The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
Editor, Charlotte Affron, Fifth Hour
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Class.
The T. H s. musical organizations
presented an unusually good Christ
mas cantata THE Light of the World,
Tuesday evening, December 20, unda
/ the dictatorship of Miss Grace V. VIII
son.
The high school orchestra opened
the program. There were 10 voices
in the chorus consisting of the boys
and girls glee clubs Mrs. La Won
| Armendariz assisted the glee clubs
Robert Meyers gave a reading and
Robert Service played a violin num-
Der The proceeds from the cantatd
will help in paying the musical organ
| izations expense to Emporia next
spring. A feature of the prograflt
was the Christmas carols sung by
three different groups of Sumner
junior high pupils, who were grouped
in different parts of the building.
The high school auditorium in
which was given The Light of the
World" a cantata sung by more than
100 high school students, was dec
| GRATED in a most pleasing manner Tho
| designs were arranged by Mr.. Hoehner
! and a committee from his mechanical
| drawing classes. Those in attendance
said the hall was the most artistically
decorated that it has ever been.
In the upper boxes there were cleo
a black background. Red, green and
silver letters were suspended above
| the platform. From the lighting fix
| lures were red streamer hanging5.
Around the balcony were placed d
number of large stars and bells.
Miss Wilson announced that $124.S5
was the total amount in paid admis-
sions for the cantata.
at the cantata: Ralph James Harry
| Old, Robert McE,vain. Bernard Ham
mer, Louis Keller, Quinton Graves,
! Charles Graves and Kimberley Perry
| Special credit should be given Carl
| Richardson, business manager and
Howard McCord, assistant business
mana ger, who did much toward max
ing the Christmas cantata success.
School was closed at 2:30 o'clock
| Friday afternoon, December 16, in or
! der for Mr.. Hoehner to decorate the
gym and halls for the all-school party.
In the Christmas issue of the To-
| peka High School World there APP
peared several unusual artistic draw
! ings which were made by various stu
dents. Those contributing drawings
were: Catherine Cole, Sheldon Hoge-
| boom, Perez Harvey, Thomas kiene
and George Weaver.
Robert Meyers and James Weaver.
/ business managers of the T. H. 5.
World, are to be complimented upon
| the large amount of advertising they
| obtained for the double Christmas is
sue of the World. The managers
| sold 1876 inches of advertising, which
is 80 inches more than has ever ap-
peared in a double issue.
Twelve hundred copies of the World
were printed for the Christmas holt
! days. on-subScriberS who purchas ed
copies of the World were so numerous
| that by Wednesday evening, December
| 21. the supply was exhausted.
Twelve students of Mr.. Hendrix's
second hour penmanship class are pre-
pairing to pass the test for the Ameri-
can Penman certificate of business
! writing To procure a, certificate a
student must submit three pages Of
| specimens of his penmanshlp. The
class is practicing on different SEN
| fences Mr.. Hendrix inspects each
/ students work and makes copies for
| him.
The enrolment for next term has
been completed 1t has been the Gus
| tom, in T. II. S. for some time to have
| all the students who are at present in
| school. enroll for the next terms work
several weeks before the close of the
present term, so as to avoid confusion
at the beginning of the next term.
The entire cast of the senior play.
THE Fortune Hunter" held a re-
hearsaI Saturday, December IS. The
| first three acts of the play were prac-
ticed thoroly.
Miss Carmie Wolfe. head of the
English department gave an excellent
talk on the three Rs at the weekly
meeting of the Y. w. c. A. Tuesday,
December 6. In addition to the devo-
tional services, Eulalie McNeilly gave
a humorous reading.
The senior class had a cut made
to advertise the party which was to
occur December 81 but had to be post
poned as the gym was being used in
the evening for basketball. The print
ing department printed the ATTRACTIVE
posters which were placed on Nthe
bulletin boards in the various rooms
Oran Layton, register of deeds, was
the speaker at the Hi-Y meeting held
at the Central ''Y'' on Monday even
ing. December 10. His subject was
THE Problems of a High School Boy
He advised the boys not to quit school.
He also told them that they could not
get by in trying to fool their teachers
Layton. mo matter what your dis
appointment. take it with a smile. You
only have one life to live so make the
most you can out of it" He advised
the boys to make pals out of their
dads.
Hi-Y meetings will be held during
the Christmas vacation. 1t was de-
cided to hold the meetings on Tues
days, December 81. and January 5, as
Christmas and New Years days will
be celebrated Monday.
Three new regulation footballs
which were left over from the foot
ball season are now on sale at Mr..
Barnes office for Sc each. Two dozen
footballs were pure, ased at the first
of the season and three were never
used Mr.. Hepworth says if the foot
balls are not sold they will be held
over and used next year.
Miss Ewings Latin VIII class.