The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-20

of discriminating them is being studied
in the physiology classes.
Miss Bessie Boughton. school Ii
brarian, wish es/ that some organiza-
ton or class would purchase a bust
of Dante, the Italian poet, to occupy
the bracket which is now used for
the bust of Christopher Columbus. If
this is accomplished. Columbus will
be moved back to make room for
Dante
The typewriting classes are getting
back into their regular work after
the typewritng contest. The machines
had to be moved around to make
room for the new machines The new
machines have all been sent back and
the others moved back as they were
before The class is working hard at
their regular lessons, for each class
I has a certain number of lessons to get
in before the end of the term.
The Spanish classes taught by Miss
Marie Crawford, have been havinG
one hundred per cent tests on the
/ Spanish numerals. The members of
the class must be able to count from
one to one million and to be able to
spell the numbers correctly.
The chemistry I class has been
studying carbon. its compounds and
I oxides. Samples of the carbon and
its compounds have been passed
| Light is the subject for study in
the physics II classes. Under the
study of light come lamps reflectors.
problems of illumination, intensity OF
/ illumination, the bunsen photometer.
measurement of intensity of iIlumina-
ton, images in the mirror. curved
mirrors, convex mirror and their APP
plication. The subject of light is
closely related to the subject of sound
which the students have been study
ing.
! The printing department is in
charge of the printing of the Scrub
blers' Magazine The type has been
set and is ready for the forms. The
Scribblers Magazine is a paper ed
tied by the English VIII class
| Miss McEIroy had some wonderful
irises at school last week. They were
| large, long stemmed and fragrant,
with colors ranging from deep violet
to pale lavender and white. There
werealso some yellow and brown ones
in varying shades One of these va
rieties took prize in the flower show
last year They were brought from
Miss McElroy's home and the Ricken-
hacker home.
The contest in recognizing birds
which is being carried on in Miss
Wolcott's biology class is not yet com
pASLSQ NO one mas recognized I1ICY
birds. Raymond Hoppe heads the
list with thirty-two birds.
The biology classes are studying
birds. Stuffed models are used for
this study and help the students in
! learning their characteristics and
classifying them.
The botany students are completing
! their study of pines Trees are being
studied, their foliage, habits OF
growth and fruit
The six highest standings in the
savings deposits May 8, We're: Room
202, Miss Montieth, $39.S5; room 10,
| Mr.. Barnes, $500; room 20, Mrs.
Embleton. $500; room "a. Miss
/ Tucker, $12<55; room 81, Mr.. Mosser,
Sill; room AZ, Mr.. Dickson. $3.50.
The girls tennis tournament was
called off because it was impossible
to secure the names of enough girls
to make a good tournament A list of
names of a sufficient number of girls
was twice taken from the bulletin
board in the gym. and the third time
only six girls signed up to play one set
of singles and one set of doubles
The physiology students are study
ing about some of the common con-
! tagious diseases and among them,
smallpox. They study the disease
from all sides. the cause, prevention
and cure They find where the dis
ease is most prevalent and the cause.
The study of vaccines and their prep
aration fits in with this lesson.
Committee meetings were held
Tuesday, May 16, at the Y. w. c. A.
building, instead of the regular meet
ing. Mildred Adams led IN devotion
ais and then the group separated for
committee meetings. Work was
planned for next year and girls nd
on a committee were assigned one.
At the Y. W. C. A. meeting May 9.
Mrs. o. w. Hascail spoke to the girls
on DIR. SatterleeS sermon. She talked
about dancing and other problems
which confront the average high
school girl. Her ideas were about the
same as DR.. Satterlee's.
Am I my brothers keeper" was
the scripture used to emphasize the
point. that "a girl may think that GER
tain forms of amusement do not hurt
her, and they play not nut she may be
an Xample to someone whom it will
hurt" Mrs HascalI at the close of her
talk gave a challenge for the girls to
decide what their moral standards
should be.
Alice Benning was in charge of the
meeting.
Havi1and won the state track meet
at Emporia, Friday. May 10. with
27b points Several state records
were broken at the meet.
The new records established were;
mile run. Mcdonald. Ell Dorado, ABS;
shot put, Kirk. Wilson SO feet 4
inch; 22O-yard hurdles Bryant, Havf-
land. 26 seconds; discus throw. Reigel,
Ford. 40 feet 5 inches; broad jump.
Reigel, Ford, 21 feet z inches; half
mile run. Mcdonald, Eel Dorado,
2:O1 As. javelin throw. Paks. Cimar-
ron, $50 feet II incheA high jump,
Olson, Burns. 2 feet II Inches; relay,
Ell Dorado, 3:S5 3-5-
Miss Rixler's English Nv class pub
ished the last issue of the Anna