The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-14
Ralph Fisher, Editor.
Fifth Hour Glass, Reporters.

Smith .-...Ed Edgar Gardner
Brown .-....... .ceoEs E WeaNee
Miller ..... Lawrence PsGrerSon
Henrietta Smith 80. Lois Zimmerman
Mrs Brown ....... Mildred Adams
Mary ...........Ma Margaret Womer
Mrs. Jenkins ....-.. Louise DtAllIns
Dorothy ............ Helen Harper
New students will be assigned to
permanent faculty advisers Monoay,
October 16. 1t had been intended to
give students permanent advisers at
an earlier date, but unexpected delay
caused the change.
The student council held its first
meeting of the term, Wednesday, Oc-
serve during the fall term. Prehn-
mary plans were discussed by mem-
bers.
The following officers we've elected:
james Griffith. president.
Alice Benning, vice president
Sam Boyle, secretary
Five Topeka high school teachers
are on the programs to be given dur
ing the state teachers convention here
this week. Miss Abigail McElroy Is
chairman of the biology, physiology
and hygiene round table. Miss Ora
McMillen will give an address on DO
nestle Art in High Schools or First
and Second Glass Cities and County
High Schools"
sRoman Ruins in Southern France"
is the subject of talk by Miss Merle
Fowler for the Latin teachers.
Miss Grace Wilson is chairman of
the music group, and J. Z. Kaho will
give a summary of the discussions OF
the vocational guidance round table.
Topeka high school football team
meets the Ottawa team this afternoon
q, 10 I7I1 eridiFnn- The game
will be called at 200 o'clock. AS
vet no definite information has been
received regarding the exact strength
of the Ottawa team except that Coach
Cowan is said to have his football ma
chine in good working shape. Ottawa
defeated Topeka high last year.
Officers for Nthe Senior Dramatic
club have been chosen. Those that
will preside thru the fall term are:
Harold Carr ............. President
Lucille Martin ........ Vice President
Norma Cline ........... .Secretary
Everett Woodcox ...--..-- treasurer
Edgar Gardner ergeant-at-arms
A hayrack ride has been planned
by the junior class. Tickets were
sold by Virginia Alspach, chairman OF
the social committee. Henry Bubb,
Charles Casson and Miss Nellie Ansel.
A radio concert, given by the Daily
Capital radio station, was the main
feature in the program given by the
Polytechnic Science club "Wednesday
afternoon, in the south assembly hall
William Snyder and Dean Perry, mem
bers of the radio department OF the
club had charge of this part OF the
program.
The concert was followed by expert
ments in different branches of science
Ralph Martin and Robert Higgins per
formed several vacuum experiment.
a af
on the process of osmosis. The meth
cd of welding iron by the use OF chem
icals was the demonstration given b,
william Happe. Lynn Bradford mad'
several explosives and explained thei'
composition and use to the member
of the club.
During the short business meeting
that followed e-entertainment it wa
decided that an active membership
campaign would be staged within tn
forty students present at the meeting
Leon johnson, member of the sec
ond team. has been shifted to the frs
squad by Coach Hurt. johnson ha
plenty of speed and can handle foot
ball. He is playing at the halfbacl
position.
Earl McCaslin, of the first hou
physical training class, broke schoc
record last week by doing thirty-tw
"pull-ups." The former record. hel
by Earl. was twenty-five.
The economics classes have starte
on their special reading reports thi
week. These reports are found in tn
books on economics in the high schoC
library, and are based on the sam
subjects studied in class. Each stu
dent is required to. make two report
More reports are counted as extr
credit.
English VII students have receive
their second series of debate topic
The first series of debates was base
on questions of local interest, but tn
second series is based on questions {
national or state interest These toptt
will require considerable more n
search work.
The topics given out are question
which may be used later on in debai
with other schools. The question
concerned will be the primarJ electio
law. the governors budget, nmitir
immigration, the independence of tt
Philippines. cancellation of World WI
loans, and the abolition of the gel
eral property tax of Kansas.
Three hundred and thirty studen
received pink cards last Friday. Tv
hundred and forty-five of these faile
in one subject Sixteen failed in thr'
subjects, and seventy-two failed
two subjects. This means that ov
one-fourth of the students in T. H.
have failed in part of their work tn
first month of school,
Dorothy LuXton was elected pres
dent of the Art cub~at a meeting
the club on Thursday, September
other officers elected were:
Gladys AlspacA. vice president.
Genevieve Carmain, secretary.
A1aurine Grant, treasurer.
Mildred Nicholas. World reporter.
More than thirty pupils in the 7
peka high school are members of Il
Art Guild. The first part of the ter
viii be spent in re-decorating IL
room and giving g. program in a
sembly. This year a definite craft h
haan voted uDOn PoiychrOme WO