The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-07

science is invited to join. Many in
teresting programs are planned an
will prove to be worth while. RADIO
will feature most of the programs, and
other interesting features will be in
troduced.
A Hi Y-Y. W. devotional assem-
bly, will be held Monday morning at
the regular assembly time. Students
will not be required to attend, but all
are cordially invited. There will be
no Y. W. meeting Tuesday on account
of the assembly.
A fire drill was held at Topeka high
school for the first time this term
Wednesday, October 4. The instruc-
tons as to the exits were given to the
classes previously. The drills will be
held at least once month hereafter.
Several students of Topeka high
school went to Kansas City to see the
Priests of Pallas parade which was
given Tuesday evening, October 8.
Plans to secure the Little Sym
phory Orchestra" of Kansas City for
series of concerts this winter, are
business men of Topeka. The four
concerts will be given at 500 in the
afternoon at the high school audi
torium. One concert will occur in
November, ono in December; one in
January and the last in February.
The orchestra is composed of four
teen well-known musicians and each
concert includes soloist.
1t will cost about $4,000 to bring
this orchestra to Topeka. IF 1000
tickets at 81 each are sold to Topeka
high school and grade school students,
the other $1,000 by conducting a ticket
selling campaign among the adults.
An adult ticket will cost 50.
Work on capital letters is being
taken up in connection with the oval
and slant drills in the penmanship
class. In nearly every case a drill of
some kind to train the right muscles
precedes each small and capital let
ter or set of similar letters. Students
are beginning to realize the necessity
of being able to write good business
hand. Every desk in the penmanship
department is occupied, and ten of the
students who enrolled were forced to
drop the subject because 1t was found
impossible to accommodate them.
The orchestra is working on music
to play at the round table meeting of
music supervisors at the Kansas State
Teachers association to be held dur
ing the latter part of October.
Foods. the different kinds, where
found, their compositions and the pur-
pose of each kind have been the study
of the physiology classes the past
week. Each student taking physiology
is required to make a daily ration list
that will contain the proper elements
and foods for an average person in
order to insure PROPER nourishment.
w. H. Greider, instructor, states that
person would be able to live longer
on a ration of proteins than he would
on one of fats or carbohydrates. as the
latter two do not contain any build
ing material while the protein con-
tains both energy and building ma
terial.
After testing approximately 500
boys voices, Miss Grace V. Wilson
found but one boy. Roger Young, with
tenor voice. The time for try-outs
was taken from fifth hour. Those in
the north building were tried first.
Orhan Coblentz, former student of
T. H. s., is now engaged in manufac-
ture of radio parts and supplies in
Kansas City, Mo. Orhan was well
known while a member of this school
because ofrhe part he took in almost
every line of student activity. He
graduated in January, 1922.
Captains were elected in the re-
porting groups last week. These cap
tains handle the school banking every
as captains are: Mildred Clark, Alice
Benning, Lois Taylor, Virginia Ais
pach, Virginia Richie, Euna Hobbs,
Mary Spurlock, Hazel Hepworth, Neva
Gibson, Lucille Martin, Lois Gish,
Carol Andrews, Dorothy Luxton, Lois
Zimmerman. The boys elected are:
Balfour Jeffrey, Billie Snyder. Donald
Johnson, Harold Broughton, - James
Bowen, William Paul, Truman Patter-
son. Robert Carr, Harold Keller, Ell
don Covert, Howard Smith, Walter
Roose, George Bond. Harry Ralston,
Harold Carr, Dean Perry, Ferdinand
Wellman, Eugene johnson, George
Chumos, Harvey Carr, Reginald
Schmitt. Joe Robb, Raymond Hoffz
sommer.
J. F. Kaho is acquainting his eco
Monies classes with the Babson let
tiers. The Babson letters are reports
and foreca stAof conditions in the bust
ness world and are published weekly
by Roger Babson, at Wellesly, Mass.
Altho the Babson letters cost a mer-
chant Or business man $50 a year
Topeka high school Receives them free
of charge with the stipulation that
they are to be used as a part of the
class work. These letters are read to
the classes by Mr.. Kaho. Each stu
dent Is required TO take notes on them.
Students of Miss Bishops civics
class are preparing for the League of
Kansas municipalities essay contest,
which closes October 10. Each stu
dent has been assigned a survey of a
certain civic enterprise and is to make
a report of his findings to the class.
The object of these class reports is to
acquaint each student with the city
of Topeka and thereby give him a
greater fund of information on which
to draw in composing his essay. After
the reports ar completed the work
of writing the essays will begin. The
subject of the essays is MY Home
Town" They are to be not less than
1900 nor more. than 1000 words in
length, and are due in the office of
the secretary of the league, Lawrence,
Kan, on or before October 10.
A letter from ]. z. r. Barnes.
former athletic director of Topeka,