The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12

the annual dues of 20 cents. Any man
or woman of the United States may
| become an honorary member by pay
| ment of the annual dues.
The object of the society is to en-
able the children of the United States
to associate themselves together in a
| common pledge of loyalty to the flag
| and the country, to the president; the
! military and naval branches of the
| federal government
| About fourth of the states of the
Union have organized the league, ana
| Governor Arthur Capper has endorsed
the project of such a society in this
state. The children who belong have
a uniform, the pattern for which is
now being made by the Mccall Pat
tern company, and they wear an at
4 tractive button to signify their mem
bership. Besides being pledged to
loyalty, they are also pledged to give
what assistance they can to the work
of helping those that are in need, both
at home and abroad. The record of
the ST. Louis society shows that the
club in that city has given substantial
help to orphan children of France,
and they have assisted children of
their own city. They collected hun
dreds of glasses of jelly for the SOL
| diers and have provided 1900 pairs of
wooden mittens, 1900 wooden caps.
and will give an equal number of caps
made with ear flaps, for the orphan
boys and girls of soldiers
Mrs. Jordan expects to present the
matter of the organization to some
of the schools, and will probably call
a meeting some time soon. Her own
children are members of the Missouri
chapter. and she was herself active
as an honorary member in that So
ciety.
Those who are interested in the
project may telephone Mrs. Jordan at
2970 Black.
The Shawnee County Teachers as
| socia ton had its annual banquet Sat
urday at the Central Congregational
church. Miss M Edna Corbet, super
intendent of Shawnee, presided, and
introduced the speakers
Before the dinner a group of read
ings was given by Miss Esther Free
man, and the company sang a numbe
of national songs. During the dinner
Never Told Her Love-" and My
Mother Bids Me Bind Up My Hair -
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Helen Travis.
Mr.. c. E. St. John,u assistant super
intendent of public Instruction. re-
| sponded to a toast on The Rural
School Teacher and Her job" He
said/ THE teacher in the country
school considers her job only a step
ping stone to a place in the city
! schools, all too often. The teachers in
the rural schools are preparing 20 per
| cent of the American children for citi-
! zenship. The conditions in the rural
schools should be such that those who
go out to teach them might be willing
to go into that work to stay
Mrs. Ethel Goodell, member of
the Oakland school board, spoke on
II.
the Teacher" She said that her board
demanded that the teachers they en-
ployed should be experienced; that
they should be able to combine di-
plomacy and tact with necessary
discipline; that they should cooper
ate with the school board; that they
should live in the community, and
that in appearance and dress they
should be tidy and acceptable. And
especially should the teacher have
sense of loyalty, not only to her board
and community, but nationally, as
well.
Mr.. Charles Lundgene was one of
the speakers of the afternoon. He
| received a round of applause when he
said he believed teachers should be
better paid; that their salaries should
be increased from year to year by the
board hiring them and that any
| teacher who was not doing good
| enough work to receive an advance in
salary was not doing well enough to
! be retained. He sale also that teach
| ers could not listen to complaints from
| every patron of the school. but should
act Dnder the direction of the board
and refer complaints to them.
Mrs. Hattie E Wood, principal of
| Auburn high school, was one of the
! spea kers. She was formerly superin-
/ tendent of Anderson county. where
! she did most successful work. Her
4 subject was What Do You Want ?'''
| There are three things" she said.
! that the teacher must want for her
pupils. First is something to do. Pu-
pills should be equipped with an abil-
ity to work and inspired with a wish
to work. Second. they should want
of lovely things to which the love of
a teacher should go out She has the
| young souls and the unfolding minds
of her pupils to love. Third. they must
want something to hope for The man
without hope may as well be buried.
for he is dead"
Mr.. H. W. ATcAfee. county commits
sioner made a short address in which
he assured the teachers of the Co
operation of the board of commission
ers in any way in which they could
serve the schools. especially in the
matter of roads He told a little of
the plans of his school district. which
is 4 standard school
Mr.. Otis E. Hall o. Manhattan. smoke
on the girls and boys club project
/ He explained that the neighborhood
/ clubs should be organized by the
| teachers, and that the remainder of
1 the work was in the hands of the state