The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-16

Miss Eva Kelly, who has been with
the National presidents office of the
knights and Ladies of Security TO-
several years past. has accepted the
Y. 81 c. a.. va Gated by the res gnation
oi Miss Frar ces ellis. Miss Gi.';s has
held this position ever since she EradL-
ated from Dougherty's Business CO..
1ege, and now resigns to go to Shanghai.
China, as office secretary of the Ma
tional Y w. C. A. work in that cOun-
try. She is now attending a Y. w. c. A.
secretaries conference in New York,
and will sail for China about the mid
die of August.
The retirement of Mr.. F. d. Coburn
as secretary of the State Board of Agr.-
ertyttes. Mr.. ]. c. Mohler. who has
taken Mr.. Coburn's place as secretary;
Ivor r. Davis, H. w. Doyle and Leon
+. StahL All the men in the office were
moved up, and the vacant place filled
by Mr.. Stahl, who comes to this office
from the state Temperance Union.
Secretary Mohler was one of the first
students OF Dougherty's Business Col
lege, and Is one Of the directors of the
Oougherty Business College company.
Mr.. Howard Collins, of Jasper, Ala
bama, has been spending a few days
with Mr.. Dougherty in special work to
Mt him for court reporting. Mr.. Collins
now holds a good stenographic position
with the clerk Of the district court at
Jasper. He Is one of the many per-
sons in that part OF the country who
have become interested in Dougherty's
shorthand through the efforts of e. v.
and X. v. Ffte. These brothers learned
the system some years ago without in
otructiOn, became court reporters later
held civil service positions in Washing
tom which enabled them to study law
outside of office hours, and both are
now practicing law. one In Jasper aad
the other in Montgomery. Alabama.
Miss Jessie Curtis, who has been in
the Office Of the clerk Of the district
court for eleven years, and who Is one
OF the most rapid typewriter operators
in Topeka, has resigned her position to
go to Portland, Oregon. Miss Florence
Scott, another Doughertyite, will be
promoted to succeed Miss Curtis, and
in the changes that were made. Miss
Hazel Silk. also a Doughertyite, who
has been employed with the State
Journal. has been added to the force OF
that office.
Miss Jessie Wells is doing steno-
graphic work with the Board Of Ad-
ministration.
Ralph Pooler has taken steno-
graphic position with the Otta Kuehne
Vinegar works, working under Mr.. E.
". Lindamood, a former student OF
Dougherty's. who has been with this
company number Of years.
~ the stereotype students at Dougher-
W's to go into an office. He has good
3sition as stenographer with the
B american Express company.
Mr.. A. E. Ferguson, who took book
Keeping course at Doue herty's last win.
W N addition to his regular course n
~ Shburn, Is keeping books this 81 /.
Ter in bank at Bonner Springs
Mr.. Andrew Smith has returned from
Texas and taken a position as cashier
s Of the bank at De Sofa. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith are former Dougherty stu
dents.
Mr.. Clarence Grubbs. who is EN-
ployed as stenographer and bookkeepsl
In the Holton State bank. was a ca.,e
1t the school the other day. Mr.
0fubbs says he has had opportunity I,
rec some Of the work OF other business
colleges since he attended Dougherty'
and 1t all makes him Increasingly en-
{ eDlnGiastic for this school.
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