The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

LGI1dl- LIE - oates Will DG given Lee
cer1ber 8 to Is.
A new system of grading is being
tried in the printing classes. Mr. Hays
their work is not satisfactory.
Each week new foreman is ap-
pointed from each OF the classes ana
IL is his duty to see that the type is
set right and that the room IS left in
good order
If one of the students has fifteen de-
merits an unsatisfactory card is sent
home to his parents. Mr. Hays allows
the boys to make up these dement's by
extra work
The sociology classes are starting
their scrap books. The Literary d.
gest is the magazine used and an out
line, given at the beginning Of the
term, is followed.
A joint meeting of all class ad-
visers. members of the student council
and the faculty committee on social
affairs was held Thursday afternoon.
at 800 o'clock. The purpose of the
meeting was to make plans for the
all school party which will be held
sometime during the Christmas season
Because of an excess number of
points awarded for student activities.
Mary Stitt was compelled to drop her
membership in the student council
points per term any student Is al
lowed to carry, and as Miss Stitt was
carrying eight and one-hah points, il
was necessary for her TO discontinue
some student activity. Student council
membership carries two points
The decoration committee according
to J. H Hoehner, mechanical drawing.
decoration for the aIl-schooI party.
The committee consists Of the student
council with Joe Robb as chairman
Mr.. Hoehners mechanical drawing
classes have started some of the con-
struction upon the decorations.
A large number of second year
woodwork students are finishing their
first piece of furniture and are ready
to do the finishing
The first year students in wood
work have completed their first two
exercises which consist of simple saw
ing and trimming with the blocks
This is probably the first time that
any of the students have tried to make
two objects nearly the same.
The wood working classes have
made several stands and boxes for the
business department OF the school
They have also made shelves for the
art department
Dancing in the gymnasium during
second lunch hour has been prohibited
by school authorities on account of
the bad effect of exercise right after
lunch. Girls rush thru with lunch
Moreover, there are some parents
who are Directing to the practice of
dancing during school hours.
washburn high schools football
team scrimmaged against Topeka's
first team last Wednesday night The
Topeka team was to scrimmage against
Oakland. but the Oakland team was
unable to come
The students of the drawing classes
are making picture frames as Christ
mas gifts. The frames cost one dol
lar, including all the material used.
Last year the wood working depart
ment of Topeka high school made
bats for the grade schools. Accord
ing to Albert H Winter. instructor, the
will make more this year.
wood working department of the To-
peka high school upon them.
The teachers plan card, is a card
on which a definite schedule of class
recitations for one week in advance is
This is an aid to teach
ers in keeping a definite record for
class work, according to Miss Minnie
mathematics teacher. The
plan card is of special benefit to a
teacher of mathematics, Miss Stewart
believes, as in mathematics a definite
schedule r1ust be followed in order to
finish the lequired. amount of work.
English III students under Miss
Nellie Ansel lave completed che study
of THE Lady OF the Lake" and bsve
covered one-third of the "Idylls Of
the King"
The Spanish classes, under the su-
pervision of Miss Merle Fowler are
scrap-books- Articles from
and magazines pertaining
to Spain are gathered and at the side
is written the Spanish translation.
The music has come for the annual
musical contest at Emporia. A Sc
mixed chorus, and "a June Rhapsody
for the girls glee club.
The chemistry classes under James
ing experiment of taking the water
out of crystals of cupric sulphate- The
experiments are very delicate and are
carefully weighed by hornpan bal
ances. These experiments are the first
of this semester.
c. H. Hepworth's office was an in
formation bureau for those students
who neglected to learn their telephone
numbers Wednesday, November %.
All students who have telephones are
required to give to the school au-
thorities the new numbers that have
been issued under the new machine
switching system.
Miss Nina GiIIett, a former teacher
in the English department is now in
Astoria, Ore. Among western papers
sent by Miss Gillett to friends in To-
peka high school is one dated August
"a, which says, Astoria is sweltering
under its hottest day of the summer.
The temperature this afternoon
reached SO degrees in the shade
Reports from the vocational COM