The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03


| with the characters of the book. Some
of the students were doctors. while
| others took the part of missionaries.
| Nearly every occupation was repre-
scented by the students.
Thirty-four sophomore boys were
out last week for basketball practice.
preparing for the inter-class tourna-
ment.
The class is a small one: and it is
rumored that the class will turn out
! athletes instead of social members.
! from the small number who attend the
regular class meetings.
The pupils of Miss AnseFs English
" class are writing in dramatized
form the banquet scene from Ivanhoe.
A committee was chosen to read the
plays and select the best, which will
be acted out by the class. The cast
will be chosen and the playlet will be
given in the teachers lunch room.
Thru the efforts of Mr.. Ferdinand
Voiland, the craftsmanship pupils as
we'll as delegates from the economics
classes were issued complimentary
tickets to the lecture on salesmanship
which were delivered by prominent
eastern statesmen. on the evenings OF
November IS to December l, inclusive
The lectures greatly aided the stu-
dents in their work because the speak
ers explained practical up-to-date
methods.
A fire drill was held from the as
sembly hall Thursday, December 1.
This is the first time one has ever
been held from the hall. There are
approximately thirteen hundred stu
dents in the assembly hall. Each sec
ton of the hall was assigned its spe-
Cial exit and two exits were Ieft I'M
used in case of emergency. 1t took
three minutes to clear the assembly
room and the building; and correct
order was maintained turnout
1.-THE Fortune Hunter" has been
chosen by the seniors to be presented
January Is in the high school audi
torium. The plot of the play is quite
clever and the cast includes three girls
and twelve boys. Tryouts were held
last Friday afternoon. Those chosen
for the cast will be announced later.
Albert Dyal president of the class,
was unable to find drop at any OF the
theaters in town with a drug store
scene. so Mr.. Hoehner, teacher of me-
chanical drawing, is going to make the
scene.
T II S. World has at last been
recognized as worthy of note. Miss
Jones English VI classes are using it
for textbook every few weeks. Each
student writes comments upon the
articles, the style, etc. The critics
have consented 10 submit their next
set of comments to the Journalism
classes so that in the future the staff
may know just what and how to write.
Miss Jane Medlicott, librarian at the
City library, has made an attractive
offer to the girls OF Topeka high
school who are interested in library
work.
The girls have the privilege of COM
ing to the library and learning the
location of the books and the duties of
the librarian. After learning the work
the girls will be given an opportunity
to substitute for the librarian.
The girls of the high school Y W.
c. A. enjoyed a hike and welnie roast
at Children's park, Tuesday, Novem
school. The time was spent playing
games and eating. The girls left the
park at O'Clock.
A committee, composed of Virginia
Miller, Don Welton, Dorothy Stark,
James Weaver and -Orson Mclaughlin
from the sub-seniors and Edgar Card
ner, Lois Gish, Norma Cline, Harold
Carr and Velma Rickenbacker from
the juniors, met in room S02 Thurs
day afternoon. The purpose was to
nominate persons to take offices on
the Annual staff. The classes of
June '22 and January '25 publish the
Annual this year, therefore the per-
sons selected by the committee will be
members of these two classes. The
staff will be voted on by the whole
school.
The high school basket ball season
started Monday, November %, with
inter-class practice. Every team has
two afternoons this week in which to
practice for the games next week.
There will be two games a day dur
ing the inter-class tournament, each
team playing four games.
One hundred boys are out for the
seniors as they are all last years
basket ball letter men. Mclaughlin,
Breithaupt, Blank, Wilson and Blank
enbeker are last year letter men.
Shaner, Grey and Wood are also show
ing up well.
The first high school games will be
played January or 7.
The coIored boys of the T. H. S.
have organized Hi-Y club, that is ac-
GERS of the Organization are: Archibald
Chinn, president; Doyle Moten, secre-
tary; Arthur Burton, treasurer; Goelet
Watson, sergeant-at-arms.
The boys have done fine work this
semester, having sent four representa-
ference. The boys who represented
the colored Hi-Y at Empor1a were:
Archibald Chinn, Doyle Moten, Arthur
Burton and Goelet Watson.
New letters have been posted on
the walls of the balcony in the assem-
bly, hail. denoting the different sec
tions. This was done in order to
make the seating arrangement more
definite and avoid confusion in fol- |
lowing directions for fire drill.
Each member of the Journalism
classes is to interview two business
men of Topeka. These interviews
have to be complete. Wednesday, De- |
cember T. One interview is to be with |
business man with whom the re- |
porter is acquainted, the other with !
one he is not acquainted with.
Miss Carmie Wolfe was unani- |
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