The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
RECORD is GOOD.
Topeka High School Greatest IN
the Country.
Will Have 1000 Graduates After
June Glass 1910.
WRITING A HISTORY.
High School Students Will Issue
Big Sketch Book.
WRITING A HISTORY.
Will Tell All Events of 40 Years
Existence OF Institution.

A history of the Topeka High
school, the first attempt of this kind
ever attempted in this city, embracing
a true picture of all the events of i'm
portance to this local institution since
its organization forty years ago. is
now being written, edited and print
ed by staff chosen from among the
members of the class of June 10.
One of the most interesting and as
founding facts reached thus far by the
staff of editors is the fact that when
the present class graduates in June,
there will have been exactly 1000
graduates from the Topeka High
school, the largest and best record of
any high school of this class in the
United States of America.
The idea of publishing such a his
tory was first thought of about two
years ago and the staff was appointed
at once. Silently but diligently these
high school students have been work
of relief that Editor w. Lee Fergus
made out the last page of the histori-
cal dummy and glanced through a
huge pile of copy today.
The history will occupy a book of
140 pages, printed on soft artistic pa
per, bound in double black and gold
with deckled edge paper and a neat
and attractive cover. It will be an
invaluable book to the city archives
the state library and the libraries of
Topeka-furtherm it will be I'M
doubtedly one of the most valuable
gifts that a high school class could
leave behind for the memories of the
students to come.
Not only will the high school have
1000 graduates in June but it will
celebrate its fortieth anniversary at
this time. The Topeka High school
was organized May Is, 1870. The high
school was then held forth in a little
old building occupying the lots at the
site of the Harrison street school
building at this time.
F1ftieth Graduating Glass.
Then there is another interesting
feature of the history-the class grad
uating this spring will be the fiftieth
class that has graduated and received
their diplomas from the local high
school, For long time the high
school only graduated one class a
year-later two classes a year were
graduated. This accounts for the fifty
classes graduating in forty years.
These concurring events will be cele-
brated with the final exercises of the
class of June 10 and with the publ
cation of the history of the school,
The first part of the book will con-
school. Following will be the cuts OF
the faculty and all principles 1t will
be a noticeable and expensive feature
in the book-the large number OF
pictures and engravings.
Following the historical sketch will
come the review of the departments
of the high school-the literary, the
society and the athletic together with
the SCOTLAND it is whispered around
that even the old fraternity organiza-
tions will find a corner in the valuable
historical sketch book.
II has been decided nv tho hoard M
editors that all of the athletic scores
in football, baseball. basket ball and
track shall be reproduced in this book
The athletic superiority of the To-