The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-30
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

announced sometime next week, ac-
cording to Miss Ethyln Lindley, coach
of the dramatic club.
Officers of the sub-senior classes
during assembly period Friday, Sep
TENDER 20. when all classes held meet
ings. made short speeches to class
members. Plans for the term were
explained by the officers, and certain
school questions were discussed.
The commercial law classes under
G.. E. Lindell are completing a two
weeks study of contracts. Tho the
classes are comparatively small, in
terest runs high among the students.
Miss Jean Robertson's Latir " class
has adopted a novel plan of partial
have elected an 'imperator," or COM
mander-in-c hief; two consuls who
are chiefs in charge of home affairs;
two quaestors or paymasters who
take charge of 90 per cent tests; one
project or a. chief engineer; and one
look after the class news. The class
is organized with the same leaders as
Caesars army had.
The printing department is crowded
with first term students. These stu
dents are learning the principles of
tSpesetting and will spend most of the
first term becoming proficient in type
setting and composition. The older
students do the job printing for the
high school office and assist in print
ing the World"
Debate topics for the first series of
English VII debates have been as
signed. Questions of city and high
school interest are discussed first so
the students will have familiar ground
for the early debates. Later national
questions which require considerable
research work will be assigned.
Harold Carr was elected captain of
Mr. Dickson's advisory group. This
is his second term in this office. The
captain takes charge of the group in
case of the absence of the adviser.
The captain i5 also CASH on the
bank days of the school bank.
Printing classes of Topeka high
school under supervision of c. A.
Hays, have a new system of roll call.
Instead of the teachers calling the
pupils name, the students are each
given a number. This system was en-
ployed by Mr.. Hays to save time.
Students lead the class in Miss
Grace Bixler's fourth hour English
VII class. Certain pupils are ap-
pointed to preside during the discus
sion of the text. In this way every
student has a chance to show his
ability for leadership. The pupils take
more interest in the class discussions
, in this manner Miss Bixler states this
plan is a success.
| The classes taught by c. H. Hep
worth meet in room 81, instead of
| in the south assembly hall on the
fourth floor. Room SO, formerly used
as domestic science dining room, has
been refurnished for Miss Bernice
Fuller, who taught in room 81.
A portable blackboard will soon be
installed for Miss Fuller as the room
had no school room equipment:
Fifty-one girls are ready for the
Red Cross beginners badge. The girls
of gymnasium II and III classes have
completed their distance requirements
for life saving tests and are ready to
begin the rescue work.
The first hour dancing class has
started its first couple dance, the
Sunbeam Polka"
The faculty picnic which was to
have been held at the homo of Miss
Grace Elmore, at Tecumseh, has been
postponed a week because several OF
the teachers could not attend this
week.
Forty new typewriters have beer
received by the typewriting depart
ment. A blank keyboard on each ma
| chine makes it necessary to use the
touch system.
! All typewriting classes are large this
term. The typewriting classes exceed
the typewriting II classes in number
The Girls Booster club met wednes-
day, September 81, for the nomination
of officers. The election will be held
| October 4.
For president: Gwendolyn Flora
Esther Mary Snyder, Louise Haupt
and Eu1alia McNeiley.
For vice president: Frances Bone
and Velma Rickenbacker.
| For secretary: Mildred Adams
Dorothy Killian, Blynn Corwine, ant
Marjorie Martin.
| For treasurer: Mildred Bolinger
| Norma McGrew, Lois Gish, Eleanor
Sheaffer and Virginia Mills.
| For World reporter: Mildred