The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-28

en- ny stephen G1lldTQp OldIlSSd 0l1llQ,
Daniel Forbes, Virginia scholle.
Dana Killinger. Harry lives, Fred
Ritz, Madeline Stewart. Inez Gard
ner. Gordon Brown, James Bowen,
Ruth Burkholder, Jean Burroughs,
and Charles Elliot.
The Science club was forced to
postpone It's meeting, which was to
be held, Wednesday, October 26. The
cause of the delay was the absence of
A. C. Sheffield of Los Angeles. who
was to speak on How Electricity Is
Made From snow" The delay of Mr.
Sheffield was due to the death of
his sister. The Science club hopes
to be able to secure him for a later
date. Mr.. Sheffield is well known in
scientific circles. as he has been for
years in the electrical engineering
work in the mountains of California.
Try-outs for the Red Cross life saw
ing test will be held November be-
fore the Red Cross committee. Sew
eral of the girls in the gymnasium
classes intend to try out for the
badges. Life saving, surface diving.
and breaks and holds are now being
studied.
Punctuation slips which contain sim
pie rules of punctuation were printed
by the high school press to be given
to every English student. These slips
are to be placed in the students per-
manent notebook for frequent refer
ence.
Five thousand letters were sent out
to Topeka homes by the Symphony
association explaining the nature of
the symphony concerts that will be
given at the high school auditorium
in the near future. The tickets were
on sale October 25 at the public
schools. Thru the efforts of an ex-
ecutive committee season tickets may
be purchased for forty cents.
1t is planned to have every school
child and every adult receive the
benefits of the Little Symphony or
chestra.
The members of the executive COM
mittee are: Miss Grace Wilson, SUI
pervisor of music in Topeka schools;
George Parkhurst, chairman of the
committee; ]. L. Hursh, T. L. Will
hanson, Frank D. Nuss, Geo. L. Tuer.
Arthur Tucker, P. A. Fairbank, c.
H. Haskell, Harry Chalmery, Leslie
E. Guild, J. B. Burroughs, Jr., AL
bert H. Haberstro and Vim. A Billy.
The Topeka Eigh School World has
the Central Interscholasttc Press as
ISOLATION, an association consisting of
400 members. This association as
sists in the betterment of the paper
and helps 20 create interest in it. The
association holds a convention an
nually at Madison, Wisconsin.
The Oakland high school football
team went down to the tune of As to
0 Wednesday afternoon in a practice
game at Western league park. The
first team played the greater part of
up of substitutes played one quarter.
The Delta Phi Kappa of the Eng
lish VII class held it's second debate
of the second series october rs. The
question was. Resolved, That the
War Loans" The affirmative was
upheld by Frances Schneider and
Jean Davenport. The negative was
supported by Lawrence Patterson and
Charles Suit. AS yet the judges have
not rendered a decision.
Miss Anne Monteith has reversed
the old system of posting the names
of pupils on the blackboard who were
negligent in preparing their lessons
and is placing the names of all A
and students on the blackboard
There Is a total of thirty-seven pupils
doing honor work in the four mathe-
mates classes.
1.-THE Four Square Girl was the
subject Oh the ulSCuSSlOndl meeting
held by the Girl Reserves, Tuesday.
The discussion was led by Frances
Iserman. After the discussion, the
members. sang the Girl Reserves
song.
The High School Happenings col
umn of last Saturday evening, Octo-
Der 81, appeared only in part. Waldo
Crippen, who was editor for the week,
and the second hour journalism class
reporters had prepared a column of
the usual length. They offered any
of the imprinted material which was
still timely to this weeks editor,
James Griffith.