The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-11
High School T happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
=ssa1s Students of T. II. S.

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question. DO you think class parties
are necessary to the school life?" Only /
eleven voted in the negative
| In answer to the question, would ]
| you attend class parties if more time
was allowed for dancing" 307 an |
sweTed yes" while 129 voted no
The student council hopes as re- |
suit of these questionnaires to make ]
the class parties more enjoyable to all
students attending. also to increase I
attendance at parties
Study schedule slips were given out !
Monday during advisory periods. The !
students Were asked TO keep and fill
out these slips for a week, showing
the amount of study spent on each 4
subject All time was kept in minutes
and averaged at the end of the week !
Suit was brought by Park Cain
against d. Willis DibbIe in the fourth 1
hour commercial law class, for a note \
for the amount of five cents
Dibble had signed the note which /
was past due. Cain. unable to collect /
the amount, challenged Dibble to |
court trial Lawyers were selected 4
and a trial followed.
The decision was cast in favor of 1
the defendant as the specified time !
when the note was due was not cor
rect
A meeting to choose commencement
invitations was held by the senior
class following assembly, Wednesday
O. a
vitation must be chosen by both SEN
Tor and sub-senior classes. A joint
meeting of the two classes will be held
soon to decide definitely on the in
vitatons-
Various forms used in the composi-
ton of music are being studied by
the music classes. After each form is
explained, record which illustrates
is played.
Miss Margaret Tillotson has adopted
novel plan of giving tests She
usually gives six questions, but she
divided the test so that the pupils had
two questions every day for three con-
secutive days This plan appears to
be improving the grades on the tests
The chemistry I classes have been
given series of tests for two weeks.
one test included 100 questions and
was continued for four days
After a long home stay the Topeka
high school football team plays its !
next two games out of town. 1t has
played four games in succession at !,
home The next two games will be
played with Wichita and Atchison CON
secutively. The last home game viii
he played with Lawrence at home,
November rs.
Casts showing the different struc- /,
lures of the body are being used in
the physiology classes. These casts
are about life size and look compare
lively real They give the approx
mate location of the organs.
After spending three days in review
of the last four weeks work in eco
Monies, the classes under ]. F. Kaho
were given a final test Wednesday,
November s. Note books were also I
handed in on that day.
Beta sifu Kan is the name the Eng
lish V class, under Miss Ethlyn
Lindley, has chosen for the class
name. The class is planning a pro-
gram in honor of Armistice Day.
Mrs. Henry Dotterweich sang in
assembly wednesday morning. The /,
selections were: "Homing" wind {
ment." She was accompanied at the !
piano by her husband. Mrs. Dotter-
WEIGH responded to two encores, Ami I
NAL Crackers" and "Coo-coo-cIocks." |
4 list of proper names with the
Spanish translation is posted on the
bulletin board in Miss Marie Craw- :
ford's classroom. There are also
Spanish pictures, cartoons, and clip
day.
In order to avoid further delay in
completing the dresses for the Provi-
dent association, Miss Ora McMillon
took number of the dresses home
her Sunday school class to sew on1
snaps
The gymnasium girls ARE playing
end-ball. Challenges have been issued
to the other gymnasium classes to II
games which are to be played after
school
Work on CZECH" a Russian. dance,
has been started in the first hour
dancing class
Hubert Work, postmaster general of
the United States, gave talk in as
sembIy. Friday morning, November
district convention of Letter Carriers
in Topeka Thru the efforts of r. r.
Cook and Charles Sessions, postmas-
peka was scheduled.
Thirty-four rooms deposited money
in the school savings banks this week.
The total amount deposited was SSS.56.
Miss Crawford's room had the high /,
mark of $S.25, Mr.. Dickson's room
Blanche Stewards room was third
with 500.
The Golfer Miller company will pre-
sent THE Rivals and Tanning of the
Shrew'' at the high school auditorium.
Friday, Nov. II. In order that the
classes might know something of these
plays, English teachers appointed cer-1
tain students to give a synopsis of
these plays
The fourth hour debating class is
making reports on ancient writers and
otators. This affords excellent prac-
tice for the students research work.
The third series of debates will be
posted soon. y
If students who have vacant fifth
hour are falling in any subject, they
are required TO spend their fifth hour
in the study hall The time is spent
on the subject in which the student is