H. T. Jet, Merle Fowler. Nina GilIett
Carmie Wolfe. Lita Battey, Louise
Fleming. Helen Ingham, c. H. Hep
worth, Caroline Morton. W. A. Tur-
ner, Mary X Murphy. Rebecca Pas
son. Ethel NJ. Aldrich, W. E. McClel
land, Rosetta Kerr, Ruth Woodford.
Grace Gilmore, Blanche Stewart (half
time), Bertha Senft. clerk
Branner School.
Grace Bostwick, Laura r. Mcclure,
Jessie Howard. Jennie Smith. Lydia
Barnes, Mrs. J. L. Campbell. Nellie G..
Smith. Mrs. Ruth L. Roby. Matte
Westenhaven. H. W. Jones, principal.
Buchanan.
Mrs. Sarah Mclean, Lutte Hawkins,
Mrs. Georgia Harris, Harry Abbott,
Jennie Grant. Mrs. Roundtree, c. F.
principal.
Central Park School.
Eva Collins, Daisy Crawford, ida
Hosack. Clara Johnston, Miriam Steele,
Margaret Adams, Rebecca Welty. Edith
Monroe, Jeanette Price (substitute),
McKirahan, Elizabeth Smith.
Lena Davis, Matte Barnes. manual
training. Madge E. Moore, principal.
Clay School.
Dorothy Chrisman, Mrs Gertrude
Knowles. EsteIle Cooper. Emily Coe.
Addie Wilkinson. Mabel F. Smith.
Anna NJ Hagar, Mary Monteith, Clara
:. Sparkling (half time). Nina F. Moore.
manual training, O. P. VI. McClintock,
principal.
Douglas School.
Mrs Angie DePriest Nathaniel Saw
rer. principal
Garfield school
Alice l. Mccoy. Jennie VI. GARRISON.
rene Troxen. Lou E TiIlson. Mrs
2uceIla Cromer, Annie B. Banks. Edna
Nincaio, Blanche Stewart (half time),
Bertha Reed, manual training, ]. T.
8osson, principal
Grant School.
Anna Pyle. Mrs. 1.nne Aniba. Ethel
\. Chapman Violet Baker. Helen Weis-
er. Stella Mitchell, Hermione Van
rude Boughton. Myrtle McGrew. man
lal training. C. NJ. Morrow, principal
Harrison School.
Jean ~. noontz, Mrs Permelia Cone.
Edith Shepherd Edith cole. Rachel
IcGiffert. Blanche Carnahan. Camilla
Clara E. Sparkling (haIf time),
;usannah Schnemayer. manual train
ng. E c. KitteIl. principal
Lafayette School.
Sadie Gluckinlich. Elma Holmes.
Clara Reynolds. Eliza beth Schnemayer.
Edith Johnson, Bessie Forbes. Ina NJ
Fulton. Anita Laurent Man TT: E. H.
Roudebush, principal
Lincoln School.
Florence Fitzgerald, Dollie Martin.
Laura Bartholomew, Jessie V Bart
EFT Isadora Kirk. Hermione Pratt
Kate Sellards. Myra Corning Minnie
McMurtrie, Mrs. Laura Mckee Helen
principal
Lowman Hill School.
Mamie NJ Schenck, Lugrace Whit
ner. Jessie Donneu. EImora McCay,
Minnie Jones. Myrtle Kelley, Mrs
rene B. Russell. Lu Spiker Chalf time), |
Rachel Kendrick. Man. TT; Lola A
Graham. principal
Mckinley School.
Nellie Ellis, Mrs Hester HardeInan
Helen Mclean. Elizabeth Pennington
Ellen Page, Man. TT; S. G. Watkins,
principal
Madison School
Matte Bradshaw, Emma Cooper
Margaret Foster, R. H. Wade priucf-
)al
Monroe School.
Fife Burge, Eulah NJ Ridley. Keziah
Eirras Ada ITnshaU MrS C,-rox,i.