The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-04


cation in these days there is very lit
tie of the teaching that develops the
essential characteristics OF Soou ciJi-
zenship which are: Honesty, industry,
| thrift, law-abiding spirit, ana good
personal habits. These things should
De specifically taught from the first
day OF the first grade to the last hour
OF high school They cannot be left
70 home teaching, because il is for the
children in homes where no such
teaching is ever given that the public
schools really exist Women should
take leading part in solving educa-
uonal problems.
There is danger that the present
movement toward vocational training
will be carried too far-so far that
While the earning power of fifteen
year old boy will be increased, his
general outlook on life will be mar
rowed. He needs every line of teach
ling whether he is to be a blacksmith
or a lawyer, that will open to him
many doors, and make brighter the
long, weary upward road that we all
must travel.
we have in this country two grave
probIems-the negro question and the
Immigrant question. Correct xrepara-
ton for citizenship should be begun in
! kinderSartens established in every
colored school in tie country. and that
teaching should be continued through
out the public school course.
1T is a mistake to believe that the
, detrimental to the development of this
country. The people who are coming
are brave. and many of them are here
to give their children advantages and
to improve their mode of life. They
are patient and thrifty. We need
them, and we should try to educate
them to good citizenship. We must
begin with the homes and to do this
we must see that the work is done by
teachers who understand the immi-
grant" Mrs c. B. Van Horn is chair
man of the education department.
The art department had an open
! meeting in the morning. Mrs Bennett
r. Wheeler read a paper on San Mar
co and Fra Angelica, illustrated by
lantern slides. Mrs. Wheeler obtained
the views from the east after much
difficulty The pictures were rare
and beautiful. MS. Wheeler has spent
a good deal of time in Europe and is
interested in art Since the unifica-
ton of Italy," Mrs. Wheeler said. san
Marco, or the Square of Saint Mark
! has be come a profitable museum. It
now belongs to the Italian government
that has suppressed so many of its
converts" She gave a brief history of
the Dominican order to which Angel
( leo belonged and a sketch of his work
and character. He was alive with
artistic influences, and he painted
from visions rather than human mod
els. He was not an anatOmist, but as
a painter of heavenly souls, he has
San Marco, and then went to Rome
to adorn the Cappella Niccolina in the
vatican" The art department meeting
was held under the auspices of Mrs.
! Katherine Hand, chairman of the art
I department.
Mr. Charles Scott, state forester
spoke before the Forestry department.
! He advised that the trees be girdled
/ now instead of late, in the season to
guard against the canker worm, and
/ he counSeled care in seeing that the
limbs of ungirdled trees did not over
hang the others. He suggested that
care be used in transplanting trees
from their native soil, to make their
new condition as much as possible like
/ the old Governor Arthur Capper
spoke briefly, mentioning especially
! his desire to see a macadam highway
/ through Kansas, to- be called the sun
flower Road. Dean J. P. deb. Kaye
spoke in favor Of employing a cits
forester and q spraying machine to
protect the trees and shrubs in parks
/ and on other public property.
Mrs. H. o. Garvey read an original
poem, 1.-THE Legend of the Sunflowcr."
A piano accompaniment was played
by Mrs. Robert Carver. Music for the
day was furnished by Mrs George
Parkhurst, Miss Marguerite Gohlke
Miss Fay Friedberg, Miss Matte
Barnes, Mr.. Glenwood Jones, Mrs.
Carver and Miss Myrtle Radcliffe.
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present Miss Nancy n play under
the auspices of the Topeka Federation
of Women, spent a little time at the
Federation meeting Thursday after
noon, doing the "cheer work. that the
occasion required. The burden of his
song was sell tickets" He declared
that every ticket could be sold if the
members of the federation would work
with the intention of not returning a
single unsold ticket The conta gion of
isis Ism Ieyh f1a
audience. Reports showed that the
plans for the show were progressing
very well; that advertising for the
special supplement is being gathered
at a wholesale rate. and that all that
remains is for the Federation to dis
pose of the little pasteboards.
Mrs S. S. Estey will be chairman of
the publicity committee, owing to the
resignation of Mrs. j. f. farrell, who
is confined to her bed with a broken
bone injured by fall on the ice.
There are to be a good number of
box parties and line parties at the
show, some of which are already ar
ranged. Following suggestion of
Mrs. H. 0. Garvey, a feature will be
made of the Lincoln birthday anniver-
sary, which falls on the second night
of the operetta- The boxes are to be
draped with the national colors in
honor of the occasion.
MIR. and Mrs. A. A Robinson have
taken a box. Mr.. and Mrs D. w.
Mulvane also have bought a box and
will have as their guests Governor and
Mrs. Arthur Capper. The Daughters
of the American Revolution have re-
served boxes on the south side of the
opera house for their members at one
of the performances. Others who have
taken boxes are Mr. and Mrs. NJ A.
Low, DR.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Sheldon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram p. Dillon, and the
officers of the Topeka Fedora ton of
Women The Washburn college fac
ulty will attend the play in a line
party.
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