The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

bout at o'clock Friday evening at
Warnick's hall. T. d. Williams will
referee the bout.
The enrolment at Washburn rural
high school is now $50. 1t will prob
ably reach 200 at the end of the year,
according to II. J. Colburn, principal
The enrolment last spring was 1875.
The Y. M. c. A. and Y. w. C. A.
mixer of Washburn rural high school
will be held at the school Friday night.
Members of the committee in charge
are: Miss Thelma Brown, Oren Fer
rim and Hayes Holloway.
The damage to the pastures in To-
peka's territory which resulted from
the excessive heat and dryness of the
past summer, has manifested itself
in an increase of one cent quart in
the retail price of milk in Topeka.
Tryouts for the Washburn college
week by Prof. Theodore H. Post, di-
rector. Twenty men have already
tried out and thirty will try out by
Friday. The twenty-five members of
the club will be selected Saturday.
G. r. Bridgeforth, superintendent of
the Kansas Industrial and Educational
Institute, will speak at a meeting Of
the colored employees of the Santa Fe
Shops in the car sheds Thursday noona
The meeting will be held under the
auspices Of the Railroad I'M. c. A.
Large beautiful pictures will be
placed in the rooms of the Washburn
law school in the near future. Eight
years ago the late H. P. Dillon pre-
scented a collection of paintings to the
school but they were never placed on
the walls due to crowded quarters.
The Topeka Central w. c. t. u will
hold its ice cream social Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. w. E.
Seguine, 306 West Eighth avenue, in
stead of at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Jennings, 52S Topeka boulevard,
as had been previously announced.
More than 100 pupils are now en-
rolled in pre-vocational work at Gar
field school. This school specializes
in the manual arts. Any boy or girl
who is interested in this work may
enter the school, according to A. j..
Stout superintendent of city schools.
B. p. Walker, state printer, may be
a victim of his own economy program
He has asked the state executive
council to approve installation of ad-
ditiona1 heat pipes from the state
heating plant. The council is now
holding I'D the request I'm the interest
of economy"
washburn college students will
elect five members to the board of
athletic control at an election to be
held September 20. "A new president
of the RIOTERS club will also be Sc
Iected. Edgar W. Winget. who was
elected to that position last spring,
failed to return to school.
"All possible precautions to check
the diphtheria epidemic in the ward
schools are being taken by the teach
ers," A. J. Stout, superintendent of
city schools, said this morning The
pupils have been requested not to
borrow pencils and not to touch their
lips to the school drinking fountains.
Damage to the Church of the As
sumption. where a fire occurred Tues
day of-last week, was fixed at ST. 500.
by I'll. Searie and C. F. Harris. in
surance adjusters, who made an ex-
animation of the building this week.
The damage to the organ and furnish
ings of the church, has not yet been
determined.
w. H. Pepperell, who was internal
revenue collector for Kansas, with
headquarters at Wichita, until sue-
ceeded last spring by Harve~ Motter,
has. returned to his former home
town, Coneordia, and opened an insur-
ance office. Mr.. Pepperell and fam
lily meanwhile have been spending
several months in California.
Representative of public utilities
commissions from several midwestern
states are expected to hold a confer
cuss procedure In the grain rate case.
Recently the Kansas commission asked
the I. c. c. for an order reducing
grain rates. It has since requested
other states to join in the applica-
ton.
Vernon MoComb was elected presi-
dent of the senior class of Washburn
rural high school at the election of
officers Tuesday. Other officers
elected were: Miss Ethyl Shideler,
vice president; Nolan Spencer. secre-
tary-treasurer, and Oren Perrin, chair
man of the social committee. Miss
Gertrude Wheeler was elected class
adviser.
Hockey has been added to the
women's physical training course at
Washburn college. All freshman and
sophomore girls in gymnasium classes
will be required to play. Glasses in
this sport will open next Wednesday.
A hockey court will be laid out near
Crane observatory. Miss Edith Say
lor. girls physical director, will be in
charge ofsthe5 classes.
| Frank G. Richard, secretary of this
Kansas Sunday School association, and
| Fred E. Gates, left here today for JEFF
| ferson county, where they will visit q
number of towns in preparation fol
| at Oskaloosa Thursday. Mrs. IsaaS
| Sewell, superintendent of the chill
! dren's division of the association, will
speak at the convention.
Kansas material men will ask tht
| interstate commerce commission fol
| relief from the car shortage at hear
| ing, September 81. AT that time they
will request that coal cars be allocatet
| for movem ent of road material. TIL.
4 state utilities commission may APP
prove a request for use of coal car
| for movement of ROAD material whiI'
on their return from fuel deliveries
/ 1T Pays to Advertise" was the title
1 of the program at the meeting of til.
young persons of the First Baptis
church, Tuesday night. The meeting
was held for the purpose of getting
acquainted. Charles Carpenter wa,
POSTMASTER. Other persons on tn,
program were: Miss Eva Smoot
! Maurice Richie, Miss Emma Eaton
Miss Henrietta Price, Miss Jeannett,
Price and Miss Jettie Denmark.
The kindergarten of Clay school &
! in need of a piano. The board of edu
cation provided the kindergarten blu
failed to provide a piano. The schoo