The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-14

where students had been injured by
hydrogen. when they did not take
proper precautions
]. r. Kaho's sociology classes are
subscribing for the Literary Digest"
Notebook work VIII start soon. Each
student will be given q outline to fol-
low Clippings from the Digest will
be arranged according to the outline.
The sewing I classes have finished
their first garments. Instructions We're
given and the patterns made for the
second assignment.
The second OF the series of devo-
tional assemblies will be given the
second Monday in November No
meetings will be held by the Y. w.
c. A. or the Hi-Y the weeks in which
devotional assemblies are held. Much
of the success of the first assembly of
this kind was due to the committee
in charge of the program. The MEM
bers of this committee, representing
Jointly the Y. w c. A. and the Hi-Y'
are Richard Edmiston. Ralph Martin.
Ruth Early, Don Myers. Lois Gish
and Helen Wilson.
Miss Katherine Tucker, instructor in
domestic science, favors a general
compulsory appreciation course cover
ing all phases of household activities
in which girls are vitality interested.
The aims of this course would be:
ITO develop an appreciation for the
understanding of the duties of mem-
bers, one to another within the home"
ITO develop the ability to solve per-
sonal problems relating to foods,
clothing and personal hygiene, mani
curing of finger nails and hair dress.
Ing" ITO cultivate a taste for high
standards of life and including high
ideals for service"
Students of Topeka high school are
showing increased interest in the study
of history. In addition to the regular
textbook they are giving weekly re-
ports from magazines closely con-
nected with the current events of
modern times, and bearing a close re-
lation to the subject of history.
These reports acquaint the students
with a general source of information
that otherwise could be obtained only
by a thoro reading of the whole maya
zine by each student.
In this way the students learn the
detailed progress of European affairs,
of new tariffs of new inventions, and
of the progress in the scientific field,
These items furnish the student with
a fund of information that enables
| him to discuss the topics of the day
with a greater degree of intelligence.
Boys of the Topeka high school are
| taking the attitude that stenography is
a girls job, according to J. T. Kaho
high school. However. Mr.. Kaho re-
| ceives more calls for boys than for
girls to fill jobs in that line of work
| The advisability of a uniform ap-
parel for the students of the Topeka
high school was the basis of a lively
| class discussion in ]. F. Kaho'S first
hour economics class Tuesday morn
ing.
| Various schools turnout the United
| States, and Kansas, have adopted this
plan of promoting a democratic spirit
| A debate was held in Miss Hulse's
| history v class last Monday on re
solved: WAS the 67th Congress Eff
ficient?" The affirmative was up
| held by Alfred Scott and Albert Whit.
tlesey and the negative was upheld bJ
Katherine Allen and Harry Myers
The affirmative won.
The students in English III classes
of Miss Berenice Fuller have to memo
rize certain parts of Lady of the
Lake" Miss Fuller has been kept busy
in the mornings from $40 to 1885,
hearing the students make the reports
A daily ration list for a man doing
moderate work has been required o.
each physiology student under the su
pervision of w. H. Greider last week.
This list was to contain not less thar
fifteen different varieties of foods ans
was to include, sufficient proteids
fats and carbohydrates to insure
healthy growth.
Boys enrolled in wood work unde
the supervision of A. H. Winter ar
receiving instructions as to the car
and the names of the parts of tn
tools and machines which they ar
using. This instruction is given IL
connection with the regular manua
work.
The subjunior class is to have a:
apron-overEll party soon, This part.
will be held in the high school gym
and games and dancing will be tn
chief part of the program. One hou
of dancing is allowed to the student
when they become subjuniors.
The senior and subsenior president
are both in the advisory group o
James. Dickson. The senior presiden
is Harold Carr and the sub-junio
. president is James Griffith. Harol'
Carr is also president of the dramati
club. a member of the tennis and bas
ketball teams, and is an active mem
, Der in all school organizations.
Every student in the botany claske
under Miss Abigail McElroy will per
! form at least one experiment illustrat
J ing the process of photosynthesis.
Most of the experiments will b
started after school and explained b.
1.-THE students in class the following day
Checks, bank notes and drafts ar
being studied by the commercial lax
j students under G. z. Lindell. TIL
class is planning to visit a trial at tn
court house soon to learn somethin
} of court procedure.
t The Delta Phi Kappa, the fourt
hour debating class, will have a pro
gram in the regular meeting, Friday
The chairman of the social committe
is Gretchen Metzke. The other mem
f bers are Katherine Peterson and VIII
liam Suit.
The class spent the class hour q
S the state library, Thursday, Octobe
4 liz. Work was started on the sec
E ond series of debates