The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-27
High School Happenings.
Contributed Weekly The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

l MAGAZINES will be distributed Monday
/ to those wearing tags.
| The s.Scribhler' is a literary maya
! zine published by the students of the
| English VIII class and cost ten cents.
/ The club desires to sell 1000 tags
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
have started a survey of the streets
Of Topeka. The boys are working
with the Senior Chamber of Commerce
on city planning. The idea was to find
unsightly surroundings in Topeka The
dead ends of streets and places where
a house is set out of line will be noted1
A committee of twelve boys was
elected to carry on the work. 1t will
not be possible to complete the sur
vey this spring. but when school
starts in the fall, the work will be
resumed.
Approximately s45 was contributed
TO the French war orphan fund by
the students at the assembly Thurs
day, May %.
a number of classes and clubs had
made preparations for picnics this
week, but because of the rain. these
have been postponed. If the weather
permits most of them probably will
be held next week
Mrs. SHORTS Spanish II students
have bedn required to read twenty
der to receive a grade of A or b. The
reports on this reading were due Fri
day.
Several students in the banking
class are working on thei-. second
trial balance of the term. There is
one more days work and another
balance to be taken before the set,
which is the terms requirement. Is
completed.
Geometry III students are now stu
dying spheres. These figures are hard
to distinguish, as there is much fore
shortening in the construction.
The last issue of The World" came
out last Wednesday. Publication will
start again next October.
Altho the sub-junior class pins have
arrived. they cannot be distributed
until all those who ordered have paid.
The pins can be secured. in room 212
the first of next week.
Most of the students have taken
their enrollments for next term home
for approval
The musical organizations of the
high school held a party in the school
gymnasium. Friday night. May 26. The
evening was spent in games stunts
and dancing. The party was a great
success and had a large attendance
J. W Harper. head of the business
department of Pelletier's store. and
W +. McClelland of Dougherty's
Business college, were the speakers at
the second of the series of vocational
lectures for the seniors, May IS
Mr. Harper told of his experiences
in the Pelletier store. Mr.. Harper
started at the bottom as a clerk COM
ing up to the position he now holds.
When students graduate from high
school the real study begins" said
Mr.. Harper.
Mr.. McClelland said that both men
and women have a chance in the
business world Accuracy and eff
cheney are the greatest assets. Mr..
McClelland related the experiences of
two great business men and showed
why they succeeded.
Miss fuckers domestic science II
class has been making jelly from fruit
juices. such as strawberry and pine
apple. which ordinarily cannot be
made into jelly. A commercial pro-
duct is added to a certain proportion
of sugar and juice. The whole is
allowed to boil half a minute The
preparation was given the classes by
Miss Haggart. formerly in charge of
the division of Home Economics at
h S. A. c.
The seniors were requested to get
their commencement lnNlIdllOnS III
room 21O, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. over fifteen hundred invi-
tations have been ordered by seniors
J. E. R. Barnes asked all boys
who expect to play football next year
to meet in room 81, May % This
meeting was called to see how many
boys could be expected next fall
The students of Miss Wolfe's Eng
lish VI class have been giving i'm
presentations of characters and authors
of the eighteenth century. These I'M
presentations take up character
sketch and the story of the life, all
given in the first person. Each stu
dent tries to bring into the talk, the
personal characteristics OF the author
or character. in case the author IS
lame. or has some strange way OF
talking. this is brought in.
The sophomores who had not paid
their assessment for the class picture
in the annual were urgently requested
to give the money to Miss Merle Fow-
Ter or Miss Grace Gilmore as the an
nuals will not be delivered until all
debts are paid.
]. H Hoehner and several boys in
his mechanical drawing classes have
been making platforms to be used Tor
the Garden Party
Inc botany classes nave now DeSuh
the study of pines. The life cycle is
studied under the microscope and
drawings are made of the observa-
tons
Miss Carmie wolfe's English III
class. the Idlers. is planning a party
to be held some time next week. The
plans are in the hands of the social
committee of which Mildred Nicholas
June Henderson, Homer Hewins,
Ralph Fisher and Harry RaiSton are
members.
The public speaking class. under the
direction of Miss Ethlyn Lindley. is
studying a selection from Jean Val
jean. The students are working out
the correct Presentation of the battlo