The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-04
THIS WEEKS STAFF.
Editor: Shaler Magaw.
Reporters: First Hour Class.

High school students have been for
tunate during the past week in having
three excellent assemblies. The last
one, held on Friday morning, June 8,
was 6 i by Washburn college. 1t
was gu similar to the one given sew
eraI weeks ago by K. S. A. C. extension
department. he purpose of this pro-
gram was interesting high school
| graduates i'll Washburn college.
Bible examination for seniors will
| be held Monday. June 6, at 1:45.
| Other students taking the examination
\ will take it Saturday morning, June
IL. The seniors are to take their test
sooner so that the papers may be
graded and the credit counted for
graduation.
| The students of Potwin school have
written letters inviting the boys and
girls glee clubs to give a program at
their school. The trip will be taken
some time next week. The two clubs
will give an entertainment at the Tu-
berculosis hospital, Wednesday eve
ming, June 8.
Mary Neiswanger will be the secre-
| tary of the point system for next fall.
Those desiring this office were asked
to hand their names in to Mr.. Cook
and then they were voted on by the
student council. Mary has been a
| member of the student council during
| the past year.
rResolved, that the United States
| should establish a protectorate over
Mexico" is the subject of an assembly
debate Monday, June s. The affirma-
tive side will be upheld by Shaler Ma
gaw and Willis Anton. They will be
opposed by Lawrence Bartlett and Al
assembly debates. one of which was
interschool, given under the auspices
of the Forensic club.
| Wednesday, June 1. the negative
team won a debate on the question:
Resolved, that Topeka high school
should endorse the organization of an
honorary fraternity in secondary
schools The winners were Mildred
Drebing and Elizabeth Watkins. The
affirmative was upheld by Virgiline
Wieman and Mildred Robinson. The
debateN was held during assembly
period in the high school auditorium.
Noel KitteH acted as chairman.
Employment is being secured for
the senior boys during the summer,
thru the efforts of the Junior Cham
Der of Commerce. Mr.. Kaho, adviser
for the club. has compiled a vocational
record of the-@eniors and chart which
shows how each boy is equipped and
the work in which he is most in
terested.
Mr.. c. V. King, of the Senior Cham
Der. has shown unusual interest in the
plan and has consented to take g
group picture of all the boys who
. wish summer work. The business men
want TO keep the younger men in tbs
city and for that reason are doing al
: in their power to secure jobs for the
high school graduates.
: A faculty meeting was held Friday
2 afternoon, June 3, for the purpose o.
!: discussing the final matters of rou'
!: tine before the close of the term. Th1:
: will be the last meeting OF the year
!: A meeting of the Teachers Guild fol
!: lowed.
The members of the sub-senior clas
gave their last party of the term Fri
: day evening, June 5, in the high schoo
gymnasium. The first part of thu
!: evening was spent in a special form o
Entertainment, which was planned b.
1.-THE members of the<social committee
the latter part of the evening wa
spent in dancing.
The BaccaIaureate services for tn
: senior class of Topeka high school vii
be held on Sunday evening, June 5. a
els O'Clock in Grace cathedral. TIL
sermon will be delivered by Bishop
James Wise. The graduates and mem
bers of the faculty will meet In GULL
hall at 7:45 for the procession.
. At the high school newspaper con
test in Manhattan recently the Topeka
High School World captured thir,
place In the first class-that is of tn
high schools of over five hundred
4. This Is the third time Topeka high ha