The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
Albert Davis and Scott Smith, Edi-
Third Hour Class. Reporters.

the association DullulnB 1uSSudy aAtSt
moor. February IA. About $50 girls
attended. This is the largest party
which has been given this year. MUSIC
was furnished by Helen Hobbs and
Helen Whittles, both high school girls
Princess Watahwaso sang one song
and told many stories. MISS Dora
Rratton of Washburn college had
dance in a valentine costume. Miss
Sallie Glass, girls work secretary, had
charge of the games.
Miss EImore has devised plan to
care for her overcrowded first hour
dancing class. The class first has
tecbnic for fifteen minutes, then the
advanced students and non-credit stu
dents dance for fifteen minutes. After
ward the other members of the class
dance. Each week the groups change.
Each Monday the students il the
English department bring collateral
TO read during class. This has been
a success for several years. The stu
dents are graded on whether or not
they have brought a collateral
1t has been the custom of the class
in English VIII to organize into
ScrfbbIers' club Officers are elected
and the class is in this way made
more interesting. On class day the
chairman presides.
This terms class elected the fol-
lowing officers: Richard Maj oney,
president; Virginia Miller. vice presi-
dent; Anna-Louise easier. secretary
and Elizabeth Tippin, treasurer. Miss
Rosetta Kerr is instructor.
The English VIII student brought
pictures to class which they thought
would make good illustrations for
short stories. Friday portion of
the class entertained the restHof the
students with an o. Henry program.
Miss Jean Robertson has divided
her Latin VI Caesar classes into lie
gions." These 1egions represent Cae-
sar's followers.
one class has already carried out
this plan for some time. The mem
bers have six legions. four students
in each. Each person represents l.
600 soldiers, so as to make the legions
1000 strong. In each legion there
are four military leaders that head
the army alternately. over all IS one
captain. The fourth hour class has
nominated Schuyler Jackson, Media
Cain. and Harry DaYdy for their cap
tains.
Students in tho high school con-
! tributed s14O in a free Will offering
taken up after the assembly given by
| Princess Watahwaso. The princess
received a certain percentage of this
and the rest will go to the fund for
sending the musical organizations to
! Emporia.
Lois Ferguson, June '1s, and Rich
! ard Matthews, June '21, have been
chosen for the character leads in the
X. L. dramatic club play, Twelve
Hundred a Year" which is to be
presented in Lawrence, March G.
| Both Lois and Richard were prom
! inent in high school dramatics.
Jeanette Schwartz, Anna Louise
| easier, Marjorie Martin and Marjorie
johnson will make up the girls quar-
tet which will represent T. II. s. at
the spring musical contest in Emporia
A number of girls tried out for a
place on the quartet. Eight girls had
| to try out twice before the judges
could make q decision. The judges
were Mrs. LaVon Armendariz. Miss
Imogene Burnette and Miss Katherine
| Sentz.
Recently the managers of the an
nual have received their letter from
tho Merchants association, authoriz-
ing them to sell advertising. The
merchants of the city are subscribing
generously as they always have sub
scribed In the first few days about
5000 worth of advertising was sold.
|
yer and his assistants are Harold Carr
and Albert Davis
Work has slackened somewhat in
the printing classes, so c. A. Hays. in
structor. has required the boys to read
books on the history of printing. They
are also making up original Jobs to
show what they have learned about
the game"
!, The senior class of Topeka high
school elected the following officers:
pin, vice president; Frances Esterley,
chairman of the social committee;
: Grace Hess. secretary; Genevive
Mum, treasurer; Don Welton, SER
geant-at-arms.
The class advisers are Mrs. nellie
| Terriu and Miss Carmie Wolfe.
The senior dramatic club held a
meeting Tuesday. February IA. The
, following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Robert Akers; vice president,
Dorothy Swan; secretary, Jessie To
bias; treasurer, Martin Baker; SER
geant- Jack Barnum; chair
J man of social committee, Park Cain.
At the se1ior dramatic club meet
ing last Tuesday the season play was
decided upon. The name of the play
chosen is "A Rose o. Plymouth" The
: scene OF the play is in New England
! and the time is the sixteenth cen
! fury. The date set for presentation
= will be about the last Of March.
The two English III classes under
Miss Jones are working especially
hard this term because the first per
son that gets pink card, '-unsatis-
, factory work report to parents-has
, to drop the subject.
These classes are so large this tern
: that it has been decided that if tbs
: pupil did not appreciate working Il
stay in the class it would be the beS
plan to drop that person.
, The students in Miss Jones English
: VI class this term do all their note
book work in class.
In Miss Kerr's English V class
Ernest Stanley was elected class cap
t tain