The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-06

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are being made The students are
learning that many things enter into
the art of costume designing. They
have learned the Importance of placing
of colors in the right proportion and
position, as well as suiting lines to
different individuals.
The members of the advanced al
zebra class have handed in their graph
note books. The~average notebook
contains about fifty pages of graphs.
Some of these graphs are simple. such
as ere found in elementary mathe-'
matics. Most of the graphs are COM
pIex. formed of many different types
of curves.
One of the most interesting parts of
the graph books is the section of prac-
tica1 graphs. Some of these graphs
are clipped from papers or ma agazines.
data secured in various places. These
graphs show the cost of living, price
of stocks and miscellaneous topics
Miss Louise Glanton, who spoke in
a girls assembly last week, also spoke
to the girls of Oakland high school
after school Friday. A group of the
T. H. S. girls accompanied her to mod
el their clothes again. The girls Sc
lected by Miss McMillen to go, were
Margaret Keller, Frances Fiederling,
Gladys Chappele. Emma Louise Ha-
gar, Anna HixenbaHgh, VelTaas Smith,
Gladys Alspaugh, Marjorie johnson
and Julia Bell Thompson
The girls gym I and II classes are
playing baseball. The girls of the
faculty period are also becoming in
terested and play each morning dur
ing their advisory period.
The gym classes have started their
swimming again this term. Any gym
girl must be able to swim the length
of the pool in order to get a passing
grade. Some of the nom credit gym
girls have dropped it since swimming
was taken up.
The two economies classes, under
J. F. Kaho. are working on their
term themes. The outlines have al
ready been handed in for the various
topics These themes must contain L.
500 words, and follow the outline as it
was handed in.z
The subjects for the themes are all
economies subjects, which are before
the country at the present time.
The typewriting classes have been
doing work for the past week for the
following teachers: Mr.. Alexander,
Mr.. McSparran, Mr.. Kaho, Miss Kerr,
Miss ARsel, Miss Ewing, Miss Lindiey
and Miss Wolfe. Each teachers work
is different, so the students are get
ting varied experience.
The Remington, Royal and Under
wood typewriting companies have been
generous and courteous in lending
the typewriting classes machines for
the past few weeks.
The typewriting students have COM
pleted the work they have been doing
for the annual.
The sociology classes took a trip
to the Kansas Industrial and Educa-
class was shown thru the different
buildings and learned the rules of the
school.
About fifteen students from the
typewriting classes are planning to go
to Lawrence, Friday. May 5, to enter
the typewriting contest held at Law
renee each year. The contest starts
promptly at noon.
The salesmanship class is taking up
advertising. Lectures viii be given
on how a good advertisement will
make sales as well as a good sales |
man can make them.
The banking class. is progressing
apidly in. actual banking expert
ment. They have a thoro foundation |
on which they base bank accounts |
Each student is taking a keen in
terest.
Then commercial law class is di- |
vided into two groups, the Red and |
the yellow. One day the Reds make |
up q set of test cases and give them |
to the Yellows. The next day the |
Yellows make out the questions. Five |
points are given at a time when the |
question is answered correctly by the
first. student. The Reds are ahead /
now.
E. w McCIelland. former T. Fl. s. |
teacher, Who is now manager of !
Dougherty's Business college, gave a
lecture to the sa1esmanship class. His |
lecture was on the importance of cord
rect letter writing in advertisements
and iR-~selling to man one has |
never seen. Mr.. McCIelland had quite |
a number of letter heads and told why |
some were good and others were not |
Miss Blanche stewards English |
fourth hour classes have formed what /
is called an Indian Reservation This /
is Organized like all reservations. The |
chief of all the tribes is Russef Par
sons: his helper, or under chief. who |
cares for the minutes of the council /
is Ralph Martin. The chief
councillor for these two chiefs is Miss
Blanche Stewart.
This reservation consists of four
tribes: Francis Beck, chief of the /
Oneidas; Gilbert Robe, chief of the
Sioux; Ralph Martin, chief of the /
CheEokeSSf -adIlOh AAuSASOH, SAtSl ~
the Blackfeet. There is a. legend that
tn ese four tribes were much interested
in the study of English.
A council meeting is called every
Friday, and one of the tribes presents
4 short program.
An essay contest. sponsored by the
Civitan club, on the seven articles
dealing with the National Constitu-
ion written by Justice West of the
supreme court, which have appeared
N the Capital will be held as soon as
he last of the articles appears in
Tune The contest probably will close
n September.
Five prizes are offered: one for the
best essay from a grade or rural