The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-16
THIs WEEK,s sTAFF
Editor: Garrett Porter.
Reporters: Fifth Hour Class.


The Polytechnic Science club held
its regular meeting Wednesday, April
IS, in room AZ.
Metheny Robb, who graduated from
T. H S. in June, 20, addressed the
club on Color Photography" Metheny
has performed many experim and
done much research in this field The
talk was illustrated by drawings on
the blackboard and camera fitted up
to take pictures in the natural colors.
The talk was of especial interest to
camera enthusiasts.
Instead of the usual current events,
half-minute talks on scientific sub
jects were assigned by the president,
Orhan CokASz.
Before the regular assembly pro-
gram last Thursday Miss Wilson led
the orchestra in Nicode's Tales From
the Fairy Province" which is the first
movement from the Scenes From
the South suite. This is the piece
the orchestra played at the state
musical contest at Emporia Friday.
The track meet that was to have
been held Thursday afternoon with
Washburn high school has been in
definitely postponed. This was neces-
sary because some of the Washburn
teachers, thinking the track would be
too heavy for the meet, took the stu
dents on an agricultural trip.
The class in commercial law has
just finished the study of transfer of
title of real and personal property and
interest. While studying interest, sew
eral special reports were given about
different investment and trust COM
panies in Topeka. This research is
beneficial to the students as they find
| the best places to invest their savings
and at the same time become ac-
quainted with men prominent in fl
| nancial circles of Topeka.
While studying transfer of title the
students had lively discussions on
| whether or not such property holdings
as oil and timber are real or personal
In Mr.. Richards second hour Phys
| les II class, the students are COM
pleting their study of electricity. On
Tuesday, April u; the class took a
field trip to the state light, heat and
! power plant.
A great deal of interesting data was
| obtained by the pupils, both on dyna-
| mos, and steam engines. The engineer
| was accommodating and answered the
| questions propounded by the members
4 of the class. These field trips are g
| great help to science classes.
or the benefit of those seniors who
| neglected ordering their class pins last
1 semester, another order is being taken
One hundred dollars is offered by
1.-THE Open Road for the best edi-
| torial Submitted by April 20, 1921. The
| contest is divided into two groups
| First, students in preparatory or higf
school, and second, all other readers
of "The Open Road" a magazine de-
voted to interests of young men. Prize:
for first in each group are. s25 frs
prize; SIS second. and $40 third prize
| The editorials viii be judged on the
I! following points:
I. The Importance and value of the
subject.
2. The clearness and force will
| which the idea is presented.
s. The authors ability to write gooC
| English.
Students of the three Journalism
classes of T. H. S. have written editor
ials for the contest. The best from
| each class will be sent to the contes
of 1.-THE Open Road"
i Tennis will start in Topeka higl
next week. Those signed up are
Henry Benning, Howard Yeager. Al
bert Davis, Harold Carr, Howard Nc
Cord. James Kearney, Gene Slower
Walter Wilson, Fred Watson, Ala
McFaddep- Loren Disney, Robert Col
vile. Ed Wood, Clarence Gossard. 10
Read, Lawrence Bartlett, Lee Bruce