The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-29

was also a member of the executive
committee Of the students war re-
lief work in the campaign last fall.
She belongs to the Girls Glee club
and conducts the Junction City high
school gIee club. She is a Delta Delta
Delta sorority girl. and had the lead
ing role in the senior play.
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of
Judge and Mr.. J. G.. Wood will be
celebrated by them at an informal
reception next saturday evening at
their home. Special guests will be
their son, Mr.. Thomas c. Wood. Mrs
Wood and their children. of Chicago
Other out of town relatives are ex-
pected.
/ Mr. stacey Guild. a former Kansas
man. who has been instructor of
anatomy in the University of Michi-
gan, has been appointed TO do special
research worl, on the subject of war
deafness and it's prevention. Mr..
Guild is a graduate of Washburn col
/ lege.
The Washburn college May fete on
| the campus will include number OF
dancing features. Among them will
be a trio dance 1.-The Awakening of
Spring in which the dancers will be
Miss Eln1ine Bridges. Miss Georgia
Neese and Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, as
The Spring Wind. The Spring Rain
and The Spring Sun, respectively. A
group dance. the Spring Flowers"
will be given by the following girls:
Miss Edna Anton. Miss Marjorie
Blank. Miss Forestine Blank. Miss
Alice Sullivan. Miss Gladys Scott. Miss
Marvel Raines. Miss Charlotte West.
Miss Ruth James. Miss Margaret Suy-
dam. Miss Sara Dwyer. Miss Beatrice
Shakeshaft. Following this dance
Miss Elmine Bridges will present the
crown to Miss Mildred Cornick. the
queen of the May. The queen will be
attended by six ladies in waiting, Miss
Ruth Thompson, Miss Mabel Cornick.
Miss Edith Troxell Miss Helen Neese,
Miss Alice Gordon, Miss Uarda Baird.
The queens pages will be Douglas
McEachron and Samuel Lyman. The
herald will be Harrison Smith and the
Jester. Miss Betty Fyffe. After the
browning of the queen a group of little
children. dressed fairies, will give
the May pole dance.
Miss Marguerite Thrapp is in gen.
eral charge of the fete and Miss Mary
Paxton of the dancing.
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THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has several daughters and a SON
The girls seem inclined to "tarry," but
the young man. every now and then
threatens to marry. At least he has
numerous good offers. The mother
has all the usual eagerness of a pa
rent to set her children up right in
the matrimonial business; SO she takes
1t out in filling up a hope box for the
poor lad. She has a big cedar ches,
for him that threatens to overflow
: with the abundance of the linens and
pyJamas that are laid away in it,
Married women school teachers
turnout the nation are asked to say
what they think of other married
women as school teachers. The public
schools are threatened, it is said, will
, scarcity of unmarried women as
teachers, and some New York educa-
. tIonai workers hope to ascertain the
possibility of filling these threatened
, vacancies with married women.
! A nationwide canvass is being con
, Quoted by the New York institute fol
public service, which has called OF
, school superintendents turnout the
, country for help in compiling a lis
of married women teachers and fact
about their experience and observa
tionS as teachers.
f In the QUESTIONABLE sent out. tn.
: teachers are asked whether the,
would advise any board of education
to obtain qualified married teacher.
whenever possible and whether the,
feel that there is something abou
: just being married which tends to bs
either helpful to teaching, harmful
. to teaching, or of no effect on teach.
r ing"
, The QUESTIONABLE asks if the teach.
Ell is now employed. whether she ha:
, taught in day OF night school, wha
/ grade and what experience. 1t asks
how many years she taught before
her marriage and how many since
r marriage. 1t also asks how many
: children she had before she began
, teaching and how many she hao
r while she was teaching. 1t asks il
, size kept house while teaching. Other
; questions asked are:
Would you say that in your owl
case being married, apart from hav-
, ing children of your own to think of
) was directly or indirectly responsible
: for your teaching better or worse?
LAS you have known the work o.
other married teachers, do you fee
that being married. apart from hav-
ing children to think of. caused theiI
teaching to be better or worse?
DO you think that in your OWL
case. or in that Of any other married
{ teachers. having children to care for
increased or decreased teaching eff
cheney?
, would you advise boards of edu-
cation to obtain qualified married
women as teachers wherever possible
To discourage unmarried women
. teachers from marrying? To refuse
! to employ teachers who marry? To
distinguish between married women
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