The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20
High School I happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the Journalism
Students of 7. II. S.

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Wednesday, May 10, gave the first o.
a series of vocational lectures to be
held for She benefit of senior stu
dents Miss Martin has been nurse
for twenty years. She served as
nurse in Egypt for several years. but
because of her health she was COM
PEELED to come back to America.
Nurses are much in demand at this
time. Miss Martin said To become
a good nurse a girl must have two
high school course is desirable. and a
college education is great advantage
Several members of the senior dra-
matte club are preparing a program to
be given in a final entertainment for
the club. A large number of the club
will graduate this June leaving places
for many new members.
The freshman class has been noti-
fled that their class picture for the
annual will cost each one five cents
and the sub-freshman picture amounts
to ten cents each. This is to be paid
to TIE English teacher Of each stu
dent.
Charles Bowman Hutchins, noted
bird specialist, talked concerning birds
and sang some of their songs in as
Hutchins has the unusual gift of sing
ing bird songs accurately, even to the
humming bird whose tones are higher
than the highest note on the piano.
According to Mr.. Hutchins. birds eat
a great deal for their size. During
one day a robin ate worms weighing
one and five -cighths times as much as
it did. a meadow lark is found to
have eaten 5000 weed seeds in one
day.
Songs of the canary. robin, whip
poor-will, loon, wood-thrush, cardinal.
meadow and others were sung by Mr..
Hutchins- In singing the song of the
western meadow lark. Mr.. Hutchins
sang three tones at the same time.
Beside the bird songs, Mr.. Hutchins
whistled a solo, THE Blue Bird" In
this solo Mr.. Hutchins had woven the
calls of the blue bird with the melody
of the song.
The card system for history V and
VI reports has proved extremely sat
isfactOry for Miss Hulse. Under the
new system a student condenses his
reports. Thus a large amount of ma
terial may be presented.
The girls glee cub held a meeting
Wednesday for the purpose of col
lecting money to send flowers to sew
eral members who are i'll. A lovely
bouquets of peonies was sent to Dor
othy Stark and gladioH to Eleanor
Schaffer. Both girls have been i'll for
some time.
A schedule of eight games has been
completed for next V football
team. A Thanksgiving has not
yet been arranged. but Jpeka will
play away from home on Thanksgiv-
ing as Washburn has scheduled a
home game for the day
The home games will be played
with Manhattan, Ottawa, Hutchinson,
Emporia and Lawrence No game
has been set for October %. This
ia To ], 1oF
the players a mid-season rest.
The schedule follows:
September 3O-Wamego, at WamegO.
9 9ctobeE :, IEManhattaa At Topeka
October 21-Hutchinson at Topeka. -
October 2s-oPen.
November 11-Wfchita at Wichita.
November 1s-Atehison at Atchison.
November 3O-Open.
The scribbIers' club, otherwise
known as the English VIII class.
staged a mock graduation, Friday,
May 10. A baccalaureate serman was
given and diplomas were handed out
to the supposed graduates.
The faculty held a meeting Thurs
day. May Is. This was the last meet
ing of the school year and was called
to finish up the grade requirements
which they have been working on for
over a year. These requirements will
be the standard by which all the stu
dents in high school will be graded.
The Reverend r. A. ScheH spoke
before the high school assembly
Thursday, May IS, using as the text.
I win Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the
Hills, From Whence COmeth Ny
Help" Into his talks were woven
the experience he had while in Boul-
der. Colorado and Estes park Doc
tor Schen IS a lover of beautiful
scenery, especially mountains. His de-
scriptions of the wonders of Gods out
of doors seemed to bring the beauty
of Estes Park and Big Thompson
Canyon right into the auditorium.
Park Cain has been assistant editor
and George Weaver has been elected
assistant business manager of the T.
H. S. World for next year. Robert
AkerS will be editor and Albert Davis
place of Don Welton, editor at the
present time, and James Weaver. bust
ness manager. Both of the boys
elected are juniors
The advisory captains met May II,
to discuss plans for the advisory
groups r. r. Cook. principal. told
the captains to tell the students that
deposits could be made at The Kan
SaS Reserve bank any time during
the summer. The captains are to
make a report each week on the bank
deposits and unexcubed tardinesses. A
report of this II soon be published.
1t was also suggested that the cap
tains remind the students that the
teachers have right of way il the cafe
terra as it is necessary for them to
return to their classrooms early.
monday. the English class. taught
by Miss Austin. dramatized the fifth
act or the Merchant of Venice" Ac-
cording to Miss Austin the students
entered into the play. and did some
fine acting The entire class enjoyed
the act.
The characters as taken by ahe
students are:
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Sesslea .--............-.-.-..P Pearl Parsons
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