The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-09
High School Happenings I
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
FSt1dents of t. II. s.

Sunday. Those who attended were.
EIdnn Gamble, Fred Rietz, Ralph
Martin, Lowell Holmes, Donald Myers.
Ernest Stanley. Edmund Peterson.
Harrington, Phil Peyton and J. Glen
McSparren, faculty adviser. Those
from the Central Congregational
church were: Ralph Mitchell. Harold
of the Topeka Hi-Y clubs and Jack
Brewster. Others who attended We're:
David Thomas. Ross Metzke, Dick
Edmisten and ODn Finger
Members of the cast of the ."Gold
BugHsa play presented oy the Senior
Dramatic cIuL on Friday, December 1.
are relieved that the play has been
given. Rehearsa1s. held every after
noon of the school week, seldom ter
minated before o'clock Now that
the play is over the time previously
given to rehearsals is being devoted
to other activities.
On Wednesday, December 6. the
time for the distribution of the World
was changed from the reporting
period on wednesday morning to the
fifth period on Wednesday. This
change was made following COM
plants from numerous teachers that
the World, when received in the morn
son. Under the present system the
World may be given out to the stu
dents any time during the fifth period
that the teachers see fit.
Those pupils whose school day ter
inmates at the end, OF the fourth
period, in the north building. receive
their copies of the World in their
fourth hour classes. The students
fourth hou. is in the south building
obtain their copies of the World in
Room rs.
ycr4e - Al;
the World all boys in the Journalism
class the fifth Hour automatically be-
come newsboys when this method
went into effect. These routes are
cover the time required to carry them.
The reporting periods have been
heightened to fifteen minutes to al
low for time for the students to con-
suit with their advisers and make
out their programs for next term. This
schedule will continue till the Christ
mas vacation.
An interesting paper was found with
the exchanges that came to the To-
peka High School World Monday. The
paper was from HeIdrege. Nebraska.
1t was printed in magazine form and
the entire contents were typewriter
and then multigraphed 1t is well
edited and contains many interesting
features.
The Colored Hi-Y club sent sixteen
of its members to the Older Boys
Conference at Manhattan.
Teachers opinions of students char
acter are to be filed in the high
school office each term to serve as a
permanent record which may be re-
fferred to later, when business men
wish to employ former students.
These will be somewhat similar to the
enrolment cards given to the students
at the beginning of the year. The
details were decided upon at a meet
ing of the f1culty, Wednesday.
The second hour English W class,
under direction of Miss Jones' has
planned to present one of Topeka's
box. Each student has been asked to
give as many articles as he can.
The English " class in room 3O4
are planning to have Christmas pro-
grams. Each class chose a commit
tee to arrange for the stunts Miss
Jones allows this plan to be followed
In each Of her classes every year. Il
The Art I classes are finishing their
outlines and rules for designing and
art. They have finished note book
covers, and the finished outlines will
classes are finishing their Gesso pic
ture frames.
Miss Kerr's English " class have
just started Macbeth" The students
are reading 1t aloud in class, trying to
read the lines as they would be spok-
en- on the stage. The students find
this difficult but interesting.
Tryouts for the senior play. Fifty
t1fty, will be held SOON The DELAY
in receiving the books made it neces-
sary 70 postpone the tryouts for sew
ha MI -
by the January '22 class has five
masculine and five feminine parts.
Shorthand II classes last week wrote
in shorthand on the board what Miss
McCauley, the instructor, dictated to
them.
= Pauline Bergen. from Leon, Kan
sas, is a new girl in Topeka high
school
Miss Laura ENing's Virgil class has
been divided into three groups with
Mary Stitt, Mildred Bolinger and
CHARLES Elliott as captains. They are
planning to nut on several stunts at
the a1-school party, December 15.
Each group intends to have a thirty
minute period of entertainment.
Students are now making out their
early so If changes are required there
will be no confusion at the beginning
of next term.
Preparation for a history test over
the terms work is being made in
Mr.. Mosser's history classes.
- Domestic science II classes made
pies this week. The pies were made
with one or two crusts.
Domestic science III girls are study
Ing invalid cookery this week. The
girls learn the foods which are good
for invalids. and how to prepare them.
TheTgirls also learn how to prepare
attractive trays.
In honor Of the National Educa-
tional week, which was the week of
Deceunher 20 the M hlic. suaa ISir,s.