The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-13


Sylvan Barnum andt Dick Strawn.
Following this the members of the
class then assembl ed in the gymna-
SUM where an indoor track meet was
held After the rack meet. games
were played until IL o'clock
The chaperons fspr the party were
the two advisers Mi SIS Katherine Tuck
er and; Miss Alma Calvert and Mrs
Schwartz, Mrs. Isarnum and Mrs.
Strawn-
Mrs. o. w Ha sken spoke to the
girls at the Y. W. &c. A. meeting Tues
Girls" The probl ems Included in this
subject were DANCING. smoking and
general AAising of moral standards
Mrs. Ha skeT said that it was not 50
much the harm. dancing does to one
self. but what it does to others. The
number Of girls who are smoking at
the present time, end gave the girls
a warming about forming this habit
Mrs. Haskell said that she agreed alb
solute1y with the. sermon which the
Rev Satterles delivered Sunday. May
Lorraine Rates gave a piano selec-
ton. Beethoven's Minuet.
whe seniors are to be benefited by
a series of talks by professionals in
the following field: trained nursing.
engineering, srenography and office
WOrk. TneQlClnea ana surgery law as n
profession and perhaps agriculture
The seniors may be excused from their
fifth hour to hear any one or these
lectures
Mildred Adams and Elveuore NIGEL
vain have made "A for two days in
swimming.
The swimming requirements for the
girls gym III and " classes are as
follows:
For a. grade of a the student must
swim a fourth of a mile four days
in succession or its equivalent of
twenty-five times the length of the
pool four days in succession.
For a grade of B the student must
swim fifteen times the length of the
pool four days in succession.
For a grade of c the student must
swim the length of the pool ten times
For a grade of D five times the
length of the pool for four days is
compulsory
The second hour psychology class
had debate Friday. The question
debated was: Resolved: that the for
nation of character is accidental The
speakers for the affirmative were:
Lillian Rose and Emmy Lou Peter
son. The negative speakers were Gene
Slower and Fred Allen The judges
were Bert Stoves, Martin Baker and
Octavia O'Neil-
Mrs. EmbIeton's Latin VI class are
beginning on the Grafton of Pompey.
This is the last Grafton that will be
translated this term.
The orchestra and glee clubs of
Topeka high school gave a musical
program Wedn esday evening in the ro-
tunda of the state house. The pro-
gram was given at the reception of the
Knights Templars who are holding a
state convention.
The glee clubs and mixed chorus
of the high school gave a program
before the Women's club at their gen
eral meeting held at the Y. w Q. A
| building Thursday afternoon May 4.
The numbers which were rendered at
the Emporia contest were sung by
request.
The Latin VIII class under the di-
rectiOn of Miss Laura Ewing is reading
short Latin stories. These stories are
of myth illogical characters and are
read at sight.
Dillon winslow. Harold BradfieId
/ the drill in special products in Miss
Austin's algebra I class.
The students of Miss McElroy's ply
siOlogy class are making outlines of
| the various diseases and the bacteria
that causes them.
The 1.OOO-word themes the students
| of Miss Carmie Wolfe's fifth hour
English vi class are writing are due
May s. The students were given sew
] eral theme subjects from which to
choose their theme topic.
Every student in Mrs. Nellie Ter
rilFs psychology class is taking turns
at teaching. Each day some volunteer
for the next day to lead the discussion
! The Junior Dramatic club did not
hold its regular meeting Thursday on
| account of the X. U. musical enter
| Many senior girls who are taking
! domestic art are making their grad
uation dresses. The sewing girls are
/ term and the girls are making their
] graduation dresses for one of the re-
quired garments
The members of the Gamma Phi
Kappa have decided not to have a
| series of debates in assembly this
term.
The new enrolment for the next
| term has begun in the office and
| students who are to come back next
| term are given blanks to fill I'm with
| the subjects they wish and are given
these subjects when the list is re-
/ turned with the parents approval.
The only change in the program is
that the year of science required must
be a year of laboratory science as the
last terms sciencS did not have to
be one with laboratory accompani-
| ment.
Boys who have been placing their
books on Miss wilson's window ledge
are affected by a new ruling to the
effect that the practice must stop as
il disturbs the classes in the room
when they do so.
| The tennis tournament is at pres
ent taking much OF the interest of the
boys of school and will end as soon