The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-12
Many Early Day Stories of
Kansas Are Told.
Banquet of the State Kinder
garten Association.
NUMEROUS NOON LUNCHEONS
Judge Smith Boasts Largest
Family of X. u. Graduates.
Washburn College Banquet
Brings Out Optimistic Talks.

Stories of the early days in Kan
sas college life were told at reunions
and today noon. Many of the old
timers were present at these meetings
as we'll as the younger generation of
teachers and graduates.
the Kansas State Agricultural college
held at noon in the First Baptist
church was the largest event of the
kind for that institution. The atten-
dance was swelled by a big contingent
of rah-rah boys and co-eds who came
down by special train this morning for
the Aggie-W ashburn football game
this afternoon.
Enthusiastic talks were given by DR..
Henry ]. Waters, president of the col
lege, and others.
The Kansas State kindergarten as
ISOLATION held banquet at noon today
in the First Congregational church.
Miss Lulu Mckee of Topeka had
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Ann Gilchrist Strong was the
guest of honor at a luncheon-confer-
ence which took place today noon un-
der the auspices of the Topeka Grade
Teachers club and which was attend
ed by a large number of the grade
teachers of the state association.
Round Table Luncheons-
Round table luncheons were held at
noon today as follows: German round
table, First English Lutheran church;
mathematics round table, First Pres
byterian church; manual arts lunch
con, First Presbyterian church; phys
les and chemistry, Commercial club
quarters; drawing round table, lunch
con in honor of Henry Turner Bailey,
First United Presbyterian church.
More than three hundred Kansas
graduates attended the annual alumni
reunion dinner last night at the First
Baptist church. This is the largest at
tendance yet recorded at any reunion,
the number last year being only 275.
r. A. Rutledge, president of the
alumni association and now head en-
gineer of the Santa Fe railroad, well
coined the visiting teachers on behalf
of the association.
F. ]. Kelly, the new dean of the
school of education at the university,
urged more cooperation between the
department and its graduates.
Chancellor Frank Strong was the
leader of the short chapel service
before the banquet.
Prof. R. A. Schweleger talked on
the relation of the university to it's
work over the state.
The Smith Family.
Judge C. E. Smith, secretary of
Governor Arthur Capper, boasts of the
largest family of K. U. graduates. Both
Judge and Mrs. Smith are graduates
of the university, of the class of '76.
They have four sons and three daugh
ters, the youngest of whom will grad
uate from the University of Kansas in
1915 There have bon Smiths of this
particular family graduating from the
university since 1903. According to
the judge, every Smith of them is a
loyal supporter of the Jayhawk.
Prof NJ. w. Sterling, head of the
Greek department, tries to rival Judge |
Smith with five K. U. students in his |
Three daughters have gradu-
ated from the university, one son |
after attending x U. for three years.
received his degree from Yale, while |
Allen Sterling graduates from the col |
lege department of the University of
Kansas next year.
night in the First Congre-
gational church, was characterized by |
optimistic talks by Or. p. P. Womer, |
president; Dean D. L. McEachron, and |
that the institution will not fail in it's
to obtain its half million dol |
lar endowment fund. The reunion |
and banquet was well attended.
The banquet of the State Normal |
school, Pittsburg, held Thursday even |
ing was well attended. President w.
A. Brandenburg, D. NJ. Bowen, Lee |
Harrison and others spoke.
Baker Reunion and Banquet.
The reunion and banquet of Baker
given in honor of Miss Lii
liam Scott, president OF the association.
at the First Methodist church, was
marked by the large attendance of
well-known persons. The speakers
list included Henry j. Allen of Wich-
tia, President H. w. Hurd of Kendrick
college, Lebanon, Ill, Henry w. Bailey
Of Boston, Mass, with President w. N.
Mason of Baker acting as POSTMASTER.
The Bethany collvge reunion was
held in the Swedish Lutheran church
Thursday evening.
The Alumni association of the Kan
sas State Normal school met in repre-
hall at 30 o'clock Thurs
lay evening
Cooper college held it's reunion and
banquet Thursday evening in the First
United Presbyterian church
The banquet of Ottawa university
VIII be held in the First Baptist
church at o'clock this evening.
Mcpherson college will hold it's BAN
luet and reunion this evening at the
Central Y. NJ. c.. A.
The Southwestern college reunion
ind dinner will take place this even
ng in the First Baptist church