The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-30
The Fall Semester Will Open
September 20.
Many Changes With a View to
Greater Efficiency.
new BOOKS At HIGH SCHOOL
Several Changes Have Taken
Place in Teaching Staff.
4 Number of New Faces VIII
Be Seen.

Jaw, Please don't go so fast
don't wanna hurry -
This is how many a Topeka school
child feels about Father Times mad
race to the opening date for school
September 20. The first day OF
school is Just round the corner and
the intervening days are numbered.
There will he many changes with
view to greater efficiency. The ag-
gregate attendance should show a nor
NAL increase. but no gain is expected
at the high school because of the in
termediate schools at the Sumner and
Quincy buildings which will care for
200 of the pupils who would ordi-
narily enroll at the high school The
total enrolment at the high school in
the last school year was by a wide
margin the greatest in the history Of
the school, 599.
Intermediate schools.
The intermediate schools at he
Sumner and Quincy buildings viii in
elude the seventh. eighth and ninth
corresponding to freshman year in
high schooD grades. f. F. Stanley
will manage the affairs of the in
termediate school at the Sumner
building and c. N Morrow at the
Quincy building Mr.. Morrow will
serve as principal of both the Quincy
and Grant buildings o. P. NJ Nc
Clintock Will be principal of both Clay
and Harrison schools The doubling
up will mean saving in salaries
Repairs have been made at the re-
spective school buildings and the To-
peka educational plant Will be in
cellent physical condition when the
first semester starts.
Many Changes at High school.
There viii be more changes at the
high school than anywhere else. In
the first place practically every text
book will be different. As there is
an exchange rate for old books pros
pective students should be looking up
their stock
The business course will lie
strengthened. \ class in salesman
ship will be offered the first semester
and one in advertising the second Sc
mester under J. l. Crawford, who will
come here from the Omaha high
school Of commerce. Twenty-Five
students asked in advance TO take this
work and the subjects are expected to
prove extremely popular.
Mss Aiargaret Boo will have charge
of the classes in expression, and
classes IN English Z formerly taught
by Miss Carmie Wolfe. English =
known as the debate course" Sher-
riu Smith will have the classes in
music Mr.. Smith made a success of
his work as director of the High
school Glee club last year He doubt
less will organize strong gIee club
next semester. The high school or
chestra will be continued
Miss Eliza beth Campbell. of Topeka
viii devote part time to the teaching
OF German in the high school and
part time to the same subject in The
intermediate schools Miss Ruth
Schnacke, of Topeka. will be instrr,.-
tor in English Miss Martha George.
mathematics
An innovation that should prove
popular viii be classes in BOYS GYM
haSlum work under w. P. Mclean,
supervisor of physical education in
the city schools These classes viii
meet daily the first and the last hours
Miss Grace NJ Gilmore will conduct
classes in girls gym work at an
periods between $50 and $3.50 O'Clock
Miss May Baker will have charge
OF the high school cafeteria. Miss
Caroline Martin will return to the
domestic science department
H. = Instructors Study.
Miss Carmie Wolfe will study for
year at Columbia university Miss
Lydia NJ Bolmar of the domestic sci
ence department has also been grant |
ed leave of absence for a year. She
Will study in New York
Many of the high school instructors
have been increasing their efficiency
through this summer A J. Stout Z
principal. took special work at Column
bia university. Herman H Beneke :
instructor in history and ciyics
5 u e d at Chicago university
as did Miss Stella May Olcott T
INSTRUCTOR IN mathematics Miss I
RANGES Lindsey. instructor in applied /
art and drawing. Miss Cfererude Lew /
is, instructor in domestic art and I
Mrs Lucretia Embleton. instructor in I
Latin have been studying at the Uni /
Verslty OF California Miss Grace I
Gilmore has completed a course in I
physical education at Harvard. A H +
Winter of the manual training de-
partment has been taking special
work at Chicago university. Miss ,
Ethel NJ AIdrich, instructor in his
tory. has been studying in the east +
Miss Merle u. Fowler is back from
Chicago University
Those Who Have Resigned.
W d. Armentrout. instructor in
normal training and English has ac- T
cepted a position at the Normal Train ]
ing school Pittsburg. He will teach +
psychology. Ralph Gill, instructor in 4
bookkeeping and typewriting, has
handed in his resignation H T. Jet. 7
supervisor of penmanship in the &
grades and instructor in the high &
school will be with the Sedan high /
school. ST Louis. Miss Edna Hop .
kins, instructor in English. resigned 4
and will attend the WaShburn law 4
school. Miss Ruth WoOdford. inStruc- 1
tor in mathematics. is now Mrs Dean .
Davis of Kansas City.