The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-11

slaught of all strong conference mem
bers. with the exception of Washburn
Louise Livers. first sopranos; Anna
Louise easier, Lucille Martin. Mar
jorie Martin. Irene Austin, Dorothy
! Stark, Iris Baxter. Norma McGrew,
| Mildred Sanders Helen McAdams and
Louise Haupt, second soprano; Mar
jorie johnson, Grace Stoves, Ruth
Schen. Lois Gish, GoIdie Wiksten,
Margaret Morse, Ruth Jackman and
Eleanor Shatfer, altos. Judges for
| the tryouts were: Mrs La Won Ar
mendariz, Miss Imogene Burnett and
Miss Katherine Senfts.
swathmore college of Swathmore.
Pennsylvania, is offering a $500 schol-
arship to the students of the United
States. There are five scholarships
ages of 16 and FL and each scholar
ship is goow for four consecutive
years.
These scholarships are offered to
men who are promising in literary
scholastic and physical education. In
| formation as to rules and standards
necessary. to obtain the scholarship
may be obtained from dean of Swath-
more college.
The first and second hour penman-
ship classes are doing good work this
term. The pupils who are doing eX-
ceptionally good work in the first
hour are Gladys Boyles. Alma Hols-
apple Burnack Sutton, Clarice Kraus
and Wanda Officer. Those in the sec
ond hour class are Dorothy Mills,
Aleen Manning, Ruth Grenard. Goldic
Mauck, Thelma Peel and Thelma Will
son.
The Gamma Phi Kappas finished
their first series of debates last We'd
nesday. Miss Carmie Wolfe, teacher
1N 11u COMMUNICATED them
their excellent -.-Ork- No grade was
lower than B.
Five debates were given, three of
them dealing with high school prob
lens The debates were on the fol-
lowing subjects: Resolved, that Greek
letter organizations should be abol-
ished in the universities and colleges
of the United States" Resolved. that
the introduction of the moving picture
as help for the sermon in churches
be iustifiable;" Resolved, that social
dancing in Topeka high school should
be abolished Resolved, that a plan
of student government should be
adopted in Topeka high school," Re
solved, that the north building of To-
peka high school should be condemned
as unfit for school purposes" The
class is now working on a second
series of debates which are to deal
with problems OF national interest.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
had charge of the entertainment of
the visiting basketball teams while in
Topeka during the tournament. March
10 and II. The members OF the J. c.
Of c. solicited the aid of the T. H. S.
student body to give rooms for the
visiting boys.
''The shipwrecl'' was a prominent
feature of the meeting of the Athe-
MAN society Wednesday, March s. The
adventures of a prominent Boston lady
xr-1n ShfnuroCERd followed
by the members. At the business
meeting which followed, the time of
meeting was changed to Thursday.
The next meeting will be March II,
after. The features of the next meet
ing will be the adoption of the con-
stitution and the beginning of the
study of famous debates. These de-
bates will be chosen for their excel
lent style. Members are requested to
note the change in date.
The Science club held a meeting
Wednesday. March s. The nominees
for the offices were voted upon The
following officers were elected: Joe
Robb. president; Allen French, vice
president; Herbert Aomeyer. secre-
tary; Howard Smith, treasurer; Or
lin Kenyon, World reporter.
A series of experiments by Joe Robb
followed the business meeting. These
consisted of various phases of cleo
trOlySiS Such as copper plaIlng ana
dissertation of compounds. These
demonstrations illustrated the COM
mercial uses of electrolysis. Several
articles of metal were copper plated.
The next meeting of the club is to
be held wednesday. March Is. in the
south assembly hall at 2:45. An cleo
ton Of the, board of directors is on
the program.
Z. L. Hendrix, instructor in the pen
manship department. has an almost
priceless relic which he has been
showing to his pupils. The relic is
a scrap book which he has filled with
specimens of the most famous penmen
of this day and age Mr.. Hendrix
would not consider any kind of offer
for the book and he estimates that
some Of the specimens are worth from
SIS TO $50. He has told his pupils
that Lf9they send some stamps to any
relia bic penmanship college, they will
receive in reply some specimens Of the
best work of that college.
The senior Gr-matic club went to
the Hodge studio Thursday, to have
a photograph taken for the annual.
The dramatic club now has a mem
bership OF thirty-four, II boys and
II girls.
The algebra " class taught by Miss
Minnie Stewart has completed a large
portion of the assignment in quadratic
equations Tests over this work were