The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-04

must have the o. X. of the advisers of
the club.
father and son banquet was also given.
The psychology classes are studying
the chapter, ''How We Keep Our Ideas
Clear"
The three English III classes in Miss
Grace Bixler's room have finished
their study of the 'IdylIs of the King"
One class is reviewing by giving dra-
matizationS of different parts of the
story. Another class is reviewing by
making a magazine, The Excalibur,
to tell the stories of the poem and the
third class is putting out review in
the form of. a newspaper, king Ar
thurs Herald writing the incidents
to fit the different columns and pages
of the newspaper such as front page
stories, feature stories, jokes and edi-
torials.
The printing department has in
stalled two new stones These stones
are slabs of marble two by two by
one-half foot in size. They are used
in the printing department for tables
on which to make up jobs. The de-
partment now has three stones in use.
The chemistry. room has had a new
arrangement OF lights. Formerly
lights were arranged in rosette form
They are now in rows over each table
This gives each student much more
light than he had before.
The sociology classes made trip
to the Topeka State Journal building.
Thursday, October %. The time was
spent in studying the conditions un-
der which the employees work. the
number of hours that they work, and
the wages they receive.
In connection with the text book
used in chemistry. a hundred printed
ffe oX-o
pupil, which covers the work of the
term. A few questions are used every
day, and must be answered and
handed in, at the end of the term.
The botany II classes under the d.
rection of Miss Grace Wolcott have
completed the study of the green algae
and are ready to take up work on the
blue, green and red algae. The work
Just completed is one of the most i'm
portant features of the course.
There were 500 tickets, for the con-
cert of the Little Symphony orches-
ira, sold before Thursday. November
2, in the high school. Their goal was
1000 tickets and they expected to go1
over the top by the end of the week.
The first 5000 tickets are being sold
for forty cents, or ten cents for each
ticket After the 5000 are sold the
price will be raised to $1-OO. The
concerts will be four in number. /
The gymnasium classes have taken |
up the study of calisthenics. The |
standing broad and high jump was
given as part of the efficiency test.
The cabinet of the Hi-Y are plan
ming a father and son banquet, for /
the boys of the Hi-Y and their ia |
theirs. Thursday, November 9, at $3.50 /
at the First Congregational church. |
All boys whose fathers are out of /
town. will be furnished fathers pro |
temper" from among the men of the l
Y NJ. c. A.
Members of the Boys and Girls /
GIee clubs have been requested to /
learn the solo contestant number that j
will be used in the state musical con- /
test to be held at Emporia, About /
one month before going to Emporia, /
tryouts will be held
= The Girls Booster club held a i
Wednesday in room 2O6. and
decided to sell candy at the Emporia
and T. H. S football game The |
president then appointed committee
Of three girlS Jean st. John, Eleanor
Shaffer, and Margaret Gardner to ar
range fR the buying and selling of
the candy.
The journalism classes have spent
week reading large newspapers from
other towns. A written report of five
hundred ia seven hundred words was
due friday November 3. on the Kan
sas City Star and Times. the Christian
Science Monitor. and the Chicago Tri-
Dune. J.