The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
Editor - Bernice Smith.
Reporters-Third Hour Journalism
Students,

| squad this season. making nine touch
| downs and sevAp kicked goals after
seven touchdowns, one place kick,
and eleven kicked goals after touch
| downs.
The team has had a very success
| full season this year.
The results of the games were:
Topeka, Al; Leavepworth, 0.
Topeka, IA; Atchison, z.
Topeka, o; Manhattan, 0.
Topeka, %; Salina, ~.
Topeka, 6; Ottawa, %.
Topeka, 81; Hutchinson, Z.
Topeka, 70; Wichita. 0.
Topeka, 9; Lawrence, Z.
Topeka, 9; Clay County, 0.
Totals-Topeka. 1873; Opponents, So.
The 1921 letter men are Bruce,
| Blankenbeker, Rethmeyer, Wilson,
French Graefe, Jolley, Carmain and
Mclaughlin.
Five boys, Blank, Brewster, barrow
and Yeager, will be awarded second
team letters.
on Monday, November 20. with their
class advisers to plan for the all
school party which will be given at
the high school gym on Friday, De-
cember 16. Each class elected a COM
mittee to cooperate with the commit
plan a stunt for the party.
In addition to this the sub-seniors
elected five members of the class 20
make up a committee to meet the
committee of the junior class to Sc
lect the nominees for the years an
nual staff.
The juniors are going to give fruit
basket to the orphans home and the
sophomores are going to bring a gift
for the Christmas tree.
| Topeka's poor children will receive
many presents this Christmas as all
the gifts placed on the Christmas tree
at T. H. S. alI-school party will be
given to them. Each class gives pres
ents and places them on the tree,
after which they are taken and given
to the poor children.
Due to the fact that Grassy Bruce,
the captain and quarterback, was I'M
able to play in the Thanksgiving game
on account of injuries received in the
Lawrence game, Orson Mclaughlin
ably piloted the team. OrsOn is the
Eghtest man on the team, weighing
116 pounds.
The third alI-school party will be
held December Is. Each of the four
classes will put on a ten minute stunt
in the assembly room. The senior
dramatic club and faculty will also
give stunts.
Usual congestion on the dance floor
will be avoided by having attractions
in the different rooms during the eve
ming. Attendance will be limited to
the student body and faculty.
The gymnasium III and " classes
are practising for the stunt which
they will give at the aH-school party
December 10. The stunt will consist
of several dances accompanied by the
l. 4
before the party certain girls will be
chosen to give the dance. This is to
show the other girls of the school
what is done in the physical training
classes.
The girls of T. H s. will not have
an inter-school basketball team, but
each class, senior junior. sophomore
and freshmen will have a team. The
teams will compete with each other.
but will not compete with any outside
teams. Before this year there has
been no enthusiasm to establish the
teams and have real contests, but as
there are many new girls, it is hoped
that the teams will be a success.
An Official syllabus of Bible study
has been adopted by the Topeka
Training School for Sunday Workers.
and accepted by the Topeka high
school, as a basis for credit toward
graduation. MISS Laura EWING mas
charge of the one-fourth credit which
is given to students taking this course
in the Sunday schools of the city. The
essentials of the course include study
of the Bible itself. its history and the
life stories of it's greatest characters,
the simple beauty of its style and its
ideas and ideals.
The Rev Clifton NJ. Gray of the
Unitarian church delivered a talk to
the high school students during as
sembly period on December 1. Rev.
Gray's subject was Disarmament of
the Mind" He explained that the
people of the world should think about
peace and dismiss all ideas of war; as
long as people think of war there is
bound to be war. Dismiss such
thoughts disarm your mind and peace
will result" said Rev. Gray.
The members of the Phi Kappa, or
the English VII students, are to at
tend an imaginary dinner party. Each
of the toasts have clever titles, such
as: "a Modern Version of the Spider
Story" in which are hidden names of
the members of the club. Other toasts
a Name" and ITO the Pretty Girl"
The banquet bids fair to be a lively
one. The response to the toasts will
be impromptu and will be given by
someone appointed by the toast
master
Frank Stockdale, who is one of
three out-of-town men who are con-
Quoting the Advertising and Sales /
manship Institute for Topeka Mer-
chants" spoke to the craftsmanship
class Tuesday, November 80. one OF |
the points he emphasized was making !
a thing is a detail, but the marketing
of it is a real art" He said the dis |
armament conference now in session !
at Washington is a craftsmanship of |
ideas and minds Salesmanship is
dealing with other people, and the |
conference is dealing with other peo- !
pie of other nations.
The fundamental law of salesman
ship is ito show the other fellow what |
you can do for him" When you go
out to sell you go out to serve. Before
you begin to serve, you must make
pathway for the thing you have to