The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23


in their defensive positions and play
ing. The practice consisted of about
thirty minutes CT preliminaries and
then the scrimmage. All of the first
team seemed to be going fairly well.
and the members worked many plays
thru the second team line. On the
defense the men did well at breaking
up forward passes.
The first team line has been work
ing on the charge and the men have
perfected it so that they get their
man quite regularly. The team will
scrimmage every night this week.
A set OF twenty-four books. zone
Hundred Narrative Poems" is much
used by the English III classes. This
set saves the students trips to the city
library. Twenty-four more of these
poems has been ordered and will be
available soon.
Grade qualifications. which were
agreed upon by all the teachers dur
ing meetings held last term, are be-
ing printed for the benefit of the high
school students and will soon be ready
for distribution.
A new typewriter has been pur-
chased by the journalism classes. 1t
was bought with the proceeds from
last years World. The journalism
classes now have the use of two type
writer's.
The chemistry classes are all full
James Dickson. instructor, says that
about twenty-five pupils to a class is
the most satisfactory number. At
present there are three to four too
many in each class. This is due to the
fact that last year pupils did not sign
up for chemistry and when school
started, tried to obtain 1t.
A change has been made in the
text used by the household physics
department. Instead of the laboratory
manual by Black. used last year, a
manual by Lynde was substituted this
year. This manual goes with the text
book, which is also by Lynde.
The boys glee club held its first
regular meeting Tuesday, September
10. About fifteen members were
present. Work was started on a group
of new songs to be used this fall.
Miss Wilson has started early this
year to organize a better band for
Topeka high school. AT present there
are thirty pieces in the band. The
including tuba. Their first real prac-
tice was Thursday morning at 8
o'clock. They will play during the
football, basketball and baseball sea-
sons. They will also play for pep as
semblies and other meetings in which
band would be appropriate.
Ed Wood. " no played end on the
high school team last year, has made
the squad at Tarkio college, Tarkio,
Missouri.
Due to the shortage of rooms, and
crowded classes, C. H. Hepworth, vice
principal, has classes in the south as
sembly room. Mr.. Hepworth does not
like to hold classes in this large audi
forum, because of echoes.
There is possibility of Mr.. Hep
worth using tie small lunch room
known as room Sc, but at present
there are not enough chairs to permit
this.
Class meetings will be held Friday
morning at the regular assembly
period. Each class will be assigned to
a meeting place and every student
should be present at his class meet
ing. This is to get the classes started
well in the new term. Heretofore
smeetings have been held outside oil
school hours. It is not known whether
or not this system is to be adopted
permanently.
Enough trays have been purchased
for the cafeteria to supply all stu
dent patrons. Heretofore, only the
teachers used them. Students had diff
ficulty in carrying three or four dishes
without trays.
Miss Bessie Boughton, librarian and
study hail teacher, has so many more
pupils than the hall can seat, that
she is obliged % send the thirteen
extra from the first hour to room 211
The second hour has twenty pupils
too many; the third hour forty extra
pupils; and the fourth hour, twenty
five. The overflow from the second
third and fourth hours are sent to the
assembly hall
A list of desired books and maya
zines has been sent to a book and
, magazine agency for prices. AS there
are certain amounts of money appro-
priated for books and for magazines
it cannot be definitely decided until
this list with prices are returned just
which magazines and new books the
library is to receive this year. Prin-
cipal r. r. Cook and Miss Bessie
Boughton will b. the deciding COM
mittee.
T. H. S. boys have various ways of
earning their spending money. There
are about twenty boys who work in
theaters. Some of these earn their
way thru school by this method. This
klH0 OF Work does not take the stu
dent from his school work as some
jobs do.
The first meeting of the senior dra-
matte club is to be held Thursday,
September 81, for the~purpose of nom-
mating officers for the coming year
Dramatic club tryouts will be held
September % and 29.
VIM. Barnett, the physics teacher
is meeting the pupils, who are making
up time for hardness. this week. A
different teacher has charge of these
morning sessions each week.
| DR.. Grieder gave his first test ir
| physiology Wednesday. The test COW
| cred the first four chapters of Par
| II Including several definitions, out
lines and drawings which he gave in
class.
There was variety of grades bu