The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-28

| among the teachers came to Topeka
Tuesday night to attend the Anna Case
concert.
The ukase has gone out that all
Aggies and "in-laws" of K. S. A. G.
and their sweethearts must have writ
ten excuses if they absent themselves
/ from the reunion banquet of Shawnee
county Aggies to be held at the First
Presbyterian church Friday evening.
An unusual situation arose in the
listing of rooms for the teachers at the
| Chamber of Commerce. This year
more Topeka women wanted women
than men as roomers. On other years
men have been in greater demand.
F. L. Pinet, secretary of the asso-
ciation, left this morning for Hays, and
will visit the sectional meetings at
as dropping in to look over the work
of the convention in Topeka.
"Have yuh picked yuh out a teach
er yet?" was the general morning
greeting of the lads" this morning.
The lizards were all out early to look
'em over.
The popular superstition that wo-
man can't go anywhere without a
Saratoga trunk is again knocked in the
head. Not teacher has been seen so
far who carried more than one suit
case or handbag.
Window decorators have planned
the displays for every shop window
along Kansas avenue during the re-
malnder of this week with special at
tention to the likes and dislikes and
needs of school teachers. Most of the
stores have put on special entertain
ment or hospitality features, rest room
or the like for the benefit of their
teacher customers.
A special telegraph booth with mes
senger service to the main office was
| installed in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms this morning by the Western
Union, for the convenience of the
teachers, who may either send or re-
| ceive messages there.
The meeting and dinner of alumni
| OF Kansas university attending the
teachers convention and living in To-
peka is to be held tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce, instead of on
Friday night, as it was originally
scheduled.
There was great activity in the food
department of the Chamber of Com
luncheon called for the service of more
meals than usual, because of the num-
Der of teacher -Rotarians who were
present, and many teachers took their
luncheon at the Chamber of Com
merce tables while waiting to be as
signed to rooms.
The influence of the teacher in
guiding the kind of books read, the
sort of amusements and recreation
provided, the cultivation of a whole
some and fine task, counts for much"
Dr. Mary E. Woolley, president of
Mount Holyoke college. said this after
noon in addressing the primary round
table meeting at the First Presbyterian
church Let US not forget the per-
nicious influence of cheap shows
cheap music. cheap books, which
amount to an influence mental and
moral and often physical" she said.
The relation of tobacco to the po-
sition of city superintendent of pub
lie schools was made plain by Supt
Harry Mcguire of Ottawa today. Nc
! Guire was offered a cigar by a state
house employe. Mcguire eyed it Gag
erly. then sighed and waved away the
tempter. NAY, nay" he said, Il VAL
ue my job"
Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell, dean of
women or the P1ttsburg Manual Train
ing normal, isfone of the most inter
esting and popular visitors at the con-
vention- The work of Mrs. Mitchell
as lecturer and educator is so much
| In demand that her time is engaged
| for the whole summer of 1921. Mrs.
| Mitchell is the originator OF the ex-
precision, "Giggle. gable. gobble, git
| as applied 10 many social gatherings
/ of women.
The Fort Hays Normal school will
| have an informal reunion and supper
at the Y. W. c. A. Friday evening at
| 5:45 o'clock.
State Bankers TO Manhattan.