The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-07
= High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

captains for a week at a time, and
three other groups, the aediles, the
praetors and the qpaestors There are
seven students in the aedile group
whose duty it is to provide entertain
| ments for the class. The first one to
| be given will be in about three weeks.
The praetors, who are four in num-
Der, and the quaestors, grade the
papers and assist the students with
their lessons.
The students in Miss Marie Craw-
ford's Spanish classes have begun to
bring in interesting news items about
| Spanish-speaking countries. These
items are posted on the bulletin board
and each student is expected to know
| the contents of the articles. In this
way practical knowledge of Spanish
is acquired.
The students in Miss Maudc
Bishops European history 1 classes
are engaged in compiling tables of
| the origins of the various races and
the contemporary historical events in
chronological order. 1t is expected
part of this Eubject, as the. study of
the racial ancestry of the present
| European nations confuses many stu
dents.
For the first time the new printing
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the printing of the Topeka High
School World. The board of education
is having some cards printed to show
the different letters of the alphabet.
These will be used in the grade school.
This job is too large for the small job
press and will be run off on the large
press.
The pressure cooker. in the domes-
tic science room is much used this
tn
aration of foods, it is also a great aid
to Miss Grace Wolcott in the steriliz-
ing of bacterial culture mediums. By
making these mediums sterile Miss
Wolcott's students are able to make
any kind of bacterial growth.
The tennis singles are over for this
season. The doubles will be played
soon, according to Lloyd. Mosser and
William Barnett, coaches. There is
to be no team this fall on account of
the lateness of the season.
Members of the high school band
I, will be admitted free to the football
games this year. The band will play
at all the home games This organiza-
ton is growing in number and is in
creasing in quality rapidly.
Nominations for class captain in
Mrs. Rachael SHORTS Spanish " class
was held September 25. George
Weaver, Jack Brewster. and Howard
Lyngar were nominated. Mrs. Short
then requested each one of the NOM
inees to make a speech in Spanish,
for the office. On October ., the
speeches were given and Jack Brews-
| ter was elected. Julia Vigneron was
elected secretary-treasurer. and gave
a talk in Spanish the following day.
thanking her classmates for electing
| I,
then appointed i committee of three,
George Weaver, Catherine Harding,
and Philip Peyton, to make rules for
| the class. They decided that there
7 would be a penalty of one cent for
! every three mispronounced Spanish
words. The class thinks it will be
rich enough by the end of the term
to buy a Spanish flag.
A special afternoon is set aside for
consultation of each department of
the school, every week. This is done
in order to avoid any confusion that
/ might arise among the classes. The
schedule for this year is as follows:
Monday, English; Tuesday, mathe-.
mates. sciences; Wednesday. langu-
age, commercial subject, manual
training; Thursday. history, house
/ hold arts.
The Art club of Topeka high school
is planning to give an assembly pro-
gram.
The fifth hour art class is going to
| do outdoor sketching in water colors,
| Wednesday morning, on the state
house grounds.
Carol Andrews, an advanced student
| of the fifth hour art class has been
posing for head study in water color
work.
Thirty members reported Tuesday
for boys glee club practice. The at
! tendance was greater than it has been
| for the past two years. The members
fat present are: First tenors, Carl
Richardson. Louis. Keller, Earl Nc
Casli9, George Landers, Kenneth Gill
| moret Carl Martinson, James Coins,
| and Roger Young. Second tenors. Mil
ton Smith, Howard McCord, Harold
Carr, Leon King, James Perkuhn and
Albert Wh1ttleson. First bass, Leon
Baeder, Harry Ralston, John Ransom,
| Thomas Johnson, Ted Decker, Robert
| Schwartz. John Schwartz and Charles
! Suit. Second bass, Joe Robb, Ronald
Hadsell, Harold Dodge, Ray Whipple,.
| Howard Smith, George Weaver Sid
| ney Finley and Kenneth Macferran
| Economic students are preparing to
select a subject for their term themes
! this week. Every term the students
! 1850 NOAiAo SuOJSSt III WHICH lHey are
| interested and write a theme on 1t.
These themes are discussions of bust
ness conditions in Topeka.
Kenneth Macferran, Milton Smith
and Edgar Gardner We're elected cheer
leaders for the school last Monday.
| Each candidate was given chance 70
show his ability during the pep assem-
bly,. Eight candidates tried out for
| the positions.
Since the printing department has
| moved into It's new quarters, there
has been decided increase in enroll
ment in this department Boys are
still seeking enrolment but owing
to the crowded condition it is not
possible for, them to get in. Not more
than twelve printing 1 students are
| supposed to be in a class, but in
some cases classes include Nas many
n.