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When Bishop William T. Vernon became president of Western in 1896, he rescued the school from its decline by reviving financial support from the Kansas state legislature for its operations, expanding its physical plant and fostering a dramatic…

Commandant and Cadet Staff, 1916, Western University, Quindaro, Kansas.

Ward Hall and the Industrial Education Building

As principal of the Kansas Vocational School from 1939 to 1947, Mr. Jones advanced the school’s ratings and increased its enrollment. Previously, he had served as an instructor, registrar, and dean of Western University from 1932 to 1939.

Kansas Vocational School Students and Faculty, Topeka, KS, c. 1940.

Kansas newspaper made by the junior high school class at Kansas Vocational School, Topeka, Kansas. The buffalo was the school mascot.

The school’s final catalogue/bulletin.

Topeka, Kansas Between 1899 and 1920, the official school name was the Kansas Industrial Education Institute.

Sumner’s faculty taught both vocational and college preparatory classes, gaining Sumner a reputation for academic excellence.