WILL PUBLISH NEW WORK ON KANSAS
PROF. F. W. BLACKMAR, EDI
TOR OF CYCLOPEDIA
Book Will Deal With History In Systematized Way—Many Special Topics Included.
A cyclopedia of the history of the state of Kansas is being prepared and will be published within a year. The entire manuscript for the history is under the editorial supervision of Frank W. Blackmar, professor of Sociology and Economics and dean of the Graduate School. The work differs from the ordinary history in that it treats of the entire achievement of the state in every line of life activities.
"Probably none of the United States presents a more interesting and thrilling history than Kansas. The early expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in search of the mythical city of Quivira with its fabled wealth; an account of the Indian tribes which inhabited the region prior to the advent of the permanent white settler; the history of the territory as part of the French and Spanish province of Louisiana; the Louisiana purchase; the expeditions of Lewis and Clark, Lieut. Zebulon M. Pike and others; the organization of the territory of Kansas; the famous "Border War;" the admission of the state into the Union; the part Kansas played in the great Civil war, and her subsequent industrial and social progress, all combine to form a story as entrenching as any to be found in the Arabian Nights."
In the year 1911 Kansas celebrates the semi-centennial of her admission into the Union of the American states. It has therefore been deemed an appropriate time for the preparation of a historical work, setting forth in cyclopedic form the principal events, that have occurred in Kansas from the earliest visit of the white men to the present day.
It is believed that the reason Kansans know so little of the history of their state is that they have not time to read the present histories. These books are all very long and are written in the regular order of events. It is the purpose of the cyclopedic form of history, of which Prof. Blackmar is editor, to present a book which will be interesting and also serve as a reference volume. This is an age of indexes and definitions and much valuable time is frequently lost in searching for some historical fact that ought to be readily attainable. It has been said, "If history can be made immediately accessible, without in any way impairing its accuracy and readableness, a forward movement has been made in popularizing its study."
Besides taking up the principal events which have taken place in Kansas the new history will treat a large number of special subjects, such as: Agriculture, horticulture, banking, manufacturing, newspapers, railroads, geology, state institutions, constitutional history, historical sketches of counties, cities, and towns and Universities and colleges. Besides these topics a concise historical account of each governor's administration, with biographical sketch of the governor will be included. Biographical mention will be made of a large number of persons who have left the impress of their lives on the state's history.
The history will be published in two royal octavo volumes bound in half leather. A supplementary volume will be included which will be devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. The work is being gotten out by the Standard Publishing Company of Chicago.
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LABORATORY TO COST $7,500
Three Story Building Will be Built This Summer.
The clay modeling laboratory which will be constructed this summer just south of and attached to Haworth hall is to cost $74,500 and will be a three story building. The money was appropriated by the last legislature and the location was decided on at the recent meeting of the Board of Regents. The building will be 24 by 60 feet and will be used for research work, principally by Prof. Erasmus Haworth, head of the department of Geology and Mining.
The research work will be for the purpose of discovering new uses for Kansas clay and shale. In the basement will be the kilns, dryers and machinery. The third floor will not be finished this summer because of lack of funds with which to buy the machinery and other instruments. Until more appropriations are secured it will be used as a store room.
On the second floor will be located the chemical laboratories, a room for microscopes, another for balances, two physical laboratories and a well equipped library.
In sections of Kansas there are immense deposits of clays and shales that are well suited for the manufacture of pottery, terra cotta, ornamental brick, tiling, and probably glass. Until the completion of this building there will have been no adequate place in the state for sufficient research work. As a result the terra cotta used in the state is shipped in, as well as most of the ornamental bricks, and many of the materials used in making glass.
The laboratories will also give University students a place for research work and they will be given credit for such work.
PAY UNIVERSITY A VISIT
Lincoln High School Graduates on Inspection Tour.
Seventeen members of the graduating class of the Lincoln High school, under the chapronage of Principal and Mrs. R.E.Long visited the University yesterday.
The plan of visiting the educational institutions of the state originated early this spring, and in order to defray the expenses of the trip, the seniors gave a play in their home town, with additional performances at a number of nearby points. Their tour has taken them to the Kansas Wesleyan, K. S. A. C., the State Normal, Emporia College, K. U. and Washburn. Some time was also spent in Kansas City, Kan., and Leavenworth, viewing the different charitable and remedial institutions supported by the state.
The members of the party were: Jennie Bishop, Myrtle Miller, Blanche Burt, Jean Leslie, Ethel Colden, Rita Stinson, Mildred Murphy, Sylvia Anderson, Fredia Knoek, Clay Simpson, Mormie Frey, Charles Grovesnor, Clarence Stevenson, Martin Wilson, Henry Wiekes, Harry Hall, Mike Healy, and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Long.
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LECTURER HERE FOR SUMMER SESSION
SNEDDEN WILL SPEAK ON
EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS
He is State Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts— A Noted Lecturer.
David Snedden, state commissioner of Education in Massachusetts and other leading schoolmen of the state will give a series of lectures during the summer session on educational problems in the high schools of the country. Before Mr. Sneddon became the state commissioner of education of Massachusetts in 1909 he was a professor of Education at Columbia University in New York City; and before that an assistant professor in Leland Stanford University from which school he was graduated.
His subjects for the lectures are:
"Industrial Education for Boys and Girls from 14 to 18."
"Agricultural Education for Boys over 14."
"The Problem of Flexibility in the Grades."
"Making the High School more Vital."
"The New Basis of Methods." These lectures will be everyafternoon during the week beginning Monday, July 3, and lasting till Saturday, July 8. These sessions are in connection with the School of Education. All the courses in Education during the week will be combined into one conference under the leadership of Dr. Snedden. The lecture will be followed by an hour of discussion. For a third hour each day some of the leading school men of the state will give addresses.
The securing of Dr. Snedden is a special effort of the School of Education to adjust itself to the needs of the leading school administrators as well as teachers of the state. Seven courses in Education in addition to various teachers' courses will be given. This is more than has ever been given before. Most of the high school superintendents and teachers of Kansas who attend summer session have been in the habit of going out of the state, principally to the University of Chicago; and it is hoped that this will counteract the movement.
Dr. Snedden is author of several books as "The Administration of Education for Juvenile Delinquents," and with the help of others "Educational Administration in the United States," and "Reports on Schools and School Efficiency."
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