The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-14
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly The State Iouraaa by the journalism
Students of T. H. S.

| months they are taken down and put
away until 'thc~beginning Of the school
term.
/ According to a statement made
Monday, Outober 2, at the school of
religious education now in progress
at the First Methodist church Bible
| students in Topeka high school may
receive double credit for their work.
K Students who have received credit or
are now enrolled Yill receive credit
toward graduation.
Plaster has fallen several times this
year from the ceilings in the north
building. AS yet no one has been
nurt, but one girl was badly frightened
when the plaster fell on her head
Tuesday morning,
More than SIS was earned by the
girls Of the Booster club by selling
I paper megaphones for ten cents each
/ at the football game last Saturday.
The girls plan to keep the money for
a party later In the season for the
football boys
Election of officers of the Booster
club was held Friday afternoon. The
following were elected: President,
Louise Haupt; vice president, Velma
IRfck9nba cker; secretary. Marjorie
Martin; treasurer, Norma McGrew;
chairman of social committee, Lois
Gish; World reporter. Josephine Han
dy.
A meeting of the Mis-Chiefs. senior
girls, was held Monday afternoon
Anna Louise easier, president, pre-
sided. A steak roast on the sand bar
was planned for this Friday after
noon. The girls will meet at 4:Oo
o'clock and go out in cars.
The Glee clubs plan to give an oper-
! eta the third week in January. Miss
Grace Wilson, supervisor of music,
has not yet decided ON the one they
will present The proceeds from the
| operetta win so toward the trip to
Emporia in the spring,
) Many delightful assembly programs
| have been planned by the faculty COM
uittee OF which Miss Minnie Jones is
chairman. The committee will at
= tempt to bring to the high school all
the prominent visitors in Topeka. and
some of its we2l-known business men.
, A new system has been organized
t to keep the record of the eligibility of
the football squad. A bulletin is to
t be posted In the high school office
with the names of all the candidates on
' it. The teachers can read the bulletin
{ daily: If any football men are falling
S down in their grades. the teachers
make notationS on this board.
] This bulletin will enable the coach
e to see which men are falling behind.
}. A plan card is left by the teachers
!. every Friday afternoon. On this card
is the program, briefly outlined, for
y the coming week. In case of the
n teachers absence, the substitute or
e whoever conducts the class, can go on
y with the work.
: Jobs Daughters. an organization of
c girls, presented a play Patty Makes
e Things Hum" in the high school audi
torium, Friday. october 10. The cast
: is made up chiefly of high school
:. girls
: The cast includes:
IS CAPTAIN Braithwaite Norma McGrew
Captain Little ........ Louise Kittel
Mr' Green .''.''''' EtheI Felersoh
/ Mr.. Smith ......... June Henderson
y Mrs. Smith .......... Jean ST. John
e Mrs Green ..,... Marguerite Knauer
y Patience Little patty .....-....
% 49,. Dorothy Kittell
Helen BraithWaite Esther Herleman
g Hope Dunbar .Belva Webster
Is Hyacinth -........ Mildred Bolinger
p Coach .................J Jesse Tobias
le Assistant coach. Emmy Lou Peterson
g. The lack Of seats in the study hall
at T. H. S. has forced a number of
= girls from each of the study periods to
st study in the assembly hall. The as
as sembly room is large, and on cold
L mornings is inadequately heated. A
* change will be necessary before colder
weather begins.
If The mathematic teachers held a
OF meeting October II in room 20S. The
70 purpose of the meeting was to decide
Id what other conditions in addition to
the regular requirements for grades.
The English teachers will soon have a
"a meeting for the same purpose.
lie The High School Guild, a club COM
oil posed of the teachers of T. H. s.,
ne held its regular meeting October IL.
u Miss Grace Elmore is president OF
IS the club.
The physics classes have not had
any laboratory work for the last two
60 weeks. Starting Monday every day
IS IS next week will be used for laboratory,
ne Miss Calvert's trigonometry class
OF has finished the work in logarithms
cs for the present and is now working
e. on general formulas for angles of any
size.
tel J. F. Kaho has posted on the bull.
ms letin board of room FL a list of eco
on Monies books. The chapters of each
ng book, and he pages each chapter COW
he ers, are also listed.
ar Each student of the economics
m classes is required to select one chap
ter from the list and make d report
of the chapter on a special skeleton
Its form before the end of the week.
wo Many of the students were exceed
ed ingly prompt and turned in their re
zee ports the day following the posting o
in the bulletin.
Ter
s. The sub-junior class with Mis-
MS Merle Fowler as adviser have beer
selecting their class pins. They hav,
been talking with two agents, on,
ST. from Wichita, and one from Kansas
Of CITY, about buying the pins.
%.
The whole floor of the gymnasium
is used by the boys of the physica
education classes on Monday and Wed
nesday of each week., These are tn
days when the girls go to the Y. w
c. A. swimming pool. The additions
zoe space makes it much easier for Vic