The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-25

Rep0rtcrS-Erankh6 Kinney, Mar
jorie Burroughs, Houghton Buck.
Selling talks are to be given in the
salesrnanship class soon. Each mem
Der of the class will attempt to sell
some article to a supposed customer.
The customer is given the privilege of
making any reasonable objection to
the article. After the customer has de-
cided whether or not he wishes TO pur-
chase, other members of the class ask
as many questions as they wish.
All articles are brought to class
when possible, and If not available, the
class is taken to the article No limit
has been placed on the SIZE, shape or
kind of article to be sold. Articles
range from pencil sharpener to a
bungalow.
Plans have been completed for the
taking of individual photographs for
the Annual Starting Monday, Decem-
Der 81. students whose names range
from "a" to "I'' will go to Chris
topher's studio during the week About
fifteen photographs will be taken each
day until the roll is completed A list
was posted Friday showing the day
each pupil should go. All sub-sen or
! pictures will be taken before any junior
pictures are arranged for.
Miss Elmore's gymnasium classes
| held Christmas parties Thursday, De-
cember %. in the gymnasium. Ten
girls had popped popcorn given by
party. Each class had a party by
itself. Stunts of various kinds were
put on.
As relief from the heavy work in
debating, the English Z Forensic clubs
have been giving various programs
| this week
The first two days of the week,
/ mock banquets afforded practice in
| giving toasts The last two DAYS of
! the week, surprise programs were
arranged. The girls entertained the
boys on Wednesday, and the boys
entertained the girls on Thursday
! -Four girls OF one club gave a de-
bate, Resolved, that there is a Santa
| CIaus. The closing speech of the
affirmative speaker had at it's climax
, the entrance of Santa himself This
was the second appearance at T. H S.
| of Santa Claus, who has his headuuar-
tiers at Pelletier's. He attended the
ah-school party on his first visit.
| The members of the high school
I Booster club have been making scrap
! books for the tuberculosis sanatorium,
Provident association, and Orphans
Home. These scrap books are intend
| ed for old people as well as for chill
dren, and young folks. They are to
be made of clippings. stories, and pic
| lures.
The pageant, "a Scene of The Ma
| tivity," which the girls of the high
school Y. W. c. A. put on at the ALL
School party, was repeated at the YES
per Service Sunday afternoon, Deem
| her 10. in the auditorium of the Y. w.
c. A. The pageant portrayed the
birth of Christ. and showed the shep-
| herds, wise men, and peasants bring
ing gifts to the manager bed. Several
of the girls at the back of the audi
, forum sang suitable songs.
AT a business meeting of the Junior
| Chamber of Commerce during the as
sembly hour Tuesday, December 81,
| a new board of directors was elected.
| The boys chosen as directors are:
| John Dillon, Herbert Crabb, Taylor
| Harrington, Bernard Cutler. and
Jewell Watt. Members were asked
| to name the committee upon which
| they wished to work. Two new COM
mittees were announced by the presi-
dent, Joe Ream.
| The committees in the organization
are as follows: The convention com
| Rlittee which looks after visiting dele
gates to conventions lin Topeka; the
| legislative committee which attends
| the legislature and learns what the
| legislature is doing apd reports it to
| the chamber; school activities COM
mittee which helps the school organ
| izations; the civic and industrial COM
mittee which learns the conditions of
| these organizations and helps to bet
| ter the town; the membership COM
| mittee which looks for new members;
/ and the program committee which
has charge of the chambers meetings.
An appeal was made by the Senior
Chamber of Commerce thru A. L.
Oliger to the Junior chamber on the
subject of Industrial and civic de-
velopment and betterment.
The Senior chamber plans an ex-
! tensive industrial survey of Topeka
and local territory. This survey, when
completed, will allow a prospect to tell
| at once the situation of his line of
| business. The senior chamber wishes
to educate class of boys to answer
all the questions likely to be asked.
| This will give the boys insight into the
industrial conditions of the city.
In spite of the ten months school
| this year and the short vacation very
few students asked for permits to
work during school hours before the
holidays. Mr.. Cook said that only
about fifteen or twenty requests were
made.
Sleds, wagons, dolls and other toys
painted in attractive colors were on
display in the south building at the
high school, Thursday, December %.
These toys were made in the past eight
days by students under Mr.. Winter.
These toys are to be given to the
Provident association and the SAL
walton Army for distribution among
the poor children of the city.
The high school now has 1876 Vic
trola records. These records cost the
school about $3.50. They have been
purchased largely with the proceeds
of musical entertainments. altho
some have been paid for from the gen.
eral library fund.
The school bought a new Victrola
this year with the proceeds from the
operetta given last spring. It is used
extensively by the music and English
classes.
The first team letter men of the
high school football team were invited
by the WaShburn Booster club to at