The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-18
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.


hear the rules and then reported the /
results TO their respective classes.
Printed slips bearing the new regula-
lions will be given to each teacher.
Any pupil that abuses these regula-
tions will be denied use of the library
for the remainder of the term.
The students of the botany classes
have started miniature gardens and
are receiving instruction as to the
proper n.ethod to raise a garden.
Each farmer is responsible for hisI
garden.
Training for track will starts as
soon as weather permits The team
this year will be built around the let
fer men of last year: Robert Mats, in
the field events; Howard Yeager, IN
the dashes: Harold Zook, in the half
mile; Edd Wood, captain, IN the mile.
Good showing is also expected from
Charles Robinson in the running
events, and from Fred Walker, Schuy-
Ter jackson. Charles Graves, Frank
Quail and Wilbert Mason, who Will
run the 440 and distance runs. Other
material is also expected to turn out
when practice starts.
Miss Lindley's fourth hour pub
lie speaking II class elected officers
during the class period Tuesday, Feb
ruary IA.
The returns were as follows: James
Weaver, president; Lucille Martin,
vice president; Elizabeth Sargent, sec
rotary; Dorothy Swan, parliament
tartan; Elmer Harritt, sergeant
arms A committee consisting of Ruth
Thompson. Opal Canaday, Elizabeth
Sargent, Walter Taylor and Charles
witt was appointed to draw up a con-
stitution.
Miss Charlotte Ayers, assistant d.
rector of the Y. w. cafeteria, is plan
ming line party at the Orpheum for
the girls who have helped serve at
numerous banquets held at the Z. w
C. A.
Marion Beck. who is chairman of
the service committee of the high
school club. has had charge of Sc
curing the girls for this work.
LindIeyviIle is the fifth hour Eng
lish " class under the direction of
Miss Ethlyn Lindley. The members
have elected the following class Off
GERS: Lillian Weir. president; William
Stiverson, vice president: Iris Baxter,
secretary treasurer; Henry Goss. SER
geant-at-arms; Anna Brewster, World
reporter.
Each week certain mistakes which
are often made are drilled upon. If
anyone is heard to make one of these
mistakes, he must pay one penny into
the treasury.
Mr.. Dickens chemistry II classes
are making tests for food components.
By these experiments they are able
| to recognize and distinguish the diff
ference between the various food COM
| ponents..
On account of the increased enroll
n1ent for the new term, the seating
! capacit of the high school auditorium
Sc n Ff1fo :
Pupils enrolled. When the student
| body and faculty are included there
| is a shortage of nearly 100 seats.
On Tuesday, February IA, the stu
dents of Mrs. EmbletOn'S 4th hour
Latin class exchanged valentines. All
7 of the "Epistula Amatoria" had to
be written in Latin.
! The Athenian society held an in
| teresting meeting Wednesday, Febru-
airy Is. Toasts were given and then
an open discussion was held on cur
rent topics. This was the regular
weekly meeting of the club.
The public speaking class is study
| ing the play. THE Lion and the
| Mouse" by Charles Klein. Tuesday
was spent in studying the selection,
| and Wednesday and Thursday in the
| dramatization Of the scene which Is
| Delng studied.
| In acting out the scenes the indi.
| vidual puts more life into his reading.
Miss fuckers domestic science I
| class is just beginning the book cook
/ ing. On Tuesday, February IA, the
| girls did their first cooking, making
cookies and trimming them with
candy hearts,
Miss Crawford's Spanish II classes
are still taking the 100 per cent tests.
The student must continue taking
these tests until they know how to
count from one to a million correctly.
The English VII class, fourth hour,
under the supervision of Miss Carmie
Wolfe was organized under the name
of the Gamma Phi Kappa. Wednes-
day, February Is. Harold Carr acted
as temporary chairman during the
adoption of the constitution and the
| election of officers. The officers
elected were: Harold Carr, president;
James Griffith, vice president; Thel-
ma Wood, secretary; Eugene Olander,
treasurer; Joe Robb, parliamentarian;
Karl swanson, Sergeant-at-armS.
This is the only English VII class
in school this term. The first debate
of the term will be given February
u. The officers and members plan
to make this club the best ever or
6eAAANCO III 4OpGha SCHOOL LnlS
purpose.
Each Journalism student has beer
given two class rooms from which to
report. These rooms are known as
his run" and he is responsible for
all news connected with them.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
was held to find out how things for
next year are standing. AS a number
of the board have left school, it will
be necessary to elect new members.
| The Y. W. c. A. has given cards
to all the Topeka high school girls in
wiling their mothers to attend 1.-THE
Mothers Meeting" This meeting is
to be held during the Y. W. c. A
conference Friday, February Is at {
p. m. at the First Presbyterian church
1t is to be conducted by Mrs. D. /
McEachron and Miss Amania Mel
I national cir e. L