Excerpt from Kansas Day: Brochure of Information and Exercises for Use in Every Kansas School, Containing Kansas History, Kansas Geography, Kansas Poems, Kansas Songs, and Kansas Politics, Together With Excerpts From the State Constitution

In the fall of 1876 I found that ray class in United States History then studying the Revolutionary War were much more interested in the lesson if they happened to study an event out the anniversary of its occurrence. This led me to think that many facts concerning Kansas might be more deeply impressed by studying them on January 29th, the anniversary of the admission of the State. Accordingly on January 29th, 1877 an hour was set apart for a Kansas exercise. It was repeated in 1878 in Paola. and for three successive years in the Wichita Schools under my supervision. In 1881 at the request of Dr. G. W. Hoss, I wrote a short article for his journal, the Educationist, suggesting that Kansas Day be tried in other schools. The article in whole or in part was copied into many papers of the state. Teachers at once caught the idea and in 1881 was the first general celebration of Kansas Day in Kansas schools. Topeka, Lawrenve, Emporia, Wichita, Fort Scott and many smaller places adopted the suggestion and an hour was set apart on that day for studying Kansas. Since then it has been a custom with many schools to celebrate the admission of Kansas with appropriate exercises.

If this little pamphlet shall add any interest to these exercises, or stimulate in the minds of the young a love for the State of which we all are so justly proud it will have accomplished all designed for it by the author.

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