The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-27
Christian Church Pupils Wear
ing Buttons.
Show They Have Passed Exam-
inatiOn On Bible.
THIRTY-THREE CLASS
w. f. M. S. Give Party in Honor
of Churchman Family.
viii Leave Soon to Make Home
in Washington State.

Thirty-three pupils of the Central
Avenue Christian church Sunday
school are wearing the red and white
button of the International Sundav
school society. This emblem shows
that they have passed an examina-
tlon on the Bible and because of this
their school is a front rank school
in the society.
program was given at the Sun
day school hour Sunday morning. and
then the names of the graduates for
mally announced. The program in
prayer by the graduates, a solo by
MISS Helen Wellman, a recitation bv
Miss Eva McCorckle, a song by the
Junior boys and recitation by Miss
May Shultz.
Hitherto questions have been asked
the classes based upon supplemental
work but never before until the last
TWO weeks have formal written ex-
aminations been given.
Miss Christine Fisher and Miss
Blanche Jones teach the junior class
es, Mrs. c. H Waldman and Mrs.
David Lyons teach the Intermediates,
Mrs. Waldman having charge of the
girls and Mrs. Lyons instructing the
boys.
The members of the classes who
have passed the examination follow:
Juniors-Miss Jones class: Joseph
Griffin, Karl Knoll, Dick Knauer.
Ellsworth Adams. Miss Fishers class:
Miss Elsie Rickett, Miss May Schultz,
Miss Eunice Rugger, Miss Vera Maze,
Miss Dollie Wells, Miss Eva McCorkle,
Miss Iavelette Barrickman, Miss
Bertha Asher, Miss Lomagayle Firth,
Miss Mayme Sanders, Miss Clytie
Brassfield and Miss Alice Cook.
Interme diates - Mrs. Waldman's
class: Miss Nellie Asher, Miss Flor
ence Comstock, Miss Pearl Drake, Miss
Jessie Kritzer, Miss Georgia Mitchell.
Miss Leila Petree, Miss Edna Reedy,
Miss Pearl Shultz, Miss Helen Well
man and Miss Lefa Thomas.
Mrs. Lyons class: Martin Nystrom,
Paul Parrish, Paul Basye, Guy NAL
lory and Fred Whitehead.
The examinations were given ac-
cording to plan that is followed by
churches in cities in the east. The In
ternational Sunday School Lesson So
ciety requires a certain standard of
Biblical knowledge from Sunday
school pupils if the school is to be
classed as a front rank" school. The
questions were based upon these re-
quirements and were selected by the
teachers of the school.
Il actually worked while Friday
afternoon" said North side boy whose
main occupation is pounding a type
writer. Il had tried for exercise to
enthuse over volley ball at the gym
naSium but found it about as interest
ing as pussy wants a corner and so
decided to labor an hour or two each
day. L prepared myself by studying
essays on The Dignity of Labor and
rs Work Elevating?'
MY work was trucking potatoes
from a car into a commission house.
1t looked very simple, but it's proba-
BILE that I handled that truck as aWk-
wardly as a first-time papa pushes a
baby buggy. However, 1 thought 1 was
doing fine. but just as 1 reached the
bottom of the incline from the car door
to the commission house platform
negro gentleman in spectacles and
high collar passed by and grinned:
"'That ere truck came near a'gittin
yuh.' he observed. ct was a question
whether 1 was guiding that truck and
potato sack or whether the same was
guiding mel.
I'm the car the powerful young man,
was tossing the potato sacks
around as easily as girl does beam
bag. ST can buck UP against any of
,,em, even if I am not 20 years old
he shouted as he gracefully tossed a
sack on the truck. Then he added:
Don't work too hard the first time
or you will be as sore as - tomor-
row.
IT followed his advice. Inside the
house came the hard task. Two of US
lifted the sacks to the top of piles of
other sacks. 1t was literally 'elevat-
ing work. I was just thinking of
what great feats we were doing when
my co-worker said:
" These are only 800 pound sacks.
the usual size is $50 pounds. Anyway
trucking is light work, about the cas-
lest around the commission house.
Nevertheless I enjoyed it. l could
never see why people don't want to do
something useful and athletic at the
same time. But like the Quaker, the
world seems queer to me-
Notes and Personals.
FT1,o VVoYpan's Foreiqn Missionary
society of the Kansas avenue NJ. E.
church gave a miscellaneous shower
at the Holman home, 1903 North
Kansas avenue, in honor of the