The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-19
THIS WEEKS STAFF.
Editor-Hazel Rea.
Hour Class.

Grace wilson, VIII present the
Musical Romance" One of the fea-
lures OF the entertainment is the
Florodora sextette, composed of giee
club members who will furnish vari-
Gus songs and dances.
"A musical Romance" is a charming
love story told by twenty-four vocal
| and instrumental selections inter-
spersed by framed. living pictures
Paul LawIess entertained the stu
dents and teachers in assembly
Wednesday March Is. Mr.. LawIess is
known TO all students, as he gave an
interesting assembly program last
year. The numbers that he sang
wednesday were "Recompense,' I
Hear a Thrush at Eve La Donne
Mobile" a Boat Song" ITO Be Near
YOU" Lift Thine Eyes, ITO My First
Love. You'd Better Ask Me- ami
Three Little Chestnuts."
| VIII French, principal of Winfield
high school, gave a short talk on
sportsm anship. He said that Kansas
should be the capital of athletics of the
| United States Mr. Cook presented the
cup that was won by our basketball
team on Saturday, March II.
At the regular meeting of the
Athenian society Thursday, March III
! in room sos, an interesting debate was
! given on the subject, Resolved. thar
a subject should be determined by his
! grade in that subject" The affirma-
| tive was represented by Noel KftteI1
and Russell Horsfield Marjorie
Mum and Agnes FidIer represe nted
the negative. The society gave the de-
ctslon IN tavor of the negative. After
the debate the society adopted a reso-
luton in favor of closing school
June 1.
The girls of the Y. W. will have an
Easter egg hunt Tuesday. March 30
at o'clock The tickets are 10 cents
and are now on sale. An exciting aft
ernoon Is promised.
The members of the Animal STAFF
will give an assembly Wednesday.
March %, in the auditorium. The
program is a secret, but given for the
purpose of creating interest in the
| Annual.
The old and new student councils
met Tuesday afternoon, March Is. for
| the purpose of having their photo
graphs taken There was some talk
OF having individual photographs. but
| the group was finally decided upon.
| Thirty members made up the council.
! but only twenty-three, including Mr.
Cook, were in the picture
The state basketball tournament will
start Thursday. March II, at O'Clock
with Topeka and Quenemo playing the
! first game The winner of this game
plays Long Island at 9 o'clock Friday
morning. The following are teams
/ that, will continue to play Thursday:
| Kingman VS.. MiltonvaIe, Glen Elder
| VS.. Winfield, Scott City VS.. Manhattan,
! Lawrence vs. Haven, lola vs. Russell.
/ Kansas City, Kan, VS.. Liberal; Asher
vile VS.. Formosa, kirwin VS.. Agra,
\ Wilkville VS.. Newton, Ports VS.. Buh-
4
VS.. Arkansas City, Baldwin vs.. Chap
man. Two games will be in progress
all the time, for one team will be play
| ing on one court, while another team
is playing on the other court. The
above is the first round for the boys
games. The girls games will start
/ Friday morning at O'Clock.
The Art club held an interesting
meeting. Wednesday, March 16. The
club had the pleasure of hearing Miss
| Adeline Peers, who has recently re-
turned from the Orient Miss Peers
brought back with her many inter
| esting things; among them were Turk
ish enbroideries. Persian rugs. head
dresses OF Arabic, Persian baskets, a
4 Persian painting. vases and panels
showing Egyptian tent work. These
articles added much to the interest of
her talk.
be entertained with a party Saturday
evening. March 1s. The party will be
given in the high school gymnasium
Part of the evening will be spent in
dancing and part in special entertain
ment. The admission price is s. cents.
According to Coach Barnes tennis
will start in earnest as soon as the
basketball season is over. Prepare
tions for games will begin in about a
a
now being made
The Hi-Y club held its regular
weekly meeting at the Y. NJ c. A.
film was shown at Sis o'clock. After
supper the nominating committee re-
ported the nominations for the club
officers The report was accepted and
the election which followed. resulted
\ as follows:
Jack Brewster. PRESIDENT
Joy Bulls. 49,. Vice President
Herbert Parker Secretary
Philip Peyton Treasurer
Following the election. Mr.. Haskell
conducted the Bible Study class, which
lasted about thirty minutes. The class
is studying in the Old Testament This
weeks lesson was on David, The next
, weeks lesson will be on the books of
Samuel.
Approximately fifteen hundred peo-
: pie attended She last game of the dis
, trict tournament at Washburn gym
, nasium Saturday night. March IL.
: This shows that basketball has
, aroused much enthusiasm among the
: students. The tournament at Law
renee Friday and Saturday, March Is
and 10, is the annual state basketball
, tournament. open to all schools of the
/ state. 1t will probably be one OF the
j largest for several years.
: The printing classes are proving to
E be an asset to the school Since the
: beginning of this term. % jobs have
I been completed for various teachers;
{ these jobs range from 200 to $500 i'm
0 pressions. The main point empha-
I sized by Mr.. Hays is that every job
should be out on time. The three
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