The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
Marion Beck, Editor.
Fifth Hour Glass, Reporters.

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Alice Voiland. a sub-freshman. won
eiret nrize for writing the best essay
on 'sWhy Topeka Should support
/ TVashburn College" Dona Armfleld'
J a sub-sophomore came next, ana mar
I riet Highly, a sub-freshman won third
The Judges of this contest were:
! Mrs Mvra william farrell, Prof. Ell
rick B. Davis and George p More
house.
OF approximately 1900 essays writ
ten. ninety-three were selected by the
teachers Of the English department to
| be submitted to the judges.
The following are the persons whose
| essays were submitted:
Senior.
wesley johnson, Dorothy Luxton,
Lillian Rose. Octavia O'Neil, Thelma
Wood. Margaret StlVcr'ion; Bea I1IS.
Calm. James c. Wee ?. Ruth Nay
Tor, Marion Buck. by bearing
Robert Myers, Alber Davis. Eliza
beth TIppin, Richard Maroney.
Junior.
Emorene Dewitt, Park Cain, SylviT
Godfrey. Marvine Grant, Howard Nc
Cord Herbert Parker. Harry Dawdy-
Ni1dred Sanders, OrvfIIe Clark, Don
aid Mayors, Georgia Tasker, Pear
Senar. Lois Bacon. Daisy Marie Child,
Lillian Kerr, Katherine Harding,
Eleanor TipPin. James First, Leon
King. Dean Perrl-s Winfleld Mllier,
virginia Alspach. /. 'ssh Griest, Eden
Gamble, Lucille Martin, Philip Lewis,
Margaret Dickie. Ros Imond Nyman,
Don Pemberton. Ernest Stanley.
Sophomore.
Anna Kotlarsky. Harold Keller, Bal
four Jeffrey, Earl Nelson, Charles E4-
lott. Lawrence Brownen, Letha
Hughes, Glenn Shaffer, Edward Ad-
ans. Ruth Ii~et, Elizabeth Gains
Dora Armfield. Arthur Claussen, Eva
Newell, Ralph Thompson, george
Chumos, Alice Hayes, Doris Sexson'
Phyllis Newman, Edith Carlson, Hell
en- McAdams. Jane Medlicott, Arloa
Bell, Eunice Clark, Sylvan BarnuIn'
Freshmen.
Lester steffens. Frances Granger,
Paul Allen Adelaide Newell, Ruth
O'Donovan, Margaret Sallee, Helen
Clarv. Robert Montieth, Katherine
Fpps Vina Hascan, Bob Hutton,
George Epps, Thomas Holbrook, Mary
SaIvason Ralph Shook, Evalyn O'Don-
ovan. Harriet Highly, Evalyn SalIee'
Lewis Lilly, Alice Noiland, Rose
Johnson.
The program held in assembly
Thursday morning was given by the
extension department of Kansas state
Agricultural college. After a song by
program was in charge of Glenn Case,
senior at X. $. A. c.
The first number was a song by the
male quartet. This quartet was made
up of Glenn Case, Walter Rolfe, rHar-
old Seibring and Eugene Haff. MI
Forest Irwin was the accompanist.
Walter Rolfe then told of the en-
cheering department. Miss Rowena
Thornberg, senior, who is special
izing in dramatics, gave several read
ings. Miss Renna ROsenthal spoke on
opportunities for girls at X 5. A c.
After TIE program the seniors were
given opportunity to meet the college
students if they had any questions TO
ask concerning the college courses.
The Gamma Phi Kappas have fin
ished their first series of debates. For
the first debate the work shown was
exceptional and Miss Wolfe oompli-
mented the class. NO one received a
grade below B.
There were five debates in all. three
Of these dealt with high school prob
lens.
The first Gebate was: Resolved, that
Greek letter social organizations
should be abolished in the univer-
sites and colleges of the United States.
The affirmative speakers were Orlin
Kenyon and Margaret Stiverson. The
negative speakers were Werner Nord-
strOm and Thelma Wood. The af-
firmative won.
The second debate was: Resolved,
that the introduction of the moving
churches is -ustifiable. The affirma-
tive side was taken by Joe Robb and
Lois Gish- The negative side was TAX
en- by Eugene Olander and Gladys
Buck. The affirmative proved that
motion pictures are d help to the
sermon.
The third was: Resolved, that social
dancing in Topeka high SCI. d should
be abolished. The affirmative speak
ers were Bert Stoves and Katherine
Williams Speakers for the negative
were Harold Carr and Octavia O'NeiI.
The negative won.
Another debate of school interest
was: Resolved. that a plan of stu
dent government should be adopted
in Topeka high school. The Rffirma-
tive speakers were James Griffith and
Emmy Lou Peterson. The negative
speakers were, Harry Schmidt, Lillian
Rose and Agnes Davis. The affirma-
tive won.
The last debate was: Resolved. that
the north building of T. H. S. should
be condemned as unfit for school pur-
poses The same number of votes
We're cast for each side. so the north
building remains the same. The af-
firmative speakers were. Harold