The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-06
Ten Months School Term
Starts without Handicap.
Cool Weather Is of Great AS
sistance in Getting Started.
BIG INCREASE IN ENROLMENT
Forty-Two New Teachers in
Topeka This Year.
Supt. A. J. Stout Makes Address
Before Instructors.

The public schools opened this
morning for a ten months term, with
out the handicap of continued warm
weather that had been feared by the
board of education. The cool, pleasant
morning found hundreds of pupils TAX
ing their way back to educational
paths after the summer time free from
lessons.
1t is as yet too early to make any
announcement as to- the total enroll
ment, but it is probable that in prac-
tically all buildings the enrolment will
be increased, Superintendent Stout
said.
The high school opened its term this
morning at $40 o'clock. At O'Clock
all the grade schools were calling the
class rolls. In the high school the
regular classes will be held, but in the
grade school the mere enrolment and
preliminary instructions, including dis
tribution of book lists will be the ac-
tivity of the day. Pupils will purchase
their required books this afternoon.
Forty-Two New Teachers.
There are forty-two new teachers in
the public schools, Superintendent
Stout said, a record number of new
faces to greet the pupils.
Monday afternoon at the meeting
of all public school teachers, Superin-
tendent Stout delivered an address on
| The Natural Method in Teaching"
"The natural method is the question
method" he told the teachers. Pu-
pills often ask questions that have as
much stimulus to them as the teach
| ers questions. Teachers fear waste
of time in discussion. The wise teacher
directs the discussion so that little
time Is wasted, for she demands proved
| 70 ~ n sudden nnjniOn- The
natural method is to find the weak
spots and overcome them.
| The Natural Method.
1.-THE natural method, to know the
steps of progress in our racial life, to
know the stages of progress In the In
| dividual lives, to know where racial
tendencies strengthen and where they
weaken the individual; to practice Sc
/ lection and cultivation OF the charac-
teristics desired to change methods
as the mental possibilities of the child
| increase; to grow from the plane of
things to the plane of ideas and II
aspire to the ideal: to feel oneself a
rart OF the procession of growing life
| thruout the ages; to give devoted
service as a torch bearer in the never
failing light of love and duty; to be
| all this is to be a teacher" was the
/ conclusion of Stout's address.
| The New Teachers.
| The new teachers and the buildings
in which they will teach are as fol-
/ lows:
BRANNER-Mary Mcguire
! BUCHANAN-Blanche Hicks.
! CENTRAL PARK-Margaret Hawke.
GAGE PARk-Irma Rees.
GARF1ELD-Mrs. Anna McCracken, Marie
| Strowig. A X. Morgan.
| GRANT-Henrietta Price, Clarice Snoddy,
Mary French kindergarten assistanD.
| LAFAYETTE-Kelsie Hobbs half
time; Mary ScOfield.
LINCOLN-Don e. Symes, Esther Swan
son. Mary X. Wilson, Kindergarten.
LOWMAN HILL-Rose Walsh (kinder-
garten assistant).
MckINLEY-Clara Lamberson.
| PARKDALE-Nellie Langford, Mary K.
PoTwIN-.Kelsie Hobbs (one-half time,,
QUINCY-Mona Thomas, Frances Wheeler,
Harriet Penney; Bess cuddy. Blanche
! STATE STREET-C. r: Watson. principal
Yedah Rowland, Mrs. Eleanor Trip.
| SUMNER@CIara Elledge.
MANUAL TRAINING AND HOUSEHOLD
| ARTS-Roma Baker, e Milo Clifford,
SUPERVISORS AND SPECIAL Mabel
/ McMullin. assistant school nurse; Lucille
HIGH sCRooIHiPPace 1fee9I Paceeh BiIier E. L. Hen
| Dirk Ethlyn Lindley, Evelyn McCauley,
Harriet Tomson. Katherine Tucker.
| List OF the 294 Teachers.
The complete list of the assignment
of the 294 teachers follows:
High School.
n. r. Cook, principal
c. II. Hepworth. vice principal
Laura L. Ewing, assistant principal.
Ethel NJ. Aldrich Evelyn McCauley
| c. w. Alexander Abigail McElroy
Nellie NJ Ansel Ora NJ MesiiiIen
Edna F. Austin Anne II. Monteith
J. f. r. Barnes Lloyd II. Mosser
| Maude NJ. Bishop Marion Peers
Grace Bixler William A. Richards
Bessie Boughton Jean Robertson
Bernice Boyies Ruth Schnacke (part
Marie Crawford Mrs. Rachel L.
| James Dickson Shortt
Grace NJ. Elmore Blanche Stewart
Mrs Lutte En- Minnie Stewart
! bleton Mrs nellie c. Terrill
Merle Fowler Margaret Tiliotson
W. II. Greider Harriet TomSon
Effie NJ. Hand Ella P True
Claude A. Hays Katherine Thicker
f. L. Hendrix Grace V. Wilson
John n. Hoehner Albert II. Winter
Maud Hulse Grace @. woIcott
| Ruth E Hunt Carmie s. Wolfe
Minnie f. Jones May II. Baker.
]. F. Kaho lunch room direc-
| Rosella N. Kerr tor
Ethlyn Lindley
BFanner.
II. W. Jones. principal
Lydia r. Barnes Nina F. Moore
Mrs. Euth Roby Jennie Smith
Marx Mcclure Jessie y. Howard
! Mrs. Frances Camp Laura r. Mcclure
bell Grace +. Bostwick
Branner Annex.
II. W. Jones, principal.
Mrs. Laura Evans, assistant
Grace Robinson
Buchanan.
r. Fl. Wade. principal
Matte L. BRADSHAW Mrs. Sarah Mclean
Fannie Patton thalf time)
] Mamie l. williams Ruby Mcknight,
Mrs. Angie DePriest kindergarten
Blanche Hicks Bertha Porter,
Assistant
Central Park
Madge z. Moore. principal
Ethel Fritz Mrs BESSIE NJ. Cain
Eliza beth A Smith Ruth n. Price
Bertha c. Hyde Ida Hosack
Winifred McKirahan Daisy Crawford
Miriam Steele Ruth Withers
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