The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-23
THIS WEEKS STAFF.
Editor: Shaler Magaw.
Reporters: First Hour Glass.

Guided the character and tempera-
ment of the Italians, the origin of the
short story in Italy. and the lives of
some of the foremost Italian short
story writer's. An Italian story, ut
Shows" by Enrico Castenuova was
also told.
The term themes in economics are
to be ready to hand in by May 1.
Mr.. Kaho is now going over the out
lines and giving the students sugges-
tions whenever possible. A different
subject is assigned to every student.
May G. the high school will send
representatives of the typewriting
classes to Lawrence to compete with
other high schools of the state. The
typewriting teachers do not yet have
a definite list of those who will repre-
sent Topeka. The following group
has been selected as the ones doing
the best work during the term: OF
the HTS and Tvs Dorothy Coe, Mil
bred Ekblad, Margaret Lienard,
Douglas McEachron. La vera Tullen'
Viola WAGNER, MadGe Allison. Evan
geline Oslund; of the IFS Helen Elliot.
Ava Gordon, Lorraine Reed, Imogene
Dewitt, Myrtle Huss. Madge Allison
and Ruth Althoff The members OF
this group come back after school
amorg themselves.
Mr.. Richards third hour physics
class visited the state heat and lighting
plant Wednesday. April 20. The pur-
pose of the trip was to study the steam
engines and electric generators at the
plant. The class is now studying cleo
tricity.
The students of the Topeka high
school were granted a holiday last
Friday. This is the last holiday until
holidays during the ten months school
year.
Miss Ewing's Latin VIII class and
Mrs. Kmbleton's Latin VI class were
enterta. med Thursday, April II, during
third hour with a series of lantern
slides. Pictures of the gods and god
desses were shown and also some
scenes from the NEUROLOGICAL stories
Interesting facts about each picture
and the characters were read
The glee clubs and orchestras re-
turned to Topeka from Emporia with
more honors than any other high
school in the state. They won five
cups, one for the state championship,
one FOR first place in boys Slee CLUB,
second place in girls Glee club, first
place in bass solo, and first place in
piano solo.
The glee clubs and orchestra are
planning party to be given Saturday,
April so. They are going to invite
the clee clubs of Carbondale in return
for the latter's hospitality when To-
peka high school musical organiza-
lions gave their Musical Romance
there.
lSine questions were asked by o. w.
Hascall in a fifteen-minute talk to the
thirty boys at the Hi-Y meeting April
IS. They were questions each boy
would sometime have to answer for
himself.
The first reel of a picture 1.-THE
Queen of the Waves" was shown at
6 o'clock; the second reel after the
meeting. The film. which was taken
during the war. showed the construc-
ton and operation of the electric bat
tleship New Mexico and several other
large steamships.
At the invitation of Mr.. Sherwood.
who is at the head of the organiza-
ton campaign of the Chamber of
Commerce, forty-five senior boys in
the presence of the CAPTAINS of the
membership teams of the Chamber
of Commerce took the oath which in
ancient times was taken by the youth
of Athens. After the oath, the boys
gave cheers which the men answered.
y
made, and the boys returned to the
high school. The oath follows:
we will never bring disgrace on
this our City, by any act of dishonesty
or cowardice.
I'VE will fight for the ideals and
the sacred things of the City, both
alone and with many.
I'VE will revere and obey the City's
laws and we will do our best to incite
like reverence and respect in those
above us who are prone to. annul
them or set them at naught. We will
strive increasingly to quicken the pub
lie sense of civic duty.
Thus, in all these ways, we willie
transmit this City, not only not less,
but greater. better and more beauti-
At a meeting of the senior class
1t was voted to accept the invitation
Of the subscribers for a party. The
party will be held in the gymnasium
of the high school shortly This joint
party idea is an innovation in Topeka
high school, and if successful will
establish a precedent for following
classes.
Topeka high school defeated Wash
burn Rural high school in dual
track meet on Washburn athletic field
Tuesday afternoon. The events were
fast. Campbell, a Washburn high
man. was nlSn point man OF the meet
with a total of % points to his credit.
White of Washburn and STREET of To-
peka tied for second place with IS
points; Grassy Bruce of Topeka was
third. The final score of the meet
was; Topeka High, 1914; Washburn
High school, 57aa.
The tennis tournaments will start
in the immediate future in the high
school. Much interest is taken in this
aaff nj h frTxr
entered in the singles and most of
these have entered in the doubles. The
competition this year is especially
keen. as there are number of I'M
usually good players in the high
school. The high school court prob
ably will be used.
The members of the Latin VIII class
have read TRANSACTIONS of six books of
the Had this week. After finishing
the translation of book " of the
Aeneid. an English translation OF the
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