The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-26
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ming a lecture and entertainment
course for next fall.
The horse barns for the race horses
at the fair grounds are now springing
into existence rapidly.
The Assumption school commence
ment exercises will be held at the
Grand opera house June 20.
Kelsey Gardner will act as toast mas
ter in connection with the high school
senior class banquet which will be
held this evening at the Commercial
club.
will participate in the graduation GER
emonies Of the high school senior class
Friday evening, June 2, at the Audi
torium.
The senior class of the high school
now consists Of 90 members but it is
likely that a few of them will be weed
ed out when this weeks examinations
are looked over.
| Secretary H. L. Cook, of the state
fair, finds it much more convenient to
attend to his many duties at the fair
| Office, at the grounds. and other places
since he purchased his automobile.
Secretary Guy T. Justis of the Provi-
dent association will take some photo
graphs of some of the Topeka back
yards which have improved by making
of them fair gardens.
Cozie Marie Crawford has won the
J nOHOIS DIS a IIl6InUeT OIL the
senior class Of the high school. She
will be given a scholarship for a year
at Washburn. Ruth He'll took second
place in scholarship.
The paving company which paved
Kansas avenue several years ago has
given the city paving force the right
to repair the holes in Kansas avenue.
| The company will pay the city for the
| work.
The reception which will be given for
the high school seniors by the sub
seniors at the home of Miss Virginia
| Meade, the class director will be the
| last important school social event Of
the year.
The seniors of Washburn college turn
| ed over their caps and gowns and
| seats in chapel to the juniors this noon
at the college chapel. Other stunts in
| honor of the event were executed by
the seniors and juniors.
! A missionary rally will be held by
the Epworth league union this evening
at the Walnut Grove NJ. e. church, the
speaker being the Rev. J. w. Waldron.
| The subject of the address Will be
| Cascade Missionary Conference"
A number of East side youngsters
were given an outing at Gage park
this morning by Miss Lulu Mckee OF
the Parkdale kindergarten school and
a number of men who carried the chill
dren in their autos to Gage park.
I we COulQ use q DuSSy every ONCE
in while,'' said Secretary Guy T. JUS
tbs of the Provident association, ito
take food to needy families. We do
| not like to use the association wagon
/ for this purpose because of fear of
| hurting the pride of the worthy poor"
A meeting of the social committee
/ of the Y. w. c. A. will meet at $3.50
this evening to complete plans for the
week of festivities which will be held
ITO celebrate the completion of the new
~ nd
Van Buren, streets.
Miss Charlotte R. Schley of the Cen
trail Park school is deserving of great
credit on account of the excellent dis
Play which she and her class in
manual training have made at the
manual training high school building.
The work of the students under her
has been far superior to that done by
the majority of the teachers.
Hundreds of persons have visited the
manual training exhibits in the man
ual training building of the high school
In order that everybody will have an
opportunity to see the work of the
youngsters the building will be kept
open until 20 o'clock. the displays have
received much favorable comment.
Mrs. Cordelia Harris of Taylorville,
KY. has written a letter to Mayor Bill
lard asking the mayor to assist her in
finding her brother James c. Webster
who lived here at one time on 15e
wayne avenue. MIS- Harris claims &c
have an urgent message for her broth
er.
William Butler, formerly night depot
master at the Santa Fe, has been pro-
NOTED to day depot master following
the death of Patrick H. Sherman, who
was station master for many years
Daniel Fry, who has been assistant
baggage man. will be night station
master. Appointments were made By
Tom King, city passenger agent.
The last issue of the High School
World for the season was distribute
this morning. AS is the custom In
connection with the last issue of the
year the associate editor got the pa
per out, and staff official in question
was Houghton Albaugh. The pubhca-
4 ton bears a cut of a typical high
school tennis player and has been got
ten up in creditable style.
Eleven Of the city schools have en-
tered over 100 papers on the hous,
ny in competition for prizes Children