The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
THIS WEEKS STAFF.
Editor: Garrett Porter.
Reporters: Fifth Hour Glass.

Don weIton was elected assistant
editor and James Weaver assistant
business manager of the T. H. s. World
in the election held Tuesday, May "a.
The candidates for these offices
have to be taken from lower class men
SO that when the present editor and
manager go out of office, the present
assistants take their place and new
assistants are elected. Both the boys
elected are juniors. Herbert Abmeyer
next fall will be editor and Robert Ny
ers will serve as business manager.
The profit derived from the sale of
THE Scribbler," a magazine put out
by the English VIII class, has been
awarded as prizes for the best short
stories written by the class.
The story Aurora" written by Muir
ieI Randall won the first prize of SO.
The following students each won 81
prizes: Lucille Sherburne, John K.
Dillon, Willis Lundgren, Marjorie
Hodge, and Garrett Porter.
The judges of the stories were Miss
Carmie Wolfe, Miss Ansel and Miss
Hunt.
The officers of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce in the high school car
ried on a campaign during the sec
ond hour. Wednesday. May 25. The
purpose of the campaign was to col
lect the dues and fees for the picture
in the high school annual. The Junior
chamber has co-operated with the
Senior chamber and has had a sue
cessful year.
The Boys GIee club gave a concert
at Quincy school the morning of May
"a, and also at Lafayette school the
same evening.
During the term the GIee club has
been active and has given several en-
sv,r be
part in the Memorial Day exercises
and will sing at the high school COM
mencement.
The English VII class of the high
school will give an assembly debate
first will be girls debate on the sub
ject. Resolved that Topeka high school
should endorse the organization of an
honorary fraternity in all secondary
schools of the United States. The af-
firmative side will be taken by Vergil
inc Wieman and Mildred Robinson.
The negative will be taken by Mildred
Drebbing and Elizabeth Watkins.
The debate the sixth will be a boys
debate on, Resolved that the United
States should take steps leading to the
establishment of a protectorate over
Mexico. The affirmative will be taken
by Shaler Magaw and Willis Anton,
the negative by Lawrence Bartlett and
Albert Dyal.
The senior play ''Billeted," of the
class of June '21, was presented at the
high school auditorium on Friday,
May 20. The unusually large audi
ence, the smoothness of the presenta-
ton, and the professional tinge in the
acting OF the leads made the play a
success. Richard Matthews and Joe
Ream, the two masculine leads, played
their parts with ease and directness
Ruth Witwer and Lorraine Reed took
the leading feminine roles Ruth
proved to be unusually well adapted
to her role as young supposed-to-be
widow. Lorraine Reed was well liked
by the audience because Of the quiet
unaffected playing. The leads were
well supported by the other members
the average. Taylor Harrington as
the minister, and the part of the stern
sister carried by Elizabeth Skinner.
were typical characters. The audience
was well pleased with Henry Benning
as the red-haired Scotch banker. Ruth
Althoff as cook and Agnes Fiddler as
maid were both good The ticket sale,
and Jewell Watt, assistant manager,
amounted to something over $500.
The group and Individual pictures
in the annual were returned to their
respective owners on Wednesday. May
pictures were called for. the distribu-
ton continued thruout the week.
A campaign for the sale of tickets
was held during the third hour on
Thursday. May Is. Numerous girls