The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-18
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Class of T. H. s.

! paign ana sold tags during the as
| sembly. Each tag sold for 25 cents.
More than eight hundred were sold,
and s205 was collected.
| The All-School party. given at the
high school Friday night, December
II, was a great success. More than
| one Thousand students attended. This
| is the second all-school party that
| has been given.
Each of the foul classes gave
class stunt in the auditorium the first
part of the evening.
The senior class gave the play.
why the Chimes Rang; the juniors
presented Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch; "a District School Program
was put on by the sophomore class;
| and the "Ruggles' Christmas Dinner"
was dramatized by the freshmen class.
The Forensic clubs contributed a large
basket of toys to the Ruggleses, and
this was later taken to the tree in the
gymnasium. Heralds from the For
ensic clubs announced the program.
Side-shows in the halls represented
the Y. W. c. A, Girls Booster club.
Story Telling club. Dramatic club, Pia
Societias and Radio club.
A large Christmas tree, brilliantly
| lighted, stood in the gymnasium.
Santa Claus accepted gifts of all kinds
from the students so he could later
distribute them to the poor children of
the city.
The later part of the evening was
spent in dancing. The music was fur
nished by the Gordon-Saunders or
chestra from Lawrence.
The Girls Booster club held meet
ing Wednesday. The members COM
pleted the plans for their stunt at the
A1l-School party. They voted to give
a matinee dance the first Friday after
the vacation. The dance is for the
purpose of raising funds for the clubs
annual photograph. This is the first
year there has been such a club; and
as there is no definite membership the
money must be raised in this way.
The Y. w. C. A. of the T. H. S. will
distribute Christmas cheer among the
unfortunate people of Topeka this
year. Thru the efforts of Miss Sallie
Glass, adviser of the girls, several
needy families have been located. The
girls may give gifts of food and cloth
ing until Tuesday, December 21, when
the baskets will be closed. The cir
cumstances of the family are stated in
order that the girls are able to choose
gifts will be distributed Christmas
morning by those members of the Y
W. C. A. who own motor cars.
A TeCredl1Onal nOur Is TO De nSIO
every other Friday after school. These
play hours are to begin after the
Christmas vacation. The student
council decided to have recreational
hour on Friday afternoon, as some of
the students live in the country and
cannot come in during the evenings to
attend parties at the high school,
During this hour, a program will be
given, followed by dancing and games.
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a club which will meet on alternate
Fridays. Many students from each
class have signed up for membership.
| The members of the French classes
| held a candy sale in the main hall Oh
the north building after fifth hour
Friday. The money obtained was for
! the support of a French orphan. Each
year the classes take care OF DIFFER
ent child. Every member in all the
French classes donated popcorn balls
or a pound of candy.
Army intelligence tests were given
| by E. J. Buckles December 5 to those
who did not take them last year.
There are eight of these tests. each
of them testing the Intelligence in
various branches. One of them is de-
signed to test a persons common sense,
his memory, and his mathematical
ability. Every test has a time limit.
arts and educational research, has
spent much of his time in research
work for these tests.
The results of these tests are filed
| in the office. In many cases stu
dents are believed to have more abil-
ity than they have shown in their
work. The tests are used in checking
the students work so that he may not
be given more work than he is cap
able of carrying.
The 1921 Sunflower Staff held a
short meeting Wednesday afternoon,
December 5. 1t was the second staiF
meeting held this year. Matters per-
tanning to the cost and makeup of
the Annual were considered.
The high school cafeteria, intro
duced six years ago, is now perma-
nent institution. The cafeteria is OPP
Grated under school supervision and is
conducted on a self-supporting nom
profit plan. Everything is sold at cost
price plus the labor necessary in pre-
pairing and serving.
From $50 to 500 eat their lunch
| daily in the Cafeteria. In addition to
these, nearly 100 more bring their
lunches from home and make use of
the cafeteria accommodations. The
school is divided into two divisions at
the lunch hour in order that everyone
may be accommodated.
! Twenty cents is the average cost of
I each lunch. This provides a meat or
/ der. vegetables and dessert of some
kind. Any one desiring salads and
dishes of similar nature may have
his wishes gratified.
| The cafeteria staff also assists at
the various school functions when re-
| freshments are served. A number of
/ boys and girls are helped thru school
| I working in the kitchen.
The tastes in entertainment of near
! ly all the members of the high school
student body and faculty were catered
I to in the all-school Christmas party
held at the high school Friday night.
The party was staged thru the CO.
operation of the students and the fac
ulty members. Nearly a thousand
] were present.
! A general program which opened
| with music by the high school orches-