The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15
in NORTH topeka
Number of Boys at Industrial
School Drops to 246.
Boys Are Making Christmas
Money Trapping Muskrats.

For the third time in four years.
the boys industrial school, north of
the city, is not crowded to capacity,
according to an announcement made
TINS morning by Dr. H W. Charles.
superintendent of the institution
only because IS boys have been pa
rolled since November 1 was it possible
TO bring the enrolment below the
maximum, which is $50 At present
there are 246 boys in the school
For years the school has been ufl-
aole TO accommodate all the boys that
nave been sent there. Every effort
mas been made by the superint endent
20 keep the enrolment as low as pos
slole and the boys have been assisted
IN every possible manner not only to
get out of the school but to remedy as
soon as possible the defects in their
oenav1or that brought them to the in
Stitution.
Every boy sent to the industrial
school must earn 5000 credits before
ne Is considered for parole. The aver
age boy at the school spends from %
70 - months in amassing the points
Extra credit is given those boys
plant for month In this manner.
1t Is possible for the inmates to cut
several months from their period of
incarceration. No boy can leave the
school in less than eighteen months.
Boys Become Hunters.
North side are solving the Christmas
problem Bent on obtaining a little
extra money for holiday use the boys
nave been hunting muskrats which
appear to be fairly numerous along
Soldier creek. The animals are caught
with the aid of steel traps hidden
along the stream The skins are re-
moved and sold to local hide men
Eli FoItz Is Dead.
Eli Foltz of Hoyt. well known not
only in North Topeka but in all North
Shawnee county, died Monday night 1t
his home. Mr. FoItz is brother of
d. NJ Foltz of North Topeka. Funeral
arrangements have not been an
nounced.
Notes and Personals.
Officers to serve during the ensuing
year will be elected by members of
Royal Neighbors camp No. SIS at a
meeting to be held in the lodge hall
Thursday afternoon.
Plans are being laid for a series of
entertainments which will be given
church and Sunday school of the Cen
traI Avenue Christian church.
A number of letters from men
prominent in the city have been re-
hold endorsing his plans for a series
of Sunday afternoon addresses TO the
Boy Scouts of the North side. Among
those who have expressed themselves
III LdN OF OF the SCHGIne are Governor
Arthur Capper and the Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon.
! r The Sunshine Bible class will meet
with Mrs. Herbert Swan of 1928 Cen
trail avenue Thursday afternoon at
as3D o'clock
: The Senior society of the North To-
Peka Baptist church will hold taffy
pun the home of Miss Grace Forbes
1901 North Monroe street, at o'clock
Thursday night.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Kan
sas Avenue Methodist church will meet
in the church this afternoon.
The Women's Foreign Mission so
ciety of the Kansas Avenue Methodist
church will meet Friday afternoon at
the home of the Holman sisters, 1903
North Kansas avenue.
An effort will be made Sunday by
members of the Central Avenue Chris
tan church to enroll the prospective
members who were asked to join the
church during the evangelistic cam
paign conducted recently by churches
of the North side
Ed Gresser. cashier of the Citizens
State bank, was confined to his home
this morning again on account of ILL |
ness. Mr.. Gresser has been i'll for
several days. 1t is said his condition !
is not serious
John Duffy of Elmont returned
yesterday from business trip to Kan
sas City.
Ike Hayes of Silver Lake. E r.
Jackson of ElmOnt. w H. Maus of !
EImont and W. H. Orr of Silver Lake /
we're in North Topeka Tuesday after
noon on business.
Mrs. Ed Vance of EImont and Mrs.
John Kemp of ElrnOnt were on the /
North side Tuesday.
L C. Philips and L. c. Philips of
Silver Lake spent Tuesday in North
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