The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
Raymond Miller, Editor.
E,iftb fIour Class. Reporters.

The tryotits for the irtersehool de-
hate with Oklahoma City high school,
which is to take place sometime next
term. was held in the assembly hall
THURSDAY afternoon under the super
vision of Miss .Carnie Wolfe. The re-
Suits of the tryouts will be announced
later.
Work has been started on the inii1
viduaI pictures for the annual. A day
is ASSIGNED to each student of the sub
| senior and senior classes to visit the
! Hodge Studio where the work is being
done, Many of the pictures were
taken over the Christmas holidays
A part of the orchestra is working
on several new numbers for the senior
play. Because of lack of space, only
part of the orchestra can play at this
time. An unusually large enroliInent
in the orchestra class is promised for
next year.
Mr.. Kaho's first hour economic
class is reporting on the term themes
this week Each student reads his
theme to the whole class that all may
receive the benefit of the work and
facts which were put into the theme.
The students were notified. two months
ago that these themes, which were to
rsnre in length from 1900 to 1000
words would be due at the. close of
the Christmas vacation. At that time
they were given opportunity to select
their subjects, the material to be OBJ
tanned from reading on the subject
and put into their own words. With
exception of one or two all the Stu
dents had their work in on time.
An interesting number on the pro-
cram of the H-Y meeting held at the
Central Y. M. C. A. Tuesday evening,
January g. was a cornet solo by Ger
aid Anderson. Devotional services
we're led by JOY Bulls. Q. w. Has
cali. city-wide boys secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A, gave an instructive and
interesting talk on Life
IT E. Blackwell visited the high
school Tuesday, January 8, to give
sales demonstration to the salesman
ship classes. The subject Of Mr..
RlackvgelFs sales talk was the Ma
tiona1 cash register.
The members of the senior play
cast held rehearsal Thursday after
the play %ere rehearsed and perfect
ed. The play probably will be pre-
scented in the high school auditorium
January 20.
The decision of the board of educa-
ton to give Monday, January 2, as a
holiday was without doubt the cause
Of the unusually good attendance in
school Tuesday, January 3. AS rule
the first day after a holiday many abs
sences occur in ali classes. but this
was not true after the Christmas va
cation.
SIX panels of the high school seen
cry have been repaired by Mr.. Hoeh-
ner: for the senior play. These panels
Miss Norah Ames. former teacher
of English in Topeka high school, has
written a beautiful little poem, which
was received by the English depart-
ment recently. Miss Ames is now in
life insurance work in Lawrence, Kan.
Debates by the English VI students
are being prepared in Miss Woffe's
classes. While studying Burke's Con-
Citation with. America. an outline of
the speech. was. made to serve as an
example of how the briefs should be
prepared. The debates will be given
at the close of the study of Burke.
The Topeka high, school basketball
team defeated the alumni team in an
excellent game Wednesday, December
81. Captain Mclaughlin was. injured
during the first half and was unable
to finish the game. Paul Breithaupt
and Cecil Stamford played the stellar
game for the alumni. The final score
was 1922.
There will be a faculty meeting
JANUARY IL at $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon. This will probably be the
last meeting before the term grades
are given out.
The Topeka high school basketball
team played its first scheduled game
January s at Rosedale. The team
played its second game of the. season
with Kansas City, Kan, today, at
Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul LaWless ana
daughter visited the art department
after Mr.. Lawless entertained in as
sefhb1y wednesday morning.
Paul Lawless entertained the stu
dents in assembly with a group of
songs wednesday, January 4. Ruth
Naylor, a student in the school, acted
as aecomPanist. Mr.. Bawless has
visited the school several times be-
| fore, and is always enthusia stically
received.
The cast Of "The Fortune. Hunter,"
this years senior play, is developing
real talent At play practice Thurs
day, January 5, all the cast were re-
CURED to rehearse without their play
| books. Miss Lindley says that the
play will Undoubtedly be a success.
The members of the Journalism
( classes of T. H. S. have recently been
employed in securing interviews with
various persons about town. Each
student was required to interview two
persons, one an acquaintance and one
a stranger. Business men and women
| generous with their time caused the
| students to have no trouble in getting
their interviews Almost every type
OF occupation was represented.
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The Palace Clothing company has
made its annual distribution of calen-
dars turnout the class rooms of T. H.
firm are most acceptable, as the fig
ures are very large, and can be distin-
guished from any part OF the room
Each date is marked on a separate
page.
At the annual staff meeting Tues
| day, January s. it was decided that