The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
CREDIT TO DRURY
Director of Santa Fe i'm Praise
of Topeka Shops.
DIR. Henry s. Pritchett, of New
York, Here Today.
KANSAS EDUCATIONAL PLAN
Noted Educator Studying COndi-
lions i'm This State.
No News of Carnegie Libraries,
Says Steel Associate.
KANSAS EDUCATIONAL PLAN

Educational and railroad DuSluoo
brought DIR. Henry S. Pritchett OF NeM
york Cfty. head of the Carneglt
Foundation, a director of santa
Railroad company, and one OF li.'
most prominent educators In the NJ NJ.
ed States, to Topeka toqay' ~.
Pritchett visited the Santa Fe SHOPS
this morning, studied the work OF tne
Railroad Y. M c. A. in the lie OF tne
men, and made a call on the neiilpei
of the state board of admlnlstra lon
my trip to Topeka is for a oouple
purDose." explained DR.. Pr1tchett az
noon. as he walked from the staCe
house to the office OF +. L. Oop I =,
treasurer of the Santa re. an In
studying the condition of the SANTA
ana also am doing some educational
work. | believe that a director OF
railroad ought to know soIIlel ~. E
about the working of the system anu
that's the reason am making lii H;t In in
spection trip. A man cannot SIT III
his office in New York and know WhdI
;s going on. am from the west L
used to live in Missouri
Praises the Shops.
DR.. Pritchett didn't say that pc
cause he was former M SOU "a i@ ~ he he
had to be shown. He left that 10 oe
IT went through the shops TINS
morning and 1 think they are wonder,
full" he exclaimed. The oroer anu
Cleanliness of the place struck me par
ticularIy and I think MT Drury, Iiie
SUPERINTENDENT, deserves great creolt
was greatly interested in the appren-
tice system as it is being worked ou'
bv Mr. Thomas at the shops
s"This is where the Germans nave
e11vavs heat u.s. said DR.. Pritchett. IN
talking of the apprentices. ny
have taken boys off the farm ana CIV
en- them a highly technical training IN
machinery which is a great aid 10
them in the present war. But TINS
country is making great strides along
these lines The apprentice scnool
here greatly interests me. Boys with d
moderate education are being maGe
into. skilled mechanics ana Will De
great help to the country; GU KNOW
a great many of our sk1lled traoes
have have been filled with foreigners
h,1t the war will change this and we
must have someone to fill the gaps:
with the apprentice system we VII
have the machinsts, chemists, materlai
testers, and so on.
Kansas Educational System.
"You are trying an interesting edu-
cational plan in Kansas-that of the
one board of administration for all
state schools. There is a great deal
of interest in this plan among edu-'
Gators and tbs states that are working
out the problem are being carefully
watched That is the reason / was
anxious to talk to the members of
the board here today. This plan Is
being tried in Montana, Idaho and
Washington and so far as l know is
proving a success. OF course the sue
cess of the plan depends a great deal
on the judgment and sagacity of the
members of the board
DR.. Pritchett could not say whether
or not the, Carnegie Foundation was
planning to establish any libraries in
Kansas this year. DR.. and Mrs.
Pritchett will leave tonight for Chi
cago. This afternoon DR.. Pritchett
played golf with several Santa Fe Of
ficials at the Country club.