The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-02
Kenneth Gilmore, Editor.
Second Hour Glass, Reporters.


Phi Kappa and the Epsilon Phi Kap-
pa The members of the teams are:
Lorraine Bates, Harry Dawdy, VIII
Metzke and Beatrice Swords.
E L. Copeland. treasurer of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road system, gave tax to the To-
peka high school students Wednes-
day, November 20, at the regular as
sen1bly period He told about the
railroad system and urged the stu
dents to make themselves fit for their
life work. He closed his talk by say
ing that the Christian life is the only
life that insures success.
Miss Bessie NJ Boughton. librarian
visited Baker university last Thurs
day. Miss Boughton attended the in
iauguration of DR.. B. Fleming, the new
president of the university.
Near the main entrance of the north
building Wednesday the barrel was
food for the Thanksgiving day dinner
| of the philanthropic institutes of To-
peka. This barrel contained every
! thing from shredded wheat to canned
fruits. A box was placed in the office
for the students who wished to bring
/ money instead of food.
A new bulletin board has been
placed in Mrs. Nellie Terrilrs room
| for the use of the French classes.
Each day pictures from magazines are
| brought in, placed on the bulletin
! board and the students give their |
Gus or otherwise. There are also two
| small bulletins on the side wall which |
contain current events concerning |
work in French classes. On one OF
these small boards is picture of
Clemenceau. study will be made
of the visitors speeches and activities
while in the United States.
Thanksgiving vacation began We'd
nesday, November 20, and will end
December 4.
The end bail team of the End hour
girls gymnasium class played the
Bird hour class team, Wednesday, No
vember 90. The 9TH hour class will
play the winning team after the
Thanksgiving vacation.
The reporting group in Miss Hunts
room had the highest deposit Tor oank
day, this week, with a deposit OF
$500. Miss Ewing's group ranked
second, with Sc. The total for the
whole school was s59.7o, about $40
less than last week.
1.-THE Gold Bug was presented by
the Senior Dramatic clu3 Wednesday.
November 90. Harold Carr, president
of the senior class carried the maseu-
line lead, and Evelyn Carlson the lem
mime lead. The play was well pre-
sented and showed much work on the
part of the club.
The public speaking class elected
Melva Barrickman chairman of the
program committee. The club voted
to have a THANKSGIVING program We'd
nesday, November %. The program
was a humorous one with several
readings and Thanksgiving stories
After the third hour English IvI
class in room 3O5 adopted THE Ink
spot'"~ for its name, the first hour
class chose 1.-The Blotter' as the name
of the class.
The 'Tnkspot" had some money in
the treasury as a result of numerous
fines for gum chewing in class. The
members voted to give the money to
the Orphans Home offering which
was taken at the high school Wednes-
day, November 20.
Fourteen members of the first
squad were given letters for football
at the festival given in honor of the
two teams November %.
Those who received ITS" were: Tom
Boyd, Dick Grotewohl, Jack Brewster,
Vernon Graefe, John French, Walter
johnson, Robert Carr, Athos Aplin,
Leo Carmain, Harry Jolly, Henry
Goss, Sherwood Hall, George Darrow
and Wendell Taylor il
The Football Festival was a great
success and the $50 guests enjoyed
a good meal and a fine program.
TON" Boyd, "Stick'' Mckee and r.
r. Cook gave talks. Victor Hurt,
coach, presented the letters.
The vocational guidance committee
is represented this year by seven :
teachers of the Topeka high school:
J. +. Kaho, chairman of the commit ,
RnnRhfOn.
True, Miss Margaret Tillotson. Miss !
Blanche Stewart, Miss Katherine
Tucker and A. II. Winters.
With help of data acquired by the !
vocational guidance committee after :
two years of investigation, students :
will be more abb to choose the proper i
course of study. Others than high :
school students are helped by find
ings made on wages and preparation
for work in various occupations I
FIFTY fifty is the name of the 9
senior play to be given the last of Z
the term. Tryouts for the play will :
be held Monday. !
The third newspaper. report from
the students in the journalism classes :
will be brought in the week after :
The reports this, time :
will be oral, altho the students are re- =
CURED to be able to give a written s
report in class. The report will be on :
the Boston Transcript.
Monday. December 4, the seniors
and juniors will practice basketball :
for the last time before the inter !,
class games start. Sophomores and !,
The Football Festival. which was v
decided success this year. is to be a
made an annual affair by the Hi-Y c
club.
W. R. Richards. former high school v