The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-10

honor at a. dinner given by the boys
of Mr.. Richards physics II class We'd
nesday evening at $3.50 O'Clock in
/ Pelletier's Tea room Mr.. VIM. Bar
nett who will take Mr.. Richards place
at Topeka high school next fall, was
also guest.
Miss Austin's English I class had a
picnic Monday, June 5. at Gage park.
The seniors Of Miss Austin's faculty
| group gave her a bar pin in recogni-
ton of the help she had given them
during the past three or four years
The history VI class. taught by Miss
Bishop. completed their work Wednes-
day and spent the remaining two days
studying railroad routes and colleges.
Miss Hulse reported that her pupils
had finished all their history work
wednesday, leaving Thursday to put
on a few finishing touches
! Miss Elmore's gym III and Nv
classes have been swimming every day
since wednesday, May 81. This is to
make up for the time lost while prac-
ticing for the May fete.
Many members of the printing class
spent the last week making up time.
Mr. Hays announced that any student
having time not made up would not
have any grade turned in.
Miss Fowler's second hour Spanish
I class held a vocabulary contest and
general review of the book POGO a
POGO. Thursday, June 6.
A committee composed of four girls
from the sociology class visited the
city and county Jail Monday.
The botany classes completed the
work on flower analysis. Lor-
raine Bates and Helen Casebur of
Miss Abigail McElroy's group have
anaIyzed more than fifty flowers.
Those in Miss Grace Wolcott's classes
who have analysed more than sixty
flowers are Balfour Jeffrey. Grace
Stoves and friedrich Reitze-
The minimum number required was
twenty-five.
Miss Grace Wolcott's biology I pu-
pills have finished making their butter
fly nets for next semester. The men,
bers of the class will collect insects
this summer and bring them to school
next term for study.
The biology II students are now
studying the life cycle and character
istics of about twenty-five different
trees. A leaf of each variety is drawn
with the fruit of that tree.
The sewing III and " classes have
had oral tests and class discussions
this last week. Clippings of various
topics pertaining to art and OF home
interest were brought in for discus
sion. All the sewing work had been
completed the previous week.
The costumes for those having spe-
cial parts in the senior class day pro-
gram were made by girls in the sew
ing classes.
For the past week the two journal J
ism classes have had ten minute talks |
on famous newspaper men and various |
other topics pertaining to journalism. |
These ten minute talks comprise tho |
last assignment in journalism this |
term.
Mr.. Hays has been using the last |
week of school as a cleanup week. /
All the cases have been gone over !
and cleaned out. The old type was
taken out and the cases Strengthened |
up. 1t is the hope that by next term
some new supplies will be ready for
use. The main need of the printing
is new type and IL not new
presses, the old ones repaired.
The physiology classes spent the
last week of school in the study of
first aid. This work was exceedingly
Interesting.
Summer school will start June H.
A large number of students have
signed up for classes. There will be
classes in history, mathematics, Eng
fish, commercial law and several other
subjects if enough sign up for them.
Bishop. Miss Minnie Stewart. Miss
Ella True. Miss Futh Hunt. ]. F.
Haho, c. A. Hays and L. NJ. Mosser.
The library at T. H. S. was closed
Wednesday afternoon. The books
we're being checked in by sections dur
ng the week to avoid confusion on the
asst day. Miss Bessie Boughton. Ii
'rarian, stated Wednesday that there
we're few books out.
The Gamma Phi Kappas gave
party Tuesday evening, June 6, in
honor of Miss Wolfe. their instructor. {
It the home of Octavia O'Neil. A two
course supper was served followed by
casts and after-dinner talks.
Harry Schmidt was POSTMASTER.
Those giving talks were Lois Gish,
Katherine Mullin. Emmy Lou Peter
on. Octavia O'Neil. Margaret Silver
on, Joe Robb and Harold Carr.
The class gave Miss Wolfe leather
writing case, for her journey to South n
america.
The public speaking class has fin
shed the last work for the term. a
cries of talks Their talks were ten
minutes in length with the combined \
nent. Each talk contained an anec- l
ote.
The chemistry classes. under Mr. !
)ickson's directions. have finished Z
heir laboratory experiments. and
ave checked up their lockers All
pparatus broken during the term has
cen replaced Fifty cents is deposited
I the beginning of each term to 4
over the cost of the apparatus Att
he end of the term. the money which Il
left after paying for the articles T
roken by each person is refunded to
H. Il
lade. a
A program was presented Thursday,
lay s, in Miss Lindleys public speak Y
lg class. It consisted of the presen- 1
alton of two short playlets writtenAby L
MEMBERS of the class. Both were g