Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
DANIER sBAB0ls
TO Be BENEFITED
Vocational Training and School
OfMines Addresses Delivered
by Col. Walker and PrOfs.
; Kent and Terrill

Ah SVChs VI BtCeS cNN~eSa~A.~A a@A,
portance for Baxter Springs was the
visit to this city last evening, Of Col.
p. F. Walker, dean Of the engineering
school Of the Kansas state university;
Prof. H. L. Kent, assistant instructor
in education at the state agricultural
college at Manhattan, and Prof. A. C.
Terrill, head Of the mining engineer
ing department Of the state university
ut Lawrence. Col. Walker came to
Baxter principally TO investigate the
school, of mines here that will oper-
ate, under his direction, while Prof.
Kent came to outline the workings Of
the Smith Hughes Congressional act.
which gives federal aid for vocational
training. Both the high school Of Bax-
ter and the local school Of mines are
TO benefit through the Smith-Hughes
aet~
The visitors spoke before the Ga
lenA, high school yesterday morning
before a commercial club committee
there at noon, before the employees
of,the Empire District Electric COM
pspy. at Riverton at 4 o'clock, and
then game to Baxter for the night
meeting, which was preceded by
dinner in. their honor at the Minute
cafe. at 7.O'clock. At the dinner were
members Of the city board Of educa-
ton. both retiring and incoming, and
local educational heads, the mayor and
city aldermen, officers and directors
of the Chamber Of Commerce, and
newspaper men, altogether an as
semblage at dinner of forty-fve per-
sons. All the gentlemen were accom-
panied by their wives. Other out-of-
town guests included Col. Playter,
wife and daughter of Galena. He is
one Of the most interesting and prom
inent figures of this mining district
and declared last night that he was
in Baxter in 1869 when this city had
q population of $1,000.
Following the dinner the addresses
Of the evening were given at the City
Library hall. Rev. John GarretsOn, a
member Of the school board, intro
duced Prof. Terrill, who in turn in
trOdnced the other speakers, Prof.
Kent and Col. Walker. Prof. Terrill
announced that in June he will sever
his connections with the state univer-
sity TO become assistant state geOlO-'l
gist for special work in this lead and
zinc mining district. It is understood
he win again make Baxter his home.
Prof. Terrill outlined the intention
Of the geological survey in this sec
'tiOn, saying 10 viii result in cO-Opera-
tion; between Oklahoma, Kansas and
Missouri and in carrying on their
geological work in the mining field on
uniform lines. The United States |
geological survey will also assist. DR..
r. C. Moore, the state geOlogist, will
visit Baxter within the next two
weeks.
The work of the Smith Hughes act |
was given in detail and in very un-
derstandable manner by Prof. Kent |
This work, when installed here, win
permit the opening Of classes for all |
wOrkmen, particularly the miners Of
this district. The instructors will be
paid by the federal government but |
must be men Of experience in their
various trades as well as men Of edu-
cation. This means great things edu- !
catiOnally for Baxter.
The address of Col. Walker was re-
lative to manufacturing plants for
Kansas and the kinds that are most
suited to this state. The university |
at Lawrence has q. department, Of
which Col. Walker is the head, that
win give information to cities and
communities that are contemplating |
manufacturing concerns and give them !
infOrInation and data, on which to
base the deals they may make to Sc
cure such concerns. His address was
practical, Of the kind perhaps never
advanced here before, an outline of
what industries to get and what to
shun. he advocated for this locality
plants that will give employment also
to women, including garment factories
and leather goods. Iron works, he
says, return the greatest profit in
wages to a community. A soap fac
tory, that will use mineral properties :,
as q base, properties that are pro-
diced in this or nearby communities
he declared would be good PROPOSE
tiOn.
Attending the dinner for Col. Walk
or and the other visitors were Messrs.
and Mesdames L. L. Cardin, r. o.
Thomas, o. n. Rhine, 7. Il. Tarr, W.
s. .MurdOck, John GarretSOn, Charles
Wells, 3. n. Richardson, Fairfax
Bar1es,-Js W. Kaltenbach, F. G. VII