The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-23

cent number of the Ladies Home Jour-
nal that tells about wearied mother
who told her husband she thought he
ought to take a turn at helping her
answer the questions put by their
eight-year-old son.
. Certainly" he answered brisk1y
''Tll be glad to answer them. That
is easy enough. Now, what is he ask
ing, for instance ?"
''welI," unused the mother, this
evening he asked me Why don't
women wear suspenders? How far
can cat spit?' and What does God
eat? %"
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Mrs. w. P. Lyman entertained her
bridge club Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Harry Zeigler of Springfield, Ohio,
formerly Miss Lucille Mills, of Topeka,
was a guest.
Topeka friends of the MedilI family
of Leavenworth, will be interested to
learn that James Sherman MediH, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Medill, has
received his commission as second
lieutenant in the regular army He is
at Fort Riley. Mrs Medill is a promi-
nent club woman of the state, and
frequently visits Mrs. Festus Foster of
Topeka.
The Kansas Teacher" a publica-
y
of the State Teachers association,
published in the issue for July and
August, a list of candidates, selected
by the editor, as material for the Of
flee of state superintendent OF public
instruction. The article contains eight
or ten names of men suggested for the
office. Some of the women teachers
are seeing purple over the article, for
it contains not a single name of a
possible woman candidate.
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the work for schools is done by wom-
en-, by far the greater number of
teachers in Kansas are women, and
these teachers argue that their success
in school work entities them to the
supreme office in school affairs which
the state offers. One woman teacher
has announced her intention of being
candidate, and there are many other
women in the state, according to GER
tain Topeka teachers, who should be
considered in any article claiming to
give fair outlook on the prospects in
| the choice of a superintendent.
In Montana a woman superintend-
ent was elected with a majority of
| $4,000, and in Colorado the woman
superintendent was reelected with a
majority of 10000. Yet in Kansas,
which howls louder than any other
state about it's business and profess
sional opportunities for women, a
woman is not even mentioned in a
list of possible candidates for SUPER
/ intendent in the official organ for Kan
sas teachers.
Kansas, friends, is baying at the
moon. That's what Kansas is doing!
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Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs. T. E Dewey has returned from
abilene, where she visited friends.
DR.. and Mrs. W. c. McDonough re-
turned this morning from a stay OF
three weeks in Manitou and Colorado
/ Springs.
The Howard Johnston family are
spending the summer in Colorado.
Mrs. D. o. Coe and her daughters,
Miss Helen Coe and Miss Emily Coe.
viii leave Wednesday for Manitou,
| Colo, to remain the rest of the sum-
mer Mr.. Coe will join them later
in the season.
Miss Elise Cuthbert is in Hutchin-
son visiting Miss Margaret Rafting
ton.
Mr.. William R. Kercher is ill at
| Christ's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Charles Phil
lips, OF Seattle Wash. are the parents
OF daughter, born July 16. The
baby Will be named Virginia Nellis,
after her grandmother, Mrs. DeWitte
c. Nellis
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McVey are the
/ parents OF a son, born Saturday morn
| ing. They will name him Bruce
\ Mrs. A. H. Greer and her little
daughter, Mary. have returned r.