The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-17


fetal set is attested by the fact that
she was recently elected first vice
| president of the International Official
| Hostesses Association of the Pan
| ama-Pacific International exposition.
The widow of William Russell Van
| Tuyl, captain and surgeon IN the
United States army, she is the daugh-
ter of the late Oliver s. Hiatt, finan-
| cier and pioneer of Kansas
/ During Mrs. Van TuyIS army life
| she lived in. or visited all the cOun-
| tries of the Orient, but since her hus
bands death she has made her home
in Leavenworth, KAN. where she has
devoted much of her time and energy
to welfare and civic work.
The College Alumnae club had it's
last meeting of the year Saturday.
The program was IN charge of the
social service committee the ar
rangements for the addresses for the
afternoon included . lecture by Miss
Lima Bresette, deputy factory in
spector, and one by Miss Lulu Mckee.
Miss Bresette. on account of some
throat trouble, was unable to speak
before the club. Her work, however.
IS in line with the interests of the so
cial service committee of the club,
and she will be asked to address them
at some future meeting
| Miss Mckee, who is q successful
kindergarten teacher who brings en-
thusiasm. originality and experience
to her work, spoke to the club and
their guests about the Binet mentality
tests that are being weekly conducted
at Harrison street school. The Kan
sas university is conducting the tests
through Prof. Raymond A Schwegler
VINO is also giving a course OF lectures
to teachers, who are taking UNIVERSE
ty extension work In the morning
the professor lectures to the tea cherS,
and in the afternoons he conducts eX-
periments with children brought to
IN a q
normal, physically or mentally. The
experiments, as explained by Miss Nc
Kee, Were of absorbing interest to the
audience. She had with her some of
the testing materials, which include
/ pictures, series of questions, and many
other articles of the equipment neces-
sary to the methods that Professor
lSchwegler teaches.
I'm some children" Miss Mckee
said there is a latent weakness of
some sort that might be outgrown
were it not for some of the diseases
of childhood that nearly all children
undergo, such as measles and WhOop-
ing cough because strict Quaran-
tine is not always kept. All contagious
diseases could in time be stamped out
if the quarantine laws were faithfully
observed
/ Miss Mckee explained some of the
tests for suggestibility, memory tests,
and tests for quickness of the reaction
to mental stimulus. Her address was
given informally and 1nterspersed
with many interesting anecdotes that
have come under her notice during
her study of the Binet system.
| Miss Gladys Doughcrty, who grad
uated last year from Baker university,
gave a piano number, AT Dawn, by
Arthur Farwell. II writer of Indian
music. She made brief explanation
of the composition.
After the program members of the
club and their guests went TO the
breakfast room where ices were serV-
T h. ~, T0nlr
Lucy Alexander and Miss Helen Brig
ham.
The officers of the club for the
coming year are: Miss Gwenn GODDARD
president: Miss Annetta Nicon, vice
president; Miss Gladys Dougherty,
secretary, and Miss Irene Troxell,
treasurer. Miss GODDARD announced
her committee chairmen as follows:
Social service; Miss Daisy Neil; mem
bership, Miss Marjorie Rodgers, both
Washburn graduates; ways and
means, Miss Edna Hopkins, K L. and
Bryn Mawr: social, Mrs Glen Gray
oDerhn e0iiess j. :
Miss Olive Thomas, of 1917 Topeka
avenue, and Mr.. Rogers of Chanute.
Kan. who has position with the
| Santa Fe in Topeka, were married
Sunday at noon, by Dean j. p. deb.
Kaye. They have gone on a short
wedding trip, and will return to To-
peka to make :. their hone =.
| The Kansas Branch of the Congress
| of Mothers, will have a convention in
Manhattan Tuesday and Wednesday
| of this week. Delegates from eastern
Kansas will go through Topeka Tues
day on their way to Manhattan, and
| Mrs Lee Monroe and Mrs. j. d. Nc
| Farland, members from the Topeka
| branch, will join them, and go with
| them to Manhattan. They will have a
dinner party in the diner of the Union
| Pacific train on the way to Manhat-
tan. Mrs. S. NJ. Williams, who is pres
ident of the Kansas branch, will be in
the party.
| + j j
The Sigma Alpha Iota girls gave
their spring musicale tea Saturday aft
ernoon at the home of Miss Miriam
| Foster in West Sixth avenue. In the
hall and dining room there was a dec
Grafton of white roses, and in the mu-
sic room were red roses, the club
| flower.
The girls of the sorority were as
sisted in receiving the guests by the
patronesses, Mrs. E. G. Foster and
Miss Helen HogeboOm- Among those
who assisted was Miss Marguerite
Lovewen. who has lately returned
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