Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Getting to know the Capitol house in Topeka, KS

In front of the Capitol building.

Inside the Capitol everything is so richly ornamented!
Walls of the wide hallways display paintings that tell the history of Kansas.


The second floor balustrade shows the main hall underneath...
...whence the dome can be seen.
 
 


Governors use this office for their first term to sign important documents.

Tribute is paid to former American president, Dwight Eisenhower, as a famous kansan. 

John Brown is depicted fighting against slavery in this mural painted by J. S. Curry in the hallway of the east wing on the second floor.

In the House of Representatives.

Over the arched windows in the House of Representatives there are tributes to those who fought against slavery. Jonh Brown's name is obviously there.

 
 




Visiting Lawrence High School

 



 


 
 
 



 

Trip to Kansas City






















Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Photos taken in Topeka, Kansas.

The Kansas Department of Education

Topeka High School


A very didactic sign explaining how to cross the street in Kansas.


This is Lloyd, the yellow school bus driver who drove us to Topeka.

The general Store in Old Prairie Town

Some of the new vocabulary I learned: DEPOT (a train station)

I also didn`t know the word CABOOSE,  which was a train car for the driver and technicians.

This is what happened to disruptive students in the past. 
The teacher also had to be a musician.

Doctors' and Dentists' offices were usually located upstairs from a pharmacy or a  coffee shop.

The Doctor's tools at the office in Old Prairie Town.

The doctor's office.

At the Methodist Church in Old Prairie Town.  Everything in the church is original, except the location.  It was totally removed from the original site and brought to Topeka to represent a 19th century village.