The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-24

Of the principal tenors Of the Chicago
Opera company. and Jenny Dufau. "a
nous coloratura soprano Of the Chi
cago and Boston Opera companies.
High Class Concert.
Miss Dufau will give two recitals in
New York city this season, Will sing
for one Of the leading talking machine
companies. and will appear In concert
and recital in more than forty Amert-
can cities.
Aresoni was last season one Of the
leading members of the Boston Opera
company, and before coming to Amer
Grand opera, Nice. France. at Leon.
Milan, and in Paris he sang the role
of Samson, with Saint Saens. the COM
poser. conducting the performance.
Mr.. Aresoni has been unusually sue
cessful in concert and song recital. Last
spring he sang at a number OF the
large festivals both In the east and in
the west, and his success is said to
have been tremendous. Besides sew
eral Of the great operate arias. MI.
American groups which have found
special favor on his concert program.
Many Social Functions.
Many affairs Of a more or less So
cial nature are being arranged for the
meeting. The manual training section
uuQeI n. 4. oIduCAcI Ol EKnQOIl4 Will
give a luncheon Friday noon in honor
of E. Filbey. lead of the manual arts
department, university high school,
University Of Chicago.
The manual training teachers of
Topeka will give a luncheon Friday
noon for the former students Of the
Pittsburg Manual Training Normal
school.
The Topeka Grade Teachers club is
making arrangements for a luncheon
Rn~ T~s1 R4~r \
teachers of the association in the First
Methodist church. Miss Katherine
Devereux. Blake. president of the
/ Women Principals association OF New
York city, will be the guest Of honor.
The teachers of the Topeka schools
will provide check rooms, rest rooms.
writing rooms. and conference rooms
for the visiting teachers in the local
manual training high school building.
A committee OF the local teachers will
be on duty at all hours that the as
ISOLATION Is in session for the purpose
OF answering questions or serving the
needs Of the visitors in any possible
way. Provision will be made for serv-
ing light refreshments.
! College Alumni Banuuets.
As usual the college alumni associa-
ton banquets will be a feature of the
meeting.
The University Of Kansas will hold
its regular reunion and dinner Thurs
day evening, November IL, at the First
Baptist church. Reunion at o'clock.
dinner at o'clock.
The Emporia State Normal school re-
union banquet. headquarters and alum
nj business meeting will all be at the
First Presbyterian church. Business
meeting of alumni will be held at
p. m. Friday-all-school reunion at
p. m, Friday. followed by the banquet
The Fort Hays Kansas Normal
school will have headquarters In the
rooms Of the Commercial club ON Kan
sas avenue. The annual reunion lunch
con will take place at noon on Friday
in the Commercial club cafe.
The Pittsburg manual training nor
NAL school banquet and reunion will b.
held at the First Christian church at
o'clock Friday evening.
! Kansas State Agricultural college ro-
union and banquet will be held Friday
O'Clock, at the First Baptist church
corner jackson and Ninth.
: Baker university reunion and dtnnel
will be held at the First Methodist
Episcopal church. corner Sixth avenue
and Harrison street. Thursday evening
November II, at $50 o'clock.
The College Of Emporia heAdQuarteri
will be In the room Of the Topeka Ac
club, on the fifth floor OF the Com
; merce building, 612 Kansas avenue. The
banquet will be held at $50 p. m.
IuurSUay, november IL, the place 10 o.
announced later.
Cooper college reunion and banque
will be held In the Y. M. C. A. ban
Quet hall, Friday evening, Novembel
Is, at 8 o'clock.
The Washburn teachers reunion and
banquet win be held on Friday evening
November Is. at 8 o'clock. in the par
}lors Of the First Congregational church
corner Of Seventh and Harrison streets
Washburn graduates and former stu
dents In attendance at the State Teach
ers' association are invited to attend
Il 10 expected that the college facult
WITH be present and that 1t will be al
important session for the renewing o
old and the making Of new acquaint
ances.
The Topeka Spirit.
d. A. Ellsworth, secretary Of the an
ISOLATION, has written an article for tn
current issue Of The Kansas Teacher
! the official organ Of the Kansas Stat
Teachers' association Of the Topek
spirit. The article follows:
The spirit in which Topeka peopl
welcome the Kansas Teachers Is a
genuine as 1t il large and fine. Wher
ever I have gone to speak about tn
association. have heard only the hes
sort Of words. II you think that To
peka hasn't sized the teachers up Il
the last ffty-one years you are in erroi
Mr.. w. w. Whitney said to mt
1t y a pleasure to wait on such intel
buy the thing they want. and pay tn
price asked. and they are among tn
most well-bred buyers We have" Nj
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