The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-26
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

preparatory or high school work and
| Cd all readers whatever their age,
| including those at college and at work.
For each group $50 is offered, di-
vided as follows: $25, first prize; SIS,
| second prize; SO, third prize.
Mrs. June Chapman. kindergarten
| supervisor, entertained the Story Tell
ing club. Thursday. March "a. Her
| program consisted in several selec-
| lions Of stories. and some directions
for professional story telling.
The annual assembly. which was to
| have been given Friday, was post
| poned until next week. Because of
other activities, the staff was not
ready.
The expenses of the junior-senior
reception which was held the first
| part of the year were less than the
social committees had contemplated.
The decision at a recent meeting of
the two classes was that the remainder
of the money should be divided pro-
portionately between the junior and
| sub-senior classes to be used as each
| class saw fit.
Wednesday, March %, the P oily
technic Science club held its regular
meeting in the south assembly hall at
8 O'Clock. This meeting differed from
any previously given. There was no
regular program but general discus
sion of scientific phenomena and
| questions encountered in ones every
day life.
led in the discussion on vitamins, a
recently discovered and little known
food element. The speed and pene-
tration of bullets was also discussed.
A debate arose in the club at large in
an effort to solve the question follow
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the air, will the bullet when it passes
the muzzle of the gun coming down.
have the same velocity 1t did when it
left the muzz1e? This question was
left undecided. The kick a gun de-
livers when discharged was also dis
cussed. This proved to be one of the
most interesting meetings of the term
The Y. W. girls held an exciting egg
hunt Tuesday afternoon at Central
park. The girls finding the most and
the fewest eggs were given prizes
Laura Smith received the prize for
finding the most eggs. Mary Stitt re-
ceived the "booby" prize.
Grover Little, state boys secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A, was the speaker OF
the evening at the Hi-Y meeting held
Tuesday evening, March %. Mr.. Lit
tie also installed the new officers of
the Hi-Y and gave them the challenge
of good service. Mr.. Hascal1 led the
Bible study on king David and Solo
mon" The one reel film showed the
contrast between the boys and girls
who had volunteered for war service,
leaving their homes and their return
to peaceful occupations.
The Girls Booster club will give a
party tonight in honor of the high
school basketball boys. All the stu
dents in the school are invited to
come. Admission will be ten cents.
DR.. Grieder has given special topics
to the students of his psychology
are Mental Telepathy," Dreams"
"Spiritualism," Educated Animals"
and "Phrenology." In these topics
students are to make an exhaustive
study; they will report on them in
the form of theme.
The Scribblers' club hopes to put out
a paper this term. 1t has always been
the custom for the English class to
publish some of their original stories.
The paper is sold and the proceeds go
toward paying for the clubs picture
in the high school annual.
The club has not decided whether
it will edit a newspaper or magazine.
This all depends upon the cost of
printing.
An Easter vacation of one or two
days has been expected by the student
body, but the board has sent out
notice that no vacation will be allowed.
A spring vacation on April Is will be
observed, however, to break the long
term.
Miss Grace Houts and Miss Nellie
Ansel have been elected faculty ad-
visers of the sub-sophomore class.
The bulletin sent around to the sec
ond hour classes Wednesday, March
%. contained a notice that students
locked will lose the privilege of using
a locker. The average number of
lockers found open each morning is
from Is to 20.
The senior class, which is allowed
four parties during its last year in
high school, is to give the second of
its series April 1. The party will I'M
doubtedly have many surprise features
and April fool stunts, but the social
committee promises the refreshments
will be real. The party which will de-
part from the usual custom will be
masquerade affair.
The new plan put into practice last
Friday to relieve the congested condi-
ton in the cafeteria during the second
lunch period was somewhat changed
by Principal Cook this week. Instead
of three bells, two are rung. At the