The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
Frank Quail, Editor.
Fifth Hour Class, Reporters


high school today started satisfactor-
| ily Seven hundred sixty-two pupils
| deposited. This is about 40 per cent
/ The. average in other schools IS 40 per
cent. Twenty-one rooms made an aV-
| erage of 100 per cent
| Prizes amounting to $50 were Of
| fered to the captains OF the groups
| who got in the first 100 per cent aver
ages Everett Blankenbeeker received
the first prize of SO. Scott Smith,
| second. and Lois Zimmerman, third
both received IS.
An interesting Y. W. c. A meeting
was held in the high school audi
forum Tuesday. Miss Maude Bishop,
/ a history teacher led the discussion
on The Relation of a High School
! Girl to the Faculty" Miss Bishop ex-
planned that the teacher always tries
/ to bring out the best that is in a stu
derla. and that the teacher who makes
/ the student work will be thanked more
in the future than the one who does
not.
Miss Zelda Kern Of washburn ru-
raj high school furnished the special
music with u vocal number.
A short business meeting followed
the program. The revised cOnstitu-
ton. which had been approved by the
advisers and cabinet was accepted.
Mary Stitt and Alice Benning were
elected to serve on the nominating
committee for the annual spring cleo
! ton.
j. H. Hoehner. teacher of mechan-
ical drawing. spent much time prepar-
ing the stage decorations for the high
school play which was presented last
night in the high school auditorium.
Members Of Miss Rosella Kerr's
English VIII class. handed in their
second short stories, Monday. This
cot r,Rc 4r Oh cd mr. a.
ment over the first set.
They We're supposed to be of the
o. Henry type or stories in frame.
The regular baseball team Of To-
peka high school has not been chosen
yet; but Mr.. c. A. Hays, coach, said
that he had lust about decided on the
lineup. 1t will probably be as fol-
lows: Pitchers. Denney, barrow, Jol-
ley and Brinker; catchers, Fowler and
Goss; first base, Myers; second base,
Breithaupt. third base, Collins and
Abmeyer; shcrtstop, Mclaughlin; left
field, Bier; centerfield. johnson;
rightfield Ora efe and Hanna
A game has been scheduled with
the Boys Industrial school for Fri
day. April Z. Another engagement
has been made with Vinland, April
81, for a game to be played here.
A return game will be played at Vim
land, May 19- No other engagements
have been made yet
Mr. Hays says that he does not
know whether Topeka will get into
the District league, as the meeting
will not be held until April s.
Pam Fung, a Chinese student who
is attending Washburn college, was
the speaker in assembly on Wednes-
day. March 20.
ideas that the Americans have of
China. The Americans judge the en-
tire Chinese republic by the Chinese
in America, who run 1aundries and
restaurants. China has been a repub-
lie since 1911 and lctely passed a equal
suffrage law. Mr.. Fung made the
statement that China IS the key to the
worlds politics for the next five cen
turtles.
After Mr.. Fung's talk. Rex Stout.
a former Topeka high school student,
explained the school savings bank,
which was started Thursday morning
E. L. Hendrix. Instructor In sales
manship. was the guest of honor at
a party given by the members Of his
class Thursday evening, March %.
The music was furnished by Edgar
Gardner and Harold Naylor. Games
were played and the guests danced.
Don Welton, president of the class,
presented Mr.. Hendrix a gold watch
chain from the class.
The junior social committee met last
Monday afternoon to discuss plans and
Will be announced later.
Report cards for the first ten weeks
OF this term will come out Wednes-
day. April 5.
The Science club did not hold its
regular meeting this week.
The dramatic club play presented at
Tf0a n ferh rTv-7r 7arv-
evening. March 81. was quite different
from the usual college farce. 1t was
a comedy laid in Puritan setting with
a delightful love story between the
Rose of Plymouth Town" and Gar
rett Foster.
The cast was as follows:
Philippe de la Noyc ...-.... Edgar Garder
John Margeson ...............B Bert Stoves
Miles Standlsh ..--.-....-..... Fred Baker
Rose de In Noye ............Lucille Martin
Miriam ChiIlingsley .........Jessie Tobias
Barbara Standish. ....-. Castor Washburn
Resoiure story -..-..-.... Eulal1a McNellly
The costumes used were of the Puri-
tan type. They were ordered from
Kansas City.
The Gamma Phi Kappas are now
giving their second series of debates.
These debates are all questions Of ma
tional problems including immigra-
ton, prison reform, minimum wages,
and the Kansas industrial court
The cartoons for the annual have
by Byron Wolfe, George Weaver and
Sam Boyle.
The students of the public speaking
II class have had a series Of argu-
mentative talks. They have also been
studying forms of d. batting in prepare
ton for cries of debates which they
viii have next week