The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-04

| leadership of Miss Wilson. Thursday,
March "a, Melted the glee clubs be-
| tween SITS and 5000. This is about
half of the amount needed to defray
expense to Emporia, April s. More
will be earned by a program which is
TO be given at Carbonate, Friday,
and a band assembly to be given in
assembly next week
| Orders are now being taken for the
| June '21 Annual. The regular price
| is 40 be $1.00 and leather bound
| books may be obtained for an Jaddi-
/ tional charge of $3.50. 1t is necessary
to sell 1000 ANIMALS to make the
project successful. Orders will be
taken until April s. This annual will
cover between thirty and forty pages.
The French club held meeting last
Friday for the purpose of adopting
| a constitution. The members are to
present the play, 'Treize a Table,
| soon.
| On Friday, April 1, the senior class
| had a masquerade party in the high
| school gym. Altho some objections
were raised to having the party on
| Friday because of the Glee clubs 60
ing to Carbonate. the seniors turned
! out very well. Stunts occupied the
| first part of the evening and dancing
| the last part.
fourth hour history class were enter
| tanned during the period by Paul En-
| gle, March 80. Paul gave an interest
| ing and entertaining talk on China,
describing in detail the different cos
| tunes, dresses, and the different pc
culiar implements the Chinese use He
has an elaborate and unique coIlec-
/ ton of Chinese and oriental costumes.
The musical contest at Emporia,
April Is, will have entries from all
| parts of Kansas. Each school is lin
| tied to four groups, and two solos or
| two groups and four solos. Topeka
| will send the Girls glee club, Boys
| glee club, mixed chorus, and orchestra
as the group numbers. Robert Serv-
| ice, who won first prize at Lindsborg,
last week, will be the representative
for the violin number.
Monday morning. March %, Miss
| Mary Grant entertained Miss Ewing'S
Latin class, with a most delightful
summary of her trip thru Sicily. She
brought out the main points of inter-
| est with lantern slides and thruout
her talk, compared various scenes
I with the descriptions given in the
Aeneid. Her pleasing personality, her
fine command of English, and her
knowledge of the country all contrib
uted to the success of her talk. Miss
Grant who was graduated from Topeka
high school in June '0S, as valedictor-
ian of her class, spent two weeks in
Sicily about year ago A scholar
ship to Rome enabled her to make
the trip with two American girls.
The Y w. C. A meeting Tuesday
afternoon proved to be interesting and
helpful to all students who attended.
Marjorie Mum led, and the meeting
was Whatsoever things are lovely
u. think on these things"
! T. H. S. opened the baseball season
: last Friday, March 25, by playing and
J defeating Highland Park 1t was a
close game until in the eighth inning,
with bases full, shorty Mclaughlin
hit hot grounder thru short stop.
The fielder erred and Mclaughlin
made home run. The final score
was Is to in favor of Topeka. The
| pitchers for Topeka were Scott,
) French, Denny; the catchers, Gas
| coigne and Bright.
A new plan of dismissal for the
second lunch period has been tried
} out here. The pupils on the west
: side of the building are dismissed at
the first bell and those on the fourth
floor and the east side of the other
floors at the second bell. This plan
: avoids crowding and confusion in the
corridors.
In the musical contest at Lindsborg
Kan, March IS. Robert Service, To-
peka high school student, won first
/ prize with his violin playing. John
/ De Nun, another student, won hon.
\ orable mention with vocal solo. Miss
4 Bernice Hemus was accompanist fol
Il both boys.
The Seniors held a meeting Monday
II March %. to discuss plans for a party
II for April l. Part of the class wanted
II to postpone the party until Saturday
on account of personal reasons. There
II was hot discussion as to whether tbs
II party should be Friday, April /. Oh
1 was taken and it was voted to hav,
II the party Friday. The party was
II masquerade and the tickets sold fol
II twenty cents
III The students having fifth houl
II classes in the south building wer,
II given bit of exercise last Frida,
II when the fire bell rang. Thi
II was the first fire-drill for some tim,
Il and many did not realize at first wha
II the five short bells meant.
iii A matinee dance was held in tn
II high school gymnasium after schoo
Friday. The dance was held under
II the auspices of the student council
ii and with committee of faculty ant
II student members as chaperons. Goo
II music was furnished by Edgar Gard
II ner's jazz orchestra. The receipts o
II the dance will be used by the studen
II council for paying off a debt of 81
II which the last terms council left. l
ii it is the wish of the students a, simila
III party will be held in the gymnasium
II every other Friday afternoon.
In The Scribblers' club, an organization
III of the English VIII class. is talking o
III editing and publishing a magazine un
III der the title of 'Scribblers' Magazine
III some time in the near future. Carrot
iii Porter has been chosen by the club L
vi inquire into the cost of such an en-
III terprise. IN the meantime Miss Kerr
Hi the clubs instructor, will keep all goo
iii stories written. to use in the editor
iii of the magazine.
II THE Responsibility OF Clean Liv
hi IcAl,