Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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69 - w., C3 Sandmanlakesudusterv Kirchner, Smith, and If ll Ll N ,T ffllf 'll X 7 72s 'iff One hundred and eighty morn- ings of the year the average Trojan is pulled out of hed hy his mother at the awful hour of 7:30 to be hurried off to his daily grind. Ten minutes in home room enahle him to catch up on current gossip. jlfjrchestra first thing in the morning effectively awakens him for that physics test second hour. llBe- tween classes the average Trojan shares the pleasant company of the average Trojanette. Since the faculty cracked down on habitual tardiness, however, the fair maiden must be escorted to her next classes rather hurriedly. llAt last it is time to Heat, drink, and be merry,'7 for soon classes will continue. Dis- cussion of HThe Great Dehaclef, or uWhatja do Saturday night?,' gives Trojan minds an appreciated rest from the tiring classroom. jlDespite contrary beliefs the average Trojan really applies himself most of the time. How- ever, fire drills, practise teachers, and im- promptu discussions on that fertile topic 44What,s the matter with Topeka high, all tend to relieve the monotony of the average Trojanas day. jlAt last comes that longed-for hell at 3:15. For many it is merely a sign for a change from curricular to non-curricular activities. Play practice in the auditorium, athletic field, journalism office, music rooms, and 'aseventh hour, all claim their share of the student body. llAfter dinner the average Trojan comhines the preparation of tomor- rowis lessons with attendance of Benny Good- n1an's Hswing school. of the air. llAgain it is time for rest. A few hours of sleep and then on to the next day, and the next . . . as the sleepy ujudgew awakens. Menninger start out the day. Bob Mathews' lily Paul Hudson gets lids droop lazily downward. around - with a c o m p a s s. 6

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'I' 193 Sunflower Pre ent A'l'rojan lla A day in the life of an average Topeka High School Trojan-this is the theme of the l938 Sunflower. It is the hope of the staff that over and over, in the years to come, this book will help that Trojan to recall and re-live happy moments of his high school career. jlOn the opening page a group of students is shown coming into the building, it is 8 o'clock by the hall clock. From that time on until midnight, the activities, curricular and non-curricular, which ab- sorb the average student's attention are presented both in picture and in script. jlOn the following pages, as in real life, the average Trojanis day is divided into three parts: Nlorning, which extends from 8:l5 to 3:l5g Afternoon, from the close of school until dinner, and Evening, which includes all the rest of his waking hours. jl'4lVlorning,, features the persons and scenes directly connected with the daily scheduled- school administrators and teachers, student government heads, forensic leaders, club members, and not at all unimportant, the Senior, the Junior, and the Sophomore classes. jlHAfternoon,'7 on the other hand, will show the average Trojan's mother why her son or daughter does not come home the minute school is out. The Trojan may be practis- ing for track, trying out for a play, working in the publications depart- ment, or practising with the music groups. Wlietliei' at work or play, the pictures indicate that the Trojan is tremendously busy between 3:30 and 6 o'clock. jluliveningi' includes the All-School Party, the Junior-Senior Prom, football and basketball, dramatics, and uGood- nightln jlScattered through the book are large portraits of students especially representative of various phases of school life. Had space and money permitted, many more such pictures would have been in- cluded, for there are many other students who also have given un- limited time and energy toward making Topeka high the school it is today. 1lNevertheless, while according certain leaders special recog- nition, the book deals mostly with the average Trojan. lVlore than 560 Seniors, 441 Juniors, and 363 Sophomores have pictures in the class section. l'lundreds likewise appear in the club groups. jlln the hope, therefore, that all of the 2313 students, for whom the yearbook is pre- pared, may find in it much that they can enjoy at present and treasure in the future, the staff of the l938 Sunflower dedicates its yearls work to HThe Average Trojann and his friends.-Editor.

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9:00 Lawson and orchestra Mr. Jones keeps a watch- Cut, stitch, haste, and complete uUnfinishecl Syniphonyfv ful eye on the physics laboratory. worry-Result: Z1 dress in no time. 2:00 Student silence reigns in this Bugs and bacteria-a hi- Bill Stovkdale burns Minicl- study hallg '4everyhody's posin'. ology student's chief worry in life. night oil -but only before finals. 'PHE PICTURIAL CHICK l W 7