The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-30
SAM BOYLE, Editor.
Fifth Hour Class. Reporters.

Fifth Hour Glass, Reporters.
The Y. W. C. A. membership drive
began last Thursday at T. H. S. All
girls were given two days to think
4 over matters before joining. Thursday
morning members of the Y. w. went
around to the reporting groups and
solicited new members. The junior
membership fee is so cents.
The Colored Hi-Y held its first
meeting September IA. Twenty-three
boys were present. The plans of or
ganization of a football team were
made. The aim of this organization IS
to have every colored boy in t. H. S.
a member. This meeting was led by
Theodore Duke.
The fifth hour girls swimming
class leads in the dead mans float.
OF all the beginners, 5 per cent did
the dead mans float at the end of the
second lesson. The third hour holds
the record for the largest number re-
ported who swim across the pool. Inc
classes have challenged one another
to race for 100 per cent aolllty 10
swim across the pool
Ia CercIe Francois. or the French
club, has decided to continue to sup
port the little French girl VINO was
orphaned duriRg the war and
adopted by LaNCercle Francois. Inc
club raises the money for this purpose
sby giving a French assembly at which
= free will offering is taken and, by
RHselling candy. The little girls is about
: II years ola and writes naive and
interesting letters to the French club.
These letters are translated at the
meetings of La Cercle Francois.
The Hf-Y put on stag party in the
gymnasium of the high school last
night Every boy in the high school
was invited TO attend and to wear OLD
clothes. Mass games were played
under the direction of Rodney Palmer,
physical director of the Y. NJ. C. A.
A program was given in the audi
terium at the beginning of the eve
ming.
Harry Old was elected class captain.
and Mabel Harrington secretary OF
the second hour sociology class.
The botany department has re-
ceived a shipment of new microscopes
for laboratory use. The enrolment
has increased to such an extent dur
ing the last two years that new equip
ment was found necessary. The new
microscopes are equipped with a new
focus adjustment. giving the same
focus under both high and low power.
The biology, students are busy col
Iecting and mounting insects. Miss
Abigail McElroy says that some fine
and interesting specimens have been
found by the students. The classes
in botany are studying kinds of trees
and shrubs.
Miss katherine fuckers domestic
science classes have been making ap-
pie and plum jelly. Most of the girls
bought their own jelly. The glasses
were sold at the cost of materials
used. heat and glasses.
Students in Miss Alma Calvert's
trigonometry class take a logarithm
test at the beginning of each hour.
Photographs were taken of the first
and second football squads Tuesday
afternoon at, Southwestern League
park An individual photograph was
taken of Coach Hurt and Captain Tom
Boyd.
Laboratory work one day and text
book work the next is the schedule in
physics this year. The students are
making simple experiments in weights
and measures.
More than sixty girls tried out for
the Girls Glee club last week. Those
who were successful were: Euna
Hobbs, Frances Bone, Ruth, McAfee,
Sylvia Godfrey. Gail Koentz, Carol
Jones. CharlOtte CONVEX, Pdullne
Stowell. Agnes Smith, Genevieve Car
main. ImoSene Valentine, Rose john
son, Emogene Holloway, Miriam Pear
son, Mary Anne Weaver, Elma Ritter,
Naomi Weaver
Students have been giving nomina-
ton speeches for class captains in
Mrs Rachel SHORTS classes.
The sewing class, taught by Miss
Ella True, is going to the Memorial
building soon to examine the looms
and spinning wheels.
A campaign for new members OF
the Y. w. c. A. started with an as
Assembly Tuesday morning.
- Miss Laura Ewing introduced Miss
Helen Fair, the new Y. w. C. A. secre-
tary. who told girls what the Y. w
really was. Alice Benning read the
pledge and told of the plans for the
coming year.
An interesting pageant was staged
Lois Zimmerman acting as reader