The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-12
in NORTH TOPEKA
Garden Bug Prevalent Among
School Children.
Lyman School Issues Com
mencement Program.

The garden 'bug'' is becoming no.
ticeabIe among the pupils of Quincy
school, and they are exerting every
effort to win some of the prizes o1ter-
ed by the School Garden association
this spring to the pupils of the city
schools for the best gardens grown.
Seventy-five boys in the seventh
and eighth grades of Quincy school
are competing for the prizes offered.
Under the supervision or PrlnclpaI
c. M Morrow of Quincy school the
vacant lots on the southeast corner of
East Gordon street and Quincy are be-
ing divided into garden spots by the
boys of the school
The nrizes offered by the associa-
ton depend upon the size of the gar.
den. The gardens on the old Quincy
school site are divided into regular
city lots, 25x150 feet. Other prizes of
fered are for gardens grown on 25x50
lots and 20x25 foot lots.
Boys who have a space in their own
yards are using this for garden pur-
poses Mr.. Morrow said this morn-
pie of North Topeka donate any
ground they are not using to the boys
of Quincy school for gardening pur-
poses. A number of the boys have no
available place to use and are being
kept from the contest"
Those desiring to help the school
out are urged to notify Mr.. Morrow,
who will make the necessary arrange
ments.
Program for Lyman Exercises.
A neat program in the form of an
invitation has been sent out by>the
pupils of the Lyman school gradual
ing class to their friends. The COM
mencement exercises at Lyman school
will be held Thursday evening, April
90, in the school assembly room.
The invitation gives the class roll as
follows: Helen Hustled, Perl Ram
sey, Garnett Trimmer, Jessie Knight,
Wallace Pinger, Lawrence Straub and
Dudley Turner.
Courage and Wisdom Lead to Sue
cess" An interesting entertainment is
being planned by the pupils to be
given at the commencement exercises.
Notes and Personals.
Miss Irene Winner of North Cen
trail avenue spent Sunday on the
North side visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Priddy of Ell
mont have returned home after spend
ing the weekend with Mrs Priddy's
mother, Mrs. J. NJ Goodnow of S13
North Jackson street.
Miss Hazel Boast of 900 North
jackson street entertained the follow
ing young ladies at an all-night party
Saturday night: Miss E1wyna Pugh,
Miss Florence Rowe, Miss Freda Belts,
Miss Ruth Ogden, Miss Mary Sum-
mers and Miss Gertrude Russell.
Mrs. J. R. Ward of ElTnont was
North side visitor today.
Clark dresser of the Citizens State
bank went to Kansas City, Mo, Sunday
and motored back in his car, which
he left in the city the first part of
the week on account of the bad con-
dition of the roads. He reports the
roads east of LinwoOd to be in bad
condition.
AL Hohnbaum of Mayetta has re-
turned home after spending Sunday on
the North side visiting friends.
Amity lodge, No. 231, knights of
Pythias, will meet tonight in their
hall. S37 North Kansas avenue. Work
in the second degree will be put on
Miss Esther Pratt of Rossville, who
has been visiting her cousin, Miss
Gladys Pratt, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. VIII Cowdry of 1919 North
Jackson street, who has been serious
ly ill, is reported to be improving.
W. H. Austin of COncordia, Kan.
has returned home after a short time
on the North side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Davis of Ross
Vile are visiting their daughter. Mrs
VIM. Markham, of 1914 North Jack
son street.
Miss Marie Anderson. who has been