The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-29


peka people to join the Kansas State
Teachers association, under the clause
of the constitution opening membership
to anyone interested in education"
large number. AT the first general
| session, held last night at the city
auditorium, there were many people
who were not school teachers.
This and the Christmas vacation
said one shining faced young peda-
gogue yesterday as she arrived at the
Chamber of Commerce.
Schoolmarms of tradition were sour
faced, dowdy spinsters, with hair
combed straight back and horn
trimmed glasses. There are still few
lschoolmarn1s who wear glasses.
Two hundred and sixty-two alumni
and former students of Kansas uni
versity attended the alumni reunion
dinner at the Chamber of Commerce
Thursday evening. The attendance
was more than 100 more than it has
ever been at similar dinners in past
years. Prof U. G. Mitchell was toast
master for the Jayhawker dinner, and
Chancellor Z. H. Linley was the chief
speaker. superintendent Moore. of
the Topeka schools, and Alfred G.
Hill, secretary of the X. U Alumni as
arrangements for the dinner were in
charge of Miss Grace Elmore.
H. G. Lul1. of the Emporia State
Normal didn't seem altogether i'm.
pressed with the idea of student self
government as discussed in the de-
partmental meeting of the college peo-
pie Thursday afternoon. After the
discussion he related a story of hav-
ing been on the campus of the Uni
Volt
class is the governing body of the
school, when class scrap between
freshmen and sophomores went be-
yond the bounds of what class scraps
should be, and blood began to flow.
Faculty members stood around with
their hands in their pockets and be-
walled themselves till some bright soul
had an idea" MIR. Lull said, "and then
they all scurried off to find senior
When they did, the fight was stopped"
The reunion dinner of Baker uni
versity was held Thursday night at
the First Methodist church, with Prof.
5. A. Lough in charge of the arrange
ments. The dinner of the Kansas Din
ner club, was also held Thursday eve
ming.
What New York needs is newspa-
pers run by such men as Gov. Henry
j. Allen and William Allen White
hansans as newspaper men by Rabbi
stephen Wise in an address before the
Hutchinson division of the Kansas
state Teachers association Thursday
night. Henry and Bill run their pa
pers first for the good of the people
and then for the good of themselves"
Rabbi Wise said. Rabbi Wise is one
or the best known of national speak
ers and welfare workers. He is head
of the Free Synagogue of New York
City. and leader of his race. The
Hutchinson meeting is being attended
by 1000 teachers. according to F. L.
P1net, who came to Topeka from
Hutchinson to attend todays session
of the Topeka district meeting.
In addition to the luncheons of the
Agricultural and Biology round tables,
the Grade Teachers club, the House
hold Art round table, and the Ele-'
mentary School Principals which
We're held at noon today. there will be
dinners tonight for the alumni of the
Kansas State Agricultural college at
the First Presbyterian church at
o'clock: for the State Manual Train
ing Normal school at the Guild Hall.
Grace Cathedral. at 5 o'clock; Ottawa
university, at the First Baptist church.
Ninth and Jackson streets at 5 o'clock
meeting and dinner of the National
Council of Administrative Women in
Education. at the First Methodist
church at o'clock
Special equipment will be operated
on all railroads out of Topeka tomor-
row, to care for the home-going teach
ers. Special cars will be added to the
regular trains on the Santa Fe and the
Rock Island. Special cars will be add
ed to Union Pacific trains, and in ad-
dltlon two motor cars operating be-
tween Lawrence and Leavenworth and
between Topeka and Marysvil1e are to
be replaced tomorrow by steam trains.
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