The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-24
High School I Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Students of 7. H. S.
THIS WEEKS STAT.
Editor: Shaler Magaw.
Reporters: First Hour Glass.

Two prizes were recently offered in
the English VII class by Miss Wolfe,
instructor of the class, for the best
lists of subjects for original talks The
awarded to Shaler Magaw. and the
second prize of one dollar was<won by
Noel Kittell.
A number of the English VI classes
are having debates following the study
of Burke's Cancellation to the Colonies.
The subjects of the debates range from
topics pertaining to high school inter-
est to subjects of world wide interest.
Miss Bessie Friedman, holder of
the worlds accuracy championship
on a typewriter, gave an exhibition to
interested high school students in the
south assembly hall after school
Monday. She wrote several minute
tests, illustrating to her audience Just
how fast a typewriter will go, the
value of concentration, rhythm, and
the necessity of perfect accuracy.
Her speed in the test given by Mr..
Gould, her manager, of straight read
ing matter, was 14S words minute,
without a mistake. Towards the last
of the demonstration, she wrote a
familiar sentence at the rate of 231
words a minute, for the purpose of
showing the students how fast a type
writer can go. Another test that was
very was lAldb MISS L L leu
man wrote at the rate of lao words
per minute while carrying on a con-
versation with Miss Evelyn Myers, a
student in the high school
Craftsmanship talks are being given
at the various stores and a few at
school by students enrolled in sales
manShip. The same plan is being
used this spring as the one last term.
The students study craftsmanship the
whole term and then give a single talk
at the end of the term. Owing to the
lack of time Mr. McClelland says that
he is unable to provide any more prac-
teal experience for his students.
Ten sales talks have been given this
term and the remaining will soon be
completed
Nearly four times as many girls
names appear on the senior roll as
boys. OF the total number of las,
1O7 are girls and So boys. The con-
trast is much greater here than in the
total enrolment in S. H. S. The
school roll contains only a small per
cent more girls names than boys.
Several members of the faculty will
spend their vacations in Europei this
summer. Miss Grace Elmore will go
to England and Scotland to attend the
Rotarian convention. Miss Ethel Aid
rich will serve as guide for a party
of tourists. Mrs. Rachel Short and
Miss Merle Fowler will attend a UNI
versity in Madrid. Spain.
Botany students are required to
analyze at least twenty specimens of
flowers during the term. Higher
grades are given in proportion to the
number of additional specimens. One
student has already analysed forty
onc.l OF
"The Scribbler," a 2o-page maya
zine published by the English class
of the high school, came off the press
received and is considered a success
in every respect. \
The English class puts out a
magazine of this kind every year, but
this is by far the largest ever at
tempted. 1t was published. by the
printing department of the high
school.
An advance sale went on Tuesday
and Wednesday where the members
of the class sold tags which were ex-
changed for magazines on Thursday.
A net profit of $50 from the sale of
the magazine was divided equally be-
tween the printing department and
English 8 department for more equip
ment.
For several years Topeka high has
wished to join the debating league of
the larger schools of Kansas. The
reason that Topeka high never Joined
was because of the type of debating
this league used. Their plan is to
speaker giving his memorized speech
without refuting any of his opponents
argument. The only chance in the