The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-24
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the Journalism
Students of T. H. S.

1.-The Show-Me,' and 1.-THE Salma-
gundi." The latter was named after
a newspaper put out by Washington
Irving.
The printing department has put
out some little slips that have proved
useful to the teachers of the high
school. If a teacher wishes to keep
a pupil in her room instead of letting
the pupil go to study hall. all she has
to do is fill out the slip. 1t saves
time, as the teacher does not have to
write a note, explaining the pupils alb
sence from study hall.
The first hour orchestra class re-
ceived q Christmas present from Miss
Wilson. The members did not prac-
tice but played jazz and had a general
good time. The orchestra was not re-
quired to practice after school as is
the custom Wednesday afternoons.
A rumor to the fact that school
would let out at noon on Wednesday
circulated among the pupils but this
was cancelled by an announcement
made thru the bulletin. An article
in one of the city papers stated that
all schools would be dismissed at noon
but this was corrected later.
Miss Robertson's third hour class
had an interesting program Wednes-
day December p. Conundrums,
charades and accounts of the Christ
part of the entertainment. Probably
the best feature of the hour was the
auction, for which each student
brought an article that he had owned
a long time. Howard Yeager acted
as auctiOneer.
One of the special features of the
Christmas edition of the World We're
the Christmas stories. contributed by
various members Of the English
classes. The students writing the
stories were Harold Carr, Walter
Johnson. Mildred Britain, Georgia Tas-
ker, and Ernest Stanley. The stories
were well-written and displayed tai
ent.
Thru the efforts of Mr.. Kaho, di-
rector of the employment bureau In
T. H. s., many students, both boys and
girls. have obtained work during the
Christmas holidays.
In the last assembly held before
closing for the Christmas holidays G
pageant, Unto Us a Child Was Born
was given by the Y w. c. A. girls.
The tableau was portrayed in panto-
mime, Mary and Joseph were seated
by the manger; angels, shepherds,
wise men and children came to wor-
ship or bring gifts. Miss Wilson and
members of the glee clubs sang hymns
and carols as the different groups en-
tered. This pageant was a repetition
of that given at the all-school party
last year.
Biology students while studying for
estry are giving five-minute talks on
some phase of the subject. After the
Christmas holiday. lantern slides, sent
nv Tho will ha used "a
Illustrate lectures.
The domestic science classes have
been making Judges, fondant, cara
Notebooks have been completed and
handed in. Miss Tucker is exceeding
ly proud of the work the girls have
done on them. The notebooks are en-
tirely different from any others. They
show the right and the wrong way to
furnish a kitchen. Other sections in
clude recipes.
Miss Bishop, who is at the head o.
the history department in high school,
recently received a circular from the
history department at Kansas univer-
sity. asking for information in regard
to the amount of time and character
of work spent by the high school stu
dents on history. Every high school
in the state received the same letter
and a report is to be forwarded to
Kansas university, so that the previous
amount of work done by the college
student may be judged.
Thru a mistake in the ringing of
class bells confusion reigned in the
north building, Monday morning, d.
cember 10. The students in one fac
ulty group left for their first hour
at the ringing of the wrong bell. This
threw the orchestra players into the
wrong time for the first hour and they
failed to hear the second hour bel
and continued playing in orchestra
class until half of the second hour
class had begun AS a result the
orchestra members were late to their
second hour classes.
Elizabeth Culver, teacher in Seaman
high school, visited the journalism de-
partment, December 10. to get ideas
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