The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-26
BY THIRD HOUR CLASS.
Editor-Hazel Rea.
The Danger Row.

11AO AnASSA AAO"s
tt row of loose seats on the west
side of the balcony in the assembly
hall will be the death of someone yet
At every assembly the seats become
looser and looser. Last Monday, dur
ing the music program, the squeak OF
the row as it leaned forward and the
thump as it settled back, added much
to the effect.
The students in these seats which
can be brought forward to the railing
have had several escapes from pitch
ing headlong into the audience. Mon
day the escape was closer than ever.
When the trio composed of Robert
Service, Samuel Lyman and Bern1ce
Hemus played the hit of the morning,
Home Again Blues" Walter WILSON,
a. senior, almost broke his own neck
and probably several other persons
necks also. AS he was looking over
the railing in an attempt to see VINO
was at the piano, the row OF seats
were brought suddenly forward by the
other students in the row, and waiter
lost his balance.
from a severe shock and a stay in the
hospital only by the fact that Walter
had friends on either side who forclply
prevented his descent.
A Modern CaIuso.
A Caruso in our midst! The IN
curry has been made as to whether
company of grand opera holds us re- e.
hearsals in the cafeteria or whether
the victrola has been successfully
renovated.
At any rate the classes on the first
floor of the north building pause &C.
statically in their orations, conJuga-
20 CT
sounds evidently intended to improve
their musical education. The selec-
lions range from the "Old Oaken
Bucket" to the Mad scene from
Lucia" Finally some instructor re-
senting the divided attention of her
with the remark that it is quite i'm
possible to teach in competition with
John DeMun.
In Pursuit
When one sees a senior dashing
down the hall. he should not think
that the senior has gone mad or is
running because of fire. He is simply
in search of someone to give him in
formation in time for the World or
the High School Happenings
One most frequently sees this senior
in pursuit at the. close of school be-
fore the person with the valuable in
formation departs @homeward. Upon
finding his victim-that is, If he is
fortunate enough to find hin-a re-
lieved feeling comes over him and he
starts back for the Journalism room
gleeful and informed.
At Last.
1.-THE special feature of the science
club meeting will be pyrotechnics.
Ask your teacher what it means"
When this article appeared in the bull
1etin it was most surprising to see how
many of our most esteemed faculty
omitted this announcement entirely,
or especially the latter part, ASK your
teacher what it means
Fellow students, we have at last
found one word that a great number
of the faculty does not know. Pre-
viously the teachers have told us ev-
erything. but in two class rooms where
the teachers were unable to explain
the word" members of their classes
were able to do So When asked to
explain the word, one teacher casually
said that it was a disease Of the teeth
This is indeed new use for fireworks
and every one will agree that they
would be most painful in the teeth.
We students of Topeka high school
surely owe much to the science club
announcement, for thru it we have
been able to discover a means to dis