The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-15
Every Organization Meeting
Enthusiastic Support.
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA LISTED
Enrolment Is 1880 or 100 More
Than Last Year.
Election of Glass Officers
Gift From the Seniors.

An enthusiastic dramatic club has
been organized at the high school unoer
Miss Aura Bradford instructor in music
and expression, with a membership Of
fifty-five students. There is talk OF
presenting one or two operas TINS sea
son. aside from one or more plays. 1t
is probable that the membership in the
club will be increased.
The high school orchestra under Carl
ton Wood will be organized Friday at
ternoon at three O'Clock in room No.
3O5 Practice work every Tuesday at
ternoon at three o'clock. Last year
under the direction of Mr.. Wood the
school had the best orchestra in its
history There are plans for the lorna
ton of a glee club under the leadership
Of Sheriff. B. Smith. instructor in Ger
man and Enslih.
Election of Officers.
Now is the time for the election Of
class officers. In fact the senior ana
sub-senior classes have both named
their officials.
The juniors met at 3 o'clock this at
ternoon to elect. The sub-tuniors Will
meet at the same time Friday AFTER
noon. The sophomores viii get to-
gether Monday afternoon and the sub
sophs Tuesday.
Following are the officers of the
vice president, Mildred Morrison; Sec
rotary, Mary Holl; treasurer Jesse
Eddy, sergeant-at-arms Francis Swan
sen: manager senior play. George Net
ties; manager annual. Clay Baker;
editor annual, Sierra Beggs; assistant
editor annual, Merle Rucker.
Sub-senior officers: President, Har-
ry Welty; vice president, Lucille Ro-
sen; secretary. Christina Ward; treas
urer, Fred Worley; sergeant-at-arms,
ton of officers are being held in
room No. 80.
Increase in Enrolment.
The present enrolment of the high
school is 1880, which is approximate
ly one hundred in advance of that Of
last year at this time. When A. j..
Stout, principal of the school, started
in as an instructor in the institution
in 1899, the enrolment was less than
500. BY the end of the present year
it will be more than 1900. At that
time there were sixteen persons on the
teaching staff; today there are fifty
one.
Aside from Principal Stout there are
but three persons on the present force
that were on the staff in 1899. Ten
of the present teachers were students
in the high school in 1899 or subse-
quent to that year.
Gift of . Class. f.ss-s
The gift of the class of June IA
will be a curtain for the stage in the
big assembly room in the addition to
the high school building which is ex-
pected to be in use the second semes-
ter. If the money left by the class is
not sufficient to pay the bill the board
of education will make up the differ
ence and take no credit for 1t.
The gifts of previous classes have
been carefully stored away and will
be in evidence when the assembly
room is ready for use. When the ad-
dition is finished there will be a hall
dozen class rooms for use, and q
gym that will be divided by a par
titiOn-One side for the boys and the
other for the Gas.
Arrangements have been made
whereby students in music under pri-
vate teachers will be given credit by
the high school authorities for work
done provided they take an examina-
ton and that the work has been done
under a teacher holding a certificate
or diploma issued by the Kansas
State Music Teachers association OF
an accredited school of music.