The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
Schools Open in Topeka Tues
day, September II.
Book and Slate Brigade Leaves
Happy Vacation Field.
HAS hit HIGH SCHOOL,
Many Seniors With Credits To
Take Weshburn Training.
No Beginning German VIII Be
Taught This Year.

The book and slate brigade begins
its campaign this year on Tuesday,
September II. Twenty grade schools
viii open at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning In Topeka. The teachers are
called to sessions on Monday. The
grade principals are to meet Monday
morning at ten o'clock. with A. J.
Stout. the new superintendent OF the
city schools Of Topeka, and the city
O'Clock III the afternoon.
The high school will open at nine
o'clock Tuesday morning for those
who have been in attendance. and at
1880 o'clock for the freshmen.
take my new work" superintsndent
Stout said this morning, II have been
busy all the time filling vacancies in
the teaching force Of this town. The
teachers' committee Of the school
board was authorized to cooperate
with me in filling the vacancies. We
have selected twenty-five new teach.
ers. and this selection will be submit.
ted to the board for approval at the
next meeting.
Teaching Stan Short.
The exodus of teachers for gov
ernment work in Warrington will
have to be checked" stout went on.
The board will be obliged to hold
SAaS eO&ShCA8 " hhGlT COuIEaCI0. In4I
ID the opinion OF authorities on the
subject everywhere from Claxton on
down. We are told that there was
never q tims when the trained school
people were 50 much needed In the
teaching service an they are now.
leaving here to enter are, many Of
them. places that could be taken BY
eighth grade graduates. The Short
age OF teachers in the state IL alarm.
ing, and 1t appears to many of US that
the best patriotic service q teacher can
render is to stay with the job at home. .
Draft Hin High school.
Superintendent Stout rives IL AZ his
opinion that the new draft law will
affect, to q considerable EXTENT the
enrolment In the high school, tho the
grade school attendance this year he
expects to be about normal. 1.-THE
percentage of our older boys who
leave the high school this year" he
said, will depend a great deal on
what arrangements they are able to
make with Washburn college for en-.
tering the military department there
The college has ruled that q certain
| number Of credits will be required fol
entrances there for = course In ths
| military school. But, while the drill
is for college men, some OF the senior.
in high school hope to take in enough
credits to give them a part of the col.
lege course and other studies in the
/ academy. The matter OF tuition is te
be taken care Of by the government,
for boys who take the training. The
draft law fs almost sure to make some
difference with our enrolment, blu,
| somewhat more than the usual mum.
Der of girls are entering, ana the pos.
sibiiity of the installment OF military
drills in the secondary schools may
| make difference in favor OF larger
registration in the high school. Oui
latest bulletin from Washbutn stAtei
| that some such action 10 likely to b<
taken SOON"
According to the arrangement
| made for this year In the high school
no beginning German will be taught
Those who have begun the study Of
| that language will be permitted tt
finish the regular high school German
| course, and classes will be provided fol
them.
c. H. Hepworth, vice principal Of
| the high school. was looking after the
registration this morning, until the ar
| rival of the new principal. H. Cook OF
Emporia.