The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
SCHOOL is OUT.
Closing Exercises Take Place
This Forenoon.
Polk School Raises a Fund to
Beautify Rooms.
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC.
ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC.
Scholars Vie With Each Other
in Selling Tickets.
in Lincoln and Jack
son Schools.


peka boys and girls today.
There has been suppressed excite
ment in the schools for several days;
there were two good reasons for this.
as unusual preparations have been in
progress for several weeks for the
mornings exercises, but doubtless the
most important reason was that they
We're soon TO know the answer to the all
important question. Did I pass?''
Memorial exercises We're observed at
the high school Thursday morning. The
pupils were addressed by Gen J. X
Hudson, Capt P. H Coney. Capt Full
Ter and Capt. Coulter. Today is being
spent in decorating the building for the
commencement exercises this evening.
Polk school is one of the most pro-
gressive schools in the city Thursday
afternoon the pupils gave an entertain
ment, to raise money with which to
buy books for a school library.
1t was necessary to give the pro-
gramme in two rooms at the same time
to accommodate the crowd present The
tickets sold for Is cents and the child
rem were all interested in selling them
as all who sold as many as ten, were
given one for themselves Between S34
and S35 were realized from the affair
One attractive feature was the glee
club. composed of boy and girls, drilled
by E H. Shumway.
The room of Miss Tharp. the princi-
pal. was given over TO the q. A R 5
this morning and addresses were made
by Rev A NJ. Reynolds, Mr. Irwin, and
MIR J. NJ Miller. A treat was given the
pupils in Mrs. y. H Laubach's room,
by Miss Lee Redeem. who gave an in
teresting talk on her European tour
There are only three roTns IN JACK.
son school but as much interest and
enthusiasm was shown as II there had
been twice as many. The rooms were
prettiIy decorated with flowers, and
dra periaS of the cOlOrs OF the different
societies. while rugs, fancy tables and
pictures added hOmelike touch 10 the
rooms Rev. Mr. Mckirahan and Pro-
fessor B. B. Smythe addressed the pu-
nils in the room of Miss Goddard, the
principal The officers of the day were
Mr. Stanley Reed. president, and MISS
Frances McCarter, secretary There
were recitattOns by Quincy Reeo' Der
tie Wilson, Emmett Tandy, Allie Win
gett Clara Matteson. Grace McCoIlen-
Fred Dyal Gertrude Berry Ethet NC
Bee William Leland, Ruth Stlckney,
Jones. Calvin Mason, Hampton Martin,
and DoIIie Russell; biographies by Ada
Craner. jamie Wilson. Bertha Morgan
Clara Thompson and Dan Tuey: VII
liam LELAND son of Cy Leland, showed
a patriotic spirit by loaning for the oc-
casiOn, an immense American nag Win
which to drape one Of the walls
In Miss Smiths room there was an
interesting contest between the Lincoln
society and the Washington society
The officers of the LincOln's were Roy
l.
secretary Charles GuibOr and Alice
Miller were president and secretary OF
the WashingtOns. The Judges were
Miss Eliza beth Bates, Miss Mendon
and Mt H. ]. Adams.
The Bryants and Whittiers contested
in Miss Mary Walkers room An en-
PERTAINING programme consisting OF
music. recitations and essays was CIV
en- The judges were Miss Buckrnaster
and Miss Kent
Appropriate exercises were given at
Lincoln school. from the first grade up
A contest between the ShakeSpeareanS
and arthagenians was given in Pr1n-
cipaI NJ L Fields room one tnlhg
that interested the large ones as well as
the small ones. was the presence III sew
eraI Of the rooms of Mrs Nellie DICK
Adams with her little son dressed IN
Corean costume, which was indeed nov
eL II was of pure white and scarlet
and reached to the floor
MIR. Eli G. Foster Is the principal OF
Harrison school and extensive prepar-
atfons for the day were made there
In Mrs. Tuckermaus room the 1onIans
-i+b F211hv Bowie as president, and the
Dorjans with Edwin Brier, president
contested The judges were Mrs G.
Wall. Judge J. G. Wood and Kew g
NJ sheldon There were essays, music,
debates and Rotations Those taking
mart were Lille Weber. Ethel Butter
field Jennie Wells, Earl Harlan, Cnas-
Wentworth. May McCleary E-oha lana
BERTHA BeaI. Maud Smith, Myrtle BROS
ms william WiIIett, Ella Cowgirl, Ar
th1r Reid. Ruth Overton. Maud Jeltz,
bertha Mueller, Ella Houser and Maud
Much interest was shown over the
contest between the DemOsthenean and
Cfceroufan societies in Miss MADDOX
room. Miss Carol Baker is president OF
~ DAnostheneaus and Miss Louise Al
Isou of the Ciceronians- The colors OF
the two schools and two societies are
old gold light blue and pink The dec
ora lions were exceptionally pretty
There were quantities of flowers and
dra peries of fags and the colors OF the
school
Those who took part in the pro-
grsmule were Ruth Hilton Daisy Neil.
I'd I,anuan. Fred Brett, Carl Veazie,
VIII Montgomery. Mary Brown, Nellie
Pond. Ada Campbell, George Brinsma1d,
Louise McNeaI. Florence Bailey
In Miss Ella Smiths room was a con-
rest between the Athenians, with Etha
Johnson. president, and the Corinthians,
with Edna Miller. president
The W hittiers and Irvings contested
in Miss McHenry's room Eugene Smith
and IniS Boyer were president and sec
rotary of the Whittters and Ralph
Forbes and Blanche Hughes OF the IrV-
ings About eighteen of the pupils
took part in the programme
The ErnersOn-Cariyle contest in Miss
CampbeIFs room was of interest MI
Charlie Hinckley is president of the
Emersons and Howard Patten of the
The Holmes and Longfellow societies
contested in Miss WesterfieId's room.
Some of the subjects debated in the
different schools this morning Will
surely convince anyone that the school
children are UP TO date and posted on
the questions Of the day The subjects
in the eighth grade were Resolved,
That industrial trusts are in the line of
progressr and Resolved That the war
of the nineteenth century has been more
beneficial TO humanity than harmful"
In the sixth grade the question debated
was Resolved That the principles OF
the late war are more to be admired