The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23
Dean Perry, Editor.
second Hour Class, Reporters.

was planned and directed by Park
Cain. Lawrence Patterson and Eulalia
McNeiley-
imaginary World office. with Robert
Akers as editor, and stenographers
and reporters around him. In the
course of the sketch, the World buys
out the London Times and refuses to
sell to John D. ROCKEFELLER.
Following the farce, duet was
given by Lawrence Patterson and
Robert Akers, and a short talk by AL
| bert Davis.
The assembly was concluded with
the distributing of the first issue of
the World to every student in high
school.
Two former T. H. S. students. Helen
Hand and Joe Ream, who are now at
tending Kansas university, have re-
| ceived the honor of having their
names appear on a list of the most
| promising members of their classes.
A list of the most promising men,
| bers of each of the four classes is pre-
pared annually by instructors of these
| classes. Helen Hand is a member of
| the sophomore class and her name
| appears on that list for 1922. This
| list includes about per cent of the
| entire class membership. While in
| the Topeka high school, Helen was
interested in English. Joe Ream is
| specializing in journalism. Joe was
a member of the journalism class and
| was editor of the World during his
senior year in T. H. S. He is now
K. U. correspondent for the Topeka
Daily Capital
Topeka high school is sending an
art exhibit to the first district of SEN
eca., Kansas, at the meeting of the
convention of Woman's Federated
clubs, September 2S, 1922.
The r. H. S. band now has about
thirty members They practice twice
a week under the leadership of Miss
| Wilson. The band this year has a
good variety of instruments and prom
Uses to be success.
Football season tickets<wfll soon be
on sale, they are now being printed
by the printing classes. There were
500 tickets printed and ready yester-
| day. It has not been definitely decided
when they will go on sale.
More than six hundred students
have eaten in the cafeteria the first
two days of this week. This is about
| in the cafeteria last year. 1t is not
| known yet whether the number this
year will be increased or decreased
| over that of last year. 1t takes con-
|
lines, for they extend from the hall
leading to the cafeteria, to the cash
Register, and many at the ends of the
| lines have had to hurry to get thru
| eating in time for their next hour
| classes.
Il The Spanish classes are running
| smoothly now, according to Miss
Marie Crawford, Spanish teacher. The
!, students will give oral themes in Span
fish later in the term.
Lack of typewriters the first two
| weeks of school was a help instead OF
a hindrance, according to Miss Ber-
nice Boyles. typewriting teacher. She
| said she was really glad that the type.
writer's did not come, as the typewrit-
= ing I students learned the keyboard
more thoroly than they would have II
the machines had been at hand.
Roy Hardy, typewriting I. was able
| to make a perfect copy the first day
after the typewriters arrived, because
he knew the keyboard SO well.
1t was announced In Thursdays
: bulletin that all girls desiring employ
| ment in stores during the afternoons
should see Mr.. Kaho in room 81
sometime during the day. This plan
of securing positions for those who
wish them, has been carried out each
year, and has proven very successful.
Last spring Mr.. j. F. Kaho, assisted
by some high school girls and teach
ers, gathered information to start an
. employment bureau for the benefit OF
the students. The plan was under the
auspices of the Y. w. C. A. and the
Hi-Y.
This fall the material was collected
and put in the form of report. The
/ report shows the vocational oppor-
tunities of Topeka, giving the number
| ~ rlr 4va 1n1
trade and the wages received and also
; the length of time required to learn
the trade.
1t had not as yet been decided in
: what way the material will be put to
practical use in 7. H. s.
Another contest is open to the pu-
pills of both the grade schools and the
high school. The contest Is conducted
under the auspices of the American
Boy" Two prizes are to be given to
each winner. The first prize is a
: choice of several articles of school
equipment; among them $125.00
I victrola. The second prize is silver
watch fob. There are thirty-two
/. chances to win two prizes with one
award.
; The articles submitted are to deal
with the political and public business
:. of the school AN entries are to be
? in by March Is, 1923.
Miss Peers was in Hutchinson Sep
: TENDER II to judge 375 art exhibit
entries at the Hutchinson State fair
i She was the guest of Mrs. George
Anna Bloom, superintendent OF the
art exhibit.
q The second football team include.
;. many new men from the junior higl
2 schools. Several of last years SECOND
> team are back and working hard. Col
: Inns, Whipple, Mckee, Marshall ana
Old are doing good work against thu
u first team. The second team will
: have a good schedule, including game
4 with Washburn high and Lecompton
: C. A. Hays, the second team coach, i
Optimistic over the prospects for thi
year.
u Tuesday, September 10. was the frs
: bank day in Topeka high school. Tn