Research Paper Comments
Parsons and the New Deal
Bill Wolff
This paper had some interesting things that I was not aware of. Having lived in Parsons all of my life I was only aware of the stadium and wall that were built as a part of the New Deal.
Douglass School: Disintegration or the Black Community
By: Steven Clark
Some of Steven’s research overlapped my own. It is interesting to see that some viewed the closing of the school as a bad thing for the community. All that we hear about is how great desegregation was when in truth not everyone feels this way. I would like to find a copy of Justin’s film that he made. It sounds really interesting.
The History of The Katy Hospital
Rob Barcus
Rob did a good job covering a topic in which there is not a lot of information on. Every time I drive by the old administrators house I wonder who lives there. Now I know that they are using it as a temporary home for new physicians. It is a great structure that definitely could use some TLC.
The History of the Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons
Eddie Kearns
Eddie did a great job on his report. When I saw the topic I thought, “Oh, yawn!” But, I was really interested through the entire reading of the paper. I was even able to make a text to self-connection in my reading. My granddad was the fire chief for the plant for many years. My dad lived in one of the houses built for the officers on the grounds of the plant. I did not realize that the plant still employed so many people.
Orphan Trains
B. Jolene Pennington
Jolene went above and beyond on this paper. There was a lot of good information. She gave a good background of all aspects of the Orphan Trains. By knowing more about the railroad and the orphanages it gave me better background knowledge for understanding the topic as a whole.
Bourbon County: The Little Known Places
Project e-Hikes—John Seal
Mr. Seal must have spent a lot of time researching all of these places. It was very detailed, even down to driving directions. I know that he must have enjoyed writing about his favorite county in the world! :-) It is amazing that there are so many small, forgotten places.
History of Edna, Kansas
Faith Rosson
Faith did a good job of researching her town’s history. The facts about some of the people who lived in Edna during the early days were interesting.
Race Riot of 1920 in Independence, Kansas
Julie Dunham
Wow! Great report. I had never even heard about this before. It made me wish that my grandma was still alive. She grew up in Independence. I will think about this every time that I go to the zoo from now on. What was Ralph Mitchell famous for? Why was the zoo named after him? Surely it wasn’t because of this event was it?
Julius Augustus Wayland, The Rise, Fall, and Remains
By: Mark McFarland
Very good background information on the topic. Mark did a good job at letting people know what the socialist party was all about and its tie to Girard. Between aeronautics and socialism Girard was a happening place.
African American Life In Wichita Through 1954
T.J. Warsnak
T.J. really did a good job with his topic. It was interesting to learn about Wichita and how they were so segregated. I hadn’t realized that they were segregated to that degree.
The Clay Industries of Pittsburg, Kansas
Teri Blancho
Teri is right, whenever I think of Pittsburg I think of the mines. I never even knew that they dealt with clay. It was also interesting that some of the major events happened as late as the 70’s.
The Heritage of the Joplin & Pittsburg Electric Railway Company
Tamara Ponce
I was not even aware that something like this ever existed. It seemed to be very cutting edge for this part of the state to have such technology. I am sure that it did help people very much since distance travels were not as easy as they are today. It does seem though that one wouldn’t have wanted to be tied to the company with all of their bad luck.
History of Dorrance, Kansas
Diane Reeves
Diane gives a good general background history of the town of Dorrance. It was interesting to hear that even though it was such a small town they still had their claims to fame.
Civil War Massacre in Southeast Kansas
Greg Traxson
Really interesting, there is nothing better than a story with so many mysteries that are still left unanswered. I had never really thought about Southeast Kansas in the terms of the Civil War, so that aspect was interesting too.
The History of Education in Pittsburg, Kansas
Patrick Moss
What a deep and rich paper on Pittsburg’s educational system. Patrick did a great job of covering so many different aspects of education. It was interesting to know that they did not become the Dragons until 1930.
The Katy Railroad and its Impact on Parsons, Kansas
Debbie Shaffer
Debbie did a great job covering the impact of the Katy Railroad on the town of Parsons. She shows how the Katy began the town and how with its leaving it so deeply impacted the town. After reading this paper my husband, who used to work for the Katy, and I had a big discussion on how great it would have been if the Katy had never left.
Mayhem in Marmaton Township: Allen County Land Wars, 1882-1888
Mark Boyd
Boy, Allen County during this time definitely does not sound like a place that I would want to be. I guess that I always figured that there were major disputes over land, but this really went into how awful it was.
The Early History of Moran, Kansas
Mike McEwan
I loved the story of how Moran got its name. I love telling my students these funny little tidbits. I always tell them the story of the Indian needing new shoes telling the shoemaker “Toe-peek-a” and the Indian jumping off a bluff and yelling, “Os-we-go.” Now I can add the “Mo-ran” story. J I would have never guessed that the little blink and you miss it town had such a history.
Pleasures of the Past in Parsons
Michell Piva
Great job! There was a lot of interesting information in this paper. It is always interesting to see how things have changed over time. When I was doing research for my paper I called my dad to get some more information on the football stadium. He remembered it being used for the car races. He said they used to go there and watch the car races before the ’69 bond issue was passed to change the stadium to a full time football field.
Lynching in Leavenworth: The Fred Alexander Story
Tracy Hutton
What an interesting topic! I especially loved the fact that no one would help in the research of this topic. I hope that you continue to keep searching. While the punishment was totally uncalled for in reading some of these papers it has made me wonder what the accused people were like. Since such terrible things happened to them in such a rushed manner I think that we tend to just have sympathy for the accused with the thinking that they were innocent of all crimes making their punishment even worse.
Bill Wolff
This paper had some interesting things that I was not aware of. Having lived in Parsons all of my life I was only aware of the stadium and wall that were built as a part of the New Deal.
Douglass School: Disintegration or the Black Community
By: Steven Clark
Some of Steven’s research overlapped my own. It is interesting to see that some viewed the closing of the school as a bad thing for the community. All that we hear about is how great desegregation was when in truth not everyone feels this way. I would like to find a copy of Justin’s film that he made. It sounds really interesting.
The History of The Katy Hospital
Rob Barcus
Rob did a good job covering a topic in which there is not a lot of information on. Every time I drive by the old administrators house I wonder who lives there. Now I know that they are using it as a temporary home for new physicians. It is a great structure that definitely could use some TLC.
The History of the Army Ammunition Plant in Parsons
Eddie Kearns
Eddie did a great job on his report. When I saw the topic I thought, “Oh, yawn!” But, I was really interested through the entire reading of the paper. I was even able to make a text to self-connection in my reading. My granddad was the fire chief for the plant for many years. My dad lived in one of the houses built for the officers on the grounds of the plant. I did not realize that the plant still employed so many people.
Orphan Trains
B. Jolene Pennington
Jolene went above and beyond on this paper. There was a lot of good information. She gave a good background of all aspects of the Orphan Trains. By knowing more about the railroad and the orphanages it gave me better background knowledge for understanding the topic as a whole.
Bourbon County: The Little Known Places
Project e-Hikes—John Seal
Mr. Seal must have spent a lot of time researching all of these places. It was very detailed, even down to driving directions. I know that he must have enjoyed writing about his favorite county in the world! :-) It is amazing that there are so many small, forgotten places.
History of Edna, Kansas
Faith Rosson
Faith did a good job of researching her town’s history. The facts about some of the people who lived in Edna during the early days were interesting.
Race Riot of 1920 in Independence, Kansas
Julie Dunham
Wow! Great report. I had never even heard about this before. It made me wish that my grandma was still alive. She grew up in Independence. I will think about this every time that I go to the zoo from now on. What was Ralph Mitchell famous for? Why was the zoo named after him? Surely it wasn’t because of this event was it?
Julius Augustus Wayland, The Rise, Fall, and Remains
By: Mark McFarland
Very good background information on the topic. Mark did a good job at letting people know what the socialist party was all about and its tie to Girard. Between aeronautics and socialism Girard was a happening place.
African American Life In Wichita Through 1954
T.J. Warsnak
T.J. really did a good job with his topic. It was interesting to learn about Wichita and how they were so segregated. I hadn’t realized that they were segregated to that degree.
The Clay Industries of Pittsburg, Kansas
Teri Blancho
Teri is right, whenever I think of Pittsburg I think of the mines. I never even knew that they dealt with clay. It was also interesting that some of the major events happened as late as the 70’s.
The Heritage of the Joplin & Pittsburg Electric Railway Company
Tamara Ponce
I was not even aware that something like this ever existed. It seemed to be very cutting edge for this part of the state to have such technology. I am sure that it did help people very much since distance travels were not as easy as they are today. It does seem though that one wouldn’t have wanted to be tied to the company with all of their bad luck.
History of Dorrance, Kansas
Diane Reeves
Diane gives a good general background history of the town of Dorrance. It was interesting to hear that even though it was such a small town they still had their claims to fame.
Civil War Massacre in Southeast Kansas
Greg Traxson
Really interesting, there is nothing better than a story with so many mysteries that are still left unanswered. I had never really thought about Southeast Kansas in the terms of the Civil War, so that aspect was interesting too.
The History of Education in Pittsburg, Kansas
Patrick Moss
What a deep and rich paper on Pittsburg’s educational system. Patrick did a great job of covering so many different aspects of education. It was interesting to know that they did not become the Dragons until 1930.
The Katy Railroad and its Impact on Parsons, Kansas
Debbie Shaffer
Debbie did a great job covering the impact of the Katy Railroad on the town of Parsons. She shows how the Katy began the town and how with its leaving it so deeply impacted the town. After reading this paper my husband, who used to work for the Katy, and I had a big discussion on how great it would have been if the Katy had never left.
Mayhem in Marmaton Township: Allen County Land Wars, 1882-1888
Mark Boyd
Boy, Allen County during this time definitely does not sound like a place that I would want to be. I guess that I always figured that there were major disputes over land, but this really went into how awful it was.
The Early History of Moran, Kansas
Mike McEwan
I loved the story of how Moran got its name. I love telling my students these funny little tidbits. I always tell them the story of the Indian needing new shoes telling the shoemaker “Toe-peek-a” and the Indian jumping off a bluff and yelling, “Os-we-go.” Now I can add the “Mo-ran” story. J I would have never guessed that the little blink and you miss it town had such a history.
Pleasures of the Past in Parsons
Michell Piva
Great job! There was a lot of interesting information in this paper. It is always interesting to see how things have changed over time. When I was doing research for my paper I called my dad to get some more information on the football stadium. He remembered it being used for the car races. He said they used to go there and watch the car races before the ’69 bond issue was passed to change the stadium to a full time football field.
Lynching in Leavenworth: The Fred Alexander Story
Tracy Hutton
What an interesting topic! I especially loved the fact that no one would help in the research of this topic. I hope that you continue to keep searching. While the punishment was totally uncalled for in reading some of these papers it has made me wonder what the accused people were like. Since such terrible things happened to them in such a rushed manner I think that we tend to just have sympathy for the accused with the thinking that they were innocent of all crimes making their punishment even worse.
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