The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-28
Has Population of $4,000 sHand
Picked'' Citizens.
BIG CROWD At CONVENTION
Student ProhibitiOnists Here
Dec. 29-Jan. 1.
List Of Strong Speakers Has
Been Announced.
WEDNESDAY,.

topeka, the prOnlDltlOn capital OF
the world" has population of $4,000
hand-picked, lively. prosperous, hap
py and contented citizens, according
to the intercollegiate Statesman, the
official organ of the intercollegiate
! Prohibition association. which will
hold its big annual convention at To-
peka. December 29-January 1. The
November issue of this publication
contains several cuts of Topeka build
ings and has much to say about the
capital city Of a complimentary ma
ture. College men read this maya
, zine in all the leading institutions of
the country.
! More than one thousand students
from all sections of the United States
i are expected to attend the meeting,
! and there will be many noted speak
| ers. The theme Of the convention
will be: The Challenge Of the Anti
| dent
! Prohibition Capital.
! Topeka, the prohibition capital of
, the nation will he the students holi-
! day Mecca, says The intercollegiate
! Statesman From the governors ex-
ecutive chamber. from the temper
ance organizations OF the state, from
| the city's sturdy commercial men.
| from the student body of Kansas-To-
! peka extends royal welcome!
The attraction is irresistible!
The sessions Of the convention will
! cover four days, beginning with the
grand national oratorical contest on
Tuesday evening. December 29, and
closing the evening of Friday, Janu-
airy l.
| Topeka, the convention city!
Hand-Pickcd and Confented.
1T has a population Of $4,000 hand
picked. lively. prosperous, happy and
contented citizens.
1T has more churches and schools
in proportion to it's population than
any other city in the United States.
1T has seventy-five churches and
no saloons.
1T has two colleges-Washburn
an Independent co-educational col
lege. with Is buildings. 900 students
and $50 acres in its campus and
Bethany. an Episcopal institution fol
girls. with 500 enrolled.
1T is the capital of Kansas, the
geographical center of the country
and the prohibition capital OF the ma
ton.
1T is a great convention city, stu.
ated on three trans-continental rail-
roadside Rock Island. the Santa Fe
and the Union Pacidc-with sixty
five daily passenger trains. possessing
splendid city auditorium seating
1000 persons and equipped with the
| largest pipe organ between Chicago
and Salt Lake City.
1T is beautiful city with nine pub
lie parks, a beautiful river. many i'm
pressive state buildings (including q
three million dollar capitol building)
and a magnificent business section
Topeka is worth seeing.
Topeka invites YOU
Kansas Darcs ard Docs.
Under the heading, why I Am Go
ing to ropeka.J is the following:
Is worth while.
Because want to see Kansas, once
starving but now prosperous; the cen
ter of turbulent history and the test
ing ground of government expert
;ments; Kansas, the prohibition lab
oratory of the world: the state tina
dareS and does
Because 1 want to zee at first hant
destroy prosperity and blight bushes
whether it does prohibit or is mere
ly a farce. 1 want to know.
Because want to join in the bust
ness sessions of the convention to az
sist in shaping the purposes and de
termining the policies Of this asso
citation.
Because want to represent m,
college and my state at the creates
civic gathering of students ever held
Because want to attend the gram
national oratorica1 contest and hea
; the seven hibernate winners compel
rnr the highest forensic honors In tn
;. college world. l want to see the cul
msnation Of an oratoricaI series that i
3 two years awards more than 5000 I
{ cash prizes. en1ists LOO competitor
y from all parts of the country. and EN-
lbraces CSC preliminary college con