The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23

and four credits In history are re-
quired for graduation.
An interesting program has been
planned by J. Glenn McSparran for
his salesmanship class. The students
will spend two weeks studyirr- the his
tory of marketing: two weeks studying
the development of personality two
| weeks the psychology of business;
more than a month discussing the
art of craftsmanship; and a month on
advertising, selling by mail, and win
dow dressing.
Along with the course there will be
lectures each Friday by business men.
Fifty points will be required in
| laboratory work. One point is given
! for each hour of actual experience in
| selling behind the counter. The stu
dents will work one week and report
| to class the next. The students work
will be closely supervised by employ
ers to whom missionaries will be
sent frequently. Each student will be
required to prepare ten practical ques-
tons each week.
In class work, a complete sales talk
will be required along with a self
analysis chart Seventy-five speci-
mems of advertising are to be analysed,
/ and one complete advertising cam
| paign outlined.
Botany classes are Fastening to
|
before frost changes the color of the
! foliage. A total of forty leaves must
be collected, identified and drawn, for
an "A'' grade. The Botany II classes
are collecting and learning the diff
| ferent species of weeds found in this
part of the country. At the coming
of winter when the outdoor plant life
is gone. students will take up expert
| mental work and continue it until
spring. Then they will take up land
| scape gardening.
A stairway is being constructed
from the east wing of the high school
stage to a gymnasium dressing room.
In the past, when a large number of
actors were getting on and off the
crawl thru a window to fire escape,
and back thru another window into
| the property room. The new stairway
will eliminate tLis inconvenience.
Miss Bishops American history I
classes are studying the early settle
ment of America. Besides the regular
work in the text the members of these
classes are required to read many
reference works on the period. These
are intended to give the students in
formation which is not contained in
the text.
II Two hundred little sisters were en-
tertained by their big sisters, Tuesday.
in the z. w. c. A. gymnasium 70 ON.
The party started Immediately after
the dismissal of high school. Games,
races and singing were the features
of the party. Each girl became ac-
quainted with many new girls.
} The first issue of the World came
| out last Tuesday. The journalism
classes prepared copy while the bust
ness manager and assistant secured
I &se5v, A. M fi@a
ments were turned in. they were set
by the printing classes. This is the
first year that the World has been
printed in the school and as the press
was new the boys had to learn how to
run and feed TIE press. CA. Hays,
, head of the printing department, spent
many hours outside of the school
, hours in getting out the first issue of
the World.
classes have each chosen a different
color with which to mark all their
laboratory supplies. This system of
: marking will aid the girls in finding
misplaced or lost articles. The classes
and their colors are first hour, blue;
second hour. red; third, black. and
. fourth hour, green.
To avoid congestion IN the halls
; during the second lunch period, it has
been necessary to divide the pupils
into two groups. Two bells are rung,
one at 1904 the other at 1906. Each
week the divisions alternate.
During third hour, Thursday, Sep
TENDER 10. subscription blanks for
: the High School World were distri-
buted. The price this year Is seven
ty-five cents. Estimating from the re-
subscriptions will be eleven or twelve
| hundred.
} Miss Nellie Anseps fifth hour. Eng
fish class held IN election of officers,
Wednesday, September 20, after which
| the September club was organized.
Band practice was held for Thurs
day morning, September FL, by Miss
Grace v. Wilson Thirty persons re-
sponded. An assembly program will
be given soon by the band. Miss WI
son said, 'If the first showing is any
indication. we are going to have a
good band this year"
A total of fifty-five persons are en-
} rolled in the orchestra class and seven
others attend the afternoon rehearsa1s.
| The high school orchestra approaches
a symphony orchestra more closely
than any other organization in the
, city. A bassoon will be purchased,
, which will help balance the parts.
The first meeting OF the senior dra-
J matte club was held Thursday after
noon, for the purpose of nominating
officers: All persons desiring to con-
tinue their membership in the club
were required to be present.
Pupils who are tardy to the faculty
E groups are required to bring an ex-
: cuse from the office instead of be-
ing excused by the faculty adviser, as
has been the plan in the past. A tardy
S pupil is required to spend half hour
1 two mornings before school in room
1 206.
1 All the girls in Miss Grace Elmore's
E gymnasium classes are preparing for
| a life saving test. Every girl is ex-
$ pected to take these tests before the
end of the school term. A medal
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