The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01

English II classes as to which gives
the best program.
Miss BixIer's third hour English
" class. is starting to publish a pa
per. The second edition came out
last Friday. It contains ads, edi-
and general news.
1t has been named the Swastika.
| John Lowe is editor-in-chief. The
| one copy is placed on the bulletin
board where everyone can see it.
Several members of the shorthand
w class are receiving actual practice
| in stenographic work. Whenever a
teacher wants letters written. she can
/ apply to Miss McCauley for a stem
| ographer. The members of the class
who are most efficient are usually
] chosen to do the work Some teach
/ ers have a student as their perma-
nent stenographer for the school
term.
Miss Evelyn McCauIey, teacher of
shorthand in the high school. dictated
/ poems to her advanced class last
| week for transcriptions.
The typewriting III students are
/ working on tabulation exercises.
which are perhaps, the most difficult
exercises in the terms work.
Miss Aldrichs class of modern his
tory have been making maps for the
I past few days.
Mrs. E. A. Harrison of Chicago
visited Miss Aldrichs history classes,
/ one day last week. Mrs. Harrison
has toured Europe twice and will be
a member of Miss Aldrich's party.
which will tour Europe this summer.
! Members of the cast of the ORA
/ matte club play, "A Rose O. Plymouth
/ Town" did not attend classes on Fri
4 day, the day of the play. The vaca-
! ton was granted so that they might
rest after a full dress rehearsal Thurs
4 day night and be in condition for
/ the play.
Miss Ella True's history I classes
had a Council of the Gods on Mt.
| Olympus, Friday. Each member of
the class represented some god of
the old Greek legends. They had a
council such as were held in those
times.
The girls sewing classes are be-
ginning to make spring hats. The
girls receive instruction in millinery
as well as dressmaking- The girls
take a great interest in this work and
make many lovely hats.
Miss Grace EImore has been suf-
fering from an injury which she re-
ceived while instructing her gymna-
SUM III and " girls. She is much
better, however, and is carrying her
regular instruction.
All January and June '22's are be-
ing requested to get the orders for
graduation invitations in as soon as
possible. The orders may be given
to Miss Wolfe, Mrs. Terrin and Thel
ma Wood.
The boys and girls gymnasium
classes are going to take part in an
assembly soon. Each have twenty
m in Jf as n which tO DarfOrY1
The class of sociology is now max
ing clipping notebooks. The clippings
are mostly taken from the Literary
Digest to which the pupils. subscribe
for five weeks.
Miss Maude Hulse. a history teach
er in the high school, was slightly in
jured in an accident Monday. Mrs.
kenneth Hobbs has been substituting
in her absence.
The Gamma Phi Kappas, the Eng
lish VII debate class, will have an
opportunity to be present at a trial.
The date set for the trial is April
5. The club is being sued for twenty
three cents because they refused to
pay Joy Bulls five cents for the use
of his watch during speeches.
The attorney for the plaintiff is
Toe Robb. James Griffith is attor-
ney for the club and his assistant is
Orlin Kenyon. The judge will be Fred
Allen, former English VII student;
clerk, Lillian Rose, and bailiff, Harry
Schmitt. The six jurors have not been
chosen. but VIII be members of the
English VI class.
The botany classes studying land
scape gard ening now have some real
specimens with which to work. Spring |
has brought them magnOlias, golden |
bells. pussywillows and some flower |
ing shrubs.
However, this is not enough and !
Miss Grace Wolcotts' classes are max |
ing sets of cards, each card con-
tanning the picture of one variety of |
flowers which they must know. At |
the close of this study, each student |
two evergreens ten bushes and forty |
herbaceous plants. He must also |
know the conditions of growth color /
and time of blooming of each.
Argumentative talks were given in |
the public speaking class on Wednes-
day and Thursday of last week. These |
talks are being given in preparation |
to a series of debates. which will be |
given next week. The debates will be |
on Topics of International Interest.
Mrs. Embleton has divided her
Latin " class into groups for study |
and recitation. Each group has a |
captain who takes charge of the prep
aration and study.
On Thursday w. A Richards, IN |
structor in physics, gave a demonstra- |
ton in his second hour physics II |
class. illustrating the use of the am |
meter and Volunteer in measuring |
electric current.
''Diana's Hunt is the name of the /
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