The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-23
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Students Of T. H. S.

1 to grove south of Washburn college.
Miss Elmore and Miss Austin acted
as chaperons. All the girls in the
| school were invited.
Three issues of the Topeka High
School World' have been sent to Man
haitian to be entered in state con-
/ test between the various high school
newspapers of Kansas. The contest,
which closes on April 25. is an annual
affair in which a large number OF
schools compete. In former contests.
/ the Topeka High School World" has
been placed second and third. Pyra,
| mid advertising has been introduced
into the World" since that time, how
/ ever, and it is the hope of the staff
| that this addition may advance the
| standing of the World.
The printing of the Scribb1ers
magazine is under supervision of Mr..
Hays The magazine will contain "a
pages of short stories, editorials. and
feature columns and one page of ad-
vertising. This is the largest job the
printing classes have yet tackled.
! Plans for the annual spring party
! of the faculty of T. H. S. are being
| completed by the social committee.
| The party will be given at the home
of Professor and Mrs. L. D. White
more, April 29.
The chemistry II classes are be-
| ginning work on the testing of I'M
| baking powder has been made. The
] work of the past week has been
review of tests for various non-metal-
/ lie substances.
The drawing classes have taken up
work with pastel colors. A few out
door sketches have been made, but
the work is mostly figure sketching.
Still-life studies have also been made.
Unique indeed was the Y. w. c. A.
meeting held by the high school girls
at the association building on Tues
day, April 10. The program, fur
nished by the members of the cabinet.
was in the form of a regular cabinet
meeting. Deyotionals were led by
Alice Benning, and methods of rails
ing missionary pledges were discussed.
This method introduced Y. w c. A.
members into the inside proceedings
of a cabinet meeting.
The members of Miss Bishops So
GEOLOGY classes visited the State Print
ing plant Tuesday afternoon. The stu
dents followed a book thru all the
processes of printing. The almost
human machines interested everyone.
ed in the conditions under which the
men and women work. Special notes
were taken as to the machine guards,
wages, and hours.
The English VII class is spending
its class time in parliamentary drill.
The class is divided in two sides and
points are counted for each motion or
discussion.
On one day last week the club met
as the Chamber of Commerce and on
another as an excursion party. In the
VI -
made some motion of reform. The
members of tht excursion party could
bring up any motion that dealt with
the trip.
At the assembly Monday, April IS.
Miss Wilson gave a synopsis Of the
events of the music contest held at
Emporia. Friday. April Is; and showed
the five cups won.
The Glee clubs put on the program
which they gave at Emporia. Bernice
Hemus also repeated the piano solo
that won her first place.
T H. S. baseball team defeated Sea-
man 10. Wednesday. April 20, at Sea-
man. This was Seaman's first defeat
this season. The batteries were:
Scott and Bright. Topeka; and Caron
and French. Seaman. Scott struck out
eight men and gave three hits. Caron
struck out fourteen men but gave four
teen bits. The game was fast and in
teresting.
During faculty period Thursday,
April 81. the senior girls met in the
assembly hall to vote on white or
black shoes for graduation. After a
discussion of both and also of COM
promise, it was found that the Ques-
ton was not open. Last January in
joint meeting the girls of the January
and June classes had voted on white.
All of the material for the annual is
in excepting a few photographs of the
faculty. Miss Ansel said that she
thought the annual would be edited on
time, as everything was progressing
smoothly. A few subscriptions have
not yet been paid
A new course of study" which WIN
be installed in the Topeka public
schools has been completed for the
English department. Miss Carnlie
Wolfe of the Topeka high school wns
chairman of the committee which is
composed of the following teachers
from the grade schools and high
schools: Miss Julia e. Davis. general
supply teacher. secretary; Miss Min
ME Jones. high school; Miss Ethel
Frizell, Junior high school; Miss Anna
Kelley. principal; Mrs. Ruth Roby.
Miss Bertha Hyde and Miss Emma
Partridge, elementary schools. The
book contains the requirements ana
aims for each grade.
The members of the Polytechnic
Science club enjoyed an interesting
program at its regular meeting We'd
nesday afternoon. The main tonic of
discussion was Brains" in which
Doctor Greider gave a beneficial and
interesting talk. About thfrty-five
stuNents were present.
WAS BIG NIGHT FOR POLICE