The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-08
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Class of 7. H. S.

informal discussion of the problems
before the cabinet.
The exchanges received by the jour
nalism class of Topeka high school
number about seventy-five, and in
clude many of the best school papers
of the United States.
The papers come from all sections
including Minnesota, Texas, California,
Vermont, Massachusetts, and New
Mexico.
The Choral Glee club, the colored
girls organization, now has seventeen
members who hold meetings every
Tuesday. Miss Wilson, director of mu-
sic, commended the girls very highly
on their work in the musical enter
tainment giveE at the city auditorium,
December 81
Miss Hortense Nielsen, who read
Drinkwater's abraham Lincoln. at
the high school auditorium Wednes-
day evening. January -5, entertained
the student body Wednesday morning
in the assembly period.
Miss Nielsen preceded her program
with a few exercises for the improve
ment of the breathing and of the
speaking voice. She demonstrated,
with both boy and girl, how a sim
pie coordination of breath and voice
changed the sharp, hurried utterance
TO a full deep tone. She explained
that for a good speaking voice. the
sound must be carried on the breath
At the close of the unusual demon
stration Miss Nielsen gave a short pro-
gram of readings. She read selections
varying from Mother Goose to Shake
speare, and completed her entertain
ment with the announcement of her
program for the evening, Drinkwater's
Abraham Lincoln"
Members of the craftsmanship class
under the direction of Mr.. McCIelland
met at $3.50 o'clock Monday morning,
January 3, at the Central Conerega-
tiona1 church. The first of the sales
talks was made by John DeMun, who
accomplished the sale of a pipe organ
to committee supposedly represent
ng the congregation of the church.
During the course of the demonstra-
ton the interior of the organ was ex-
hibited and the material used in it's
structure was described. In compar-
ing the organ with a piano. the DEM
onstrator played a selection. He over
came the argument of insufficient
funds by convincing the prospective
buyers that the purchase of the pipe
iorgan would increase attendance at the
church.
| "All-of-a-Sudden Peggy the senior
play. will be given in the high school
auditorium Friday evening. January
IA. The leads will be taken by Mary
Flora and Paul Long. Tom Comfort
| is business manager. Tickets will be
on sale in the office at 8 o'clock Mon
day January 10.
! Nearly 5000 volumes are now on the
shelves of the high school library. This
number includes, besides books of ref
erence. works of fiction, biography,
! history. science and poetry.
Viii toll en-
covering the fields of art, music,
drama. literature. science. industrial
arts, and current news Some of the
magazines are kept in the class rooms
! for immediate reference use.
4, The sum of $54.990.S1 was earned by
the boys and girls of T. H s. during
| the summer vacation this year.
The vocational survey cards which
were filled out by the students of the
school a few weeks ago have been tab
| ulated by Mr.. Kaho. vocational direc-
tor of the school. The results of the
cards show that 266 boys were en-
cation period. The total earnings OF
the boys were $45,9S3.75 or a net
earning of s172.49 per boy for the
three-months period. A total of SO
girls worked, earning $9,007.06 fol
the three months, or a net earning Of
$90.98 per girl.
The report of Mr.. Kaho also shows
that 200 boys and girls are working
after school and on Saturdays thi:
term. Below is the complete survey
of summer work, compiled by Mr.
Kaho:
Earnings of high school boys: