The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-02
IN NORTH Topeka
Junior High School Plans Are
Made at Quincy.
Domestic Science Department
Serves a Dinner.

The new ninth grade, which Will be
installed in Quincy school beginning
next year will have more than one ad-
vantage for the pupils living in North
Topeka and the northern part of the
county. Instead of having to go across
the river on cold mornings next win
ter, the children will go only a short
distance to Quincy school and study
the same subjects during their fresh
man year that they would in the high
school on the south side
The Junior or intermediate high
school plan has been tried out in
eastern cities and has proven sue
cess. There will be only one other
school in Topeka that has the ninth
grade, and that will be Sumner school
The teaching of a foreign language
will be one of the things the ninth
grade makes possible. The pupils as
low as the seventh grade, will have
chance to study one foreign language
beginning next year. Algebra and
higher English will be offered the pu-
tending college and are depending
solely on their high school education
to fit them for the business world,
commercial geography, business Eng
fish and commercial arithmetic will be
offered in the ninth grade at Quincy
This feature is expected to attract
number of pupils from the country
schools who graduated this year.
Upon completion of the ninth grade
at Quincy any pupil can go to high
. school and be admitted to the sopho-
more year, with full credit
Soldier Township Convention.
Sunday. June 6. the Soldier Town
ship sunday school convention will be
held in Lyman school house. The con-
vention will last all day and the per-
sons attending will bring basket din
nerS.
The first session commences at 10
O'Clock and will be a song service led
by l.. P. Stock; at 1915 devotional
service will be held in charge of West
Sunday school lesson, adults, d. F.
Hoover; Junior department., w. a.
ForbeS primary department Mrs. H.
Kennard and Mrs. F. p. Rude. What
Do Stand for in the Community will
be the subject of an address by H. X.
Evans at IL a. m. From 2 until 80
dinner will be served. H. w. Bonn
gardner will have charge of the after
noon song service beginning at 1870.
Mrs. John Curry and Mrs. NJ. P. Neis-
wender will have charge of the cradle
roll at 1:45; primary work will be
discussed by Mrs. McCafferty of Sea-
2:SO by Mrs. Ford Robinette; home
department, Harold Rude, at 2:45.
Rev. l. H. Stanley of Auburn will adj
dress the convention at o'clock on
the Rural Sunday School" R. n.
McEntire will open the subject, Work
of Secretary at 3:15. Rev. Ralph
Ward will address the assembly at
3:45 on Parents in the Sunday
School"
Dinner Served at Quincy.
A dinner was served at Quincy
school today at noon by the domestic
science class to twelve friends of the
pupils. composing this department.
This is the third affair of the kind
given by the class this spring. Part
of this course consists of giving din
ners to outside guests, which is to give
the pupils training in serving correctly.
The domestic science department of
Quincy school was established soon
after the holiday season last winter.
This branch is taught to the girls of
the sixth and eighth grades. All to-
gether seventy-five girls have re-
ceived lessons during the last term.
Notes and Personals.
ID. H. wallace left today for a three
months trip through the northern
states and Canada. Before returning
he will visit the two expositions i'll
California.
Warren Rutter has returned from
Spring Hill, Kan, where he has been
visiting relatives for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Bear OF
Kansas City are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schovee. in the
Indian Creek neighborhood.
The small son of Warren Black
heart, who lives on the corner of ST.
John and North Van Buren, street, fell
from the front porch and fractured
one of his arms.
H. H. Bair expects to leave in two
weeks for Florida on business trip
The front of the w. H. Rutter fur
niture store is being painted.
George Smith of Granville has re-
turned home after a business trip to
North Topeka.
Ed. Boast of Elmont was on the
North side today visiting friends and
relatives
w. E. Curry of Elmont was a Nortr
side visitor today.
NJ. A. Hutchinson has returned to
/, his home in Kiro after a business trip
to North Topeka.
Mrs. c. O. Shultice of Silver Lake
was on the North side today shopping.
Charles Smith of Emmett, Kan,
has returned home after spending a
short time in North Topeka.
Ray Kirkwood of Elmont was on