The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-13
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Students of I. H. S.
Winnffred Mustaugh, Editor.
Fifth Hour Class-Reporters.


The annual high school May fete
will be given May 26 at Central parks
Wednesday morning. the senior girls
choose five of their number from
which all the girls in the school VIII
elect the May queen The four VINO
are not chosen will act as attendants
to the queen. The girls elected were
as follows: Cienevieve Mum. Eleanor
Campbell. Elizabeth Tippin, Grace
Hess and Frances Esterly. a new fea-
ture which will be added to the tets
this wear is the election of a Mother
Queen" How this will be carried out
has not yet been decided Only the
girls in the gym classes take part IN
the program, aside from the May
queen and her attendants but all girls
taking gymn are required to partlci-
pate
The second of a series of dashes
held each semester by the boys ply
steal training classes was run We'd
nesday. May TO- on Topeka boulevard
This time the distance was 100 yards.
The best time for this distance was
II Is seconds. Next Wednesday the
boys will run 220 yards.
Miss Pearl Martin OF X S. A. c.
gave the first of series OF prevoca-
tional talks for the seniors, Thursday
during fifth hour. The subject was
TRAINED Nursing" Miss Martin told
of the great demand for trained nurses
present
different fields for nursing In the
state OF Kansas a grade school and one
year of high school is necessary TO
enter a nurses training course Miss
Martin stated that most hospitals de-
mand a full high school education,
and that full college course is most
beneficial in a nurses training course
The period of training in hospital is
from two and . half to four years A
good nurse should know h wv to take
care of herself and keep in perfect
health The girls of DIR. Grefder's
physiology classes who were interested
also attended the lecture. The stu
dents were excused from their fifth
hour classes
The music department of Kansas
University presented an entertainment
Mt the high school auditorium Thurs
day afternoon for the students and
public
There are thirty persons in the
mems gIee club and forty in the wom-
ems glee club. forty-five in the band
and fifty-three in the orchestra
J. c. McCanles is director 81 band.
T. r Kurtz of the orchestra. and Rena
Lazell of womens' glee club
Miss McElroy's physiology class had
a test Friday over the bacteria dis
eases.
Heavy winds and rains have caused
repeated postponements Of the field
trip which Miss Abigail McElroy's
fifth hour botany class was to have
taken the first of the week. The
"trip has not been abandoned how
ever. and will be held as soon as the
weather permits.
The English VIII class has been
studying the introduction to the short
story
Harold Carr and Lyle V~snersten,
who were chosen by the Junior Cham
her of Commgfce as representa- tives of
the club to visit public schools. have
visited the Lincoln and Sumner
schools They expect to go to Quincy
school Friday. J. +. Kaho, vocational
adviser. accompanies the boys and
makes a talk on the economic value
of a good education. Harold Carr
speaks on the athletics of Topeka high
school. and Lyle Wanersten speaks on
the organizations
The fifth hour English VI class
taught by Miss Carmie Wolfe has been
studying debate technic- Debates were
given in class this week
The Gamma Phi Kappas finished
its third series of debates Friday. The
following colleagues won: Harold Carr
and Agnes Davis; Katherine Munir'.
Kari Swanson and Lillian Rose; Oc-
favia O'Neil and Lyle Wanersten: Yer
Rer Nordstrom and Lois Glsh: Orlin
Kenyon and Eugene Olander.
The subjects for this series Of de-
bates were broad and required an ex-
ira amount of outside work. They
were all of public interest, and were
well handled
The fourth series will be given the
last week in May.
Miss Merle Fowler's faculty group
stood highes. with "a percentage of
46-7 representation on the honor roll.
In this group two received all AS.
These were Virginia Achenbach, a
This group also had 100 per cent
bank account opening
Miss Marion Peers group ranked
second in the number of honor roll
students with a percentage of AZ. s.
Miss Ethel Aldrich's group ranked
third. with percentage of 40.
The Topeka high school baseball
team went to Maple Hill Friday TO
meet the Maple Hill nine This was
the first game played by the Topeka
team since the Shawnee County
league season closed
Mrs EmbIeton's Cicero class has
now taken up the study of the Manil-
Cicero's orations to be studied this
year.
TIE sub-sophomore class held its
first party Friday night The program
consisted of various stunts. which
were given by different members oil
the class. Margaret Fadely was the
first number on the program. She
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