The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-04

! cling. Sebastian she says, while
extremely high priced, gives to the
art of dancing a finish that few teach
ers know. He dwells on the beauty
and grace Of good dancirg, which he
makes as much a feature of his art as
correctness of tie step"
Miss Howe has returned to Topeka
with her parents, and the family viii
make their home here again, after an
absence of n few years: Miss Howe
taught dancing in Topeka before she
left the city, and expects to resume
he work this fall
Professor z. D Schcnterger of the
Washburn school of dra matte art, has
returned from trip to California and
the southwest On his way back to
Topeka he stopped in Houston and
Galveston, Tex, and went for short
trip into old Mexico. The Mexican
fire-eaterS did him no personal dam :
age, but they blew up a train en- the
track just ahead of the train he was
travelling on The train crew VAS
hurt, but the people in the coaches,
which werH overturned, suffered no
serious injuries. Mr.. Schc nberger was
delayed on the trip two days on ac-
count of the occurrence, and came up
north just ahead of the gulf storm
Miss Louise Pontius will give din
ner party tonight at her home, 521
West Sixth avenue. for Miss Margaret
1wers, who will leave next week for
Drake university. Miss E,wers has at
tended Drake university for some
time and will return to Ie-enter the
college this fall.
Covers will be laid fer: Miss Ewers,
Miss Mildred Agard, Miss Helen
Rheirbach, Miss Anna Saucke, Miss
Alma Hoffman of Ente rprise, Miss
Florence Taylor of Atlanta. Co., and
Miss Pontius.
Miss Lois Lindsay has returned
from California, where she has been
ia king a course in the MCntessori kin
with her a teachers diploma signed
by DR.. Montessori, herself, who is de-
clared by Claxton, the famous Ameri-
can educator, to be the greatest wo-
man educator in the world. Miss
Lindsay studied the Montessori
method under Miss Ann George at the
Kansas state normal school, Empo-
ria Miss George was formerly Dr.
representative in this
Miss Lindsay is the only
woman m Kansas holcing a diploma
from d.. Mortessoris school, so she
was told when she received it.
Miss Lindsay went first. to Los An
seles, where DR.. Montessori was con-
iuctirg a teachers school and a free
rte1. She followed her to
san Diego, when she lectured there
1t the fair, and from there they went
o San Francisco. The doctor lee
association, which met in San Fran
cisco, and was introduced by Mr..
Claxton.
DR. Montess ori assured Miss Lind
say that if she could FORM a Monies /
sori association in Topeka of consid-
IRA BILE strength, that she herself would /
come here to lecture to the mothers
nd to assist in conducting a school /
that she has calls to I
spain, South America and to many
# the large cities of America, her /
oIning to Topeka would be an event T!
f no small importance to the town. |
t is her wish to make her system |
throughout the country, |
nd it seemed to her that Topeka, on |
ccount of it's central location, would |
70 a good starting point for the |
prea ding of the propaganda through |
he middle west
Miss Lindsay has as her ideal of the |
ISL she wishes to make of her train
n.y. the opening of large free kim |
ergarten in Topeka, where teachers
ould have enough training to assist |
n the presentation of the lessons. The |
lope for such a kindergarten may, of