The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-15

DR.. Kurt. lis being physically fit.
| intellectually rational. morally sound
and spiritually harmonious with truth,
goodness and beauty"
Preceding DR.. Kurtz's talk, a selec-
ton by the girls glee club and one by
the mixed chorus were given. These
selections were those which were to
be used at the State Music Contest
at Emporia.
The girls of the domestic science II
class handed in their notebooks on
Model Kitchens last week. The books
! had illustrations of desirable and I'M
desirable kitchens.
All were cleverly worked out. One
was written in the form of a journey.
Another one was in the form of a
letter.
Mrs. nellie c. Terrilrs second hour
psychology class has been making a
study of personality. Each student
took, as a subject, one member out
of any of his classes and gave a re-
port on the factors of personality
which to him made that person stand
out above others.
The class as a whole decided upon
these elements as necessary for a
strong personality, physical appear
ance, neat and appropriate dress.
good health, decisiveness, poise. sense
of humor, self-confidence, and some
| extraneous elements such as noble
birth, wealth and important position.
Miss McElroy's room is beautiful
with early flowers. Among the bios
SONS are the golden-bells. pussy will
lows. jonquils, early spirea, dog-tooth
violets and peach blossoms.
The botany students are now TAX
ing up the study of flower analysis.
Each student will be required to an
alyze thirty flowers before the end of
the term, in June. Woods and fields
are being ransacked for violets and
other early flowers.
The biology classes have been study
ing the centipede and the millipede.
They have also been discussing the
economic importance OF animals.
DR.. Warren E. Jeffrey gave an IL
Illustrated lecture on the diseases and
care of the teeth at the regular week
ly meeting of the Polytechnic Science
club, Wednesday, April -.
A two-reel film showed first. how
animals eat and second, how dental
clinics are set up in a school. Slides,
showing diseases of the teeth, were
also used.
Two glee clubs, an orchestra, a
mixed chorus, a pianist and eight
singers represented the music depart
ment at the Topeka high school at
the state musical contest at Emporia,
yesterday.
A girls and boys quartet was also
entered, but a set of regulations was
later received allowing only four
group numbers, which necessitated
the elimination of two groups. The
quartets were eliminated because a
smaller number of points were given
for winners in that event.
Ruth Naylor entered the piano con-
test after it was learned that only
four group numbers could be sent
from one school. She had but one
week of practice on her number.
Students went to Emporia on a spe-
cial train with contestants from Kan
sas City. Kansas.
AS sharpened pencils are always
needed in the shorthand classes, Miss
McCauley devised a plan whereby a
supply of pencils is always on hand
for use of the students. Each stu
for use of the students. Each short
hand student has contributed a small
amount, and with this money the pen
ellis were purchased.
w. J. Hawkins was a visitor at T.
H. S. last Thursday, April 6. His
mission was to interest students in
going to college and to show them
the advantage of Washington univer-
sity, st. Louis, Missouri, which cob
lege he was representing.
Mr.. Hawkins interviewed many
seniors at the office during the day
at the close of school.
Last Friday. April 7, two of Mr..
Kaho's economic classes and Miss
Bishops civics class made trip to !
the Wolff Packing Co.
The guides showed the students |
thru the building. Each pupil was
required to fill out blank forms in |
Guiding information obtained at the |
packing house.
The junior dramatic club enjoyed a |
short play, "a Helpless Couple at
IN fE7a
day, April 6. The play was pre- |
scented by Frieda Nixon, Frances |
Swartz and Josephine easier, Merle /
koonz, Dean Perry, Faith Lewis and |
Josephine Kennedy gave monologues
The results of a spelling test given |
by Miss Laura Ewing to her first and /
fourth year Latin students show that /
the students miss more words of Eng 1
fish derivation than they miss of Latin |
derivatives.
The purpose of the tests was to
Latin students have over the. begin
ners and still more the advantage over
those who have had no Latin.
Miss Ethel M. Aldrich, teacher of
history in Topeka high school, will
spend Easter with her brother, DR..
Aldrich of Independence. Kansas.
The debating classes OF the fall and
spring terms gave a Friendship
Party Wednesday for the visiting de-
bate team, Immediately following the
debate at Pelletiers.
Officers of the Athenian club.
Prin. r. r. Cook, Miss Ewing. Mr..
Mosser of T. H. s, the judges and !
m embers of the debate were all guests
Of the clubs.
The POSTMASTER for the afternoon
was Martin Baker. Students giving
toasts were: Fisher Ames of the visit
ing team, and James Griffith, Joe
Robb, Octavia O'NeiI, Margaret Sti-
verson, Clare Van Orman and Orlin
Kenyon, all of Topeka high school.
About sixty people were present.