The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-07
TO LOOK 1T over
Mammoth Reception at WASH
burn next Monday Evening.
General Public Invited to In
spect the Institution.

| A mammoth informal public recep-
! ton will be held next Monday night
sands of persons will be shown
through the institution that next to
the Santa Fe shops is Topeka's great
est asset.
The general public is urged to at
tend All the buildings will be wide
open and an opportunity will be given
to see what Topeka has to offer those
who are seeking higher education.
The reception will center in the Car
negie library building. Charles S.
Elliott was named as chairman of the
reception committee.
All four of the field marshals for
the campaign which will start April
Is, and which has its object the
raising at least 100000 of the pro-
posed half million dollar endowment
fund, have been named. E. w.
Rankin will be at the head of the
young business mems division. The
other field marshals: E. H. Crosby,
business mems division; E. A. Thrill.
graduates division, and Mrs A. Mar
burg for the women.
Features of Parade.
Additional features in connection
with the great parade that will be
held Saturday morning, April II, were
announced today by DIR. E. S.. Petty
john, chairman of the parade COM
mittee.
There will be historic educational
floats. The first of these will typify
the little red school house of the
seventeenth century. Pupils of the
toned school maam viii be seen on
this float.
Another float will be representative
of the modern high school. Various
athletic and other organizations will
be brought to prominent notice.
The third of this series will depict
Washburn college as type of the
modern college. In this Washburn
students and members of the faculty
will participate.
Early Days in Kansas.
Another float will represent the
early days in Kansas. There will be
sod house-and it might be interesting
to note that one of the mem berS of
just such a primitive abode. A fifth
float will be suggestive of Kansas in
1915.
In making the parade a success
college, high school and Sunday school
students will participate. Several fea-
lures of the great pageant that will
be given at the jubilee convention of
the State Sunday School association,
May As. will be utilized in the Wash
burn college parade.
George M. stone and H. L. Cook will
Charles L. Mitchell and J. Will Kelley
will look after the music for the
parade.
Will Let Public Know.
In order to let the general pubic
know of the progress of the campaign
at all times, huge clock will be put
up on the Capitol Building & Loan
association building at the corner of
Sixth and Kansas avenues. This will
be 20X25 feet in size. A therm ometer
will also be put up at the Mills build
ing.
Decision has been made to have pla-
cards printed in the Washburn colors
for street car and store window adver
Using. Some of these placards will
also be attached to autos.
May Use Pipe Organ Money.
1t is possible that $6,43O in the pipe
organ fund will be turned over to
Washburn college for the purpose of
endowing the musical extension work
of the college.
Some years ago eighteen Topeka cit
liens subscribed $4,000 to prevent the
loss of the organ because of nonpay-
ment 1t was understood that these
citizens were to be reimbursed.
Through the Commercial club the in
terest has been paid and the principal
has been lowered to $6,430. A bill
was passed by the legislature allowing
the city to pay off this debt. One of
the subscribers has suggested that the
money be turned over to Washburn.
college, and will see the others to as
certain if they are agreeable to the