The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04

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For the most part, the social inter
ests Of the town during the days of
commencement. are focused On school
affairs Families that are represented
in out-of-town schools are going away
for the graduating exercises, and
Washburn. Bethany, the high school
and the local grade schools are taking
the attention OF nearly everyone else
To the graduates Of the colleges COM
mencement day IS their Alpha and
Omega-the beginning Of real live and
the end Of preparation; and to give
them q week OF celebrating is only
fair.
Washburn college viii give its fine
faculty concert Tuesday night in the
college chapel. and the Ceramic art
exhibit will be held Monday and Tues
day at Boswell Memorial hall Sunday
morning. the Sth, President F. K San
ders viii preach the baccalaureate
sermon. and Sunday afternoon at
O'Clock there will be vesper service
at the chapel with special music
Monday evening the graduation Of the
academy will be held in the chapel
Tuesday morning class day exercises
will be held
tuesday at noon President and
Mrs E L Sanders Will give lunch
con for the trustees and deans OF the
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college campus
WEDNESDAY morning the graduating
exercises will be held, and at 1 O'Clock
Wednesday the Alumni banquet VIII
held in the Thomas gymnasium
Wednesday evening the presidents
reception viii be given at the home
Of President and Mrs. F. K Sanders
The guests will be received by Prest-
dent and Mrs Sanders and the deans
OF the schools and their wives The
--5a-+z and their friends are in
The pupils OF Bethany college will
have their diploma and certificate re-
cftaI tonight at Assembly hall at 1880,
followed by a reception from to II
in the parIors of Wolfe hall Sunday
morning there will be corporate com
nuuion at the college chapel at 1850,
and at II o'clock the baccalaureate
dent Of the school, Bishop Frank R.
MfIlsBaugh. and the girls Of the school
will furnish the music for the ser
vice Commencement exercises viii
be held Monday morning in the col
Iese chapel at Io:Se-
Mrs. siIas Porter has asked the fol-
lowing friends to assist her at her
musicale at the Country club Monday
afternoon. Mrs J E Hurley, Mrs
Bennett Wheeler. Mrs Charles BLOOD
Smith. Mrs. James y. Couneu, Mrs.
AIverado VI. Fuller, Mrs D. W Null
vaue. Mrs John E Frost Mrs J. B
Larimer. Mrs AmesI and Mrs William
Edward Smith
Mrs. Carl Trap entertained her
bridge club Friday afternoon with A
guest table for Mrs J. H Bowers Of
Iarsdowre- Penn, who Is here for the
summer. The guests were Mrs Bow
ers. Mrs. Edward Gossett. Miss Alice
Meade and Miss Corinue Cosr0n-
Miss Marian Alt will give a break
fast Monday morning for the following
college girls. in honor OF Miss BeSs
Sawhtu Of Concordia. who will be her
guest through comrnencement- Mss
EawhfII Miss Mary Gleed+ Miss Mil
dred Guild, Miss Yetta ConklIng, Miss
Hermione Pratt, Miss Hazel Arnold.
Miss Cora Klein. Miss Nell CnlldresS,
Miss Matz Hall, Miss Elsie Wood MISS
Hermfone Pratt, Miss Hazel Arnold.
patrick. Miss Helen Fair Miss Ruth
Schracke, Miss Bernice Chapman, Miss
Mabel Adams. Miss Edna Walker. Miss
Rebecca Stanley. Miss Leila James.
Miss Ethel Miller and Miss Edith
Cookinham-
In connection with the close Of the
high school year q most interesting
club, which has held its weekly ses-
sfous. has discontinued for the sum
opening of school in Autumn This
Mathematics club is under the direc-
ton of Miss Efie Graham, and its Off
GERS last year were: Nj RIchard
Whitcomb, president: Nj Charles
WaIu. secretary, and Mr. John Shute,
vice president. The officers for next
wear will be. Mr.. Arthur Nichols,
president, Miss Coy Crawford. sec
rotary. and Mr. Francis Hayes IT.,
vice president About an equal num-
Nd c-f-Tz haT0u~ the
club. and their work has been the
study Of unusual and curious facts
connected with mathematics and It's
history They have chosen for the in
sigma on their pennant. the Lnterlocked
crescent One OF the members learn
ed the story that Mohammed was ac-
customed TO trace with his sword IN
the sands an iuterlocked crescent BY
q continuous line without lifting the
point. II will be seen how appro-
prfate Is an Arabian symbol cousid-
srin= what mathematics owes TO that
land The choice Of the club yell IS
characteristics Of this group of or1g1-
nal invest gators A system of count
traIia suggested IT, Their word for
one is "Gooua'' two Is ~Barkoola-
AM three is "GOona-gooua BarkooIa-
thus counting three by the Australian
method. constitutes the rah-Fah cry
The club also studied q copy of the
oldest known book of mathematics
The Hand Book OF Ahmes.' in use
IN Egypt as early as $500 B. C, the
first discovered Of which is now in the
British Museum. Articles that appear
in current magazines are studied and
discussed by the club Mrs Francis
Hayes made report al one Of the meet
ings on way TO multiply on the fin
gers Mr.. Lawrence White more, at
one Of the meetings. talked to the
mem ers about the construction Of the
magic square. and discussions We're
held on the articles in the Scientific
American on the fourth dimension
They have had debates at various
times. choosing such subjects as Re
solved that the study Of mathematics
gives more culture than the study OF
he Classic AIthnn-s, This club Of