The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-21

Editors note-This is the third of a
series of preliminary articles on Bible
study for high school credit, prior to the
publication of the course in the State
journal beginning September 25. The
course is prepared by Mrs. c. F. Men
ninger.)
Bible study for high school credit
as originated in Topeka by Mrs. G. F.
Menninger, is meeting with the hearty
approval of public church workers and
educational officials. Not only do the
officials approve of the plan but they
offer their cooperation in carrying it
out. Following are statements MADE
bv Superintendent Ross, Superinten-
dent Wilson and others:
after a careful study of the results
accomplished in Colorado and South
Dakota in giving credit toward grad
uation from the high school for Bible
study work done outside the school,
a plan was cOnSummated in cOnSulta-
ton with the Executive Committee OF
teh Topeka Training School for sun
day School Workers for offering cred
it toward graduation from the Topeka
high school for Bible study work done
outside the school in accordance with
plans agreed upon. This step had been
made possible by an order of the
Board of Education passed September
z, 1914, granting the superintendent
of schools authority to allow credit
toward graduation from the high
school for work done outside of the
school to the amount of three credits.
'By the plan agreed upon, any
church, or the Y. M. c. A, or the
Y. w. c. A, or the Topeka Training
school or Sunday School Workers,
may offer Bible study work based on
the official syllabus issued by the
Topeka Training School or upon the
graded lessons of the International
Sunday school course. as announced
on pages Is and 16 of the 1914
1915 catalogue of the Topeka Train
ing School. These courses must be
taught by teachers approved by the
executive committee of the Topeka
Training School, such teachers to pos
sess the scholastic attainment and eX-
perience equivalent to that required
of regular high school teachers. The
work must also be done in accordance
with certain standards as to class
room, recitation hour, map and note
book work, and reference sources.
The same standards of preparation,
recitation, attendance, department,
and general attitude are required by
students pursuing these courses as
by students pursuing the regular work
in the high school. Children meet
ing the requirements and passing
satisfa ctorily the examinations at
the close of each year of work NAV
earn one-half credit per year for
three years.
1.-The school authorities will well
come constructive suggestions and
may accomplish the most possible.
III B. WILSON,
Superintendent of City Schools
From Mrs. S. S. Estey.
1.-THE effort of Sunday school lead
ers to make the work of the Sunday
school rank with that of the public
schools and colleges in quality, re-
ceives invaluable aid from this new
plan which permits students who do
worthwhile Bible study in Sunday
schools to receive credit for it in the
High school No more important step
forward has been taken in Sunday
school work in the last quarter of a
century than is taken in this standard
izing of Bible study. If the Topeka
Training School for Sunday School
Workers had done nothing else but
help TO make this plan possible in To-
peka, 1t would have justified it's ex-
istence.
Topeka leads the state in many
things and she ought to make this new
plan so successful that other cities will
Mrs. S. S. EsTEY."
From w. ID. Ross.
'I am very much interested in any
feasible plan whereby our young peo-
pie of high school age may become
more interested in and familiar with
the English Bible. Not only is it the
repository of the most perfect system
of ethics and morals ever devised,
but IS is storehouse of literary
treasures of which no one wishing to
be regarded as educated and cultured
can afford to be ignorant. And yet,
heretofore, there has been little at
tempt at systematic study of the Bible,
except by those contemplating spe-
cific religious work.
t'w. D. ROSS.
state Supt. Public Instruction"
The general heading of the syllabus
adopted for the Topeka High School
Bible Study reads Studies in the Life
of Christ This will be divided into
a consecutive outlined course of les
sons which will cover the text of the
Bible, and the requirements of the syl-
1abus, and appear in the Saturday is
sues of the State Journal. Glasses
should begin October 3, but the lesson
for that date will be in the Septem-
Der % issue. This should be clipped
from the paper, and pasted irto the
the high school Glasses studying for
they please to enable them to get the
out and given with the thought that
they may help to larger results in this
new movement for Topeka. Sunday
school leaders should give the high
school faculty committee every assist
ance possible to make this work
success IN their respective churches
Read what the Topeka Plan is as Civ
en- by Supt. H B. Wilson, we'll as
the note from Supt w. D. Ross and
Mrs. S. s. Estey. First State journal
lesson next Saturday.
MRS. C. F. MENNINGER.