The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-26

| Seated in her study and telling in
| reply to questioning little stories of
| those twenty-five years of her work.
this question was asked: I'm your
teaching how did you try to bring out
the lessons to be learned?" Quickly
] as flash came the Illuminating an
swer: STUDY the Bible and the les
son will come out itself. 1 never
| sought to bring out lesson personal
1 to any one. l could not know the en-
| vironment and training of the individ-
uals. But that needn't be considered
| for the simple reason that if you just
| try to teach what the Bible says. the
story and the lesson will come out and
will of themselves reach into the in
nermost recesses OF those who study it.
The Bible interprets itself readily to
each Individual"
Her Classes Interesting.
Those sentences with classic brevity
exhibit the central theme of teaching
] genius. They are the very heart of
| studying any written words. Nothing
was more interesting than to sit thru
a session of one of her classes 1t
wasn't haphaZard study: it wasn't
jumping here and there, but linked up
thruout the course was the whole BIZ
Bile, the old books as well as the new.
There was always complete co-ordina-
| ton. always a binding up of all the
angles and ramifications. She knew
how to lead her students skilfully
| thru the historical facts, so that the
background was clear and definite.
Then came the discussions and the in
depreciation.
81 never left one of her classes"
said one Topeka woman. without an
inspiration, without a wider vision.
They always put more heart into me.
and gave me a better perspective to
view and judge and decide the things
of everyday life"
Mrs. Menninger got from it the
greatest happiness that can come-the
happiness of service. She spoke low
ingly of her girls as she calls her
students of the past twenty years, tho
they range from lassies in their teens
to white-haired northumberland
how faithful they were to their work
and how loyal to her.
Bible Brings Out More.
'And you know" she said. "the
Bible doesn't say the same things to
me it did twenty years ago. 1t says
ever SO much more. The things
didn't understand then-welL I won
| der now why L didn't"
She was asked how she happened to
| start the classes. DIR. and Mrs.
Countermine," she replied. suggested
it. One day at a meeting he said, The
| way to work out Gods plans is to act
upon a good thought Immediately and
it will work out just as He would
have it, 1 had been thinking much
of this work. but felt unequal to it.
| Mrs. j. w. F. Hughes was present at
this meeting. and while did not know
her at all, tho had admired her
| greatly, 1 decided to ask her if she
| would join a class for Bible study.
| Upon her answer 1 concluded to make
| my decision. / went directly to her
introduced myself and asked her In
deed 1 would she quickly and en-
Enthusiastically answered. clapping her
hands. 1T is just what I need and
have always wished for''
Mrs. Hughes q Member Fl Years
Incidentally today, Mrs. Hughes
holds the record for the longest at
| tendance at Mrs. Menninger's classes.
For twenty-one years she has been a
| member. Mrs. Charles L. Wore and
Mrs. H. L. Shirer are next with four
teen years each; Mrs. R. c. Klopfer,
Miss Jennie Maxwell and Miss Mary
Coleman with ten years each; and
years.
20S Members This Year.
There were two hundred and three
| members in this years classes An
interesting analysis of this years en-
rollment students shows eighty moth
ers, forty high school girls, eighty
eight business women. twenty-one
| families represented by two sisters
each, and three families by three sis
| ters each.
At the graduation exercises tonor-
row night, music will be furnished by
| Mrs. ARA ]. Clark and Mrs. Charles
| kleinhans. There will be lantern
the Bible. DR.. s. S. Estey will present
| the diplomas. The Holton class will
be here to join the Topeka class in the
| graduation exercises.
The Graduates.
The following will be graduated
| from the four-year course:
Alexander, Mrs. Nan Hope, Miss Ruth
| MIS- nan Jones, Mrs. W. L.
| Abbuehl Mrs. Louisa Luxton, Mrs. J. II.
l.. LarImer, Miss lima
| Bone, MIS-. Roy L. Mary
/ D1r,el, MRS Trace Larimer. Miss GLADYS
| Rnftnn NJ. C,. n Moore, Mrs. ]. r.
Baird. Miss Ruth Maddox, Mrs. Cora B.
| Brown, Mrs Matte Mills, Mrs. VIII
Boyd, Mrs, Maggie P MccIeilaad, Mrs = Jean
Chamberlain, Mrs. L. Nelson, Miss Annie V.
Cook Miss Marguerite OFT Miss Mamie sq L.
| CochrGn, Mrs. c. V. Fighter. Mrs Ida s.
| Cochran, Miss Lola Robey, Mrs. Bernice
Douglas, Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, Miss Bios
Dignon, Miss Juanita Rude, Mrs Harold L.
Daniels. Mrs. Flora seear, Mrs. Z. c.
Ellis. Miss Lucy Staples, Mi Hiss S2 sasie
Finch, Mrs. Florence Terrell, Mrs. Anna NJ.
| Eo"ler- MIS- Ella r. W lillanS. Mrs. j. Z.
| Ferguson, Miss Loiswalker, Mrs. A. d.
| Flanagan. Miss Hazel Worley. Mrs. John A.
| Geer. Mrs. Fl. W Waddington. Mrs.
| Gabel, Mrs. Margaret Gertrude
f. Work, Miss Mamie r.
| Green: Mrs: W. d. Work, Miss Jennie
| Hit. Mrs. l.. w Junnetta
| Holyoke. Miss Martha olcott, Miss Louise
| Huf1 Mrs: Emma, Woicott. Miss Stella
| Elkhart Ind. WATERS, Mrs. Avis
| ~ Five Years.
| Allen. Mrs. r. W Clarke Mrs. s. J.
| CrandalI, Miss Ger Pyle Miss Anna
trude Rice, Miss Matilda
Six Years.
| Bates. Mrs. Frank E. Kincaid Miss Edna
| Burnett Mrs J. c. Luce Mrs F. E.
Boam, Miss Pearl Lyman Mrs s. w
May Lyons, Mrs. RIG.
Ballard, Mrs Cora L. Nicholson Mrs c. c.
| Forbes. Mrs. A Boyce Packard, Mrs. F. W,
| Ferguson, Mrs t. J.Parsons, Miss Maym