The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-28

White graduation dresses will be
worn by the senior girls next June.
This was decided at a meeting of SEN
ior and sub-senior girls. Wednesday,
January IS. A committee was elected
for the purpose of securing samples
and prices of materials. The> COM
| nittee was as follows: Dorothy Rose
brough, Dorothy Swan, Juanita Mel
loish, ,Winifred Murtaugh and Eliza
beth Sergeant. At meeting Monday,
January 20, the dress materials Sc
lected were null. organdie, dotted
swiss and voilel "A price limit of 81
per yard was set.
No one was allowed to check out
books from the school library after
| Wednesday, January 25. This allowed
the librarian, Miss Bessie Boughton,
time to check over all the books. Pu-
pills may check out the books again
next week.
Invitations to the junior-senior re-
ception, to be held this evening in the
high school gymnasium. were issued
| to the seniors and Sub-seniors the
first part of the week. The reception
given in honor of(the seniors will be
one of the most important events in
the school year Each year the two
junior classes give the reception for
the two senior classes.
The typewriting classes are busy
completing their work for the term
A certain number of lessons is re-
quired each term. When a Student is
behind in his work, his name is posted
on the wall and he must make up the
| back work before receiving his credit.
This accounts for the many students
in the typewriting room each after
noon after school.
Lois Gish was elected secretary of
the point system al a meeting of the
cfT dam I'll
January "a She will take the posi-
ton now held by Mary Neiswanger.
All of the students were privileged to
apply for the office. Miss Gish will
have the entire charge of collecting
the points and deciding who receives
the Honor IT,
The Honor IT, pins have been de-
signed by a committee from the coun-
ell. Those on the committee are Lois
Gish, Walter Senne, and Herbert Alb
meyer. 1t has not yet been decided
what jeweler will make the pins. All
students who receive ten points in one
school year are entitled to purchase
the pins. The design for the pin will
be similar to the engraved 'T''' on the
Honor TT certificates. These GER
tificates are awarded by the president
of the student council at the end of
each term.
The print shop is starting a general
clean up of the room preparing for
the future work of next term All
type is being inspected, all broken
type and type which will not be used
is/being packed to sell to the type
casters. New type will probably b.
| ordered for next term.
An art exhibit of pictures by famous
American artists was held in the south
assembly hall Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Whlttemore gave an interesting talk
on the pictures, life and character
istics of the artists who painted them.
The pictures were by West, Stewart
Copley, Cole, Wyant, Davis, Fuller
Vedder, Alexander, Whistler, Walker
Chase, Abbey, Sargent, Cox and
Nelchers.
Last Monday evening at basketball
practice Jerb Barnes. the coach, read
the story of 'Bo'' Mcmillan and the
success achieved by little Centre COL
lege with its 270 enrolment
The secret of their success. as s'Bos'
Mcmillan puts it, was Faith of the
boys in their college and in God,'' and
the slogan, Eleven men in every
play Unselfishness of the players
was another attribute to their success.
Charles Sessions. managing editor
for the Topeka Daily Capital, gave an
interesting talk to the third hour
journalism students last Monday dur
ing class hour.
Mr.. Sessions left with them a good
impression of what happens after news
occurs Many who never had any
idea what the modern newspaper had
to do were given a description that
astonished them.
Fully three times as much material
is thrown away each day as is used.
Mr.. Sessions also explained the way
the papers obtain their feature ma
terial.
Three dances will be given by eigh-
teen girls from the girls dancing class
The names of the dances are Rustic
Courtship," "Pierrot and Pierrette,"
and "Water,~Wind and Fire
English VI will not be taught in
summer school this year, according to
an announcement from the English de-
partment. The course is too heavy to
be covered in the six weeks session.
Several students who wish to COM
p1ete the required six terms of English
before next fall will take English VI
in the spring semester and English v
in the summer. -
Any student of Topeka high school
who owes debt to a school organiza-
ton must pay before the end of the
term. Otherwise he will not receive
his grades.
J The contest between the odds and
| "even's' of the craftsmanship class has
closed. The contest started at the be-
Il ginning of the term. The side that
got the>most editorials printed in the
World was to be given a treat by the
losing side. A committee consisting
of Fern Rethmeyer, Albert Davis and
Eleanor Swanson. was appointed to
make plans for the treat. The treat
consisted of a line party at the Or
pheum theater. Thursday afternoon,