The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-22


couple from the loss of their house
and so the Christmas came out all
right
The students come to school much
earlier since warm weather is here.
Mr.. Mosser's third hour history III
class is studying the French Revolu-
ton
The journalism classes are taking
up the study of feature stories They
have for some time done better work
on news and editorials than on fea-
lures, and they are now trying TO
equal the standard in work of all
classes.
The pennanship classes. under c.
F, w. Alexander, are taking up the study
| of numerous drills calculated to break
| ierky lettering and finger movement
Some of the drills are complex
A great deal of interest has been
aroused among the pupils of Mr. Nc
| Sparren's fourth hour commercial law
class He has divided the class into
| two groups. the Whites, taken from
! Chief Justice White and the Tafts'
taken from the present chief Justice.
One side makes out questions for
| the other side day and answers
the other groups question the next,
| Points are given in various ways Inc
| first one to make soc points wins.
| There is keen competition among the
/ pupils and has caused the pupils 10
study harder in order to get ahead
in points.
Miss Bishops fifth hour civics pu-
| nils are planning to take another trip.
| This time they will go to the Previ-
dent association. They have already
made trips to the state printing plant
Capper Publications and Wolffs
packing house
| Miss McCauley has given her short
| hand II students a second set or let
| tiers to transcribe. She gave them
/ first set a few weeks ago. This was
| the first transcribing done by the
She is preparing the students in the
| class to do outside work by the end OF
| the term.
From now on all students preparing
to go to Lawrence for the annual state
| typewriting contest, which viii take
place May 5, will be required TO stay
| after school every evening to work on
| speed tests. They are not to do any
! more lesson work in class. but Will
| spend all their spare time working UP
| speed.
The teams for the English VI de-
bates have been chosen by MISS MIN
ME Jones' classes. The questions have
not been chosen as yet because not all
of the suggestions are in. The sub
jects for debate are chosen by the
members of the class.
Miss Monteith's first hour geometry
III class was given a test Thursday,
April 20, covering the chapter on pyra-
mids.
Mr.. Richards physics II class is
studying the electric motor.
Miss Marie Crawford, instructor of
Spanish, is attending a meeting OF
the Spanish association which is held
at Lawrence this weekend. This is a
statewide meeting in memory of the
death of Cervantes, the noted Spanish
author of the seventeenth century.
Miss Crawford is scheduled for a talk-
Her subject will be Means of Vital
izing the Study of Spanish.
| Miss Peers drawing II classes are
taking up dress designing. This study
helps the people who are taking it to
design their own clothes
The orchestra played so well at
Emporia that the seventh place held
last year was raised to second place
/ this year 1t competed with Parsons,
who had full symphony orchestra
of sixty-seven pieces
The algebra " class taught by Miss
Stewart, has been studying some
geometry II and algebra III: The ad-
| NanCed phase OIL LHlS 6OIh VIII NC
taken up next week.
The musical organizations held no
rehearsals this week AFTER winning
decided to let the organization have
one week of rest
Miss Louise p. Glanton. director of
the department of clothing and tex
| tiles at K S. A. C., will visit Topeka
under the auspices of the Topeka high
school Y. W. c. A. and will speak in
an assembly, en- ,1 TridSy cM APrl % sew Ins
classes will assist Miss Glanton in
giving a fashion show. The girls will
model the costumes they have made
this term in sewing. 1t has not yet
been decided if the assembly will be
for girls or for the entire school
The advanced typewriting classes
have for the past week been tipping
| material for the Annual This work
while affording practice to the stu
dents, is a great help to the printer.
Mr.. Kaho is having the typewriting
classes make about fifty letters to be
sent to the business men in regard to
a committee of girls from the Z. w.
c. A. who have volunteered their serv-
ices to the vocational COMMITTEES TO
secure work for the young people OF
the city.
I The sociology class Is now Studying
/ CITY planning. The class is having an
interesting discussion. The lecture
Mr.. Bartholomew gave on the subject
was helpful
The economies classes have handed
/ in their temporary outline of the term
themes The following week the final
I outline will be due.
Miss Minnie Stewards algebra Nv
class has taken up the study of
/ punctuation and combination. The
| class found that $500 arrangeme
! can be made of the letters of the al
/ uhabet aking three at a time