The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-18

Iseveral experiments before the class
showing the extreme force of the air
pressure. Mr.. Barnett also showed
| that all bodies fall at the same speed
! in vacuum.
Gardner Gibson, Leola woodruff
and Virgil Hatch are honor students
in Miss Grace Wolcott's biology /
class. All three students had more
than one hundred insects in their
collections. Leola had 40 insects in
her collection.
| A mock election was held by the
| students of Miss Ethel Aldrich's third
hour history II class For governor,
Morgan received twenty-three votes;
Daxis, six. The bonus bill carried
with twenty-five votes for and only
two against
Individual photographs of the play
ers in the Coffer-Miller comedies were
placed in the hall of the north build
ing this week.
Girls who are in charge of C. H.
Hepworth's office during the day are:
Eleanor Tippin, Alice Merrilat, Dor
othy Akers and Hazel Hepworth.
Translation of the novel. "Moors
and Christians written by the Span
ish novelist. Alarcon, is being done by
L
Short The students are required to
translate this without the aid of the
teacher or any one else. This novel
contains fifteen chapters of the best
Spanish language that can be obtained
for the students.
The students in the fifth hour his
tory III class, under the instruction of
Lloyd Mosser. gave their second series
of current events Monday, November
IS.
All the students of Mrs. Rachael
SHORTS Spanish classes who did not
have all their work in on time did
not receive a grade on their report
cards.
Tryouts for the debate team which
is to engage in inter-school debates
this year were held Wednesday, No
vember Is, and Thursday, November
16. Six Students will be chosen to
represent the school, two for the af-
firmative, two for the negative, and
two alternates. Those trying out
were: Frances Schneider, Beatrice
Swords, Sylvia Godfrey. Jean Daven-
port, Mary Spurlock, June Hennder-
son. Helen Casebier. Lorraine Bates,
Wilma Seybold, Helen Pattison, Del
bert Roberts, Ray Weese, Tom Fergus,
Philip Lewis. Howard McCord, Harry
Dawdy. willard Garhart. Joe Robb,
and Merton French.
The botany II classes have finished
the algae and are now working on
MOSES and liverworts.
The English V classes are having
work in the Halleck history of English
literature. The students have finished
the Elizabethan period and have be-
gun the Puritan.
The art classes of Topeka high
school attended the art exhibit at
the Memorial hall. Friday afternoon,
November IT. Mrs. L. ID. White
college gave talk on the por-
traits which viii later hang in the
National Art galleries in Washington.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
is to organize soon. Frank Quail,
Delbert Roberts, Ralph Fisher, Milton
Smith and Tom Fergus met Wednes-
day. November Is, and drew up
constitution.
Miss Katherine Sentz substituted
for Miss Wilson, Tuesday, November
IA. Miss Sentz played number which
phony that day and told stories con-
nected with them Miss Wilson was
completing arrangements for the con-
certs.
The student council, at the regular
meeting Wednesday, November Is,
voted to have class meetings the sec
ond Monday of every month during
the assembly period. Plans were also
discussed for the all-school party,
which will be held the Friday before
Christmas. A request was sent to
the faculty committee on social af-
fairs, asking that the joint senior
and sub-junior party be allowed an
hour and a half of dancing
''Zeke'' Schilling of the Lux Mer-
camille company spoke to the Hi-Y
club Monday, November 13, on the
topic of Leadership" Sam Boyle
gave an interesting chalk talk on this
same topic. Jack Brewster led the
devotional service.
The matter of having big feed for
discussed. The set of rules for the
treasurer were adopted by the club
Forty boys were present
First year printing students are now
able to set up type, take proof. run
the press, cut stock, and throw in
type.
The English VII classes are having
a series of talks on famous orators
After this series of short talks, work
on the third series of debates will be-
gin. In this series of debates the
of notes in their constructive argu-
ment.
The members of the sociology
classes are going to make a field trip
to the Boys Industrial school, Thurs
day. They are studying American
race problems this year.
In Miss Blanche Stewards advisory
group, Virginia Alspach, captain, has
devised a new scheme for increasing
the bank depositors.
The class is divided into two diff
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