The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-05

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Members of the January 81 class
who have enrolled at Washburn for
the spring term are Arthur Brewster,
Mildred Miller and Ruth Jacobson.
Those attending K. U. are Houghton
Buck and Hubert Howard.
Many Topeka high school students
carry State Journal routes to help de-
fray expenses while attending school
/ There are fifty-three routes, and it is
stated that approximately two-thirds
of the routes are carried by students
attending Topeka High. , The routes
pay from $40 to $50 a month.
The Radio club is sponsored by Mr.
Richards and a few enthusiasts of ra-
do experiments The club had one
or two meetings before Christmas, but
the formal election was aheld-in jan
uary. Truman Hazen was elected
president.
There have been some proposals of
dividing the organization because some
mem bers wanted only code practice
SO that they might be able to obtain
a government license, while others
wanted to learn the scientific construc-
ton of wireless telegraphy. By a vote
of the club the members decided they
would study the scientific principle of
wireless telegrapIly, and each member
in, turn is to make a talk on one phase
of the subject.
Miss Stella Olcott, a former teacher
of mathematics in Topeka high school,
visited Miss Carmie Wolfe and her
English classes Monday, January 81.
Miss Olcott is the county clerk of
ne-,r
the meeting of the county officers of
the state. Her home is in Lyndon.
The first hour Forensic club en-
tertained at the home of Miss Marjorie
Mum, in Huntoon street, Monday eve
ming, January 81. Clever programs
were prepared by the entertainment
committee. The officers of the club
were in the receiving line. After a
SumptuouS dinner several short
speeches and toasts were given. Tom
Thomas, president of the club, made
an able POSTMASTER
Toasts were given by Miss Wolfe,
Mary Anderson, Jewell Watt, Mar
garet Berry, William Walton, and
Richard Swallow. The rest of the
evening was enjoyably spent in play
ing games
This term both the orchestra class
and English class come during the
fourth hour. So pupils desiring to
take orchestra and debating are re-
quired to drop one or the other
The difficulty has been solved by
some of these pupils who enrolled for
English Z during the class hour and
for orchestra work one hour each
week after school,
Twenty minute talks. on various
subjects such as 1.-THE Development of
Memory in Public Speaking Mature
Imagination" Value of Senses"
Value of Time Breathing "Val
ne of Emotion" and Mental Attitude
of Reader" have been we'll developed
by the students taking public speak
ing. Most of these talks have been
speeches will be made in the near flu
ture.
! Every student in the class seems
deeply interested in the work and
Miss Schoonover thinks this will be
one of the most interesting classes
that she has taught.
Tryouts soon will be held to decide
which members of the boys and girls
glee clubs will go to the state contest
at Emporia in. April. Only sixteen
may go from either club. Since there
is an average of forty-eisht girls and
thirty boys in the two clubs, tryouts
are necessary.
The exceptional work of the art
classes this term in the high school
under the super vision of Miss Marian
Peers was recognized recently by The
State Journal in an article by Mr.. Carl
Bormar, newspaper art critic. Mr..
Bolmar commented favorably on the
work done and congratulated the high
school on this department. The WORK
/ in arts and crafts, which has been
supplemented largely for the old
course, will be continued, it is be-
. lieved.
Students of T. H. S. have supported
the basketball team well this season.
At the last game. which was played
by, the teams of Topeka high school
and Horton high school. it was esti-
mated that $50 were present.
Nearly $50. season tickets were sold
this year. These season tickets admit
to ten games, three of which are col