The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-06

were served as the lunches are in the
| cafeteria.
| of the social committee.
The civics class is planning to go
on a trip Friday, May 8, to the Bell
Telephone office. Probably they will
visit the Beatrice Creamery next.
Dancing and gymnastie exercises by
| the boys and girls of the gymnasium
| classes were the main features of the
/ assembly. Wednesday, May 3. This
assembly was given to show the kind
of work done by the various classes.
Eight girls gave an exercise accom-
panied by music. Several dances,
Pierrot and Pierrette, a "Child's
Dance" the French Doll Dance" and
the japanese Dance" were worked
/ out in costume. The exercise was
given by gym I girls and the dances
I by the girls of the III and " classes.
4 Miss Grace Elmore has charge of ana
| teaches the girls.
breath-holding, hair-raising stunts on
| the mats and parallel bars. They
worked alone. in pairs and in groups.
| Bob Akers and Ham Mason put
4 on, an original stunt of ancient and
modern interpretive events of history.
Work on the parallel bars closed the
Assembly.
An the engraving has been made for
the annual and an the material to be
printed is ready for the press. The
/ ANIMALS will be off the press by June
| 1.
| j. G. McSparran, commercial teach
er in T. H. s.. has accepted the ad-
visership of the Hf-Y club. o. w.
HascalI has been the adviser for the
club for the last two years.
All the musical organizations are
going to furnish music for the re-
ception of the Eastern Star conven-
tion at the state house Wednesday
night, May 10.
Mr.. Kaho's economic and sociology
classes have elected two delegates
from each class to attend tile hearing
of the industrial court. at their offices,
girls and the men of the state
The hearing will be from 1880 a.
m. till O'Clock p. M, Tuesday. The
students chosen will be excused from
classes.
The chemistry II classes have just
finished the study of soaps explo-
sives and plastics They are now
studying hard and soft water.
One of the most alive English
classes are the English II and w
classes taught by Miss Grace Bixler.
q
program every Friday on different
subjects selected by Miss Bixler. This
week they have been studying about
the American writer's.
Besides learning about bones and
organs OF the body, DIR. Greider's
physiology classes are studying dis
eases. The ratio of the diseases in
different cities and parts of this coun-
try and foreign countries are also con-
sidered.
The Boy Scout Mothers club was
entertained Tuesday evening by the
Topeka high school girls quartet.
Miss Bishop assigned special and
general readings to her civics class
both the history periods already
studied and those yet to be studied.
Mr. MeSparfen is giving tests to
his third hour commercial law class
every day. These are short tests over
review, and the most important facts.
The banking class students have
taken the first trial balance of this
term. The teacher, c. w. Alexander,
says they are doing well in banking.
This year eight girls are enrolled
in mechanical drawing. The girls as
a rule do not grasp the mechanical
details of the work but are much
neater than the boys, according to J.
H. Hoehner, instructor. Companies
girls in preference to boys on account
of the neAter work which they turn
out.
Topeka high school offers eight
terms of mechanical drawing. Some
who have taken this work are now
holding excellent positions as drafts
men.
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in baseball. having played six games
and lost none. In the last game
played. T. H. S. defeated Highland |
Park by score of 8 to l.
Priddy. the. freshmsn twirler for
Highland Park. struck out ten men
and walked five.
Denny, the Topeka pitcher, was in
good form, allowing only two scratch |
hits. fowler and Lee received well |
for their respective teams.
Mclaughlin. jolly. Myers and john |
son, Topeka men, got two-base hits |
each-Myers. getting one with the |
bases full, scored all of them. Topeka |
got a double play in the sixth inning.
Mclaughlin to Breithaupt to Myers.
Myers leads with the bat having an |
average of $50. getting Is hits out of /
25 times at bat. Collins and john /
son lead next, both having an aver |
age of .4eO.
All the musical organizations, ex-
cept the orchestra. gave a program /
Thursday, May 4, for the Woman's |
club at the Y. w. c. A. building. They /
rendered the numbers for which they 1
won prizes at Emporia last month.
The following program was given: |
Boys Glee club, DE Coppah Moon :"
Girls, Glee club. The Gait" ard
mixed Chorus, Come, Join the /
Dance" The boys and girls quartetsl
did not enter the contest but will sing
'Mammy's Lii Pigeon and Lullaby"
A number of students had to make
up physiology tests this week. Tues
day afternoon thirteen were in DR..
Greider's room. Sickness was the