The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-04

Class.
TLo Topeka High School Art club
has been elected to membership in
the Topeka Art Guild as a Junior or
ganization.
Girls who will serve as committee
chairmen for the Girls Reserves are:
Doris Gilmore. Virginia SchQIIe, Mary
Spuriock. Lois ZimmerTaan- Frances
Bone. Lois Taylor. Eleanor Hand.
Phyllis Newman. Mary Stitt and Alice
Benning-
Questionnaires were sent out to the
pupils of the high school recently by
the Sunday School association of To-
peka. Ninety-five per cent of high
school pupils showed a. preference for
or attended some Sunday school. The
Methodist Sunday school led with 313
students. the PresbyterEans were sec
ond with PA. and the Christian and
Baptist Sunday schools ranked third
and fourth. respectively.
According to recent report the girls
of the high school led the boys in at
| tendance records last spring. A total
number ofyd0S students were neither
absent nor tardy. OF this number.
siNty-three were girls
The English V classes are studying
II Snakespearian phys In a test given
recently the students had to know the
titles Of twenty-five Shakespearian
plays.
Miss Marie Crawford says that she
has been enjoying the special themes
gwen by the students in her Spanish
classes. Miss Crawford gave each
student special topic. The students
had to give a talk in Spanish on their
special topics
In physiology. in order to better
understand the process of cooling the
body by evaporation. some students
were sent to Investigate the process of
the ice-less refrigerators-
Photographs to advertise the new
Royal typewriters were taken in the
4ypewriting room. during fifth hour
king studio.
AS the English Vt course OF study
Is mainly upon English authors and
English literature. the students in
English VI class based their programs
on literary topics These programs
were characteristic of Halloween for
each person wore a ghost costume ~
medium was represented. who called
the spirits" from the other world;
these spirits were impersonators OF
English authors who told facts con-
corning their lives
Owing to the fact that but few boys
in the senior dramatic club tried out
for The Gold Bug" Miss Lindley, the
dramatic club adviser, was compelled
TO allow two or three non-members
of the club try out for the play
The craftsmanship class is. studying
the personality of customers. ].
Glenn McSparran. instructor. is giving
the students problems to solve. 4
situation and personality of Gus
toner is given, and the student must
find a way to make a sale to such
person.
The subjects for the term theme in
the economies classes have been
posted on the blackboard in J. +. I
kaho's room. The subjects relate to |
capital and labor, finances. and di- |
visions of government. These themes |
must cover the subject thoroly. The |
students are to inspect various indus |
tries. banks. etc, in order to obtain |
the necessary information
one hundred Seaman prints have |
been purchased by Miss Marion Peers ,
OF the art department. These prints I
were made in Leipzig. Germany, and /
are the finest color reproduction that |
can be bought at low cost They I
were purchased for the students of /
the art studio who wish to frame these |
pictures and use them for Christmas |
presents. Two of the classes are maxi |
ing polychrome frames for these /
prints
The football practice Tuesday. Oc-I
tober 81. was held in the gymnasium [
sisted of a light signal practice and /
drill in coming out OF the line. A /
blackboard talk was held and all of /
the -@piays and formations were re-
viewed.
The pictures by Spanish artists 1
being studied and reported upon in /
spanish by the Spanish " class. Some 4
OF the pictures show the dwarfs with /
which a certain king of Spain amused /
himself Besides the pictures of the 1
courts OF Spain. some by Murillo show
the costumes and types of common
folk in SPAIN
Miss Katherine Tucker teacher of
domestic science in the Topeka high /
school was unable to be at school |
Mrs. Bucklin. who substituted at that 1
time. ''Luncheons'' was the topic dis
cussed in the domestic science III
class The home luncheon. business
were treated as separate divisions. |
Each girl was required to plan menu
for one OF the three luncheons. and
also to make a drawing illustrating
silver. dishes. and other equipment
which constitute the cover of a meal
A test was given the fifth hour
algebra III class. Wednesday. Novem-
Der 1, on simultaneous fractional
equations.
The joint class OF the sophomores
and sub-sophomores held its first
party in the gymnasium, Friday. No
vember 8. 1t was a lively. poppy
party with an interesting program.
Alice Benning has been elected class
captain of the Latin VII class which
is under the direction of Miss Laura
Ewing. This class will hold a meeting
soon for the purpose OF organizing the /
Latin club known as the "Pia So
cietas" (Patriotic society which is
formed each year by the students of
the Latin VII and VIII classes. Sew
erai programs are put on during the
year. The function of the club is to
work for the good OF the(school. the