Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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IN Topeka's first days, there was no direct communication except by letter. Delivery by the Pony Express was slowg it took seven days. Today we need only to pick up a telephone to talk to anyone, anywhere. In our modern world of tele- vision, radios, telegraphs, telephones and newspapers we are constantly kept informed of world affairs. In contrast, the pioneers knew little of world events because of poor communication. Their world was confined to their immediate surroundings. When the present THS was erected, the designers felt that communication would be limited within the building be- cause of its size. Consequently, phones were installed in each room. Eventually, the phones were found useless and were taken out. Now an intercom system is our room communication at THS, and our security officers communicate by Walkie-talkies.

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TOPEKA is the center of Kansas government. The state capital, state house and other government offices are located in our city. Topeka has contributed many impor- tant men to our nation. Among them is our former governor Alfred Landon, who continues to play a major role in national politics and was the 1936 Re- publican presidential candidate. Charles Curtis, vice-president under Herbert Hoover, was from North Tope- ka. Cyrus K. Holliday was a founding father of Topeka and organizer of the Republican Party in Kansas. THS has a special form of govern- ment, the Student-Faculty Board. It is one of the few in the nation. The Board is composed of students elected from each grade, representing their district, and members of the faculty. At their meetings Board members discuss prob- lems facing THS and solutions to these problems.