The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-14
Sheldon Hogeboon. Editor.
Third Hour Journalism Glass, Re-
DOrterS


The senior and sub-senior classes
will give a party in the high school
gymnasium this evening. This is the
second big party the classes have had
this term.
The senior and sub-senior classes
won the prize for having the largest
per cent of their members at the all
school party. The student council in
tended to give a party to the class
winning this prize. but as the senior
class had already planned a party ,the
council will furnish the refreshments
for the party.
There will be program and dane
ing. An orchestra made up of high
school students will play.
Tryouts for the inter-school debate
were finished Tuesday, January 10.
Nearly 20 students tried out. Robert
J. Myers and Clare Van Orman made
the first team and. Elizabeth Tippin
and Fred Allen were chosen as alter
mates.
A meeting of the senior class was
called Thursday, January IL, by Mr..
Kaho of the vocational department
for the purpose of giving employment
to seniors upon graduation.
Seniors desiring positions in any line
of work were asked to fill out voca-
tional cards furnished by Mr.. Kaho.
Robert Akers was elected assistant
editor and Albert Davis assistant BUSH
ness manager, in the World election
Thursday morning, January IL. All
subscribers to the World were per-
| mitted to vote The boys will act as
| assistants for one term, then they will
be editor and business manager re-
lspectively.
Three debates will be given in as
sembly this year. The first is: Re
solved that the Philippine Islands
should be given their independence i'm
| mediately." The speakers are: af-
firmative, Theron French, Scott Smith /;
negative, Morley Thompson, Harold
| Gill. The second debate will be: Re
| solved that the demand for the open
shop in industry is justifiable." These
| Orman, Fred Allen; negative, Robert
| Myers, Maurice Montgomery. The
| third debate which will be given the
first week of the new term will be
on: Resolved that the Topeka high
school should adopt the open hour
planS' The affirmative side will be
taken by Elizabeth Tippin, Lois Will
son; the negative by Edna Peppmeyer,
Mildred Manning.
Miss Hu1ses history V classes hold
a constitutional convention each day
| the session out as it was in Phila-
delphia and are drawing up a consti-
tuition. The president was elected at
the first meeting and he was named
| George Washington. The other mem
| bers of the class have the names of
| delegates from various states
This is the first convention held in
| the classes and it is proving interest
| ing as well as educational.
|
| journalism classes of T. H. s. visited
| the Capper publications Wednesday
evening.
The girls gym III and " classes
T, of dancing are having original dances
| Every girl must give an original dance
| in order tospass. The girls select their
own music for the dance and make up
/ the dances from the various steps they
have learned during the term.
The senior play, THE Fortune
Hunter" will be presented January
| 20. The leading characters will be
played by PIERCE Harvey as Nathaniel
| Duncan and Minerva Garrett as Betty
Graham. Second leads are by Robert
! Myers as Henry Kellogg, Harold Reth-
meyer as Robert Barnett. Edna Pepp--
meyer as Josephine Lockwood and
Eleanor Swanson as Angie.
| The second edition of THE Print
| Shop journal" will appear Friday.
January 90. The first edition appeared
several weeks ago; but because of the
heavy work of the printing classes,
students were forced to discontinue
| the Journal. All the news is written
and printed by the printing classes.
Mr.. Hayes is the printing teacher.
| The Topeka high school second bas-
| I1etball team defeated the Boys indus
trial schol team by a score of SO to 27.
The game was played in the gymnas-
| ium of the high school, Friday eve
ming, January 6. The second team
played we'll The referee for the game
| was Mr., Hayes of the Topeka high
| school The Industrial school band
played during quarters and halves.
The orders for sub-senior pins were
| closed Friday, January IS.
The basketball season tickets were
placed on sale Monday. January 9.
During the early part of the week the
sale was small, but a large number
were purchased before the game Fri
day.
| The members of the junior and sub
| Junior classes assembled Immediately
after the second period in the assem-
| DlY nalI Oh the nOFIn bullulHB 1HurS-
day. January ~.
The purpose of the meeting was to
decide the question of the junior sub
| junior reception. After much discus
sion they decided to have the recep-
ton. The date for the reception will
be January 2s.
| Another announcement made was
that each person must pay $1.00 for
the ticket for the reception. The as
sessment now will entitle the student
| to free admission to the reception
next year. Entertainment for the eve
ming will be furnished by the two
| Junior classes.
Mrs. Lutte Embleton's first and fifth
hour Latin classes are having a con-
test. Several weeks ago the first hour
class accepted the challenge of the
fifth hour class. The grades in vocab-
ulary, translation and verb declensions
are averaged and compared. The con-
test will end few days before the fall