The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-08
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the Journalism
Students of T. H S.

/ Mrs. snort, spanish Ieacner. w nelu-
! er the club VIII meet after school or
| during class period has not been de-
cided. The purpose OF the club will
| be to learn of Spain and the customs
! of all Spanish-speaking countries
| The organization of the club was I'M
dertaken by Mrs. Shortt at the request
/ of the pupils Of the Spanish classes.
The French club of T. H. s.. known
as the lie Cercle Francois" has been
organized. 1t is planned TO hold
meetings every ether Friday. The fol-
lowing officers have been elected:
President, Albert T. Dyal.
! Vice president, Marian Bleakley.
| Secretary, Bernice Smith.
Treasurer, Margaret Sallee.
! World reporter, Roland Johnson.
| The T. H. S. Hi-Y club held it's first
meeting of the season on Monday, DC
tober 8. o. w. HascaIl spoke on the
! ter Titus also made short talk on
| the future Bible study work, Of which
he will be the leader.
| New pupils and pupils whose ad-
visers left school were given chance
| to choose permanent faculty advisers
! in faculty period Monday morning,
| October 3. Each student was allowed
| to have three choices.
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has been reorganized for this years
work with membership of IT'S stu
| dents. There are only eleven mem
| bers of last years Chamber in school
this term. The boys who promoted
| organization this term are: William
Ware. Edgar Gardner, Lyle Putnam,
Milford Rogers, James Weaver, Mil
ford Smith, William Semple, Ralph
Taylor, and Chester May.
Mice NFcIrIrc,, ~ +le .ciArea dAna RI
ment has taken her botany classes on
several observation trips to various
parks, in order that the students may
become better acquainted with the
trees of this vicinity. These trips will
be continuedsthruout the fall.
| Boys OF the physical training de-
partment ran the 60-yard and 100
yard das1es last week. The boys max
ing the best time in the different hours
for the 60-yard dash are: Hayden
Addington and Samuel Boyles-7 2-5
seconds for the first hour; Theodore
Cooper is seconds for the second
! hour; Balfour Jeffries and Earl 0dell
= 3-5 seconds for the third hour:
George Landers-7 2-5 seconds for the
fourth hour.
For the 1OO-yard dash: Hayden
Add nston-11 AS seconds for the
first hour; Leverett Chittenden-13
seconds for the second hour; Earl
Oden and Balfour Jeffries-12 Is
seconds for the third hour; George
Landers-11 SIS seconds for the
fourth hour.
The Booster club of Topeka high
school is composed of a group of girls
who are backing up the athletics of
their school. The club has a mem
bership of about seventy. At the last
meeting the following officers were
elected:
President. Dorothy Stark.
Vice president. Helen Stoddard.
Secretary, ThelmG Wood.
Treasurer, Gwendolyn Flora.
Sergeant-at-arms, Grace Hess.
More than 500 season tickets to the
football games have been sold to To-
peka high school students. The home
schedule consisted of four games:
Leavenworth. Atchison. Salina and
Wichita. In addition WaShburn has
consented to allow students to use T.
H. S. season tickets to see the Wash
burn Baker game, which Immediately
follows the SalinaATopeka game.
The new teachers on the faculty this
year are:
English department, Miss Grace
Bixler, Miss Lindley, Miss Harriet
Tomson.
Commercial department Miss Ber-,
nice Boyles. Miss Evelyn McCauley, L.
E Hendrix. c. w. Alexander.
Librarian, Miss Bessie Boughton.
An interesting assembly was held
Thursday morning. The program was
made up of orchestra numbers and
songs by the students. The song Exam
sas" was a feature of the program.
Copies of the song were passed out
among the students. Ruth NayIor gave
a piano solo, followed by cheering led
by the three cheer leaders. prepara-
tory to the football game Friday with
Atchison high school.