The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-29
High School I happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

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J. W. stevens. head Of the fire pre-
vention bureau of Portland, oregon,
talked to the students of T. H s, dur
ing the assembly period. Friday morn
ing. on the Importance OF fire pre-
veutioE.
Stevens held the attention Of his
audience, by his ability to tell stories
Of fires He is wen qualified to talk
on the subject of fire prevention, hav-
ing served with the fire department
Of Portland for fifteen years.
He related several Of his experiences
while with the department which
showed the damage caused by persons
not taking the necessary precautions
toward fire prevention
The official representatives of the
T. H S. World viii attend the thlrd
annual conference OF high school edl-
tors and business managers. to pc neLd
at Lawrence. The University of KAN
~ss on October 4, issued invitations to
the high schools of Kansas, having
school papers Herbert Abmeyer, edt-
tor; Robert Myers, business manager
Don Welton, assistant editor, ana
James Weaver, assistant business
ma ger will attend this conference
Nv Invitation Of Manager F. C AL
len, official representatives VIII pc
guests of the university at the K U
K. A c. football game, Saturday
afternoon
D4bert Boutwell, has been appointed
to succeed Maurice Montgomery as
auditor Of the World. Maurice had 70
give up the position on account O
having too many other things to take
his time
The student council held its weekly
meeting Tuesday. October %: PARK
Cain. the new president, VINO sue
ceeded Perez Harvey, presided 1t
was decided that no more matinee
dances would be given. The most i'm
portant business of the meeting was
the appointment Of the following COM
rnittee to plan the all-school party:
Albert Dya1, Willard kil1ans AIperI
Davis and Perez Harvey.
a distinct innovation is promised
for the senior-sub-senfor masquerade
November 20 The party Is petLs
planned by a number of capable com
nittees, and an excellent party IS ex-
pected. The Song Shop orchestra viii
furnish music for the evening
The board Of directors of the junior
Chamber of Commerce held meeting
Tuesday, October IS. for the election
Of officers. Those elected were: Or
han CoblentZ, PRESIDENT; Albert Dyal
vice president; Herbert Abmeyer, sec
THCdTEs
The president was authorized TO rep
resent the junior chamber at the
senior chamber.
The printing department Of Topeka
high school is at present busy doing
work for the school and its various de-
partments. At this time the largest
Jobs are from the chemistry. French
and commercial departments. The
classes are printing several thousand
4 q
Of the city.
MT. Hays, instructor in this depart
meut is much encouraged by the way
the boys are applying themselves and
the work IS improving rapidly.
The Y. W. girls were entertained
with a Halloween party at the asso-
citation building Tuesday. OCTOBER 20
Several readings were given by the
members of the club. The remainder
games Pumpkin pie and cheese were
served.
| Spanish III students have for the
! main part subscribed to Ell Ecno; ~,
newspaper printed in New York the
paper gives all current news in simple
/ Spanish. The students find the paper
1 helpful in locating material for the
| oral reports. which is one OF the re-
/ quirements of Spanish III
The senior and sub-seniors held
Joint meeting Thursday morning, Oc-
/ tober. %. Albert T DyaI, president
/ of the senior class. presided Orhan
/ r. Coblentz, chairman of the joint So
| ciaI committees gave a short talk tell
/ ing about the senior sub-senfor
/ Masque -Folfce- Robert J. Myers, OF
I the publicity committee, spoke about
/ the ticket sale. The party IS to be
one of the social events of the year
! The second team has some hard
! games scheduled to play during the
/ next four weeks. The schedule Tor
/ that time follows:
Nov Nov. st. Mary's at St. Marys.
Nov. 11-washhurn at Washburu
field.
Nov. 23-Sf1ver Lake at Silver Lake.
Mr.. Hays commercial law classes
[ have been studying about contracts
during the last few weeks and are
[ now taking up the subject Of drafts
notes and checks This work is of
I great value to the students and much
4 Interesting material in the form of
examples is being brought in by the
students
-Four of the eight matches IN the
first round OF the fall tennis tourna-
ment have been played
] Audrey Brown defeated Preston
/ ManIey, 81, So in two close sets
| >Howard McCord defeated Ba1four
jeffrey. 6-S, ga
Justin Fortune lost to Richard
Fisher, SO, ST..
Robert CoIviIls defeated Robert
Higgins, SO, So.
K The POLYTECHNIC Science club held its
regular meeting wednesday, Octo-
/ Der 10.
Harold Carr opened the program
7 by giving a short talk on the History
/ OF PoIytecnics." after which Mr.. Dick
! son, professor in chemistry, gave a talk
on uitro-glycerin and guncotton-
4 Orhan Coblentzs president OF the
club, entertained the meeting by set
/ ting off a miniature volcano. In set
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