The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-12

school so that class has been el1n1n-
ated. The classes average about
twenty members each.
There is no class in domestic science
III this term, and those who COM
pleted domestic science II last term
are taking domestic science " this
semester. Domestic science " takes
up all the problems in household
management. The finding of a site
for the home and kind of furniture to
be used and the arrangement of each
are all questions which are taken up
in this work.
A meeting of all the boys who eat
their luncheons at Bakers store west
of the high school on Eighth street
was called by Mr.. Cook February s, in
the assembly hail. The purpose of the
. meeting was to elect boys as proctors
at the store to do away with the
gambling and smoking which is giving
the high school bad name
The plan was suggested by Mr..
Cook, because as he said the super
vision of gathering places outside the
school could be much more efficiently
| carried on by boys elected for the pur-
pose. Those chosen were: Lee Bruce,
Frank Shaffer, Everett Klankenbeker,
Tom Thomas. Shaler Magaw and Sum-
ner Cole.
The Hi Y held a meeting Tuesday
evening at 6:15 o'clock at the Y NJ
c. A. Harry Bone, formerly T. H.
S. student, but now junior in Wash
burn. was the speaker. His subject
was Bible Study in Daily Life"
While in high school Harry Bone was
a leader in religious activities. OF the
$500 for the hut at Camp Wood, $3.50
has been raised by the boys of the Hi
Y. The meeting was attended by
thirty-three boys.
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ranged for the annual. Those students
who have not turned in their pictures
| have been requested to do so immedi-
| ately, otherwise they will not appear
| in the annual. Many of the June 21's
| have failed to respond to the request
for records of school honors, and I'M
less these are attended to Immediately,
! the space will remain blank. 1t is the
| desire of the Sunflower staff to have
| the annual complete. The students
| these records and pictures are placed
| in the hands of the staff as soon as
possible.
in demand in Topeka high school this
| term. The exact enrolment of stu
dents taking straight business courses
| is difficult to ascertain, for many stu
| dents mix their courses.
Four instructors devote their entire
| time to business subjects. Two other
| teachers give part time to business
classes The classes number from
| twenty to forty.
| The business and commercial sub
jects taught are: bookkeeping. COM
merciai law. penmanship, shorthand,
i typewriting, salesmanship, business
methods. and usually class in rapid
| calculation.
| Typewriting especially seems to be
| popular There are five classes. each
| class using all the forty typewriters
| A number of students We're turned
away because of lack of room.
Shorthand comes next with four
classes, all taught by Miss Grace
| Houts.
| Students taking sa1esmanship under
Mr.. McClelland first study the. per-
| sonal qualifications of salesman.
Later in the term they take up sales
methods, and at the last give their
sales talk. Articles from life insur-
ance to real estate are sold, when pos
sible in the classroom. Another mem
Der of the class or Mr.. McClelland acts
as the customer.
The elementary bookkeeping classes
are taught by Miss Sarah Wolfe. c.
A. Hays has charge OF the advanced
bookkeeping classes, and the CONNER
cia1 law class. Mr.. McClelland, Miss
Wolfe and Miss Houts teach the type
| writing classes.
| Two classes in commercial arithme-
tic are taught by Miss Hand. Mr.
Kaho has one class Of commercial
geography.
/ According to one of the teachers, It
is 2 pleasure to teach students as
much interested in their WORK as are
those who are enrolled this term.
A call for all new students TO report
to the assembly room IN the north
building, Friday, February 4, after
school was issued by Mr.. Cook. The
meeting was called for the purpose o.
explaining some of the rules and reg
ulations in regard to absences, tardI-
ness, cuts and membership to secret
societies in T. H. S.
! The English VII class made a trip