The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the journalism
Students of T. II. S.

Gus firms. and these are studied for
| the pictures and description. The
conditions the plants grow best.
After studying the principles of
| landscape gardening in pamphlets and
also in the library. each student must
shrubs and flowers in the proper place.
according to the rules learned in the
class study.
The economics classes. under j. f.
Kaho, are now giving themes on eco
nomic problems gathered from the
state, city and school libraries.
To be eligible to enter the inter
class meet to be held next week, all
track men must report for practice
all the rest of the time before the
! meet is held. At present most of the
men are out for running. hurdles, or
field events. Very few are out for the
| weights.
Captain Ed Wood predicts a sue
cessful season for the team this year.
Miss Maude Bishops civics classes
are now learning the names of all the
city and county officers
The advisory groups have elected
captains for the ten-minute reporting
period in the morning These cap
| tains will form a body which will meet
with Mr.. Cook at different times 10
| bring up and discuss certain matters
pertaining to the advisory groups.
| Such a plan has never been triad be-
fore in the high school.
Mr.. Kaho's sociology class has pre-
| pared budgets for = high school girls
clothing, The average was S153- A
few of the budgets ran as high as
! $500, while some were only sac. Most
of them bore a fair relation to the in
come of the family.
Chamber of Commerce met Thursday
morning to elect a president for the
Junior Chamber.
OF the nine directors. seven were
present and by ballot Orson McLaugh-
lin was chosen president Orson, or
/ Shorty" as he is Familiarity known.
was captain of this years basketball
team and substitute quarter on last
falls football team. He is a good
worker and will make a fine presi-
dent.
The board of directors are planning
a meeting or a banquet with the senior
board of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce to talk over problems
which confront the organizations.
Bryn Mawr college has offered a
scholarship of $500 to any senior girl
who meets the required qualifications.
She must have a high school schol-
arship in all her classes and be an
active member in the different school
organizations. i
swarthmore college has also Of
fered a scholarship of a similar type
to the boys of the senior graduating
classes.
The State Journals choice of the all
Northeast basketball team included
three Topeka high school players:
Breithaupt, forward; Blankenbaker,
guard. and Brewster. guard Altho
Brewster has not had as much ex-
ne a or rdS hi
gameness won him his place on the
team.
Blankenbaker was the outstanding
guard of the league and Breithaupt |
was expert in breaking thru guards |
for scores.
The sub-senior party is to be held
Friday, April Z, in the high school !
gymnasium. The social committee has
as yet made no definite plans further |
than the decision to make it a |
"tacky" party. Fun is promised for |
all The T. H. S. dance orchestra will /
play for the dancing.
A contest has been started among |
the advisory group to see which has |
the most honor students The group |
that ranks the highest will be the one |
that has the least number of names on |
the unsatisfa Glory list, the. most on the |
honor roll and the least number of |
tardiness and absences. The advisers
competition among the students.
A meeting of the seniors was called
Monday. March 20, at 2:35, to decide
whether the annual pictures of the
seniors should be taken of the boys
and girls separately or in a group. 1t
was voted to have a group picture.
Colonial furniture of any kind is
needed by the senior dramatic club
for 1.-The Rose O'Plymouth Town.
the dramatic club play. A spinning
wheel and colonial chairs are needed
greatly appreciate any offerings of
this sort
Mr.. Kaho's economic classes are go
ing to visit t. Wolff's packing house.
next week The classes have fin
ished their trips to the Bell Tele-
phone company.
E. L. Hendrix. instructor in PEN
and salesmanship, spent his
last day as a teacher in T. H. S. yes
terday. He is leaving soon to accept
a position director of the CONNER
cia1 department of the Gregg school
in Chicago. His place will be taken by
J. Glenn M'Sparran of Cicero. Ill.
Mr.. Hendrix. one of the most pop
ular of the high school teachers, is
a veteran of the World war. He is
highly skilled as a penman. having s
studied under some of the worlds I
greatest teachers. ]
Mr.. M'Sparran, a teacher of ten
years experience. has been active in ]
coaching athletic teams and in work
ing with boy scouts and Hf-Y organ
izatons. He also has served in the i
World war and was instructor at the {
naval radio school at the Great Lakes g
Training school '
L. H. Mosser, science and history g
teacher. has been appointed to take {
NJ a d..
wiser of the 1922 Sunflower.
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