The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-14
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

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| January IL.
Altho his talk was to the young men
of the school principally, it was equal
4 ly interesting to every member of the
audience. His subject was Building
/ the House of Life
The Queens made plans for a line
party, at a meeting held in room 26.
January 10. The line party will be
| held Thursday afternoon, January 10.
! The girls have not decided upon the
show, but they are expecting to make
this, their last group party, success.
! The Queens have been a prominent
organization in the school activities of
the last term.
| Mrs. Lutte Embleton. Latin instruc-
| tor in Topeka high school, was elected
president of the Business and Profess
sional Women's club at the annual
meeting held at the Y. W. c. A. Tues
day night, January 10.
The girls physiology class accom-
panied by Miss Abigail McElroy, made
trip to the Washburn state labora-
tories on Monday, January 16. The
object of the visit was to learn more
about bacteria.
Next weeks World will be edited by
Don Welton, assistant editor. Don will
| be editor in chief next term.
The art classes are drawing life
studies from poses taken by differ
ent members of the class. The pur-
pose of these drawings is to prepare
the student for the future clay mod
cling which will soon be taken up by
| the department. The drawings are
made in charcoal; shadowing is the
chief purpose along with the mass
drawings.
The World will not be issued the last
Wednesday of this term January rs,
or the first Wednesday of the spring
term February l. Yhe business man
ayers must be given time to close their
books and collect for the advertising
of the term.
The new Journalism classes will
start work on the World at the begin
ming of the new term,
A special meeting of the student
council was called Tuesday afternoon,
January 10. for the purpose of "over-
hauling" the point system. Only a
few changes were made to equalize the
number of points given.
The question of giving some of the
organizations in the high school repre-
sentation in the council was brought
up.
One craftsmanship talk has to be
given by each pupil on this subject
have their choice of what they sell.
Before they give the talk they have
to know what they are talking about;
for instance, if they are selling cleo
trio irons, they have to know about
electricity and everything about the
iron. One boy is selling a Dodge at the
lines. On Thursday, January IL, the
class is going to the De Luxe Cleaning
company.
Because the seniors have paid for
the World for an entire year and will
not be in school next semester. the
| Worlds will be mailed to them at their
homes They have been notified that
they must turn their names in to the
World office if they expect to receive
the school paper next term.
The students on the fourth floor of
the north building have been annoyed
IN their Rotations by the ceaseless
changing of the radiators when the
steam is turned on. They have to wait
till the noise subsidies to continue their
lessons.
The sophomores met Wednesday
afternoon, January II, to discuss plans
Tor their party. which is to be held
Saturday night, January H. The
social committee has planned an
apron and overall party An unusual
feature of the party is that it will be
held in the south building; the assem-
bly, dining room and the domestic
science and art class rooms being
used. There will be no dancing, but
an interesting program has been
planned. Eskimo Pie will be served
The girls of the physical training
classes have recently taken tests in
the running high jump and the stand
ing broad jump. Florence Bjorkn1an
made the best record in the running
high jump with a score of feet y
inches. Roberta Patterson won the
honors in the standing broad jump
with record of feet inches.