The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-11
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

vice president, Mary Stitt, Media Cain;
secretary, Helen Clary, Anna Brew
ster; treasurer, Mary Buck, Gilbert
Robe; World reporters. Charles Ell
liot. Davis Swearingen; sergeant-at-
arms, Mildred Adams. Clarice Smith
A musical assembly was held last
Friday, February 10. The students
of the music department under the
direction of Miss Grace Wilson, music
instructor. furnished the program.
The high school orchestra gave two
selections, "A Southern Lullaby" and
overture from 1.-The Magic Flute"
Miss Wilson gave a brief talk on
the Princess WasahWato, who will
sing in assembly next Tuesday, Feb
ruary IA.
The organization of the English
VII class is progressing rapidly. Will
liam Ware as temporary chairma n
appointed IL constitutional committee
to draw up a constitution. The COM
mittee includes Thelma Wood, Joe
Robb and Orlin Kenyon. Work of
drawing up the laws was started We'd
resday. 1t was suggested at the meet
ing Monday that the, club be called
Gamma Phi Kappa; the class favors
the adoption of the name.
A new temperature regulation sys-
tenn is being installed in the Topeka
high school to take the place of the
old system which has been in use for
, Is years. A new and more efficient
system. has long been needed. The
new system is an improved model of
the same make as the one which has
been in use. Both were made by the
johnson Temperature Regulation Sys-
tenn company of Milwaukee
The cabinet of the Topeka high
school Y W. c. A held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon, February Z, after
the regular Y. W. meeting. Dorothy
Rosebrough, president.
Mrs. Sherwood Eddy, noted Y. ".
worker who is visiting Topeka. adj
dressed the girls. She told of the
work that the Y. w. c. a. IS doing in
other countries, particularly in Russia,
Finland and Austria. She said that
the work being done, such as estab-
fishing 'cafet erias and clubs for girls,
is exceedingly fine.
After the address the cabinet Sc
lected the girls who are to go to the
conference next summer. It was de-
cided that each girl should pay her
own registration fee. The girls Sc
lected are:
Program-Genevieve Mum, Lois
Gish.
Service-Lois Linn.
Social-Mary Stitt.
CONFERENCE.-THE Benning.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gregg, Mar
tina Nicols, Lorraine Bates, katherine
Allen, Bessie Euler, Jean St. Jean,
Margaret Stiverson. Jean Beverly,
Margaret Dickie, Elizabeth Parker,
Nadine Buck, Frances Bone.
About SEQ girls from northeast
Kansas are expected to attend the
high school 7. W. C. A. conference 10
be held here, February II, IS, 10. a
special plea is being made thru the
Il fO 11a crirIC IF IT
for entertainment for the edelgates-
The entertainment would consist of
lodging Friday and Saturday nights,
breakfast Saturday and Sunday morn
ings, and dinner Sunday noon.
Bones and their relation and place
in the skeleton are under discussion
in DR.. Greiders and Miss McElroy's
physiology classes this week.
The school possesses just one skele-
ton. This makes it necessary for the
skeleton to be transported from the
one room to the other as each teach
er needs it.
The first edition of the World for
this term was delayed Wednesday
morning. 1t was distributed to the
faculty advisers during the fifth hour.
A new method of checking the roll
has been introduced into the study
hall by Miss Bessie Boughton. The
attendance was so irregular that it
caused much confusion on the roll
book. Names had to be crossed off
when a student either changed periods
or dropped it; and when new students
came in there was no room for them
on the book roll. By the new meth
sd cards will be used on which the
name of the student, the hour, row
and seat will be placed. If the stu
dent changes his period the card may
be changed accordingly. If the stu
dent is dropped, the card may be dis
posed of and the records will remain
straight.
The Junior dramatic club held a
meeting Thursday afternoon, Febru-
airy 9. Officers for the new term
were elected. They are:
President-Walter Senne.
Vice president-Harry Dawdy.
Secretary-Jean st. John.
Treasurer-Margaret Collins.
WeTid reporter-Dorothy Hax.
Sergeant Stevens.
A playlet, The Truth About Jane
was presented. 1t was very clever and
the club enjoyed it immensely. The
cast was as follows: Mrs. Whining
Opal Canaday; Isabel" Volta Lou;
Agnes" Ruth CarsweI; "Cornelia,' -
Bernice Pyetzsski; Jane" Dorothy
Bridget" Bonita Biddison.
The members of the club are: Bon
ita Biddison. Opal Canaday. Vera
Canode, Ruth Carswell. Josephine
easier, Margaret Collins, Florence
Eaton. Josephine Handy. Dorothy
Hax. Esther Herleman, Louise Kittei,
Merriel kountz. Faith Lewis, Volta
Low. Marjorie Martin, Phyllis New
man, Freda Nixon, Ruth O'Donovan.
Jean st. John, Hazel Weeks. Bernice
Pyetzsl1i, Doris Flanagan. Mildred Bo-
hnger, Frances Swartz, Walter Taylor,
Harry Dawdy, Walter Senne, Samuel
Boyle. Preston Brandt, Raymond
Hoffsommer, Dean Perry, Wilbert Ma
son. Alexander Harvey, Lester Stef-
fen. Mark Wilkinson.
The club will present two sketches
on February "a. entitled Jimmy" and
"A Trick of the Trade
Tenors are needed by the boys
glee club. Only five or six are attend
ing the practice regularly After the