The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

III, MARCH 70, 1917
and Werner Graefe out for second
base: Robert Miller. Robert Boal and
Robert Holman out for third base;
Walter Johnson. William Fisher and
Ralph Frazee for centerfield; Carl
Beier for leftfield: Tom Boyd and
Harold Bradf:eld out for right field.
The grounds are in good condition
due to the caretaker, Cap" Welis.
He has filled in the infieid with new
dirt, leveling it up with a slight rise
in the center. and has planted blue
grass on the infield.
Challenging, letters have been sent
to rival teams and definite dates have
been set for some games
Jack Brewster. junior, was elected
captain of the first basketball squad
for the coming year, at meeting OF
the basketball teams at the high
school. March 90
Jack played guard on the first team
during the greater part of the past
season. He was also chosen to fill
that position on the Au-Northeastern
Kansas basketball team.
The past season was Jacks first
season on the first squad, but he
played on the second team the pre-
ceding season.
At a recent teachers meeting it was
decided that after this the pupils must
automatically make up back work
on the conference afternoon of that
teacher.
The conference afternoons for the
different subjects are: Monday, Eng
Iish: Tuesdar. mathematics and sci
ence; Wednesday. commercial and for
eign language; Thursday. history and
manual arts.
Information blanks were passed
around to the seniors during faculty
adviser period Thursday. March %.
These blanks were to inform the an
nual of what offices the different per-
sons had held. the name they wanted
under their picture. -honors they had
had, organizations to which they mad
belonged and their nickname
The "Lupians'' a Latin word mean
ing wolves was the name chosen by
Miss Carmie Wolfe's English VI class.
The adopted constitution provides for
Each member of the class must take
part in at least one of these programs.
The following are the class officers:
Harold Culbertson, president; Harold
Mckee, vice president; Frances
Schwartz, 1ecretary-t treasurer; Louis
Lee, parliamentarian: Lawrence Nc
Closkey. sergeant-at-arms; Louise
Livers, World reporter.
Rug-weaving was begun at the last
March 16. A new Oriental stitch is
being taught by Mr.. Z. ]. Buckles, di
rector of manual of arts. This knot"
or stitch is difficult, but the members
of the club are mastering it.
Members of Miss Wolcotts biology
class are having a contest to see who
can recognize fifty birds this spring.
A chart with the name of each one in
the class on it, with fifty spaces below
each persons name, is on the bulletin
board of Miss Wolcott's room for
keeping the record.
Whenever anyone of the class sees
a bird and knows what kind it is. he is
to write it in the space under his
name, with the date. Each one is
striving to fill up the fifty blank
spaces below his name.
The fourth hour algebra III class
taught by Miss Margaret Tillotson is
going to have a party some time soon
The class is very original in ideas.
At the first of the term ruling was
made to fine everyone the sum of one
cent if all algebra problems were not
worked. A sccretary's report is given
every Friday afternoon. With the
money obtained this way a party is to
be given.
tuting in the music department this
week, is obtaining good results from
the orch estra. Mrs. Parsons has had
training Il this work having been
music supervisor in the Emporia
schools. Many members of the or
chestra and also other musical organ
iZations are acquainted with Mrs.
Parsons as she assisted Miss Wilson
last spring. The orchestra rehearsal
on Wednesday, March %, was well
attended.
E. L. Hendrix, instructor of pen
and craftsmanship, issued his
penmanship grades for the mid-term
other teachers. Mr.. Hendrix is doing
this in order to advance some of the
pupils so they can finish the course
before the close of school. Some of
the students will probably have fin
ished the requires amount of work
in three or four weeks.
Coach Barnes is planning an inter
class track meet, to be held within |
one or two weeks. Wednesday, !
March %. was the last day which |
boys could start training for the meet. !
The orchestra is hard at work in |
preparation for the annual state high /
school music contest which will be |
held at Emporia, April 13 and IA.
Mrs. Elmer Parsons is taking the |
place of Miss Grace V. Wilson, who is |
the National Convention of |
Music Supervisors. in Nashville,
Tennessee.
The members of the orchestra have
lot tried out for the contest yet, but
will do so next week.
The wood working department of
Topeka high school is making base
)all bats for the grade school pupils.
The boys are turning the bats from
lsh. AS the lathes are not long
nougl1 to accommodate the long bats,
he instructor. Albert H. Winter has
evised an extension which can be
transferred from lathe to lathe.
Seven students in the penmanship
department. at present have sufficient