The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-11
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| |OLLA
The studio tea in the manual train
ing building of the high school Friday
was an eyeopener to a good many of
the two or three hundreds people who
called during the afternoon. The high
school has never been known q
place where even an elementary train
ing in the fine arts was given. but a
change of heart has happened to some
doubters. The work of the students
was exhibited yesterday in various
WayS-SIenciled curtains. table covers,
| leather pieces, and drawings and paint
ings. Some of the work shows a good
deal of talent. and all of 1t bears evil
dence of careful teaching and palms
| taking effort. 1t is clear that the stud
ents, even those whose work does not
display particular technical proficien-
cy, have graSped the principles and
theory of their subject: for they are
able to discuss it underStand1ngly and
Without the cant phrases that may
| mean something or nothing, according
as they are heard from the lips of the
wise, the near-wise. or the would-seem-
wise.
Vases of flowers were USED in decor
ating the rooms for the afternoon, and
rugs on the floor and the small tables
here and there gave the place an IN
yiting checrfulnesS. Tea and WaferS
We're served to the visitors, and the air
OF fornafity expected at big affairs was
all cleared out by the breezy natural
ness of the student youth.
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An excellent program was given at
the concert at Washburn college Friday
evening. by Miss Helen Phdpps, violin
ist and Miss Helen HOgeboom, So
prano, with Dean Whitehouse at the
piano The musical standards of Wash
burn have been raised year by year,
and the schools training of Topeka
students and their public entertain
roents have had a wide influence in
cultivating a taste for good music In
the town. The audience last night was
small on account of the storm, Out
those who had the courage to risk the
perils of broken bones from 6umDies
on the icy walks were well satiShed ana
fully repaid. The program follows:
Irdian Legend ..............B usch
Miss Phipps.
Brides in the High Hall Garden.
............ Whelpley
Go Not Happy Day. Whelpley
I Have Led Her Home. ..-..- Whelpley
Miss Hogeboom.
Concerto. Opus q First movemenD
Miss Phipps.
Nacht Gebet. ..-.-----.-V Won J Flehta
viii Nienuand Singen- .Hlldacn
Miss Hogeboom
(a) To a Wild Rose McDoMen
(b) Song 49, =. 1loiNotNi
Miss Phipps.
Graceful Butterfly. Campra
Miss HOgeboom.
Fantasia Brilliant Garment. Huody
Miss Phipps.
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Miss Lucille Mills gave a luncneon at
1 o'clock this afternoon at her meme
1926 Topeka avenue. Miss isabel Mills
Miss Jean Rodgers. and MISS MarJorie
Rodgers assisted in serving. A ooo salne
Miss Helen Koontz. Miss Marguerite
Koontz. Miss Isabel Mills, Miss Jean
Rodgers. Miss Marjorie Rodgers. MISS
Esther Clark Miss Elizabeth NILE
Miss Rose HitG. Miss Elsie NorWoou'
Miss Edith Updegraff. Miss Fern Mold
Miss Marian Wear. Miss Helen Craw-
ford, Miss katherine Albaugh, MISS
Esther Baldwin, Miss Ruth wilson,
Miss Edna Bear Miss Wln1fred dreeLie,
Miss Mary Weightman' MISS A Aaiss
Dorothy Barber, Miss Frances Ferry
Miss Laura Hall. Miss Helen Louise
Grasbv Miss Mildred Norton MISS
Edith Updegraff. and MISS franees MI
| CnntoCk.
| The next Assembly dance will be
| Given the first Tuesday aluel
christmas, December 2Stn; me
| Halianthus will dance Wednesday
night, the 10th, and fraternity ca oa aher
l
Soth. There will also be dance on
the 22nd and one on the 27th. Ana
quite likely there are Others
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| The Theta Phi Phi crowd composer
a line party at the Majestic theater
| Eridav night. If the order OF nature
should be reversed. and that bunch OF
| Youngsters were to grow younger NJ
stead of older, they might someelne
| win a reputation for being glddy, Out
| 70 them
tendency-'tis pity tits true
! The Nautilus club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon at caoea ~ o orv
building, Washburn campus. MRS.
| Davis will entertain the club with a
! travel sketch. "a Little Journey IN
| italy," illustrated by lantern siioes'
| THE w. r. K. club will meet Tues
day afternoon, December 14th at the
home of Mrs. w. H. Davis, 9ol west
ern avenue.
Mrs. Robert Carver will entertain
| the Wednesday Bridge club at her
home Wednesday, December 18TH.
Mrs Fernald. Mrs. Carnahan MRS;
| Evarts and Mrs. Martin entertained
the Monday Tourist club at the nome
of Mrs. ]. S. Lewis. The afternoon
was devoted to Eugene Field, the
| program being arranged by MRS.
| futile. Several of his little Poems,
which had been set to music, were
rendered by Miss Mabel Holloway,
| Miss Florence Tucker, Mrs. Ed Brler
and Mrs H w. Putnam and a read
ing was given by Mrs. Putnam Mrs
Lee Monroe, Mrs. c. B. Burge. Mrs
Walter Bates. Mrs. ]. D. Mcfarland.
Mrs. Blinn, Mrs. Ed Brier. Miss Mabel
Holloway, Miss Florence Tucker. Miss
Evarts were guests of the club. Owing
to the cold weather the place of
meeting has been changed and VIII
meet with Mrs R. N. McEnt1re III
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