AUSTIN, TEXAS, DECEMBER, 1938
VOL. XXII
Extracurricular Items
League Debater
NO "ALL-ROUND" IN $5,000 DAMAGE TO FARMER COUNTY Former
Uncle Tom" Still Turns
Wins Honors in College From High-School Papers
Out League Tennis Champs DUVALTHIS YEAR INJUREDJUMBLER LEAGUEJETS SET J
LETTER,
bOX
and
OHN STEPHEN, mid-law student from Houston, has been
| Committee Decides to Ex- Calif. Supreme Court Rules "Stretch-out" Plan for Con- elected Captain of the 1938-1939
University of Texas IntercollegiAgainst School 'Board in
ducting Non-qualifying
periment with No-Decision
ate Debate Squad. Stephen has
Famous
Suit
Contests
Adopted
This Year
been a member of the squad since
he was a freshman, having been
UPERINTENDENT B. A. pOLLOWING is a memo- A T a meeting of coaches the first freshman in the history
PERSONAL
ITEMS
IGHLAND PARK'S Golden
Avalanche chalks up high
scores in grade points as well as
the gridiron. In spite of the
fact that they practice until dark
and have to be in bed by 9:30
o'clock, football players average
87.7 as a team. The starting backs,
Dick Dwelle, Grady Jordon, Webster Bishop, Virgil Harris and
Hugh Munnell, have an average of
90.8, -with Harris on the 95 honor
roll. Dallas News.
H
HAVE discussed this with my
music teacher and some others
and we believe we should stick to
unison singing in the grammar
grades for several reasons: Music
teachers in great majority of
schools do not have the extra
time to give to the longer training period for two-part singing; the songs in the book,
I understand, are not scored for
two parts; it is too difficult to train
children of that age for two-part
singing, thereby giving the larger
school systems with their more
experienced music teachers a
greater advantage than they would
have otherwise. And we do not
think it would be quite fair to
allow teachers to choose between
ICTURED here with two sets of cnampions the present and the
unison and two-part because the
future T. A. (Uncle Tom) Holland, virtually the dean of Texas'
great majority of judges cou-ld not
keep from being influenced in favor tennis circles and net mentor of. the Robstown High School.
This photo was taken after Ralph Eads, Jr., standing on Holland's
of two-part, if well rendered.
right, and Bruce Kellam, on his left, had won the junior doubles title
BEGAN the season with a in Robstown's Second Annual Armistice Day Tennis Tournament.
first year team and without Felix Kelley, on the left, and James Wilson, on the right captured the
a boy who had ever played football boys doubles. All of these netters are tennis students of Holland in
for a single minute. Our team has the Robstown school system.
Eads and Kellam'are well known in Texas schoolboy tennis circles,
won four games, lost four games,
and tied two. We have played as they advanced to the finals in the State University Interscholastic
through our entire schedule of League meet in doubles in 1937, and last May they won that title.
ten games without a serious injury Next they represented Texas in the National Interscholastic Tennis
to a single player. We have greatly Tourney in Pennsylvania .and reached the semi-finals during the past
summer.
Just as he predicted a title for Kellam and Eads when he came
(See LETTER BOX Page 4)
here four years ago, Uncle Tom is predicting a rosy future for Wilson
and Kelly. Young Kelly only last week won the doubles in the Thanks50% PARTICIPATION
giving tournament at Corpus Christi, playing with Clarence Mabry of
Alice as his partner.
Questionnaire Reveals Half The veteran coach came to Robstown from Austin where he had
of Students Enter League much success in piloting the Austin High School tennis team to several
State cups. Robstown Record.
I
P
Half the students of Hamilton
ligh School plan to participate in
r Interscholastic League activities
this year, according to results of
a questionnaire submitted to the
student body recently. Of 318
who answered the questions, 159
stated that they do not plan to
participate in any league work.
There are 95 literary event contestants in the group of participants, and approximately 100 athletes. Quite a few plan to participate in both athletic and literary
events. Hamilton County News.
Valuable Statistics for
Interscholastic Debaters
G
EO. H. SHEPPARD, Comptroller of Public Accounts,
has published a "summary of
Receipts and Disbursements of
State Funds 1938" for the convenience of high school debaters, and is distributing this
pamphlet free of charge on request from his office in Austin.
This reprint from the annual
report of the Comptroller contains 23 pages of tables. Table
No. 1 is a summary "showing
how the State's dollar was obtained," and Table No. 2 shows
"how the State's dollar was expended." Then follows the long
table "No. 3" showing "Sources
from which cash was received
and the fund to the credit of
which money was
placed."
Table No. 4 is a statement
showing the "expenditures in
support of the State government and its institutions and
the fund from which payment
was made." Table No. 5 gives
an analysis of Gross Receipts
tax item listed in receipts
schedule and shows the amount
collected from each kind of
business and the amount credited to each fund. Then follows
a statistical summary of all
funds.
The statement is for the fiscal
year ending August 31, 1938,
'and therefore constitutes the
latest available figures in published form.
Debaters who
"know their stuff" will not fail
to take advantage of the kind
offer of the Comptroller and
secure at once a copy of this
bulletin. Do not ask for more
than ONE FREE COPY per
school.
No. 4
Man Football District 5
Ends Successful
Session
•*Chairman Says It Is
Fine Fall Sport for
Small Schools
(By Artle J. Lynn, Oklaunion)
all had had a chance to learn more
about the game. These decisions
were left until the fall meeting in
early September.
District Organized
In the meeting in early September the members of the Conference agreed without a dissenting vote, to become members of
the Interscholastic League and to
form a District. The officers of
the Conference were elected
'officers of the District. Since it
was the first year in football for
all the schools it was decided to
play not too long a schedule. The
District was divided and the winners of the two parts were to play
for District Championship on
Nov. 17. The west end of the
District was won by King High
School of Hardeman County and
the east end was won by Harrold
ABOUT FIVE years ago
^ several of the officials of
the smaller High Schools of
this part of the state became
interested in finding something in athletics for the
pupils in the fall of the year.
In the small high school
there are not enough boys
for eleven-man football, so
we had to substitute basketball.
A conference was
formed composed of the
small high schools of the
Counties of Archer, Wichita,
Wilbarger, Hardeman and (See-6-MAN FOOTSALL-Page 4)
Foard. This Basketball Conference functioned for five
years and was very successful. During this time all of
us knew that this was placing too much emphasis on
Basketball, but this was the A T least five years ago the
best that we could do.
^University of Wisconsin
Drop Fall Basketball
chapter of Delta Sigma Rho,
In the spring of 1938 when the at the suggestion of Dr. H. L.
members of the Conference met Ewbank, began including a
it was decided to drop basketball simplified type of group disand take up Six-Man Football.
Only three of the schools which cussion tournament as one of
were in the Conference did not en- the features of its annual inter Football, but two additional vitational gathering.
Trevino's plan of eliminating the counting of allround championship points
in the Duval County Interscholastic League Meet met
with the approval of Mr. R.
W. Milligan, Mr. J. D. Clary,
and the rest of the county
executive committee.
Mr. Trevino discussed the problem this summer with Mr. Bedichek, head of the Interscholastic
League Bureau, who, when informed of the plan, became very
much interested in it, wishing to
find out how it would work here
and perhaps be put into effect in
other counties.
The purpose of the county meet
this year will be mainly to bring
the schools closer together in a
friendly spirit and to determine
representatives of the county to
the district meet. No tabulation
of points will be kept for the allround championship, but champions will be determined in the
different events. This plan will
eliminate much arguing for points
in different divisions; it will relieve much of the pressure placed
on teachers, as well as pupils; and
it will do away with a tension
and wrong kind of rivalry existing in the schools. Under the
present plan, no school will be
declared all-round county champions for the whole meet, but
county champions will be declared
in the different events.
It is hoped that this plan will
come up to expectations. That is
the desire of all school heads and
teachers concerned.
TEAM STRIKES
Carlsbad (N.M.) Footballers
Adopt Strenuous Measure
'TT'HE Carlsbad high school
* football team went on
strike November 24 right on
the eve of the big Thanksgiving day game with Artesia
because school officials refused them permission to
watch the Southern California
University eleven work out in
practice.
The Trojans made a stopoff here
en route to South Bend for Saturday's game with Notre Dame.
Seventeen members of the Carlsbad squad indignantly invaded the
office of the Carlsbad Current
Argus to announce through the
press their decision to sit on the
sidelines tomorrow.
Insult was added to injury, they
declared, when school teachers further denied them permission to accept an invitation to accompany
the university squad on a sightseeing trip through the Carlsbad
caverns.
School authorities made no comment other than to suppress grins,
and say: "They'll play tomorrow."
Group Discussion Gaining
Favor With Speech Training
schools came in. Now two of the
three schools which did not play
football this year have made application for membership in 1939.
The officers were elected for the
Conference in Football, and it was
agreed that the eligibility rules
of the Interscholastic League
should be observed, although the
Interscholastie League did not
recognize Six-Man Football. The
rules of the game by Epler were
agreed upon, with a few changes.
All schools agreed to use regular
football equipment.
Since the
game was new to practically all
the officials, it was decided to postpone most of the decisions until
Four years ago some of us at
the University of Illinois conducted a series of group discussion
classes in a number of Illinois
communities. At that time we
went so far as to work out a
method of procedure for group discussion tournaments and to prepare a scoring sheet for use in
judging the participants in county,
state, and national discussion competitions. The information that
we gathered was set down in the
University of Illinois Press publication, "A Manual of Group Discussion."
Three years ago the basic procedure used in the conduct of the
randum written by Irving
G. Breyer, Administrative
Adviser Legal Department,
Board of Education of the
San Francisco, Calif., Public
Schools, giving account of a
suit brought against the
Board of Education on account of injury received by a
student in physical education sustained while engaging in a class-exercise in
tumbling:
The Supreme Court on the 26th day
of July, 1938, by a vote of four to
three readopted their former opinion in
the above matter, modifying the judgment rendered in the trial court in the
sum of $15,000 to $5,000, but sustaining a verdict of $6,000.
Long History
As you may recall, this case has had
a long history. Originally, a jury in the
Superior Court rendered a verdict against
the school district for $16,000. Subsequently this judgment was reversed by
the District court on appeal on the basis
that there was no evidence of negligence on the part of the school district
or its classroom teacher. A hearing was
granted by the Supreme Court which
subsequently rendered an opinion modifying the judgment to $6,000, but sustaining this sum. A petition for a rehearing was filed in which we were
joined by both the State Department of
Education and the Los Angeles School
Department, in which it was pointed out
that a precedent of liability under these
facts would have a far-reaching effect
on public school curriculum. The Supreme
Court set aside its opinion and granted
a rehearing. It has now readopted its
former opinion.
Dissent
The following language from the dissenting opinion should prove interesting:
"It seems to me that the majority has
totally disregarded the rights of boards
of education and trustees of school districts to provide physical education in
accordance with power invested in them
by the law of the state, and has placed
within the power of a jury to say
whether such courses should be pursued regardless of negligence on the
part of public authority. Courses in
physical education will thus be curtailed
or eliminated depending upon the degree
of 'guess* indulged by the school authorities on what a jury would say
about it.
"My views are expressed in the dissenting opinion of Mr. Justice Nourse
totting pro tempore in this court on the
former hearing, and in which dissenting
opinion I then concurred."
For those who wish to pursue this
matter further, the case is entitled Belva
Bellman v. San Francisco High School
District, 1 Civil, No. 10,277.
:
Extemporaneous
Speech Topics
OME of the topics given below
are "static," others "evolving."
For illustration, No. 30 is static,
since no further news is likely to
appear concerning it; on the other,
No. 1 is evolving; that is, changing in the news from day to day
and week to week. Under the
rules, contestants are judged to
some extent on the up-to-dateness
of the material presented. So, it
is necessary to follow through, and
keep your information fresh.
Sponsors are cautioned to read
the rules of the contest carefully,
pages 39-44, of the current, edition of the Constitution and Rules.
S
1. Present Status of the War in Spain.
2. What's Left of the Treaty of Versailles?
3. The Last of the Last Democracy in
Central Europe.
4. German's Next Reach for Territory.
5. Chamberlain: A Peace Prize or an
Honorary Swastika?
6. The "Berlin-Rome Axis."
7. Russia's "Friction" with Japan in
the Far East.
8. What's Become of the League of
Nations ?
9. President Roosevelt's Peace Message
to European Rulers.
10. Japan's Drive Toward Hankow.
11. Guerrila Warfare in China.
12. Economic Strain in Japan.
13. Lindberg's Reported "report" on
Air Forces in Europe.
14. Germany's Effort to Become Selfsufficient Economically.
16. Germany's "Strength through Joy"
Program.
16. The Plight of European Jews.
17. Revelation of The Dies Congressional Investigation Committee.
18. Fascist and Communist Organizations in this Country.
19. Theory of the "Totalitarian" State
as opposed to the Democratic Ideal.
20. The "Have" and the "Have-not"
Nations.
21. "Isolationism" vs. "Collective Security."
22. Issues in the recent Gubernatorial
Campaign in Texas.
23. Commissioner J. E. McDonald vs.
Henry Wallace: What's the Fuss
About?
24. What Is the Sales Tax?
26. The So-called Roosevelt Purge.
26. Thomas E. Dewey: Racket-buster.
27. Mexico's Expropriation of Oil Properties.
28. Threatened Strike of the Railway
Brotherhoods.
29. Centennial Celebration of the Capital
of Texas.«
30. The President's Visit to Canada.
31. People's
Library
Movement
in
Texas.t
32. The Pan-American Conference in
Lima, Peru.
33. Italy's Demands for French Territory.
34. Roosevelt Third-term Talk.
35. Sir
Anthony
Eden's
Visit
to
America.
Rocky Mountain Speech League
Convention held at the University
of Denver, under the guidance of
Dr. Elwood Murray, emphasized
the round table method of group
discussion.
In its last three conventions the
National Association of Teachers
of Speech has made more and more
use of the terms round table and
panel in the make-up of its section
programs and to a greater degree
the section meetings have become
discussions instead of paper-reading lectures.
It is not alone in the field of
Speech that one is struck by the
rise of the use of discussion methods. Under the indirect guidance
Austin Chamber of Commerce, Austin, Texas, will furnish material on this
of the United States Office of Edu- topic
free on request.
t Extension Loan Library will furnish
cation forums, panel discussions material
on this topic.
and round tables are becoming an
integral part of many of the adult
"He who wants to persuade
education and youth education should put his trust, not in the
programs in the public school and right argument, but in the right
university systems of the nation. word. . . . Give me the right word
. . . and I will move the world."
Joseph Conrad.
^(See DISCUSSION Page
^ and superintendents of
the independent schools of the
county in Farwell recently,
dates and places for the yearly interscholastic league activities were set, according to
an announcement by Superintendent Leo Forrest.
At this time, officials of the
league did a little juggling of the
usual routine involved in running
off a county meet, and have come
forth with the following information:
Forensics
The annual forensic activities
will begin on Thursday night,
March 30, at the Farwell school,
at which time a music festival will
be held, presenting to the public
the value of musical education.
During the evening, grade choral
singers will be judged and winners
announced, otherwise, there will
be no competition. Admission for
the program will be 5c each, to
pay for awards given the winners.
(See FARMER CO. Page 4)
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
Friendliness Cultivated in
Highland Park High School
(By Dorothy W. Jones)
Observed for the third time this
year, Friendship Week is becoming
a tradition at Highland Park High
School. Each year the Student
Council designates one week as a
week for getting better acquainted
with new students, for encouraging students, new and old, to become a member of some school
organization in which they can
develop a special interest or hobby,
and in general for stimulating a
feeling of friendliness- among all
who make up the school society.
From November 7-11 the entire
student body wore tags, blue ones
for old students and gold ones for
new, bearing the student's name
and the organizations to which he
belongs. The week was initiated
by an All Club Assembly. With
their presidents seated on the
stage, the members of each club
and school organization sat together beneath their banner.
Grady Jordan, Student Council
head, presided. As James Noble,
Student Council member, called
the roll of organizations, the members seated in the audience rose
in a body. Each president then
spoke briefly on the objectives of
his group or on some current activity. Mr. Kenneth Gessner, Dallas minister, spoke for a few
minutes, the gist of his speech being "be agreeable." The meeting
adjourned with the school band
playing the school song.
President Grady Jordan stated
that the purpose of the annual
activity is to foster a feeling of
friendliness not only among individuals but among clubs as well.
"It helps us," he said, "to know
what other groups are interested
in and to share their interests for
a while. We like to feel that our
whole club program is correlated.
The success of such a week depends, of course, upon the enthusiasm with which each group does
its part."
John Stephen
of the University to participate
in intercollegiate debates. He was
a member of the 1936 Missouri
Valley Championship team of the
University, and won first place in
extemporaneous speaking for the
University in the same tournament. In 1937 he was winner of
the Big Ten Debate Championship, and was named best Individual Debater. Last year, Stephen
was again winner of the Missouri
Valley title, and was again chosen
as Best Debater. He was also
winner of the Battle of Flowers
Oratorical Contest in San Antonio and of the Lutcher Stark
Debate Contest at the University
last year, receiving a $100 first
prize in each of the two contests.
Stephen was graduated from
San Jacinto High School in Houston, and League participants will
probably recall his winning the
State high-school championship in
debate for that school in 1934, as
well as the extemporaneous speaking championship in 1935.
DEBATER WANTS A
"CLARIFICATION"
Asks What "Uniform"
Means in Present Statement
of Debate Question
EPLYING to inquiries
from debaters concerning
certain interpretations of the
debate question, Professor
George C. Hester replied as
follows:
I am in receipt of your letter of
November 9 and inquiries regarding the interpretation of the Interscholastic League debate question.
It is my understanding that the
word "uniform" means that the
same rate of taxation will apply
to all tangible, personal articles
sold at retail in Texas. This would
mean no exemptions except articles
or commodities such as cigarettes
and gasoline which already bear
specific sales levies. The statute
would specify these articles.
The tax, of course, would apply
only to such establishments as are
defined as retail enterprises, such
(See DEBATER Page 4)
Speech Training Theme Of
Address At League Meeting
three hundred school
people heard and applauded Professor Enid
Miller's brilliant and able defense of speech training and
competition as a motivating
force at the Interscholastic
League breakfast in Dallas,
November 25. Dr. Miller is
head of the speech department
at Nebraska Wesleyan University and a repeatedly successful coach of debate.
Naming herself "the devil's advocate," Dr. Miller asserted that
speech training today is a "positive democratic good" with competition its most effective motivation. Admitting that speeches
are often boring, uninformed, and
time wasting, she declared that
this no more invalidates the need
of speech training and its importance than poor magazine articles
invalidate the need and importance of writing. "Speech today,"
she continued, "is primarily an
educational problem
elocution
went out with Delsarte."
Follow Greek Tradition
Professor Miller exulted in the
fact that speech is still free in
the "only sovereign state in the
world where a common man can,
without permission, sue his government. . . . Speech is now as it
was in ancient Greece an instrument so vital that to neglect it is
dangerous. Let us follow," she
added, "the great Greek tradition
knowing that in speech we have
in our hands the greatest weapon
with which to fight for democracy;
knowing that ours is the terrible
'T'HE following item found
* in high school papers
about extracurricular activities indicate wide range of
activities in Texas high
schools:
The Bonhi, Bonham high school
paper: The Bonhi FFA milk judging team won first place at the
Royal Livestock show in Kansas
City, held during October.
The Bear Facts, Gladewater high,
school paper: Gladewater has been
named host to the Interscholastic
League of Gregg county next
March 25. M. M. Churchwell,
principal, was named Director General of the county league events
and Jake Hanna was named director of athletics for the meet. Gladewater High School Band was selected in Dallas recently to be the
official band of Texas to represent
the Lions club in their International Convention next July in
Pittsburgh, Penn. The group will
also visit the World's Fair in New
York City.
Abilene High Battery, Abilene
High School: An all-girl band
made its initial appearance Oct. 3
in the West Texas Fair parade in
Abilene. It is the first all-girl
high school band in the State;
organization contains 70 pieces.
A banking system will be functioning in A.H.S. by Christmas if plana
of the Students Association can be
completed by that time. The banking measure was adopted by the
House. Systems in use in Waco,
North Dallas and Austin high,
schools are being studied.
The Sandstorm, Amarillo High
School paper: To finish paying for
the recently installed public address system, the Student Congress
sponsored the sale of bonds to
school patrons. Bonds sold at $1
each. The sale was conducted
through the advisory groups.
Prizes were awarded to individual
students, lieutenants, captains and
advisory sections for selling the
most bonds. When sale ended,
Nov. 2, the students had made
$1,138 in the sale.
From The Reagan Statesman,
John H. Reagan high school, Houston: The Reagan band is trying
to raise $2,000 to buy new instruments. Richard Musgrove, band
member, presented an idea to
Charles Lindsay, band director.
Ribbons are printed before each
football game, changing the slogan
each week on the ribbons; these
are sold to the students. Before
Reagan played Stephen F. Austin
Mustangs, slogans on ribbons were:
"Maul the Mustangs." There were
500 "Crush Conroe" ribbons which
were printed and distributed by
band members. These were seld
at a profit of about $18.00 to the
band. Students wear the ribbons
to the game, and they prove a nice
souvenir of the game.
GIRLS' PEP-SQUADS
Principal
Says
Dallas
Schools Restored Organizations
(By W T. White, Principal Sunset
High School, Dallas)
WAS interested in your article,
"Pep Squads Are Abolished in
Some of Larger Schools."
In the article it was stated that
the Dallas high schools had no
pep squads. That was true until
a few years ago; however, for the
past three years all the Dallas
high schools have had pep squads.
We find them to be an asset to the
student body and to the morale
of our games.
They do not constitute a cheering section, but are only a small
part of it. Our cheering sections
sometimes consist of eight to ten
thousand people; however, the
chief function of the pep squad is
to perform some entertaining
stunt between halves.
The girls do not suffer any inconvenience or exploitation as a
result of their activities in the
pep squad, but instead enjoy participating, and add to the spectacle
of football. I am for a pep squad.
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Lockney Debate Squad
Usual interest is being shown in
the High School debate club which
was recently organized, with
G. D. Tate as director. Twelve
students reported at the club's
first meeting.
Members of the debate club are
Robert W. McCollum, Carl Nail,
Bill Tueton, Kenton Davis, Udell
Cunningham, Sally Myrtle Bobbitt, Juanita True, Bernadean
Bennett, Lena Faye Wofford,
Christene Seaman and Lawrence
(See LEAGUE MEET Page 3) Hohlaus. Lockney Beacon.
THE INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER
Page 2
Published eight times a year, each month, from September to
'April, inclusive, by the Bureau of Extracurricular Activities, Extension Division, The University of Texas.
BOY BEDICHEK ......................--.....-.-..-.--.....------Editor
(Entered as second-class matter November 6, 1927 at the postoffice at Austin, Texas, under the Act of August 24, 1912.)
yoL. xxn
DECEMBER, 1938
NO. 4
A PHRASE, "going to the bat," is current in the "American
^ language" for which there seems to be no equivalent in
English. It is taken from baseball, America's national
game, and expresses a life situation as common today
as it was a thousand or ten thousand years ago. It always
involves a competitive set-up in which the participants really
"put out all they've got."
TVyTEMBERSHIPS in the League are clipping along just a
1V1 «nose» ahead of what they were on a similar date
last year. Total enrollment last year was 5,397 schools.
If present "lead" is maintained, this year's enrollment
will run around 5,500. Organizations of county leagues
are coming in with every mail. A generous batch of them
is published in this issue. If you note any errors in reporting the officers from your own county, please advise the
State Office.
DEBATERS should not overlook the kind offer of Geo.
H. Sheppard, Comptroller of Public Accounts, to send
free on request a 23-page summary of receipts and disbursements of state funds for 1938. This pamphlet is, of
course, solid statistics, which means that it is the most
condensed form of information. It will be hardly possible
for a debater to discuss intelligently the various phases
of the Sales Tax, either pro or con, without the information contained in this pamphlet, or at least some of it.
o
A N IRATE principal began a letter to the state office
*"* last week with the assertion that the publishing of a
notice in the Constitution and Rules to the effect that the
rules for the grammar grade division in choral singing
had been issued in circular form and would be sent free
ton request is "the greatest piece of assininity that I have
tever witnessed." We sympathize with this person's impatience, but there was some justification or excuse for
issuing the circular separately, which we shall not detail.
TT WOULD be a pity to repeat the mistakes that we made
^ when science was first brought into the schools: the
'educators either did not take interest into account or else
misunderstood it, so that, basing their method on a mix$ure of tradition and wrong theory, they made science more
arid than any genealogy of Hebrew kings. We have all
Buffered from that intolerable tedium of "elementary"
chemistry, with its cookery-book recipes and the nitwitted
laws called by solemn names, like the Law of Simple Multiple Proportions. To undergo a course like that may be,
like O. T. C. and Latin grammar, an admirable training for
the character; but it is bound to repel most people from
science for ever. Dr. C. P. Snow, in the London Spectator.
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/'-'AN THE debate and extemporaneous speech contests
^-'be correlated in subject matter? Mr. T. A. Rousse,
'debate coach in the University, is of the opinion that they
can. His proposal is to specify extemporaneous topics all
[within the background and general field of the debate
query. This, he says, will serve greatly to simplify the
problems of the teacher who is assigned sponsorship of
both contests, and will at the same time furnish ample
material for preparation in extemporaneous speech. Of
course, he would not allow the same pupil to enter both
contests, but would permit a debater who lost out in the
local tryouts in one of these contests to transfer to the
other. Suggestions in this connection will be welcomed.
"D ASKETBALL "reminders" are being mailed out as this
^ issue goes to press. Every effort is being made to
secure the registration of all rural schools expecting to
participate in League basketball, and to get all high school
basketball fees in before the closing date. All our efforts,
however, will not save us from the embarrassing necessity of closing the books on January 15, and receiving,
after it is too late, several petitions to re-open the book.
It just can't be done. Take a look at the closing dates
published at the head of the "Official Notice" column in
this issue of the LEAGUER. See if you have your receipt.
If you haven't, and wish to participate, find out the reason
why. A special card is issued for basketball schools, and
if you want to play in the League this year, you should
have one.
OlX-MAN football seems to have made good progress this
* * season. In this issue and in January's the reader will
find an account of the experiment in two widely separated
districts. It seems to meet the demands of a fall sport for
the small school quite adequately. It tends to take the
over-emphasis off basketball in the fall which we must
consider a good thing. It supplies a game which the communities like, less than one half as expensive, so far as
equipment goes, than 11-man football, and may be engaged in by small squads without danger of overstrain on
the participants. It is confidently predicted that there will
be a larger number of boys engaged in thL game in Texas
within a few years than are engaged in the larger game.
Furthermore, it does not offer the temptation to commercialization that ordinary football does, and this advantage in itself is not unimportant.
'T'HE SPEECH institute at the College of Arts and In* dustries, Kingsville, was largely attended by speech
teachers in that section of the state. Under the direction
of Miss Mildred Pecaut, head of the speech department of
the College, the assembly was called to order^at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning, December 10. From that hour on until
4 P.M. speech work in high .schools was thoroughly
threshed out in many of its phases, with especial emphasis,
of course, on the use of contests as motivation for speech
training. The debate section was in charge of T. A. Rousse,
debate coach at The University of Texas; F. L. Winship,
Director of Speech Activities for the League, had charge
of the dramatics section, and presented a directing demonstration to the general assembly. Raymond Manning,
Mary Scott, and Lenora Hays discussed various phases of
speech work. This is the second speech institute at the
College, and will be held annually hereafter.
*T*HERE HAVE been few suggestions relative to extem* poraneous speech topics this year. Whether this is
due to an unusually attractive list of topics so far published
or to general lack of interest in the contest itself, we cannot
say. Probably, the latter. We were advised by one regional director the other day that only two entries were
made in this contest in his regional meet last year. We
have often pointed out that 90%, probably a still higher
percentage, of the speaking that is done in life situations
is extemporaneous. Why, then, is this valuable training
neglected? The principal reason is that it is hard work.
We wonder in how many schools there is an extemporaneous speech club, or other organization devoted exclusively
to developing the ability of pupils to speak extemporaneously. In how many schools is this contest used to motivate and build up an interest in Current Events study?
How often in the auditorium program are the extemporaneous speakers given an opportunity to exhibit their
wares? In short, are we really working at this contest?
The columns of the LEAGUER are always open to teachers
who have suggestions to make on any phase of this
valuable activity.
The Sales Tax in General: For
and Against
Characteristics of the Sales Tax
Administration Problems and
Difficulties
Incidence of the Sales Tax
Effect of the Sales Tax on the
Consumer, Business Conditions, etc.
Place of the Sales Tax in the
Fiscal System
The Sales Tax and the Property
Tax
Sales Tax and the Income Tax
Experience of the States with
the Sales Tax
General
Articles on Specific States
Should Texas adopt the Retail
Sales Tax
Brief Opinions on the Sales Tax
Brief
Bibliography
Charts and a Map
For schools wishing to order
quantities for class or squad use:
5 or more copies in one order, 10%
off; 10 or more, 20% off; 25 or
more, 25% off, delivered.
The answers in this column are in no
sense "official interpretations." Only the
State Executive Committee is competent
under the rules to make official interpretations. These are answers to inquiries
which are made in the course of routine
correspondence with the State Office.
Question: Does the new ruling
concerning the counting of the age
of a boy to determine his eligibility for football become effective
for the coming football season
of 1939?
Answer: Beginning with the
O TORYTELLING for tiny tots is getting on the air now school term of 1940-41 the League
*~* through the Texas State Network sponsored by the will abolish Sections 7 and 17 of
Article VIII, and Section 1 will
electric companies of Texas. In her programs of Novem- read as follows:
ber 25 and of December 5, Gaile Northe describes the
No one shall take part in any
League storytelling contests and speaks generally of the contest in this League who, on
value of the art of storytelling. As a matter of fact, Miss the first day of September preNorthe should know whereof she speaks, for she was the ceding the contest has reached
passed his eighteenth birthday.
main dependence of the League in inaugurating this "tiny or Question:
Some commercial
tot" contest. It is true that this contest had been a part of teachers have expressed the desire
several county meets prior to 1932, but when it came to to separate the shorthand students
organizing it on a statewide basis, furnishing the script for from the stenography students in
the stories to more than two hundred county meets each contests, due to the fact that the
stenography students are inyear since then, speaking before teachers' meetings and structed in class for two hours
generally promoting interest in the enterprise, it was while the shorthand students are
mainly Miss Northe's show from the beginning. It is in- given only one hour of instruction.
teresting to note that Miss Northe in her address to the Could this division be made for
spring contests.
Texas Speach Association in Dallas last month took as her next
Answer: The suggestion that
topic, "Personality and Storytelling," a theme that speech separate contests be arranged for
teachers should repeat in as many variations as their in- shorthand students and stenogragenuity can suggest. For it is just this that seems to dis- phy students could never be worked
tinguish nearly every phase of effective speech training out.
from any other subject in the curriculum. Personality, of Question: Our district, Childress, does not have a checker on
course, may be expressed in a thousand ways, but speech time and content while the dictais its principal instrument. From the time the infant ut- tion is in progress. Can this be
ters his first "ba-ba" or "ma-ma" to the time when, a required?
finished orator, he directs the thinking or sways the emo- Answer: Checking is done so
that no rule should be necestions of thousands of his fellow human beings, speech not easily
sary. We can, however, put one on.
only expresses but expands the personality. How im- It would be a good thing.
portant, therefore, is early training in speech! Different Question: What is the ruling
devices are used in the schools for different ages, but for on unusually loud bells in typethe "tiny tot" age no device has been discovered, we think, writing contests can they be proquite so well adapted for speech training as telling the hibited? Is there any rule against
contestants who have won cash or
right kind of stories under competent direction.
other prizes?
Answer: The only time a large
for transfers from one district to bell is permitted is when the user
of that bell is so far away that
another."
others are not disturbed.
Music Memory
Cancel the last paragraph of Rule 9
beginning on page 52 and ending on page
53, which conflicts with Article VIII,
Sec. 11, of the Constitution and Rules.
READY WRITERS
Sponsor Suggests Leaguer
CLOSING DATES
January 15: Last day for paying membership and basketball fees.
February It Last day for filing
acceptance of One-Act Play
Plan.
Fees are always acknowledged and membership receipt
mailed. See that you have
membership receipt on file; you
may need it.
Picture Memory Bulletin
Bulletin 3536 is the bulletin for
use in picture appreciation during
the current school year. An error
occurred in one issue of the "Publication List" indicating another
bulletin.
Art. VIII, Sec. 13
Excerpt from Minutes of State
Executive Committee meeting
December 7, 1938: "The following
amended interpretation of Article
VIII, Section 13, was read, discussed and adopted, effective in
1939-1940:
"After a pupil in a lower class
school makes a choice of a higher
class school within fifteen miles of
his home he will lose his eligibility
for one year if he changes to another higher class school located
within fifteen miles of his home;
unless (1) there is a corresponding change of residence by his parents, or (2) the County Board of
Education has approved the
change of schools and the tuition
money has been transferred in
accordance with the law providing
Choral Singing for Grammar
Grades
A number of errors have been discovered in the record numbers of the
niimeoraphed list of songs now in circulation. Please write to the League
office for circular entitled, "Eevised
List."
Picture Memory
The print of portrait of George Washington included in this year's selections may
be distinguished from the others by noting that it is the one which faces to the
right.
Roscoe Suspended in Football
Acting on unanimous -recommendation
of District Football Committee, District
6-B, the State Executive Committee, February 9, suspended the Roscoe High School
in football for the season of 1938. See
Article XIII, Sectior 3, Constitution and
Rules.
Error in Record Number
On page 53 of tha Constitution and
Rules, Decca Record number should be
"20615" instead of the number published.
Basketball
The University Interscholastic League
will use the same type basketball in the
State High School basketball tournament
as has been used in the past.
BOOKS
MAGAZINES
The State Sales Tax, by Egbert
Ray Nichols and others, University of Redlands, Reference
Shelf. Vol. 12, No. 3. About
300 pages. $1.25.
An introduction, analyzing the
sales tax from the standpoint of
the debater, is followed by reprints
of authoritative articles from many
sources to provide facts, figures
and arguments for and against the
subject. These are gathered under
the following chapter headings:
Principles of Taxation
Discussion of This
Activity
(By Mrs. Selma L. Bishop,
Abilene)
inVERY month of the year I
-*-' search the INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER for just one item
on the Ready Writers Contest.
Really I just wonder why
there is never an article that
is devoted to any phase of this
splendid extracurricular activity. Perhaps directors
everywhere are afraid to give
out any ideas, fearing the loss
of their "thunder"; yet I believe that there might be discussions by the coaches of this
work which would be of great
inspiration to others engaged
in this field. Perhaps the
methods of training our amateur writers would be a good
subject for discussion.
I have the direction of the Abilene High School essayists. We
are planning a small tournament
on December 17. My students are
interested in trying to represent
our school on that date. I hope
you consider this work and allow
or call for articles which would
aid directors of essay writing, for
if others are like me they grow
threadbare for new ideas and for
helpful suggestions. Perhaps a
list of helpful books on writing
would aid us greatly.
THE
LBAGUEE is of great value to the
debate and declamation coaches
especially.
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TTIGH school papers are
* * more and more becoming
an essential part of the high
schools of Texas. They are
constantly alive voicing the
activities of the school, the
pupils, and the teachers.
Congratulations
El NOPAL, paper of SidneyLanier school in San Antonio, is
now published twice a month instead of once a month as has been
the policy.
THE REAGAN STATESMAN,
paper of John Reagan High School
in Houston, in October ended a
three weeks' subscription campaign. Subscriptions passed the
1200 mark! This number breaks
all previous records in the history
of the paper.
presenting to its readers articles
about different phases of school
life. One issue gave the history
of the Aegis, while another, a story
on the history of Sam Houston
High School. These articles are
written by different students. The
idea is to acquaint the students
with their school.
On Oct. 21, The Bear Facts,
paper of Gladewater High School,
published a football edition, with
emphasis on the Tyler-Gladewater
game. Pictures of the coach and
members of the team were used,
as well as features and news stories
about sports events.
Safety Issue
The El Paso High School paper,
El Paso High Tatler, on Nov. 9
dedicated an issue to safety. This
represented the combined efforts
of faculty, student body and Tatler
staff in assembling material on
safety instruction. Cartoons, editorials, features, and news stories
dealt with safety. A clever item,
a "Safety I. Q." was published.
The students could test themselves
on different items connected with
driving cars.
Trade Journal
West Texas Meet
Willard Fonarow, vice president
of the I.L.P.C. and editor of The
Technician, paper of San Antonio
Vocational and Technical School,
writes: "This year, since the union
printers group in our city has
reached a decision not allowing the
printing of the school papers in
our print shop, we have decided to
publish a Trade Journal, a picture
magazine combining the information of a newspaper and the features of a yearbook. We are going
out into the commercial shops to
have this magazine printed and it
looks as though we are really going
to have a load on our hands. For
five years, The Technician staff,
under Miss Edith Fox, sponsor, has
waged a war for a gymnasium,
something that is badly needed at
Tech. Last year, through the campaign, the School Board bought the
land. This year, through a larger
campaign, we are hoping, planning,
and praying for a gym."
The Yellow Jacket, Kermit High
School paper, reports that approximately 200 edition staff members
and sponsors of school newspapers
and yearbooks attended the West
Texas Scholastic Press Clinic held
in Lubbock. Mike Barrett, journalism sponsor of The Yellow
Jacket, was elected sponsor of the
year- book division at the conference.
Several papers have not, as yet,
enrolled in the I.L.P.C. Let's try
to return these enrollment blanks
before the Christmas holidays!
It's Getting Time to Find
A Debate Topic lor 39-40
TOE M. RAY, of the DeJ partment of Government,
North Texas State Teachers
College, writes the Leaguer
as follows concerning the
Picture Supplement
Enclosed with the issue of choice of a debate topic for
Nov. 14 of The Davis Dispatch, 1939-40:
paper of Jefferson Davis High
School in Houston, was a pictorial
supplement called "School Life in
Houston, Texas." This was an
attractive 7-page section. The picture had the brown tone, and
showed excellent photographing of
student life in the classroom, of
social activities, sports events, and
pictures of individual students
from the different schools. The
advertisements were attractive,
and well-arranged on the page.
Newspaper Poster
The Sunset Stampede, published
by Sunset High School in Dallas,
used a story about Arthur Elder,
journalism student, who, with the
help of the Dallas Morning News
staff, made a poster of the step-bystep process in the production of a
newspaper. He gave these posters
to the Sunset staff. The posters
show the original copy of Mr.
Knott's cartoon of Hitler and the
line cut, and also the reproduction
as it appears in print. The poster
material also includes a story in
the original copy from Berlin regarding Hitler. Also on the poster
is an original wirephoto which was
radioed from London to New York
and wirephotoed to Dallas. With
the aid of these posters, the procedure in printing a newspaper
can be followed step by step from
the original copy to the finished
page. Arthur Elder, with the aid1
of the Dallas News staff, has been
helping students of other high
schools in the city to make similar
posters for their schools.
Good Idea
The La Vega Press, mimeographed paper of La Vega High
School in Waco, suggests that the
students make their own yearbooks by buying sixteen issues of
the paper and having these issues
bound next May. One student last
year saved every issue of the paper
and had it bound for fifty cents.
On certain Fridays when The
Parrot, Marshall High School
paper, was not published, the staff
distributed a one-page mimeographed paper to the students. The
page, set in newspaper form, contained the line-up for the game of
the day, and stories about the two
teams. This paper was distributed
free of charge.
The Sandstorm, paper of Amarillo High School, each week published a short item called "Coming
Events" at the bottom of page one
in the right hand column. Here
students might find the date of
events for the coming week.
Sometimes high school papers
have difficulty in using cuts because
of the cost. Most papers are run
on a small budget and have little
money to spare for illustrations.
The Forest Echo, Forest Avenue
High School paper in Dallas, has
a way of meeting this situation.
Under many of the cuts is found:
"Courtesy Dallas News." While
The Compass of North Dallas High
School runs pictures credited:
"Courtesy Times Herald." Other
high school papers in large cities
might consider doing likewise if
funds for cuts are small.
The Aegis, Sam Houston Senior
High School paper in Houston, has
established a new policy. It is
"I think some of the topics you
sent me are excellent. My preferences in order are as follows:
1. Limiting Judicial Review of
Legislation
2. Socialized Medicine
3. Government Ownership and
Operation of Railroads
4. A Short Ballot for Executive
Officials in Texas
5. Government Ownership of
Electric Utilities
"I do not know why I did not
think of the first topic listed
above. I have been railing about
it ever since I became articulate
on public affairs. I might even
be willing to phrase the question
with 'abolishing' instead of 'limiting,' although I must admit that
it makes a better debate topic with
limiting as the dividing line.
"No. 3, government ownership
of railroads, was debated by the
Interscholastic League in 1920,
but it is especially timely now,
since the New Deal regulations,
refinancing, and labor troubles.
No. 5, electric utilities, is really a
first-rate topic, but it was debated
in 1935, and a repetition after
only five years might not be best.
That is the main reason I put it
after the short ballot question.
Any one of these five would make
us a bang-up good debate topic.
I am afraid that any type of popular referendum on the topics
would result in a loss for the
judicial review question, because
the average person is not aware
of its possibilities."
Editor's Note. Let's have other suggestions for next year's debates.
TWO POINTS OF VIEW
I.
What justly rankles the feeling
of school men most is not so much
what the Interscholastic does as
the manner in which it does it.
The league has always been
rather high handed and in recent
years, has taken an autocratic attitude and arbitrarily makes
changes that may or may not be
suitable to the majority of its
members. Fort Worth Star-Tele'
gram.
II.
No changes are seen in district
40-B, either, except elevation to
class A. Such a setup as advocated by Rodney J. Kidd, athletic
director of the Ttxas Interscholastic League, for 1939 is practically the same that has been suggested by scribblers and sports
leaders for a dozen years. Of
course there will be some squawks
but on the whole it looks all right
from this vantage point. Beaumont Journal.
The School Chorus
II. THE RHYTHMIC FLOW
OF SONG
J. Clark Rhodes, North Texas
Agricultural College
production of beautiful tone quality in music
has developed with civilization. The first music, if it
can be called that, had no
musical tone at all. It was
merely rhythm, movement,
but it satisfied the savage
man. Even today we hear
bands and dance orchestras
that play as if rhythm were
the only requirement of the
music before them. If I hs
to choose between beautiful
tones and rhythm, I should
choose the beautiful tone because that in itself charms
me. It was for that reason I
discussed tone quality first in
this series of articles designed
to help you build better
choruses. It is of first importance.
But aren't we
thankful that we don't have
to choose between beauty of
tone and rhythm? We can
have both. We must have
both. Music must move. It
must carry both the listener
and the singer with it.
Regularity
The short, simple songs used in
the school choruses should move
with regularity. The longer, complicated song forms used by advanced choruses and soloists use
many variations of tempo and
rhythm pattern because they use
many ideas. Your songs which
convey one idea become distracting when not regular. If you have
no metronome, set up a definite
beat and tap it. Test the song by
singing it on this beat until it becomes natural and easy. The regular movement of a song decreases
considerably the effort put forth by
the singer. If retards or holds
are indicated or seem necessary,
observe them without exaggeration
and be sure to resume the regular
beat again.
Phrases must be sung through
on one breath. Little needs to be
done with children in the way of
breathing technique if they are
required to stand and sit correctly
and sing phrases through to the
end. Practice the songs through
on a continuous "oo" or "ah"
without accent, being sure that the
last of each phrase is as clear,
flowing and beautiful as the first.
It often sounds weak, breathy, or
dreadfully strained. Singing on
continuous vowel will also enable
the singers to hear a smooth flow
of tone without interruption of
words. When this is mastered,
sing the words maintaining the
same smooth flow of tone through
each phrase.
Accent
There is an accent In music
which must be observed. Except
in unusual cases when accent
marks are used the natural accent
falls at the first of every measure.
However, with children, it is more
important to note the "unaccent"
than the accent. When children
read or sing they have a tendency
to accent everything every syllable of every word and every
word, even the "in's", "a's", "to's"
etc. Reading the words to them and
having them say them, not recite
in a stereotyped unison, will help
to correct unnatural accent in singing. Exaggerated imitation by the
teacher will sometimes show how
ridiculous the wrong way sounds.
The problems of diction interfere
most of all with the natural flow
of song. This subject requires so
much detailed treatment, the next
article will be devoted entirely
to it.
If your singers are using a beautiful head tone and thoroughly
enjoy the movement of their singing, the rhythm, the swing, you
have accomplished a great deal
in laying the foundation for a fine
appreciation of music in each life
you have touched.
"PRECISELY how valuable a
L writer's judgment is on a question connected with his own wgrk
is a matter open to dispute. But
it may be remembered that Dickens thought "David Copperfield"
the best of his books, and posterity has not contradicted him; that
Conrad had a very kindly feeling
for "Lord Jim" which public opinion does not regard as unjustified;
and that Scott's special affection
City-County Units
for "The Antiquary" is shared bj
The State Executive Committee many a discerning reader.
has Ibwered limit for independent
districts wishing to form citycounty unit to white scholastic enOME flowers do not have the
rollment of 2,100.
same odor at all hours. The
variation in their scent, caused by
"The difference between the metabolic changes, is exemplified
right word and the almost right by the orchid, which may smell of
word is the difference between heliotrope in the morning, carnalightning and the lightning-bug." tion during the day, and lilac at
Mark Twain.
night.
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THE INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER
Is This The Largest School Bus In Texas?
, . the only place in the speech
curriculum to train the few for
the intellectual leadership which
our country needs." The student
who qualifies for real debate deserves the incentive of genuine
competition. Answering the quesTHOMAS A. ROUSSE
tion of what to do with the many,
Associate Professor of Public Speaking,
Professor Miller said, "As for
The University of Texas
the needs of the many who approach a minimum standard of
excellence, have as many nodecision debates for them as you
like . . . but leave the closelyservices furnished by the State?
Debate
timed, hard-driven, fast-thinking
Should these services remain as
decision debate clash for the men- vyrHILE THE debaters are
they are at the present time?
W
struggling
with
the
various
tal aristocrat."
pro and con arguments of the Re- Restricted? Expanded? Can you
For Different Types
tail Sales Tax question, various arrive at any reasonable estimate
For the other types of students debate directors are planning to as to the cost, present as well aa
with their varying needs there are hold institutes during the future, of these several state
more appropriate activities. "If month of February. On February services?
a man wants -to learn to communi- 17-18, The North Texas State
Sources of Incoma
cate with an audience, learn to Teachers College, Denton, will reHaving determined the amount
use his wits, and do it smoothly, peat its speech institute of last needed by the State, the next
let him enroll for a course not in year and an even larger group is series of questions should deal
debate but in extemporaneous expected to attend.
with the possible sources from
speaking. ... If he is to move
which the State may derive its
University Feb. 10-11
crowds to great deeds, to inform
revenue. What is our present tax
Just one week prior to the structure? What types of taxes is
the audience of mighty issues, to
above
meet, The University of the State levying today? Could
persuade listeners to a holy zeal,
let him study oratory." Litera- Texas Debate Institute will be these several sources be expanded?
ture and its study, again, has as held February 10 11. Authori- What is the principle of taxation
its high aim the development of ties on the tax problem will ad- of each tax levied by the State?
understanding; and dramatics, the dress the visiting debaters during What is the principle of taxation
development of social poise. These the morning sessions, while the of the Retail Sales Tax? The
are our instruments. Each has afternoon periods will be devoted Property Tax? The Gross Reits value and need. No one ex- to debates between the various ceipts Tax? The gasoline Tax?
schools present. A "sample" de- Proper understanding of tha
cludes the others.
Guests present include the following bate, between two teams of the answers to the foregoing quesarranged alphabetically by towns:
University will be scheduled for tions will enable the debater to
Amarillo:
Oretha Jane Cornelius,
Teacher of Speech in Senior High School. Friday evening, February 10. If understand the conflicting arguAmarillo: Chas. M. Rogers, Superintend- you plan to go to either of the
ments of the sales tax. In other
ent of Schools. Athens: Joe H. Owen,
Principal of Baxter School. Athens: S. R. above institutes be sure to write
words, for a proper evaluation of
LeMay, Superintendent of Schools. Austin: Dean T. H. Shelby, Extension Di- to the respective directors at your the sales tax, the speaker must see
vision, University of Texas. Austin: Roy earliest possible moment, indicatand understand this new source as
Bedichek, Director, Bureau of Public
School Extracurricular Activities, Uni- ing whether you wish to particia
part of the tax structure and not
versity. Austin: R. J. Kidd, Athletic
Director, Bureau of Public School Extra- pate in the debates and the num- as an isolated revenue producing
curricular Activities, University. Austin: ber of debaters you plan to bring
measure.
Amy Alien, Teacher of Speech. Austin:
Juanita Simpson, Teacher of Speech in with you.
Dr. Joe Ray, of the
Incidentally, if you have ansAlien Jr. High School.
Baird: Nat Williams, Superintendent North Texas State Teachers Col- wers for all of the above quesof Schools. Baird: Hugh W. Smith, lege, and yours truly, will appreElementary Principal.
Baird: Isadore
tions, we'd like to get them too ...
Grimes. Baird: Roberta Warren Mays, ciate a note from you.
Next Year's Question
Speech Teacher in Elementary School.
Beaumont; C. W. Bingman, Superintend"Background" for the Tax
Although it may be a bit early
ent, South Park Schools. Big Spring:
Question
George H. Gentry, Principal of High
to ask for suggestions on the
School. Big Spring: W. C. Blankenship,
While
we
are on the subject of debate topic for 1940, we hops
Superintendent of Schools. Bonham: Wilson Little, Principal of High School. Bon- the Sales Tax, it might be pointed that you will submit a subject at
ham : Marshall May, Physical Education
Director in High School. Boston: L. H. out again that the debater will your earliest convenience.
As
Griffin, County Superintendent, Bowie
County. Boyd: Edwin Bowen, Superin- experience great difficulty in un- these questions are received, we
tendent of Schools. Breckenridge: John derstanding the arguments of the shall print them in the FORUM
F. Bailey, Principal of High School.
Brownwood: Katherine Watson, Speech question if he is lacking in proper and invite comment. When a repDepartment,
Daniel
Baker
College.
Brownwood: E. J. Woodward, Superin- "background" on the tax structure resentative number of questions
tendent of Schools.
of the State. For instance, don't have been received, the topics will
Chillicothe: W.. E. Hancock, Superintendent of Schools. Christoval: Clyde R. quibble over minor statistics. Try be submitted to you for your conNail, Superintendent of Schools. Christoval: F. E. Henry, Principal, High to visualize the State as a central sideration and vote. For a beginSchool. Cisco: R. N. Cluch, Superintend- agency with definite functions to ning, therefore, we offer the folent of Schools. Clyde: Olaf G. South,
Superintendent of Schools. Clyde: Con- perform for the people.
It fol- lowing questions suggested to us
nor Horton, Coach. Comyn: O. O. Bell,
different debate directors:
Teacher of Vocational Agriculture. Con- lows also that the State must by
roe: B. B. Rice, Principal of High School. finance these services through the Socialized Medicine, Government
Corpus Christi: M. P. Baker, Principal
of High School.
only medium open to it taxa- Ownership of Railroad, and ClasDallas: W. O. Workman, Director of
Publicity, Highland Park High School. tion. Study the tables on page 49 sical v. Practical Education in
Dallas: T. R. Hume, Coach, Highland of the Bulletin and ask as well
High Schools. The last named
Park High School. Dallas: E. B. Cornstock, Principal, North Dallas High as answer the following ques- subject brings up the problem of
School. Dallas: Dorothy Wooten Jones,
Publicity Director, Highland Park High tions: How much money will Vocationalism v. Liberalism in
School. Dallas: Lucile Alien, Sponsor of Texas need to operate its various
high school education.
Student Council, Highland Park High
School. Dallas: Dorotha McCIain, Teacher agencies?
What are the various
Let's hear from you!
of Speech, Dallas Technical High School.
THE DEBATE FORUM
(NOTE. Plays recommended in this
department are not necessarily eligible for
League One-Act Play contests. That is a
Ghost, The
matter which requires careful study of a Sheraton Bureau,
given play in the light of the eligibility
The
requirements laid down in the Constitution Soup to Nuts
an ' Rules.
Spring Tide
Springtime for
Susie
of every three letters
we receive asks for new
lays. This month, we deviate
rfrom the usual procedure to
publish this imposing list of
new titles. We do not necessarily recommend the plays
listed. This is merely a list
of those plays which publishers have sent us in the last few
months. Little theaters, community drama groups, college
theaters, and high school club
will find it a valuable reference list. All these titles are
on our shelves to lend for
reading purposes. In addition
we have over 7,000 other
titles which may be borrowed.
While we are very grateful to
all publishing houses who have
cooperated with us to make possible such a diversified collection of
new plays, we feel special mention
of two companies should be made.
Samuel French has been more than
generous. Note that over one-third
of the plays come from that very
cooperative organization. The
Dramatists Play Service, while a
newcomer in the field, is doing a
splendid job of making recent New
York shows available to amateurs
at reasonable rates. A glance at
their offerings will show you some
of the best recent plays.
We also'wish to commend Noble
& Noble, Prentice-Hall, Baker,
Harcourt Brace, Ingram, Denison,
Dramatic Publishing Company,
Row-Peterson, National, Northwestern, Nelson and others for
their plays and books. Write us
if you wish copies of these plays
to examine. Use your Drama Loan
Library.
Publishers in following list are
indicated in black.
Long Royalty Plays
Baker
Biography
Cheerful Little
Bless His Little
Earful
Heart
Elopement
Bringing Up Father
Inspector-General,
Call It a Day
The
Camp Calamity
Invisible One, The Chalk Dust
Jane Eyre
Charity Begins
ob, the Prince of Children of
Uz
Darkness
Keep Smiling
Cupid at Vassar
Lights Out
Cupid Scores a
Little Jimmie Jones
Touchdown
Little Mother
Crazy House
Little Shepherd ol Danger, Girls
Kingdom Come
Working
Martin Hyde
Dark Towers
Murder Sails at
Don't Ever Grown
Midnight
Up
Never Trouble
Double Trouble
Throuble
Blowing with Cupid
Sunshine
Esmeralda
You Can't Take It Everybody Works
Along
But Father
Dramatic PubFinal Triumph
lishing Co.
Firebrand, The
Amazing Guests,
Fireman's Flame,
The
The
Betty, Girl O My First Legion, The
Heart
Flowers of the
Blackberry Winter
Forest, The
Brothers of
Flying Ace, The
Belinda
Foxy Mrs. Foster
Danger in the
French Without
Desert
Tears
Dictator Dad
Gallows Glorious
Here She Comes
Ghost Flies South,
Moon Over Mulberry
The
Street
Going on Seventeen
No Women Wanted Good Listener
Professor Proposes Good Morning
The
Hearts for Adoption
Some Call It Love Help Yourself
Well Met By Moon- Here Goes the Bride
light
Hidden Guest, The
Within These
Hooray for Youth
Walls
House of Horrors
Dramatists Play Howdy, Stranger
Service
Hug Me Tight
Adorable SpendI Object, Your
thrift, The
Honor
Around the Corner If I Were King
Barchester Towers Information Wanted
Black Sheep
Is Life Worth
Button, Button
Living
Class of '29
It Might Happen
Clutching Claw
to You
Dead End
_
,
End of Summer
French
Father Malachy's
Its a Wise Child
Miracle
Keep Dreaming
Galahad Jones
Keep on the Sunny
Having Wonderful
Side
1
Time
Lady Precious
Here Comes the
Stream
Groom
Last Words, The
I Want a Policeman Lavender and Old
If I Was Rich
Lace
It Can't Happen
Leave It to Mother
Here
Lend Me Your Ears
Little Geraldine
Libel
Man from Cairo,
Life Begins at
The
Sixteen
Marching Song
Little Old Lady
Omigosh
Little Terror, The
Prince and the
Love from a
Pauper, The
Stranger
Prize Family
Love on the Dole
Radio Rescue
Lucky Star
Return of Rip Van Lunatics at Large
Winkle, The
Madam Magnificent
Revolt of the
Meet the Duchess
Beavers, The
Miss Quis
Romances by Emma Miss Somebody Else
Room Service
Most of the Game
Seen But Not Heard Mr. Jimmy Justice
Seven Sisters
Murder in Rehearsal
Skull, The
Nervous Miss Miles,
Stage Door
The
Testament of Faith Night Must Fall
That Girl Patsy
No More Peace
Three Men on a
Nutt Family, The
Horse
Oliver Twist
Tide Rising
On the Bridge at
Trv It With Alice
Midnight
Two Mrs. Camerons Once Is Enough
Unchastened
Only Me
Woman, The
Petticoat Fever
Wait Till We're
Post Road
Married
Princess and Mr.
Wanted, A Wife
Parker, The
What Every Girl
Private Secretary,
Vants
The
Girls
,
Professor's Daughite Sister, The
ter, The
Fitzgerald
Prologue to Glory
Molly Bawn
Purple and Fine
French
Linen
Actors Have Come, Quest for
The
Happiness
All the Living
Rain from Heaven
Altogether
Rattleplate, The
Reformed
Red Harvest
Among the Winners Reflected Glory
An Accusing Finger Resurrection, The
An Old Sweetheart Richard ot Bordeaux
of Mine
Ride 'Em Cowboy
And Stars Remain Ringer, The
Another Angle
Road to Niagara
Battle Hymn
Sap Runs High, The
Betty Engaged
Saturday Evening
French
Star Spangled
Substitute for Sally,
A
Trailer Man, The
These Few Ashes
Those Devoted
Applebys
320 College Ave.
Tovarich
Valley Forge
Very Untrly Yours
Vicar of Wakefleld,
The
Washington Jitters
Welcome Danger
When Stars Shine
Where's the Fire
With All Their
Faults
Yes, My Darling
Daughter
Ingrain
Chinese Chest, The
Dollars to Doughnuts
Flammule
It Might Be Worse
Lucky Dollars
Mountain. The
Mystery of Hadley
Manor, The
Mystery of Maux,
The
Play Without a
Name, The
Say It with Flowers
Song of My Heart
Soul of Ann
Rutledge
This Thing Called
Happiness
Your Money or
Your Wife
Three Girls of
Jeffry
Longmans
Best Years
Girl from Childs,
The
Sunkissed
Hail Nero
National
Bashful Bobby
Borrowed Money
Crashing Society
Dr. Bosko's
Invention
Fair Weather
Friends
From Shoat Gap to
Harvard
Haunted Castle, The
Honor Wins
Marlenburg Necklace, The
Out of Court
Romance in a
Boarding House
Son John
Uncle Fred
Wren, The
Nelson
Dolls House, A
Master Builder, The
Miss in Her Teens
Way of Honour,
The
Would-Be Nobleman
Northwestern
Adorable Age, The
Almost Eighteen
Annie Laurie
Grand Girl
He Couldn't Take It
Hoosier Schoolmaster, The
Jane Eyre
Linda
Marcheta
Miss Ginger
My Wife's Family
What Happenefl to
Uncle
Penn
Ann's A Blonde
Stick in the Mud,
The
Row-Peterson
Ananias Bill
Apron String Revolt
Are You Mr.
Butterworth
Beginner's Luck
Headed for Eden
Hurry, Henry
Parents and Pigtails
Sally's Private
Earthquake
Universal Alibi
Long Non-Royalty Plays
Baker
All in a Day
Aunt Bessie Beats
the Band
Feed the Brute
Harmony House
Head Over Heels
In the Shadow of
the Cross
Meddlesome Maid
Object, Matrimony
Romance Everywhere
She's My Daisy
Take a Chance
Three Little Maids
Treadmill
Doris and the
Dinosaur
Everyman
Fingers
Hands Up
Her Radio Romeo
High Pressure
Homer
His Majesty the
Queen
French
It's A Long Lane
Lena Rivers
Life of Riley
Misplaced Decimal,
The
Miss Molly
Mrs. Oakley's
Telephone
Pair of Spectacles,
Kerrait School but, decorated with the Kermit High School Band
school bus shown above seats 72 pupils, and hauls them in from outlying districts
to attend the Kermit high school, which is housed in a first class modern building.
There are eighty pupils trying out for the band this fall. A special band room is fitted up
and so located that band practice does not interfere with the other work of the school.
The bus is thirty-four feet long, 111 h.p. Superintendent B. F. Meek, of Kermit, thinks
this is the largest school bus operating in Texas. If any other school claims the distinction of having a larger -bus, we should like to have a picture and description of the same.
Polly Patchwork
Popecastle Inn
Private Life of a
Chain Store
Purple Torch, The
Quod Wrangle, The
Radiant Memory
Red Peppers
Remember Puck
Rest Cure, The
References Required
Richmond
Rising with Grace
Robber's Roost
Rule Britannia
Rust
Saint Agnes Eve
Set of the Sail
Shadow Play
So Wonderful, in
White
Song for Celia, A
Song with Distant
Words, The
Sorority Mystery
Southern Cross
Spectre on the Deep
Spinster from
Choice, A
Still Life
Stop for Love Scene
Subsequent History
of Mr. Jonah
Tents of the Arabs,
The
Theme and
Variations
There's Many a Slip
Thy Will Be Done
Trees of His Father
Touchstone, The
Wall Flowers
Ways and Means
We Were Dancing
Well, The
Where There's a
Will
World Outside, The
Ingram
Accident, The
And Sendeth Rain
Captain's Cabin
Christmas Comes to
Thunder Cove
Heels
Heritage
I Am a Jew
Just Till Morning
Not Only the Guppy
Peter's Patience
Salvation Preferred
Sheep
Tony Meets a
Friend
Tree, The
Northwestern
Hunger
Row-Peterson
Sound and the Fury,
The
Strange Road
Short Non-Royalty Plays
Baker
Christmas Burglar,
All .lost Seventeen
The
At the
Bend of the Collect Speaks, The
Ro>ad
Contrast
Au nt Carrie's
David's Quiet
Ch: ristmas Carol
Evening
Brc ithers
Delicate Child, The
Br ish Peddler, The Diction is EveryBuiddy
thing
Denison
Bu den Bearers, The Double-Cross Patch
Bolts and Nuts
Bu_jiness is Business Dull Evening, A
Headstrong Joan
Chrristmas List, The Employment Office,
Meet the Medicine
The
Coniverting Bruce
Man
Royal Spark, A
Da Plans a Wed-, Fennel
Mother Mine
Sally's Ship Comes
Fire of the Lord
di.ing
Mrs. Tubbs of
In
Doc:tor's Affair, The Flood Control
Shanty Town
Shadows, Beware
He irts and Flowers Friday Afternoon at
My Irish Rose
Slats
a Village School
Hig;h Hurdle
Poor Married Man, Sunbonnet Jane of
Front Door, The
Hig h Reckoning
A
I D. m't Believe in
Sycamore Lane
Gift Twice Given, A
Safety First
Taking the Count
Ch
.hristmas
Grapes Hang High,
Silk Hat Sleuth,
Tell Me, Pretty
The
111 Wind's Turning
The
Maiden
It Is More Blessed Green Coat, The
Tony, The Convict Tempest and SunBeen
Such
a
Heritage,
The
If
Waters of Discord
shine
J >lly Christmas Idea Shoots, The
Dramatic PubTrials of a Hostess, Kic ;-Off, The
In Mrs. Saturday's
lishing Co.
The
Shop
Kid Brother, The
Breezy Money
Two Dicks, The
Inn of Return, The
Messsage of the
Crown of Thorns, Waiting at the
Information Please
M[agi, The
The
Church
Modlern Thanksgiv- It Will Be All Right
His Women Folks What Wrjght Left
on the Night
irig, A
Jessica's Journey
Whoa, Grandma
Jephthah's Daughter
Net Is Cast, A
Peter Beware
Ingram
Noblody Home
Just Another
Fitzgerald
Marrying Martin
Peti ;r Winot's
Saturday
Aunt Minnie from Room and Board
Lawd, Does You
B.irthday
Minnesota
Nelson
Undahstan?
Publlie Enemy
French
Deuce Is In Him,
'Lection
Niinety-nine
At the Pottersville
The
Rav eled Sleeve, The Legacy, The
Postomee
Every Man in His
Sav:ing Dad
Light on Beacon
Aunt Betty of
Humor
Hill
Son?x of the Sea
Butte
Good Natured Man,
Little Red Geranium,
Stra iger in
Aunt Maggie's Will
The
B, ^thlehem
The
Aunt Susie Shoots Knight of the Burn- Stra iger Than
Madam President
the Works
ing Castle, The
Magic Spectacles,
F [ction
Aunt Tillie Goes to Shoemaker's Holi'ell Ti?ale Heart, The The .
Town
day, The
IB Victor
Mama's Wing
To the
..
Camp Keep-Off
Northwestern
Whole Truth, The Mario's Well
Corner of the
Circus Queen, The
Denison
Merry Wives of
Campus
Smart Boy
Boredom
Billy 's Butter BisCorney Slips One
Penn
Midnight Ghost, The
cu it Hour
Over
Unlucky Bill
Cow Was in the
Mock Trial for
Dan Cupid, Head
Crawford
Pa^rlor
Breach of Promise
4-H Club Tackles
Coach
Monkey House
Fathher, The
Mrs. Jones EnterShort Royalty Plays
Gha . Interference
tains Strange
Gift of Music
Callers
Baker '
Boundless as the Sea Good. Old George
Mrs. O'Leary's Cow!
Altar Piece
Boy Comes Home,
Her Loveliest Wed- Murder at Mrs.
Back to Adam
The
dinig Present
Lorings
Buying Culture
Brain Dust
His 'ersonal
Music at the Cross
Four Hundred
Brave and the Blind,
_..nistice
Roads
Nights
The
LetNNothing Dismay Name is Johnson,
Last Gepuire, The Bulldog Edition
Life Begins on the
The
Mother of Judas, Caliph's Beard, The
Fa.rm
Ol' Captain
The
Chinese Userer in
Murdler at the Class Old Country Store,
No Smoking
His Village
Re- inion
The
Over the Teacups Christmas at the
Orchil la for Thanks- One Way Out of It
Passport to
Gables
giv ing
Only the Birds
Romance
Coffee on the Roof
Peace Rules the
Panurges Sheep
To Kill a Man
Come Michalemas
Da;
Party Line
Truth, The
.
Commission in
Point of View
Paternity Case, The
Unto the Third
London
Romamce and
Photographer's
Generation
Cradle and All
Ra-jors
Troubles, A
What Men Live By Devil Take A
Rumo>rs Wanted
Pipe of Peace, The
World Without End
Whittler
jd
Rope,
The
Silve:re
Polly, Put the
Yellow
Earthly Passage
Than :sgiving,
Kettle On
Dramatic PubEleanor on the Hill
Far lily Style
Rag-Carpet Bee, The
lishing Co.
Ezra Upshot's
Than-.isgiving
Realities
Black Harvest
Triumph
Proidigal, A
Rooms to Let
Bohemian Shawl, Face in the Mirror, Tomm Takes a
She was Only a
The
The
Wif
Farmer's Daughter
Darkness at the
Family Album
DiIra:imatic Pub- Shooting Star
Window
Father Saliac's
1 ishing Co.
Those Husbands of
Heartless
Cabbages
April Fools
Ours
Little Window to Fifteenth Candle,
Betwe>en Dances
Tiger's Claw, The
Heaven. The
The
Gertruide Wheeler, To the Skeptics ,
Stokers
Five for Bad Luck
M.D
Tuning In
Summons of Sariel Folk Stuff
GrandIma Fixes the Twelve Good Men
Dramatists Play For Charley
Car
and True
Service
Fright
Great Allowance
Wanted, Money
Alien
Fumed Oak
BaLttlle, The
What Gold Cannot
All My Life
Giants of Fortune
It's S. nart to Be
Buy
Angels and Such
Gold Altar, The
Diff. srent
When Romance
Archie Comes Home Goodnight, Please
MotheL 's Share
Lived
Blindness
Hands Across the
Nigger Storekeeper, Whither Goest
Boy Meets Family
Sea
The
Thou?
By Popular Request Hanrahan's Oath
No Bamners Flying Winning An Heiress
Class Spirit, The
Her First Party
Norah
Ingram
Come Again
Dress
Out of. Bounds
Ask a Nurse
Crow's Nest, The His Last Skirmish
Porch Ciimber, The In Defense of
Cupid with
Home, Sweet Home
Prayer for Our
Husbands
Spectacles
House Beautiful,
Sons A
It Happened in
Dad, Please Diet
The
Profes ;or Roars, The Paris
Daisy Won't Tell
How the Great
icates, The
Sophi itic
Reminuisance
Debt Takes a
Guest Came
pt Clean Off Her Taps
Swept
Holiday
Hymn to the Rising
Feet
Wedding Veil
Early Victorian
Sun
Wages for Wives
Northwestern
Galaxy of Woman I Killed 20,000 Men Wisdora for Wives By Special Request
Writers, A
In Heaven and
Dra natists Play False Witness
Good Neighbors
Earth
Service
Grandma
Good Night,
Jar of Marmalade, A Shakespjeare Garden His First Girl
Caroline
Kingdom of the
Club,. The
His First Shave
Husband for BreakMind, The
Why M.ove to Town Lost Voice, The
fast, A
Kiss the Star
French
Mother Walks Out
If the Shoe Pinches Ladies
Adolesci:ent Young, New Girl in Town
The
La Posada
Ladies, I Address
New Maid. The
AnE ling Reverie Papa Said No
Little David
You Privately
of Ph
_. lilippine
Madonna of the
Ladies in Moonlight
Si, Si, Senorita
Roses
Land's End
Phea; ;ants
Spider, The
Many Mansions
Last Proposal, The "At the Movies"
When Boy Friends
Birthda; Ball, The
Mocha Cake
Little Learning, A
Meet
Boat Bi ilders, The Wings of Darkness
Necklace Is Mine, Love Song
The
Maid Goes Forth to Boss fo: : a Day
Winter Sunset
Box Cai Heading
No, Not the RusWar, A
Yellow Ticket
West
sians
Mail Order Man
By Reqi lest
Penel'pe
Maker of Laws, The
Quiet, Please
Miss Tabitha's
Resurrection Ezra
Garden
Romance Inc.
Murder at the
VlTyHEN a young man walks
Sightseeting De Lux
De Soto
Small Town Girl
Murder in the
VV with a young lady he should
Someone for Bunny
Snow
not make her conspicuous, should
That's My Baby
Napoleon's Barber
Washerwoman
New Leisure
not attract the attention of others
Duchess, The
New School of
Western Night
Wives
i>y talking too loud or by too
Willie's Lie Detector Old Doc Selby
ardent a manner. In the 'slanYes Means No
Once a Pupil
French
One Hundred
guage' of the day: Don't broadcast
All-Americans
Dollars
Astonished Heart, One Woman
and save your 'woo pitching' for
The
On the Verge
the proper time and place.
At Night All Cats Peace Manoeuvres
Are Gray
Pearly -Gates
3ehcld the Man
Pirate's Revenge, / Ilipped from "good manners" list
3ig Sis
The
on page 52 of Handbook and Guide
Blood of the
Poetasters of
of Odessa (Tex.) High School.
Martyrs
Ispahan, The
F. L. Winship
This month we review three
books which have been found to
be very practical and useful. Copies
of them are on our shelves and we
shall be happy to send you any of
them for examination. All could
well be included in your personal
library.
One-Act Plays, edited by George A.
Goldstone. Publishers, Allyn
& Bacon, Dallas. Price, $1.00.
This is one of the better anthologies of one-act plays. Actually,
it is more than just an anthology.
We selected it for review because
the plays used are exceptionally
good, and because it contains one
of the best brief discussions of
one-act play structure that we
have read.
The plays are carefully selected.
They are easily adapted to both
class study and to production.
There are fifteen of them by such
noted authors as Rostand, Dunsany, Chekov, Lady Gregory, Gerstenberg, Tompkins, P. Wilde,
O'Neill, Drinkwater, and others.
One finds comedy, tragedy, farce,
fantasy, and melodrama included.
Each of the plays has its set of
notes and questions. Also, there
is a biographical sketch of each
author. Suggestions for the sets,
costumes, mood, and pace of the
plays are contained in the volume.
Another feature of the book is
a history of the little theatre and
its amazing growth in Europe,
United States and American colleges and high schools. As we
mentioned, there is a very good
discussion of the structure of the
one-act play. This should be of
special interest to directors as they
begin to concentrate on their contest entries. We recommend this
reasonably priced work to Texas
teachers.
Play Directing, by Alien Crafton.
Publisher, Prentice-Hall, 70
Fifth Ave., New York City,
N. Y. Price, $2.60.
This book is exceptionally rich
in information, especially for the
beginning amateur. Whether you
be a "coach of plays" or a director
you need to read this excellent
work.
In the first chapters, Mr. Crafton discusses the position, duties,
and responsibilities of the director.
He stresses the importance of a
study of not only the theatre, but
the need for a general education,
including a working knowledge of
psychology, history, literature,
music and art. Even though you
have no wish other than to fulfill
a required teaching assignment,
this material is certain to make
your task an easier one. His points
concerning the study of the play
before casting are of definite
value to any director. His definitions of farce, comedy, melodrama,
and tragedy are clear and understandable.
Perhaps the outstading chapters
in the book are those on this difficult problem of getting the play
into and through rehearsals. Many
directors are satisfed with a play
if the actors know their lines and
can stumble through their business. Such a practise is rightly
deplored, and the author indicates
some excellent methods for polishing and perfecting the play. He
sets up a rehearsal schedule which
can be followed in general by most
successful amateur directors.
There are some fine chapters on
the technique of acting, values to
be sought in play production, stimulating the amateur to act, and
the objectives of good dramatic
production. His discussion of pace
and rhythm is especially good.
At the end of the book are pertinent questions usually asked of
;he critic judge. The answers follow the questions. There are also
some illustrative pictures of stage
sets and shows.
In our opinion, the book will be
very much worthwhile to most directors. If you have directed plays
because you were required to; if
you are new at the game, by all
means get this book. If you feel
a need to regain your perspective;
if you are not satisfied with the
quality of your directing, here is
a text which will stimulate you to
new successes.
Speech, by Wilhelmina Hedde and
Dr. William Norwood Brigance. Publishers, J. B. Lippincott Company, New York City.
Price, $1.80.
It is not difficult to review a
book about which one can say so
many nice things. I have not read
a book which has greater possibilities of being one of the best high
school speech texts. Neither have
I used a book which is better suited
to high school speech work. To
cap the climax, one of the authors,
Miss Hedde, is a Texas teacher.
We find there are four parts in
the book. The first deals with
public speaking. Bodily communication, the voice, phonetics, pronunciation, and declamation are
developed in that order.
Part two becomes a bit more
involved as the authors discuss
with us speech composition, extemporaneous speaking, debate,
types of speeches and parliamentary practice. I know of no more
clearly outlined plan for making
a speech live than the one de-.
scribed in Chapter VI. Part of
another chapter takes up radio
speaking.
The third part delves into interpretation. Included in this section
is some good material on choral
speaking. The last fourth of the
book is a book in itself. The subject developed is dramatics. Drama
appreciation, acting, directing,
stagecraft, play writing and puppets are sub-heads discussed in this
part.
The extra features help make
this book a very attractive one.
These are exercises and students
will use them. A variety of clever
cartoons serves as excellent stimulating devices. In the appendices
are hundreds of program and
speech topic suggestion, the names
of virtually every publisher of
speech works and of the play publishing houses/and names of firms
dealing in every kind of stage
equipment, make-up, costumes, and
wigs. You may have a teacher's
manual for the text if you wish
one.
These two noted authorities
have built a book which can be
used for a one-semester course in
any or all of the phases of speech
which comprise its contents. It
can just as well be used for a twosemester course, or it can easily
be expanded for use over a twoyear period. There is such a wide
scope of subject matter that little
or no supplementary material is
needed. There should be certain
realization of their purpose. "To
provide a text book complete
enough to serve as a basis for a
practical high school speech course,
and to fulfill the speech wants of
all types of students."
League Meeting
(Continued from Page 1)
obligation to train tomorrow's
American to think and to speak
for himself."
Welcoming the opportunity to
discuss the value of competition
in "the oldest, the largest, and
the most highly organized competitive league of its kind in the
United States," Dr. Miller emphasized the importance and value
of competition as an incentive for
the good debater. "Debate is disciplinary training in thinking for
the student who has the brains to
think, and the backbone to work
Dayton: V. W. Miller, Superintendent of
Schools. Denton: A. Horton Talley,
Teacher of Speech, T.S.C.W. Denton:
A. O. Calhoun, Principal, High School.
Donna: A. B. Sanders, Superintendent of
Schools.
Eagle Lake: W. C. Reed, Superintendent of Schools. El Paso: Mrs. Freda G.
Powell, Teacher of Speech, Bowie High
School. El Paso: W. T. Powell, El Paso
High School.
Fabens: M. D. Lakey, Superintendent
of Schools. Flomot: B. F. Kirk, Superintendent of Schools. Floydada: A. D.
Cummings, Superintendent of Schools.
Ft. Worth: W. M. Green, Superintendent
of Schools. Ft. Worth: Mrs. W. D.
Clark, Teacher of English, Masonic
Home. Ft. Worth: Anne K. N. Craig,
Teacher of Speech and English, Masonic
Home. Freer: J. D. Clary, Superintendent of Schools.
Galveston: William Alonzo James,
Principal, Ball High School. Garden City:
N. P. Taylor, Superintendent of Schools.
Gilmer: D. T. Loyd, Superintendent,
East Mountain High School. Grand
Prairie: Mrs. Irving Hight, Teacher of
English in High School, Grand Prairie:
Mrs. H. B. Speck, Elementary Teacher.
Hearne: Louis E. Cochran, Physical
Education Instructor. Hearne: L. D.
Williams, Superintendent of Schools.
Henderson: Calvin Brannen, Principal of
Carlisle Elementary School. Henderson:
Frank L. Singletary, Superintendent of
Carlisle Schools. Hereford: Knox Kinard,
Superintendent of Schools.
Holland:
H. A. Bennett, Superintendent of Schools.
Holliday: D. W. Smart, Principal of High
School. Houston: J. O. Webb, Director
of High Schools. Houston: W. S. Brandenburger, Principal of Sam Houston
High School.
Houston: L. Standlee
Mitchell, University of Houston. Houston: Mrs. L. S. Mitchell, Houston Public
Schools. Houston: J. H. Wright, Assistant Principal, Mirabeau B. Lamar High
School. Hubbard: L. L. Wilkes, Superintendent of Schools.
Iowa Park: W. R. Bradford, Superintendent of Schools. Iraan: J. T. H.
Bickley, Superintendent of Schools.
Levelland:
Dudley
Faver,
Speech
Teacher. Lindale: D. D. Stringer, Superintendent of Schools. Lockhart: R. L.
Williams, Superintendent of Schools.
Lockhart: M. Browning Combs, Principal
of High School. Lockhart: Jane Fuller,
Dramatics Teacher in High School.
Lockney: J. W. Jones, Superintendent of
Schools. Longview: W. C. Mathis, Superintendent of White Oak School. Longview: Ethel Kaderli, Teacher of English
and Speech in High School. Longview:
Exa Matlock, Commercial Teacher. Longview: P. E. Shotwell, Coach and Teacher
in High School. Lubbock: W. B. Irvin,
Superintendent of Schools. Lubbock: R.
W. Matthews, Principal, High School.
Lubbock: E. F. George, Head Professor
of Physics, Texas Technological College.
Lubbock: A. W. Evans, Texas Technological College. Lueders: Katherine Roberson, Speech Teacher. Lueders: Sara
Nell Rives, Public Schools.
Marquez:
Glenn
Knudson,
Coach.
Monahans: W. S. Ely, Principal of High
School.
New London: C. F. Evans, Vocational
Agriculture Teacher. New London: R. L.
Bunting, Superintendent of Schools.
Nocona: W. J. Stone, Superintendent of
Schools.
Odessa: Murry H. Fly, Superintendent
of Schools. Odessa: Loraine Fly, Student
of University of Texas. Olton: H. P.
Webb, Superintendent of Schools. Ozona:
C. E. Nelson, Principal of High School.
Perryton: Roger A. Burgess, Superintendent of Schools. Petrolia: C. C. Bock.
Plainview: O. J. Laas, Superintendent of
Schools. Plainview: R. W. Davidson,
Principal of High School. Port Arthur:
Arvin N. Donner, Principal of Thomas
Jefferson High School. Post: Hayes
Holman, Superintendent of Schools.
Prairie Lea: Louis J. Wehmeyer, Coach.
Prairie Lea: B. Harold Williams, Principal of High School. Prairie Lea: J. D.
Fulton, Superintendent of Schools.
Roby: N. C. Forrester, Superintendent
of Schools, Rule: Frank B. .Hill, Superntendent of Schools.
San Angelo: Chester H. Kenley, Principal of High School. San Angelo: T. P.
Baker, Principal, Junior High School.
San Angelo: Harry Taylor, Coach. San
Angelo: Frank M. Jackson, Senior High
School. San Augustine: Joe D. Lacy,
Superintendent of Schools. San Juan:
J. Lee Stambaugh, Superintendent of
Schools. San Marcos: Arthur R. Hayes,
Speech Teacher. Sherman: Fay Noble,
Mathematics and Tennis Teacher in High
School. Slaton: Joe E. Webb, Superin-
WEST TEXAS SPEECH CONFERENCE
Sponsored Jointly by
Abilene Christian College and
The Interscholastic League Division of
The University of Texas
ABILENE, TEXAS
Saturday, January 21, 1939
9:00
General Meeting..
..Sewell Auditorium
9:00- 9:10 Abilene Christian College Wildcat Band.
9:10
Welcome, James F. Cox President Abilene Christian College.
9:15- 9:30 The Interscholastic League Purposes Progress
Roy Bedichek, Director Texas Interscholastic
League.
9:30- 9:50 High School Debates Thomas A. Rousse, Debate
Coach, The University of Texas.
10:00-10:30 A. C. C. Chapel All visitors are invited to be
present for the chapel exercises which will include
the regular devotional and a short program by the
ACapella Chorus.
10:30-12:30 Debate and Extempore Speaking Round Table
Parlors Girls Hall.
Making debate school-wide Mr. Rousse.
Affirmative and negative cases 1938 high school question Mr. Rousse.
Presenting the case Comer Clay, Debate Coach,
Abilene High School.
Preparation for Extempore Speaking Speaker to be
selected.
10:30-12:30 One Act Play Round Table Auditorium.
Selection of plays for contests Miss Boyd, Hardin
Simmons University.
Make-up for High School Plays Hugh Price
Fellows, Speech Department, McMurry College.
Properties for High School Plays Clarence Ford
Abilene High School.
Demonstration of Stage Business and Directing
Mr. F. L. Winship, Dramatic Director, Interscholastic League.
12:50
Lunch Chambers Hall.
2:00
General Session
Sewell Auditorium
2:00-2:20 One Act Play A. C. C. Players, Speech Department Abilene Christian College, Mrs. A. B. Morris,
Director.
The Play and the Audience Mr. Winship.
Common Faults in Declamation Mrs. A. B. Morris.
Extempore Speaking and Discussion Forums as a
supplement to our Speech Program Fred Barton,
Speech Dept. A. C. C.
The Critic Judge Mr. Bedichek.
tendent of Schools. Snyder: King J.
Sides, Principal of High School. Sonora:
Felton T. Jones, Superintendent of
Schools. Spur: O. C. Thomas, Superintendent of Schools. Stephenville: J. E.
Burnett,
Superintendent
of
Schools.
Sugar Land: E. K. Barden, Superintendent of Schools. Sulphur Springs: L. L.
Thomas, Principal of High School.
Thornton: Nona Richardson, English
and History Teacher in High School.
Thornton: Virginia Bedford, Superintendent of Schools. Tyler: Edgar A. Hennig,
Physical Education Director. Tyler: Roy
Moore, Physical Education and Coach.
Van: J. E. Rhodes, Superintendent of
Schools.
Waxahachie: Yetta Mitchell, Speech
Instructor in Trinity University. Winters : E. D. Stringer, Superintendent of
Schools. Woodsboro: Glyndolyn Alexander, English Teacher in High School.
Woodsboro: Betty A. Keahey, Fifth Grade
Teacher.
Ysleta: J. M. Hanks, Superintendent
of Schools.
Page 4
THE INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER
Many Counties Organize For
Interscholastic League Work
/ORGANIZATION of county leagues is proceeding repidly.
^^ The names and addresses of the respective Directors in
the various counties are published for the convenience of
member-schools. The State Office appreciates having its
attention called to any errors which occur in these published
lists. Since the last report, the following counties' have
reported:
Archer County (Rural)
Director General, A. A. Daniel, Dundee;
Debate, Fannie Weaver, Mankins; Declamation, Robert H. Copeland, Olney;
Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. Thelma
Cox, Olney; Spelling, Mrs. Robert H.
Copeland, Olney; Ready Writers, Mrs.
C. C. Hooper, Archer City; Athletics,
J. D. Brown, Rt. 1, Electra; Music Memory, Vera Pickard, Archer City; Girls'
Athletics, Gertrude Massey, Rt. 2, Olney;
Arithmetic, H. C. Jordan, Star Rt., Holliday; Basketball, Pat Garvey, Rt. 2, Olney; Choral Singing, Eva Rayborn,
Archer City; Picture Memory, Mrs.
Bessie F. Cope, 1518 23rd St., Wichita
Falls; Playground Ball, R. O. Medlin,
Antelope; Story-Telling, Annie Small,
Mankins; Tennis, J. M. Boswell, Olney;
Three-R, Mrs. Leslie Evans, Ht. 5,
Wichita Falls; Volley Ball, Jewel McCary, Olney.
Bailey County
Director General, W. C. Cox, Muleshoe;
Debate, Stella B. Jackson, Muleshoe;
Declamation, Mrs. Mary Frances Neutzler, Watso -; Extemporaneous Speech,
Roger Harvey, Watson; Spelling, F.
Gallman, Muleshoe; Ready Writers, Miss
Murdell Barnett, Bula; Athletics, M.
Shuttlesworth, Circleback; Music Memory, Mrs. F. Gallman, Muleshoe; Picture
Memory, Mrs. W. C. Cox, Muleshoe;
Arithmetic, H. C. Robertson, Muleshoe;
Typewriting and Shorthand, Miss Robbie
Foster, Bula; Choral Singing, Mrs. Carrie
Lee Bishop, Longview; Girls' Athletics,
Flora Morris, Muleshoe; Story-Telling,
Mrs. Lula Needham, Muleshoe; Rhythm
Band, Hannah Chambers, Goodland; OneAct Play, Mr. Crow, Muleshoe.
Baylor County
Director General, E. S. Burnett, Red
Springs; Debate, Frances Johnson, Seymour; Declamation, C. N. Merrell, Westover; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. L. D.
Boone, address not given; Spelling, Mrs.
J. W. Cloud, Bomarton; Ready Whiters,
Josephine Weaver, Seymour; Athletics,
Maurice Orr, Seymour; Music Memory,
Mrs. C. B. Shockley, Red Springs; OneAct Play, Charlotte Vaughn, Westover;
Picture Memory, Dorothy Brown, Seymour; Three-R. T. S. Breedlove, Seymour; Story-Telling, Edith Malone, Bomartan; Shorthand and Typewriting,
Maydelle Sikes. Seymour; Arithmetic,
Frank Cockrell, Westover; Choral Singing, Linnie McGlamery, Bomarton.
Lois Matthews, Winnie; Girls' Athletics,
Miss Whitacker, Mont Belvieu; Arithmetic, T. W. Prescott, Anahuac.
Cherokee County
Director General, D. C. Stockton,
Rusk; Debate, W. A. Miller, Rusk; Declamation, Mrs. W. A. Miller, Rusk; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. H. K. Shuttlesworth, Jacksonville; Spelling, G. S.
Hart, Alto; Ready Writers, Mrs. John
Joplin, Rusk; Athletics, H. L. Banks,
Jacksonville; Music Memory, Mrs. M. A.
Walters, Jacksonville; Picture Memory,
Nellie Kennedy, Rusk; Arithmetic, Sherman Davis, Jacksonville; Typewriting
and Shorthand, David Wright. Gallatin;
Choral Singing, ,Coy Starkey, Rusk;
Rural Schools, Adair Acker, Mt. Selman.
Childress County
Director General, A. J. Morris, Loco;
Debate, C. C. Vaughan, Childress; Declamation, Toylee McClinton, Carey; Extemporaneous Speech, Irene Thompson,
Tell; Spelling, J. Henry Lewis, Memphis;
Ready Writers, Earline Wischkeamper,
Kirkland; Athletics, Vernon Johnson,
Childress;
Music
Memory,
Cornelia
Maness, Childress; Picture Memory, Mrs,
Dee Lowry, Kirkland.
Clay County
Director General, O. C. Dunswprth,
Byers; Debate, Mabel Pope, Henrietta;
Declamation, Norma E. Scott, Petrolia;
Extemporaneous Speech, Louis Selvidge,
Buffalo Springs; Spelling, W. A. Greer,
Bellevue; Ready Writers, Ruby Willis,
Joy; Athletics, P. D. Floyd, Byers; Music
Memory, Bonnie Hudson Jeffries, Petrolia; Rural Schools, J. W. Callaway,
Henrietta; Picture Memory, Ruby Trusty,
Rt. 1, Wichita Falls; Three-R, R. Pickett, Jolly; Arithmetic, Paul Steph, Joy;
Choral Singing, Morris Gilbert, Bluegrove; Typewriting, John E. Tompkins,
Petrolia.
Cochran County
Director General, J. B. Nicewarner,
Morton; Debate, Clarence Fuller, Morton;
Declamation,
Mrs.
Charles
Coffman,
Whiteface; Extemporaneous Speech, E. C.
McCloud, Lehman; Spelling, P. O. Smith,
Whiteface; Ready Writers, Mrs. May
Hotvell,
Morton;
Athletics,
W.
L.
Mooney, Whiteface; Music Memory,
Maurine Bowen, Lehman.
Colorado County
ley Ball, Edgar Mayer, Bound Top; Ready Writers, Alberta Cockrill, Karnes
Rural Schools, W. P. Freytag, La Grange. City; Athletics, J. T. King, Kenedy;
Music Memory, Mrs. Newton Leslie, KenFisher County
edy; Picture Memory, Mrs. A. Y. Benge,
Director General, J. C. Conradt, Rotan; Gillett; Story-Telling,
Mrs. Graham,
Debate, Ellis Neal, Rotan; Declamation, Kenedy.
Jewel Walker, Royston; Extemporaneous
Kaufman
County
Speech, Roy Elliott, Sylvester; Spelling,
Director General, Ben B. Hines, KaufN. C. Forrester, Roby; Ready Writers,
Edith Hale, Eskota; Athletics, Truett man; Debate, S. E. Wronker, Terrell;
Declamation,
G. W. Goens, Mabank; ExLittle, Rotan; MusicMemory, Mrs. Buck
Hughes, Roby; Picture Memory, Johnnie temporaneous Speech, Mabel Lackey,
Terrell; Spelling, L. P. Sturgeon, Kemp;
Ammons, Moody School, Sweetwater.
Ready Writers, Mrs. P. C. Taylor, KaufFort Bend County
man; Athletics, E. M. Jordan, Kaufman;
Director General, H. B. Behrendt, Music Memory, Miss Hunter, Forney;
Rosenberg; Debate, L. L. Dinkins, Rich- Rural Schools, Royce Holland, Scurry;
mond ; Declamation, E. K. Barden, Sugar Picture Memory, Miss Alien Moxiey,
Land; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. Ethel Crandall; Three R, G. A. Sebastian, PraiJunker. Missouri City; Spelling, Flor- rieville; Choral Singing, E. C. Talbert,
ence O'Neill, Sugar Land; Ready Writers, Scurry; Arithmetic, R. L. Jones, Elmo;
Mrs. J. L. Boone, Beasley; Athletics, Typewriting and Shorthand, Mary E.
Frank Arnold, Sugar Land; Music Mem- Bateman, Terrell.
ory, Emmie Craddock, Missouri City; PicKleberg County
ture Memory, Mrs. Lodie B. Yancey,
Director General, John Gillette, Lamar
Needville.
School,
Kingsville;
Debate, S. C. AnFranklin County
thony, H. M. King High School, KingsDirector General, Gay Kronce, Sal- ville; Declamation, A. D. Harvey, Austin
tillo; Debate, W. B. Meek, Mt. Vernon; School,
Kingsville;
Extemporaneous
Declamation and Extemporaneous Speech, Speech, Sylvester May, Vattman School,
Helen Maxton, Sulphur Bluff; Spelling, Riviera; Spelling, Lucille Yaklin, VattMrs. Maude Dodson, Mt. Vernon; Ready man School, Riviera; Ready Writers, N.
Writers, Gertrude Smith, Winnsboro; N. Elkins, Ricardo School, Kingsville;
Athletics, J. P. Stanley, Mt. Vernon; Athletics, Milford Barr, King High
Picture Memory, Addie Reese, Mt. Ver- School, Kingsville; Music Memory, H. B.
non.
Butler, King High School, Kingsville;
Freestone County
Picture Memory, Martha Ferguson, Flato
Director General. Robert Tuley, Teague; School, Knigsville; Arithmetic, Percy
Debate, Henry Wellmaker, Streetman; Adams, King High School, Kingsville;
Declamation, Harley Foreman, Donie; Choral Singing, Ruby Gustavson, Flato
Extemporaneous Speech, Leroy G. Em- School, Kingsville; One-Act Play, Lamons, Kirven; Spelling, Mae Pridgen, verne Wilkinson, Austin School, KingsFairfield; Ready Writers, N. H. Chaney, ville; Story-Telling, Gladys Farrel, AusTeague; Athletics, O. C. Smith, Wor- tin School, Kingsville; Three-R, Virgil
tham; Music Memory, Mildred Martin, Vickery, Riviera; Journalism, Glenna
Freestone; Rural Schools, Shelma Car- Holloway, King High School, Kingsville;
Typewriting and Shorthand, M. K. Waglisle, Fairfield.
goner, King High School, Kingsville;
Galveston County
Rural Schools, John F. Ellis, Kingsville.
Director General, Wm. H. Bryan, High
La Salle County
Island; Debate, Florence Kendrick, DickDirector General, E. J. Bailey, Coinson; Declamation, Mrs. Mary Belle
tulla;
Debate,
W. E. Williams, Cotulla;
Dockrell,
Hitchcock;
Extemporaneous
Speech, William P. Gerald, Alta Loma; Declamation, Thos. F. White, Fowlerton;
Extemporaneous
Speech, C. R. Landrum,
Spelling, Elise Fowler, Alta Loma; Ready
Writers, Mrs. Eunice Andrus, La Marque; Cotulla; Spelling, Mrs. J. S. Rock, Cotulla;
Ready
Writers,
Sally Dixon, FowAthletics, Arleigh Templeton, League
City; Music Memory, Elva Cotton, Dick- lerton; Athletics, Murry Stephenson,
Cotulla;
Music
Memory,
Donald Peters,
inson; Picture Memory, Mabel Gregory,
Port Bolivar; Story-Telling, Mrs. La Cotulla; Arithmetic, L. P. Lightsey, ArVace Stewart, Kemah; Arithmetic, Mrs. tesia Wells; Choral Singing, C. H.
Teena Franks, Arcadia; Choral Singing, Spence, Cotulla; Story-Telling, Mrs. A.
Ann Montgomery, Dickinson; Typewrit- H. Johnson, Cotulla; Three-R, Mildred
ing and Shorthand, O. J. Baker, Dickin- Williams, Los Angeles.
Leon County
son.
Glasscock County
Director General, Lester H. Rozelle,
Director General, J. W. Patterson, Oakwood; Debate, J. L. Scott, Buffalo;
.Garden City; Debate, Mary E. Wolf, Declamation, Z. R. Robinson, CenterGarden City; Declamation, Dorothy Fer- ville; Extemporaneous Speech, Curtis
rell.
Garden
City;
Extemporaneous Lindsey, Buffalo; Spelling, David WimSpeech, Keith Appleby, Garden City; berly, Centerville; Ready Writers, T. P.
Spelling, Mary Nell Morrow, Garden Jones, Jewett; Athletics, Chester W.
City; Ready Writers, Amy Cummings, Jackson, Oakwood; Music Memory, C. V.
Garden City; Athletics, Hershall Wheeler, Reed, Concord; Choral Singing, D. C.
Garden City; Music Memory, Rels Lynch, Holleman, Normangee; Arithmetic, W. L.
Platt, Leona; Picture Memory, Milton
Garden City.
Peters, Flynn; One-Act Play, J. D. Lloyd,
Grayson County
Marquez; Typewriting, Miss Connally,
Director General, W. B. Cooke, Gunter; Flynn; Shorthand, Miss Polk, Buffalo.
Debate, Edith Yeagley, Van Alstyne;
Limestone County
Declamation, W. B. Wheeler, Howe; ExDirector General, Frank L. Williams,
temporaneous
Speech, A. E. Boyd, Mexia;
Debate, Howard Lunday, Mexia;
Whitesboro; Spelling, Mrs. E. A. Miller, Declamation,
Walter L. Williams, Mexia;
Dorchester; Heady Writers, Miss Guneth Extemporaneous
Speech, Bryant Merrill,
Blackburn, Tom Bean; Athletics, E. J. Mexia ; Spelling, Mable
Fowler, Tehuacana;
Cappleman, Tioga; Rural Schools, S. R. Ready Writers, Nona Richardson,
ThornMcKinney, Sherman.
ton; Athletics, J. D. Foster, Mexia;
Music Memory, Julia Walls, Kosse; PicHale County
Director General, Herman Ford, Lamar ture Memory, Gladys Smith, Mart;
Ward School, Plainview; Debate, J. E. Rural Schools, L. L. Bennett, Groesbeck;
Miller, Hale Center; Declamation, Frank Choral Singing, Christelle Leach, Rt. 2,
Andrews, Abernathy; Extemporaneous Groesbeck; Story-Telling, Georgia Hayes,
Speech, F. A. Wilson, Running Water; Rt. 3, Groesbeck; Arithmetic, Paul CulTehuacana; Typewriting and ShortReady Writers, Ross Buckner, Hale well,
Center; Athletics, Finis Vaughn, Plain- hand, Billie Evelyn Gilliam, Groesbeck;
Rhythm
Band, Miss Atwood Massey, Rt.
view; Music Memory, Mrs. Lucille
Acheson, address not given; Picture 1, Mexia; Three-R, Henrietta James,
Groesbeck.
Memory, Claudia Neeley, Abernathy;
Choral Singing, H. A. Wallace, PlainLipscomb County
view; Arithmetic, Robert M. Parham,
Director General, R. Lee Snider, HigPlainview; Three-R, H. Simmons, Aber- gins;
J. H. Hill, Follett; Declanathy; One-Act Play, Catherine Smith, mation,Debate,
Mable Hare, Booker; ExtempoHale Center; Story-Telling, Mrs. P. raneous
Speech, Edith Ashley, DarrouBrenneman. Plainview.
zett; Spelling, Ruth Wright, Darrouzett;
Ready Writers, W. H. Truitt, Lipscomb;
Hall County
Athletics,
Russell W. Teter, Higgins.
Director General, W. C. Davis, MemLubbock County
phis; Debate, Joe Alien Ballard, Estelline; Declamation, Vance Swinburn, LakeDirector General, G. A. Lowrey, Idaview; Extemporaneous Speech, Hazel lou; Debate, J. Collins Beaty, Rt. 1, LubKirby, Estelline; Spelling, C. H. Cheves, bock; Declamation, K. S. McKinnon,
Newlin; Ready Writers, Mrs. R. L. A. Slaton; Extemporaneous Speech, B. M.
Clark, Lakeview; Athletics, Frank Hub- Keese, Woliforth; Spelling, B. T. Rucker,
bell, Memphis; Choral Singing, Mary Shallowater; Ready Writers, Veda Bain,
Foreman, Memphis; Arithmetic, C. T. Rt. 6, Lubbock; Athletics, Robert E.
Howell, Plaska; Picture Memory, Mrs. Horsley, Rt. 3, Lubbock.
Vida James, Estelline; Typewriting and
McLennan County
Shorthand,
Alfred
Duncan,
Turkey;
Rhythm Band, Mrs. Henry Foster, LakeDirector General, T. H. Jenkins, Mcview; Harmonica Band, Miss Ollie Broth, Gregor; Debate, P. W. Shelton, Waco;
Brice;
Primary Chorus,
Mrs. Ann Declamation, W. C. Brashears, Lorena;
Whaley, Parnell; Boys' Softball, Wilson Extemporaneous Speech, H. G. Moore,
Dees, Memphis; One-Act Play, Mrs. Rt. 4, Waco; Spelling, L. M. Grizzard,
Mary Gilmore, Turkey; Three-R, J. W. D. Rt. 3, Waco; Ready Writers, Mrs. BradChappel, Brice; Story-Telling, Maggie ford Hunt, Rt. 2, Lorena; Athletics, W.
Bryan, Memphis; Music Memory, Mrs. A. Porter, Rt. 4, Waco.
Elva Rice, Turkey.
McMullen County
Director General, W. C. Reed, Eagle
Lake; Athletics, W. B. Hinton, Jr.,
Director General, J. O. Tanner, Pettus; Eagle Lake.
Debate, H. L. Deviney, Tynan; Declamation, Richard Bowles, Beeville; ExtemComal County
poraneous Speech, H. L. Deviney, Tynan;
Director General, E. H. West, New
Spelling,
Miss
Williamson,
Kenedy; Braunfels; Debate, Clarence Rice, New
Ready Writers, Miss Hardt, Skidmore; Braunfels; Declamation, Melvin Rust,
Athletics, Joe Smartt, Beeville; Music New Braunfels; Extemporaneous Speech,
Memory, Mrs. Ballard, Rt. 1, Kenedy; Frank Nowotny; Spelling, Melvin DoepPicture Memory, Mrs. R. J. Clark, penschmidt, New Braunfels; Ready WritClareville; One-Act Play, Wilma Rob- ers, G. J. Fiedler, New Braunfels; Athbins, Beeville; Arithmetic, Frank Jones, letics, Burt Shelly, New Braunfels;
Tuleta; Story-Telling, Nina Cabiness, Music Memory, Mrs. Margaret Ivy, New
Tynan; Three-R, Charles Hutka, Kenedy; Braunfels; Picture Memory, Mrs. VerChoral Singing, Hal McCombs, Beeville; ona B. Fischer, New Braunfels; StoryTypewriting and Shorthand, O. E. Peter- Telling, Lillian Seekatz, New Braunfels;
son, Kenedy.
Choral Singing, Curt Schmidt, New
Braunfels; Typewriting, R. R. Carroll,
Blanco County
New Braunfels.
Director General, S. P. Cowan, Blanco;
Comanche County
Debate, R. J. Bownds, Johnson City;
Director General, M. C. Kay, Comyn;
Declamation, R. G. Singleton, Johnson
City; Extemporaneous Speech, Lillian Debate, Blanche Dabney, Comanche; DecMae Rhodes, Blanco; Spelling, Mrs. R. lamation, Homer Miller, Gustine; ExG. Singleton, Johnson City; Ready temporaneous Speech, H. F. Davis, De
Writers, Carrie V. Harrell, Johnson City; Leon; Spelling, Mrs. Perry Moring,
Athletics, Robert Shelton, Blanco; Music Proctor; Ready Writers, Mrs. Coda BagMemory, Evelyn Kerns, Johnson City.
gett, Lamkin; Athletics, Geo. R. Willis,
Comanche; Music Memory, Mabel Hall,
Bosque County
Sidney; Picture Memory, Jewel -HalDirector General, E. A. Moore, Meri- brooks, Comanche; Arithmetic, Ruby Addian; Debate, Homer Bronstad, Cranfills cock,
Gustine;
Typewriting,
Allene
Gap; Declamation, T. S. Whitlock, Kop- Weaver, Comyn; Choral Singing, Mollie
perl;
Extemporaneous
Grisham,
Speech,
Comyn.
Kent
Appleby, Clifton; Spelling, Eleanor Ann
Coryell County
Frazier, Valley Mills; Athletics, T. M.
Director General, Curtis Humphries,
McDonald, Iredell; Music Memory, Nell
Gilliam,
Clifton;
Arithmetic,
Knute Flat; Debate, E. D. Shelton, Gatesville;
Knudson, Valley Mills; Typewriting, Declamation, A. E. Whisenhunt, GatesMerton Bowling, Iredell; Art, Mrs. Jean ville; Extemporaneous Speech, Ben O.
Adams, Walnut Springs; Choral Singing, Grant, Evant; Spelling, Mrs. Carl C.
Mary Ellen Swenson, Cranfllls Gap; Eubanks, Gatesville; Ready Writers, Mrs.
Three-R, Leone Randell, Walnut Springs; John Reesing, Gatesville; Athletics, VirHansford County
Vocal Harmony, Mary Lois Griggs, Me- gil Jones, Turnersville; Music Memory,
Director General, Mary Louise Butler,
ridian; Exhibits, Jerry Phillips, Iredell; Margaret Dixon. Turnersville.
Texhoma,
Oklahoma; Declamation, Inga
Crockett County
Parade, Troy Eggen, Clifton; Rural
Reinertsen, Texhoma, Oklahoma; Spelling,
Schools, Clara F. Richards, Meridian.
Director General, C. S. Denham, Mrs. Cecile Gamertsf elder, Spearman;
Bowie County
Ozona; Debate, C. E. Nelson, Ozona; Athletics, Miss Mazie Perkins, HitchDirector General, W. G. Clay, New Declamation, Eugene Hollon, Ozona; land.
Spelling,
Mildred Morris, Ozona; Ready
Boston; Debate, Ivey Gauntt, Texarkana;
Harris County
Declamation, B. B. Lawson, Texarkana; Writers, Bess Terry, Ozona; Athletics,
Director General, P. H. Greene, WebExtemporaneous Speech, E. C. Johns, Ted M. White, Ozona; Music Memory, ster;
Debate, Walton Hjnds, Galena
Redwater; Spelling, Mrs. W. R. Womack, Mildred Morris, Ozona.
Park; Extemporaneous Speech, C. T.
Crosby County (Additions)
De Kalb; Ready Writers, Miss Bentley,
Atchison
Pasadena; Declamation, B. C.
Nash; Athletics, C. K. Bender, Liberty;
Director of Choral Singing, Mrs. Hugh Watts, Deer Park; Spelling, Claribee
Music Memory, Mrs. Idyl Ashford, Nation, Crosbyton; Typewriting and Mason,
Katy;
Ready Writers, Louise
Maud; Rural Schools, L. H. Griffin, Bos- Shorthand, Mrs. Walker, Rails; Story- Cezeaux,
Humble; Athletics, Harold Deton.
Telling, Miss McGlothlin, Lorenzo; One- ment, Galena Park; Music Memory, Mrs.
Brazos County
Act Play, Miss Dunlap, Lorenzo; Rural Hamilton, Tomball; Arithmetic, G. A.
Lampkin, Fairbanks; Typewriting and
Director General, Luther Pearson, Schools, R. H. Nowlin, Crosbyton.
Dallas County
Shorthand, Francis Floyd, La Porte;
Bryan; 'Debate, Clarice Mathews, Bryan;
Declamation, Sam Crenshaw, Bryan; Ex.
Director General, L. A. Roberts, Choral Singing, Virgie Thomas Smith,
temporaneous Speech, Mrs. A. E. Jones, Grand Prairie; Debate, E. L. Reynolds, Cypress; Spanish, Mrs. Shildon, Crosby;
Bryan ; Spelling, Rubye Frye, Tabor ; Ready Wilmer; Declamation, J. L. Dawson, Lan- Rhythm Band, Mrs. H. E. Patton, AdWriters, Mrs. Ella C. Merka, Bryan; caster; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. dicks ; Story-Telling, Katherine Christian;
Athletics, L. D. Robinson, Tabor; Music Mae Stevenson, Carrollton; Spelling, H. One-Act Play, S. F. Fenner, Aldine High
Memory, Mrs. Joanna Luper, Wheelock; G. Read, Jr., Rt. 3, Dallas; Ready Writ- School, Rt. 2, Houston; Playground Ball,
Three-R, Mrs. W. E. Neeley, address ers, Jolly Blanche Pitts, Richardson; John Gladden. Alief; Girls' Volleyball,
not given.
Athletics, J. C. Riley, Garland; Music Mrs. A. B. Lefevre, Cedar Bayou; Boys'
Burnet County
Memory, Mrs. Hazel Rohde, Duncanville; Volleyball, J. D. Gray, Spring.
Henderson County
Director General, Don Johns, Briggs; Picture Memory, Leona Moore, Rt. 4,
Director General, J. T. Nelson, Athens;
Debate, Don Cude, Marble Falls; Dec- Dallas; Arithmetic, S. H. Shipley, Meslamation, Burns Lane, Burnet; Extem- quite; Typewriting and Shorthand, Mur- Debate, H. D. Bass; Declamation, C. E.
poraneous Speech, John A. Askew, Marble ray Pirtle, Cedar Hill; Choral Singing, Brown, Malakoff; Extemporaneous Speech,
Falls; Spelling, H. Raymor Burch, Lake Mattie Malone, Rt. 3, Dallas; One-Act George Tipton, LaRue; Spelling, Orville
Victor; Ready Writers, Mrs. Joe Cham- Play, Mrs. R. E. Stroud, Vickery; Rural Pirtle, Rt. 2, Malakoff; Heady Waiters,
berlain, Burnet; Athletics, Dorsey Hasty, Schools, Travis Fuller, Coppell; Assistant Ross Tompkins, Chandler; Athletics, J.
D. Waller, Malakoff; Music Memory,
Oakalla; Music Memory, Hazel Burns, Athletics, G. S. Taylor, Rt. 4, Dallas.
Mrs. Page Spradlin, Athens; Rural
Delta County
Burnet; Rural Schools, McClean Knox,
Schools,
Lillian Barber, Athens.
Burnet.
Director General, Ira Hethcock, YowHidalgo County (Rural)
Callahan County
ell; Debate, Harvey Hiley, Cooper; Rural
Declamation,
James Y. Jeter, Lake
Director General, E. R. Fraser, La
Director General, Lewis C. Norman,
B
Declamation, Etha Villa; Declamation. Esther Terveen, MerCross Plains; Debate, R. F. Webb, Put- Creek; Class
nam; Declamation, Olaf G. South, Clyde; Stokes, Cooper; Extemporaneous Speech, cedes; Spelling, Sidney McKeand, MisExtemporaneous Speech, Nat Williams, Gobel Templeton, Cooper; Spelling, Net- sion; Ready Writers, Alice Lapham, MisBaird; Spelling, Lesley Stevenson, Clyde; tye Wickersham, Enloe; Ready Writers, sion.
Ready Writers, Sara Collins, Clyde; Ath- Lorene Miller, Cooper; Athletics, ManHill County
letics, Leo Varner, Cross Plains; Music ton Pounds, Klondike; Music Memory,
Director General, C. E. McDaniel,
Memory, Mrs. Wiley Clinton, Putnam; Jessie Mae Ellis, Cooper; Arithmetic,
Rural Schools, B. C. Chrisman, Baird; Herbert Vernon, Cooper; Story-Telling, Mount Calm; Debate, W. I. Hill, Hillsboro; Declamation, L. W. Wimbish,
Picture Memory, Mrs. R. T. Wright, Mrs. Ollie Tomlinson, Charleston; Choral Itasca;
Extemporaneous Speech, Martin
Singing, Glenn Vernon, Klondike; Picture
Oplin; Three-R, R. T. Penn, Eula.
Memory, Eula Potter, Cooper; Typewrit- Lowrance, Blum; Spelling. Ben Beseda,
Cameron County
ing, Lane Cregg, Enloe; One-Act Play, Abbott; Ready Writers, Miss Jo Slater,
Itasca; Arithmetic, Gardner Adkins, HubDirector General, 3. B. Smith, La Woodrow Houston, Charleston.
bard; Music Memory, Margaret Caillet,
Feria; Debate, Bruce Underwood, El
Denton County
Itasca; Arithmetic, ardner Adkins, HubJardin School, Brownsville; Declamation,
Director General, A. O. Calhoun, Den- bard; One-Act Play, Flora Wiles, ByR. J. Bingham, Rio Hondo; Extemporaneous Speech, E. D. Kraner, Los Fres- ton; Debate, J. L. Owens, Pilot Point; num; Picture Memory, Gracie Watson,
nos; Spelling, L. L. Wheeler, Stuart Declamation, Ita Webb, Lewisville; Ex- Abbott; Rural Schools, 0. G. McKown,
Place, Harlingen; Ready Writers, Mrs. temporaneous Speech, W. A. Brooks, Jr., Hillsboro; Shorthand and Typewriting,
Thelma Holley, Santa Rosa; Athletics, Sanger; Spelling, J. R. Killingsworth, R. L. Hunt, Hillsboro; Story-Telling,
Magnus Bolander, La Feria; Music Aubrey; Ready Writers, Fern Doty, Miss Kyrene Sims, Hubbard; Tennis, M.
Brockette, Irene; Three-R, Alvin
Memory, Mrs. A. E. Krebs, Stuart Place, Krum; Athletics, R. E. Mattingly, Lewis- L
Harlingen; Rural Schools, John Barron, ville ; Music Memory, Leon Pledger, Smith, Malone; Volleyball, Loyd Raymer,
Brownsville; Picture Memory, Georgia Lake Dallas; Three-R, Dixie Boyd, Den- Abbott.
Lee Harris, Primera School, Harlingen; ton.
Hockley County
Erath County
Arithmetic, Carl S. Chilton, Port Isabel;
Director General, T. B. Bownds, WhitTypewriting and Shorthand, Jack FreshDirector
General, John Culpepper, harral; Debate, Lilla Beth Green, Ropesour, Rio Hondo; Choral Singing, P. E. Alexander; Debate, Vernon Holley, Bluff ville; Declamation, Dudley Favor, LevelBaker, Primera School, Harlingen; Girls' Dale; Declamation, Leon McCarty, Dub- land
; Extemporaneous Speech, O. R.
Athletics, Mrs. Dessie Heald, Santa Rosa; lin; Extemporaneous Speech, C. B. Jones, Watkins,
Pettit; Spelling, Oliver A.
One-Act Play, Jack Lewis, Santa Rosa; Stephenville; Spelling, Mrs. Christine Burke,
Ready Writers, Carrie
Rhythm Band, James Johnson, Santa Deaver, Bluff Dale: Ready Writers, Chas. Shannon,Anton;
Levelland;
Athletics, Paul H.
Maria.
Blanton, Dublin; Athletics, L. B. Jones, Nixon, Anton; Music Memory, Miss
Stephenville; Music Memory, Lucile Kay, Marth Mathis, Anton; One-Act Play,
Camp County
Mrs. N. L. Gentry, Levelland; Picture
Director General, J. B. Hardaway, Morgan Mill.
Falls County (Additions)
Memory, Mrs. Laura Walker, Levelland;
Leesburg; Debate, Kennedy Evans, PittsStory-Telling,
Mrs. Oliver A. Burke,
burg; Declamation, Hortense Alien, LeesDirector of Arithmetic, Fred Turner,
burg; Extemporaneous Speech, Margaret Rosebud; Tennis, Mr. Griffin, Marlin; Anton; Arithmetic, C. A. Dickenson,
Low, Leesburg; Spelling, E. L. Pritchett, One-Act Play, Juanita Liles, Rosebud; Levelland; Commercial, Alma Jo MatNewsome; Athletics, Guy Pirtle, Pitts- Story-Telling, Miss Pennie Lee Ruble, thews ; Levelland; Art, Katherine Shanburg; Music Memory, Lockett Chambers, Lott; Three-R, Jim Bennett, Wilson non, Levelland .
Pittsburg.
Jasper County
School, Rosebud; Choral Singing, Juanita
Wood, Reagan; Typewriting and ShortCastro County
Director General, J. P. Miller, Kirbyhand,
Anne
H.
Kirkpatrick,
Rosebud.
ville; Debate, Joe Ashey, Jasper; DeclaDirector General, S. J. Lovell, Hart;
mation, Pauline Bird, Bessmay; ExtemFannin County
Debate, H. L. McAninch, Hart; Declamation, Peet Cowart, Dimmitt; ExtemporDirector General, J. O. Tate, Bonham; poraneous Speech, J. F. Parnell, Jasper;
aneous Speech, H. L. McAninch, Hart; Debate, Katherine Trout, Honey Grove; Spelling, Mrs. Mae Jemison, Kirbyville;
Spelling, Mrs. John Blain, Dimmitt; Declamation, Roy Clendinning. Trenton; Ready Writers, Selma Withers, Buna;
Ready Writers, Sister M. Loretta, Naz- Extemporaneous Speech, M. D. Murphy, Athletics, J. C. Adams, Kirbyville; Music
areth; Athletics, Sidney Reeves, Dim- Leonard; Spelling, Lois Little. Ravenna; Memory, Mrs. Henry Herndon, Kirbymitt; Music Memory, Mrs. Opal Gill Ready Writers, Mrs. K. Wright, Bailey; ville; Rural Schools, Wade Grigga, JasCoy, Dimmitt; Picture Memory, Sister Athletics, Marshall May, Bonham; Music per; Picture Memory, Elsie Kolb, Buna;
M. Loretta, Dimmitt; One-Act Play, Memory, Bernice Fuller, Ladonia; Arith- One-Act Play, Mrs. Geno McNeill, BrookeHerbert Campbell, Dimmitt; Three-R, metic, M. G. Moreland, Gober; Picture land.
Mrs. H. A. Grounds, Happy; Typewriting Memory, Mrs. John I. Wheeler. Windom;
Jim Wells County
and Shorthand, Anna Mae Flesher, Hart. Playground Ball, Tom Garner. Savoy.
Director General, Leonard Garrett, Rt.
Chambers County
2,
Alice;
Debate, W. C. Coers, Orange
Fayette County
Director General, L. F. Riley, Anahuac:
Director General, L. W. St. Clair, La Grove; Declamation, Miss Wilva Scott,
~>~'iate, A. C. Andrews, Anahuac; Dec- Grange; Debate, C. A. Lemmons, La Premont; Extemporaneous Speech, Mil-~tion, Reba Banks, Anahuac; Extem- Grange; Declamation, S. DeBord, Schu- dred Stokes, Alice; Spelling, H. R. Glad^o-nneous Speech, K. E. Chaddick, Mont lenburg; Extemporaneous Speech, Keisey ney, Alice; Ready Writers, Inez Mc!?lv:eu; Spelling. Adelia Willcox, Winnie; Weber, Fayetteville; Spelling, C. Kasper, Candless, Ben Bolt; Athletics, Weir
-leadv Writers, Nelleen Leggett, Ana- Flatonia; Ready Writers, W. F. Graeber, Washam, Alice; Music Memory, Mrs.
huac ; Athletics, Roger Vaughn, Anahuac ; Carmine; Athletics, Chester Alien, La Marguerite Laughlin, Alice.
Karnes County
Music Memory, Fred Mers, Anahuac; Grange; Music Memory, Harriet Daniels,
Rural Schools, Mrs. R. H. Harlow, Han- La Grange; Picture Memory, Mrs. Ruby
Director General, J. H. Stamper, Kenkamer; Picture Memory, Mary Curl, Earnest Martinek, Ellinger; Story-Telling, edy; Debate, D. E. Moore, Karnes City;
Anahuac; Three-R, Mrs. Mitchell Wat- Ocie Lee Brandes, La Grange; Play- Declamation, B. H. Storey, Runge; Exson, Anahuac; Typewriting, Mrs. J. H. Prround Ball, George J. Pechacek, Engle; temporaneous Speech, C. L. Mitchell, Coy
Harry, Mont Belvieu; Choral Singing, Tennis, D. M. Henry, Schulenburg; Vol- City; Spelling, J. G. Wroten, Kenedy;
Bee County
letics, R. A, Brooks, Dumas; Music MemWaller County
ory, Lillian Wood, Dumas; Rural Schools,
Judge Noel McDade, Dumas; Picture
Memory, Lura Gregory, Sunray; Three-R,
Frances Armstrong, Channing; Typewriting and Shorthand, Gertrude Short,
Dumas ; Arithmetic, F. W. Jones, Dumas ;
y
r,
Choral Singing, Quixie B. King, Dumas;
Girls' Athletics, Margaret Stubblefleld, Bing, Hempstead; Athletics, Roger McSunray; Playground Ball, Woodie Beene, Adams, Waller; Rural Schools, Miss JimSunray; Story-Telling, Texanna Wulf- mie Rene Ogg, Hempstead.
man, Dumas.
Wharton County
the lighted field at Friona. Preliminaries in all events will be Objectives of Auditorium
held in the afternoon, with the and Speech Teachers Given
finals beginning at 7 o'clock on
Saturday night, April 1st. Admission of lOc will be charged for
AUDITORIUM and
the afternoon, 15c at night, to pay
Speech
teachers of Ausfor ribbons and medals.
Morris County
tin,
Texas,
believe
that in the
Junior Tennis
Director General, J. O. Lawson, Omaha;
Debate, W. E. Simpson, Omaha; DeclaApril 22nd has been set as the interest of the promotion of
mation, Raymond Camp, Daingerfield; Exna,
ungeror;
peng, A. J. date for playground ball and junior
temporaneous Speech, Mary Ethel Wil- Labay,
Auditorium
and Speech
Wharton; Ready Writers, Sybil
liams, Daingerfield: Spelling, Mrs. H. T. Goldsmith,
Wharton;
Arithmetic,
H. E. tennis, which will likely be held
Morris, Naples; Ready Writers, Viva Connor, Boling; Music Memory, Mrs.
work
in
the
schools
the folV. at Oklahoma
Yancey,
Daingerfield; Athletics,
Mr.
Lane, owing to the
Aycock, Daingerfield; Music Memory, B. Husek, East Bernard; Picture Memlowing
things
should
be acgood tennis courts. This late date
Mrs. Warner Smith, Hughes Springs;
Three-R, Douglas Wright, Daingerfield;
complished:
is made due to the fact that these
One-Act Play, Mrs. Douglas Wright, mec,
m
cer,
ampo ; Type- activities go no farther than the
Daingerfield; Story-Telling, Mrs. J. W. writing
1. There should be organized a
and
Shorthand,
Julius
Gensberg,
Martin,
Naples; Arithmetic,
Vernon Wharton; Choral Singing, Emma Ruth county. No definite arrangements
state advisory board for
Chastine, Naples; Choral Singing, W. T. Lindsey,
Newgulf; One-Act Play, Fred
McKinney, Hughes Springs; Music Mem- M. Thompson,
Louise; Girls' Athletics, were made for senior tennis, but
Speech and Auditorium work.
ory, Mary Alice McCain, Hughea Springs. Dorothy
Tolliver, Boling; Story-Telling, it is believed that it will be held
The board shall be composed
Mrs. Nina Lee Lane, Lane City.
Motley County
on April 7-8, at Oklahoma Lane.
Wheeler County
of a representative from each
Director General, C. G. Rankin, Whiteflat; Debate, C. W. Giesecke, Roaring
Continuing the custom started
Director General, W. O. Morrow,
district elected by the teachers
Springs: Declamation, Zona Beth Faulk- Shamrock; Debate, O. C. Evans, Brisner, Matador; Extemporaneous Speech, coe ; Declamation, Katherine Kersh, Kell- last year, no Farmer county basof that district.
Bess Medlen, Roaring Springs; Spelling, ersville; Extemporaneous Speech, J. L.
H. L. Lovell, Flomot; Ready Writers, Gilmore, Wheeler; Spelling, Miss Robin- ketball tournament will be held at 2. An appointed time shall be set
Pauline Rister, Matador; Athletics, Leo ette Ridgeway, Briscoe ; Ready Writers, the end of the season. Instead, the
for a joint meeting of th«
Jackson, Flomot; Music Memory, Wanda Mrs. R. W. Brown, Wheeler; Athletics,
Liner, Roaring Springs; Rural Schools, John Walker, Shamrock ; Music Memory, teams will play each other on a
Auditorium
section of the
W. E. Ballard, Matador; Picture Mem- Naomi King, Magic City; Picture Mem- round-robin basis, meeting twice,
ory, Thressia Godfrey, Roaring Springs; ory, Mrs. C. C. Brown, Kelton ; ArithTexas
State
Teachers
AssociaThree-R, A. B. Henderson, Northfield; metic, C. L. Nickel], Shamrock; Type- once on each home court, and the
Secretary, H. C. Gray, Matador.
tion and the Speech Teachers
writing and Shorthand, Mrs. E. L. winners will be acclaimed through
Brandt, Shamrock; Choral Singing, M.
Association.
Oldham County
D. Blankenship, Mobeetie; Rhythm Band, a percentage basis.
Director General, C. J. Jackson, Wil- J. F. Shortt, Shamrock.
(a) This may be accomplished
Although
with
fans
this
method
dorado: Debate, J. C. Baker, Adrian;
Wilbarger County
Declamation, Evelyn Sowell, Vega; Exby the Auditorium section
Director General, W. R. Newsom, Rt. is not as popular as the old fatemporaneous Speech, Zelda Battey, Wilinviting the Speech Asdorado; Spelling, Lucile Hughes, Vega; 3. Vernon; Debate, J. D. Mclr.tyre, Ver- miliar two-day tourney grind, it
Ready Writers, Lura Kelley, Adrian; non; Declamation, Virginia Fling, Harsociation
to be their guest
Athletics, Si Marchbanks, Vega; Music rold : Extemporaneous Speech, Ira V. was believed to be the better idea
Memory, Alma Groves, Vega; Picture Younger, Rt. 3, Vernon; Spelling, J. N. for the players and schools alike,
while a prominent speaker
Memory, Mrs. Edith Levi, Adrian; Arith- Fulcher, Rt. 4, Vernon; Ready Writers,
interested in both fields
metic, Raymand Debenport, Wildorado; A. E. Dauley, Odell; Athletics, A. J. in the opinion of coaches.
Typewriting, Lora Fay demons, Adrian; Lynn, Oklaunion; Music Memory, Kathdiscusses
their problems.
erine
Tyson,
Harrold ; Choral Singing,
Choral Singing, Mrs. Duelle Clemens Gay.
Wildorado; One-Act Play, E. L. Hammitt, Mary A. Thompson, Odell; Picture Mem3.
Speech
training
shall be re6-Man Football
Adrian; Story-Telling, Louise Clelend, ory, Mrs. D. T. Wilson, Chillicothe ;
Arithmetic, W. C. Davis, Box 1640, VerAdrian; Coloring, Ellen Lewis, Adrian.
quired
in
all
elementary
non; One-Act Play, Virginia Shultz, OklaPanola County
grades.
union; Typewriting, F. T. Gossage, Rt.
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1)
Director General, G. R. Brooks, Car- 4. Vernon ; Shorthand, Henry Teague,
4. The special certificate law
thage; Debate, Lloyd Woods, Beckville; Rt. 3, Vernon; Story-Telling, Maggie R.
Declamation, Mrs. Elva McCarter, Car- McCaleb, Vernon; Story-Telling, Ethel of Wilbarger County.
should include speech.
In the play
thage; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. Hance, Rt. 5, Vernon; Rhythm Band,
Hazel Kyle, Carthage; Spelling, Mrs. Mrs. Roy Hughes, Rt. 6, Vernon.
off Harrold won and thereby won 5. It is desirable that speech of
Q. M. Martin, Carthage; Ready Writers,
Willacy County
the championship of the District.
Mrs. Lucile Voorhies, Carthage; Athall forms in the Interscholastic
Director General, W. D. Fussell, Rayletics, Clayton Stribling, Carthage; Music mondville;
Debate, L. R. McLennan, Se- Dues of two dollars per school
League
shall be directed by
Memory, Syble Lacy, Carthage; Picture bastian; Declamation,
M. A. Smith, LyMemory, Grady LaGrone, Logansport,
were paid and the fund used to
teachers of speech who meet
La.; Three-R, Ovid Heaton, DeBerry; ford; Extemporaneous Speech, G. C. WilStory-Telling, Carrie Barber, Beckville; liams, Lasara; Spelling, Clara Dean buy suitable trophies for the two
the state requirements.
Choral Singing, Vivian Crawford, Car- Smith, San Perlita ; Ready Writers, Sara
These trophies were 6. All new teachers shall be rethage; Arithmetic, Harold Butler, Long- Mitchell, San Perlita; Athletics, C. D. winners.
Raymondville ; Music Memory,
branch; One-Act Play, Mrs. Homer Wil- Ritter,
Catherine Stotler, Lyford; Rural Schools, presented to Harrold and King
son, Gary.
quired to have at least twelve
Lawrence Ayres, San Perlita; Picture High Schools at the end of the
Memory, Garland Capel, San Perlita ;
hours of speech work in an acPolk County
Director General, Ray R. Marsh, Leg- Arithmetic, Mrs. W. V. Pittman, Ray- game which decided the Championcredited college.
gett; Debate, P. L. Whitton, Goodrich; mondville; Typing, Edith Adkins, Lyford; ship of the District.
Declamation, C. O. Chandler, Moscow; Choral Singing, Cynthia Pye, Lyford ;
7. All new speech teachers .shall
Girls'
Athletics,
Mrs.
Florence
Carlson,
Extemporaneous Speech, I. V. Burkett,
Proves Popular
be speech majors in an acOnalaska; Spelling, Mrs. C. H. Redd, Lyford; One-Act Play, Margaret Cooper,
The
game
Corrigan; Ready Writers, Grace Red- Raymondville; Story-Telling, Lois Wilof Six-Man Football
credited
college.
son,
Sebastian.
ding, Livingstcoi; Lewis Paradeaux, Livproved to be very popular in its
Williamson County (Rural)
ing&ton.
Director General, H. M. Roark, Jonah ; first year. Several of the schools
Rains County
Debate, J. N. Faith, Leander: DeclamaDirector General, G. B. Jordan, Point; tion, Mrs. J. W. Taylor, Round Rock; made enough from the games to
educated person should
Debate, Aubrey Dorn, Emory; Declama- Extemporaneous Speech, J. N. Faith,
tion, Juanita Koon, Emory; Extempo- Leander; Spelling, Calvin Black, Liberty pay for their equipment in addiraneous Speech, Cecil Roberts, Point; Hill; Athletics, James W. Huckaby, tion to the expenses of the games. J ' know what his or her inside
Spelling, Mrs. Avis Grayson, Point; Coupland ; Music Memory, Mrs. M. O.
looks like.
Models and dead
Ready Writers, Mrs. Eunice A. Holley, Deison, Round Rock; Ready Writers, Two of the schools in the district
rabbits do not produce the necesEmory; Athletics, Raymond Fitzgerald, Mrs. Mahon Garry, Taylor; Picture MemEmory; Music Memory, Marye Scott, ory, Mrs. Nolan Stewart, Round Rock, have lighted their fields and at
Point; Choral Singing, Faye McCowan, Three-H, Kathleen Voight, Hound Rock; least four more will have lighted sary effect on the mind. It was
Emory; Arithmetic, S. O. Spinks, Emory; Arithmetic, Irene McLaughlin, Taylor;
not until I had attended a few
Three-R, Eugene Owen, Alba; Story-Tell- Choral Singing, Mrs. Pat Pritchard, Rt. fields for 1939. Another evidence
post-mortems that I realized (with
ing, Mrs. Cecil Roberts, Point; Picture 3, Taylor; Girls' Athletics, Mrs. M. O.
Memory, Seberry Whitehurst, Emory.
Alien, Granger; Story-Telling, Edith of the popularity of the game is da Vinci, Wren, and others) that
Ericson, Georgetown.
the fact that two new teams have even
Real County
the ugliest human exteriors
Director General, Z. B. Gray, Leakey; Williamson County (Independent) asked for admission next year.
Director General, E. W. Keith, Georgemay contain the most beautiful
Debate, B. J. Stewart, Camp Wood; Declamation, Mrs. Z. B. Gray, Leakey; Ex- town ; Debate, T. H. Leslie, Liberty Hill; From the point of view of the
viscera, and was able to console
temporaneous Speech, Mr. Rutherford, Declamation, Herman Bartley, Granger;
Camp Wood; Spelling, Pauline Moon, Rio Extemporaneous Speech, Helen Campbell, spectator, the game is as inter- myself for the facial drabness of
Frio; Ready Writers, Mrs. E. E. Gildart, Taylor; Spelling, Katherine Voss, Tay- esting as eleven-man football.
my neighbors in omnibuses by
Camp Wood; Athletics, George Scharn- lor; Ready Writers, A. B. Smith,
berg, Leakey; Music Memory, Lucille Granger; Athletics, C. H. Harris, George- The average spectator can see all dissecting them in my imaginaCoulter, Leakey; Picture Memory, Mattie town; Music Memory, Miss Clem RichMcNeil, Rio Frio; Choral Singing, Vernell ardson, Georgetown; Picture Memory, the plays and can see what each tion. J. B. S. Haldane.
Tinsley, Camp Wood; Arithmetic, Leslie Miss Signe Quick, Round Rock; Story- player is doing while that is imSansom, Vance; One-Act Play, Mrs. Mary Telling, Annie Purl, Georgetown.
possible in the eleven-man game.
Alice Bunton, Leakey ; Typewriting, ElizaWilson County
beth Ellis, Camp Wood; Shorthand, Mrs.
Director General, W. C. Drumm, La In the District there were no
L. B. Mackey, Camp Wood; Story-Tell- Vernia;
Debate, T. M. Donaho, Suthering,
Mrs.
Lurlene
Boren,
Leakey; land Springs
Debater
; Declamation, Miss Shirley serious injuries during the season,
Three-R, Judge W. B. Sansom, Leakey. Warren,
Stockdale ;
Extemporaneous but that does not mean that the
Speech, Mrs. Truitt Chance, Floresville;
Red River County
The game reDirector General, C. M. Fisher, An- Spelling, Evelyn Merchant, Floresville; game is easier.
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nona; Debate, W. S. Cody, Bogata; Dec- Ready Writers, Lois Tipton, Floresville; quires more endurance than the
Athletics,
Jesse
Smith,
Stockdale;
Music
lamation, Georgia Swann Van Dyke, Memory, Lothar Tampke,
Poth ; Rural eleven-man game.
Clarksville;
Extemporaneous
Speech,
It requires
Director General, W. G. Luce, Tilden; Dora Kelley, Detroit; Spelling, C. F. Schools, J. E. Swift, Floresville; Picture
Memory,
Mrs.
Declamation, Margaret Watkins, Tilden; Tucker, Manchester; Ready
Virgie
Burris,
La Vernia; more accurate tackling and better as stores as are licensed to do bust,
Typewriting
Extemporaneous Speech, Frances Watson, Margie Storey, Avery; Athletics, Writers,
and
Shorthand, Mae Wray,
ness under the statute. This,
Walter
Tilden; Spelling, Mrs. Davis Gaskins, Hohmann, Clarksville; Music Memory, Floresville; Choral Singing, Naomi Peavy, blocking than is required in the
La Vernia; Girls' Athletics, Mrs. Ralph close plays of the eleven-man course, would not include ind*
Calliham; Ready Writers, Sydney P. Mrs. John Bates, Clarksville;
Picture
Smith, Tilden; Athletics, T. G. Muir, Memory, Mrs. Bernice Humphries, Box- Coker, Stockdale; Story-Telling, Eloise
viduals such as farmers selling
Ware, Stockdale.
Calliham; Rural Schools, Clifton Wheeler, elder.
game.
Tilden; Typewriting and Shorthand, Martheir produce since they would not
Young County
Refugio County
cille Plettner, Calliham; Arithmetic, Jack
Suggests Changes
Director General, Byron Rucker, Eliasbe considered as being engaged in
Hays, Calliham; Girls' Athletics, Lois
Director General, R. L. Moore, Re- ville; Debate, John Newberry, Newcastle;
Campbell, Calliham.
There
are some changes that retail business.
fugio; Declamation, Glyndolyn Alexander, Declamation,
Mrs. Alton Thompson,
Matagorda County
Woodsboro;
Extemporaneous
Speech, South Bend ; - Extemporaneous Speech, have
been suggested to me
It is also my understanding that
Director General, H. Brandon, Bay Mrs. Mattie Carroll, Tivoli; Spelling, Clay Thompson. Graham; Spelling, Mrs.
City; Debate, W. E. Sullivan. Palacios; Mrs. Susie F. Kallina, Refugio; Ready W. L. Coffey, Olney; Ready Writers, through the season. In rules the such a tax might be extended to
Writers,
Jane
Mitcham,
Austwell;
AthHelen Moore, Olney ; Athletics, Billy
Declamation, Ben E. Mize, Markham;
Extemporaneous Speech, Lloyd Bond, letics, Louis Germer, Refugio; Music Stamps, Graham; Music Memory, Bobby Coaches here are all in favor of apply to the sale of services and
Cedar Lane; Spelling, Daisy Newton, Bay Memory, Katherine Morrow, Refugio; Heptinstall, Jean; Rural Schools, Mark the regulation eleven-man goal. the like such as professions, the
City; Ready Writers, H. McDaniel, Bless- Picture Memory, Anita Morrow, Aust- Whittenberg, Olney; Picture Memory,
ing; Athletics, Coach Lowe, Bay City; well; Arithmetic, Gladys Bayer, Woods- Edna Flanagan, Loving; Three-R, Mark This is the goal that was used in utilities, and other such activities
Music Memory, Lucille Frazier, Bay City. boro; Choral Singing, Beamie Dortch, Whittenberg, Olney.
this district this year and it has although it is not necessary that
Refugio; Typewriting, R. H. Renfro, ReLongview-Kilgore-Gladewater
Maverick County
fugio; One-Act Play, Mrs. Susie F.
proved
very satisfactory. In one these be included within the interDirector General, Fred R. Thompson, Kallina, Refugio; Story-Telling, Celestine
City-County Unit
Eagle Pass; Debate, Robert A. Gehlbach, Hartmann, Woodsboro.
game
I
saw,
six goals were scored pretation of the question. For conPublished
through
mistake
among
the
Eagle Pass; Declamation, Mrs. Kathleen
Robertson County
county officers in November Leaguer:
from
placement.
Stanley, Eagle Pass; Extemporaneous
Practically all venience and clarity, I believe it
Director General, M. M. Churchwell,
Director General, F. A. Davison,
Speech, C. J. Garland, Eagle Pass; SpellGladewater; Debate, Ethel Kaderli, Long- are of the opinion that the rule would be better to debate the quesing, Dora Shaw, Eagle Pass; Ready Franklin; Debate, S. Z. Hall, Bremond; view;
Writers, Belle McGlothlin, Eagle Pass; Declamation, H. B. Jones, New Baden; gore; Declamation, Helen Adams, _KiI- which requires a clear pass behind tion as applying to all retail estabExtemporaneous Speech, Marjorie
Athletics, Charles C. Cumberland, Eagle Extemporaneous Speech, R. M. Hix, Nabors,
Gladewater; Spelling. Virginia the lin« should be changed so that lishments of Texas, excluding spePass; Music Memory, Bess McAdams, Hearne; Spelling, Mrs. Katie Beall, EastEagle Pass; Arithmetic, Mrs. Erna Ken- erly; Ready Writers, Mrs. Vernon Ste- Baxter, Longview; Ready Writers, Lois
Harvey,
Kilgore;
Athletics, Jake Hanna, the ball should be either handed or cific exemptions for articles already
gall,
Franklin; Athletics, W. E. Weathnedy, Eagle Pass; Story-Telling, Mrs.
Anne W. Couth, Eagle Pass; Choral ers, Franklin; Music Memory, Mattie Gladewater; Music Memory, James E. passed. It is practically impossible taxed, but applied uniformly to all
Hawk,
Gladewater; Picture Memory,
Singing, Mrs. Nan K. Boehner, Eagle Bennett, Bremond; Rural Schools, L. W.
Pass; Picture Memory, Grace Scar- Laster, Franklin; Picture Memory, Ina Jane Etheridge, Longview; Three-R, A. for the
official to distinguish of the articles sold at retail.
Tate, Mumford; Three-R, J. B. Street- B. Owen, Longview; Choral Singing,
borough, Eagle Pass.
Please be advised that the above
man, Franklin; Arithmetic, Roland Rey- Phyllis Brannon, Longview ; One-Act whether the ball was handed or
Menard County
nolds, Franklin; Typewriting and Short- Play, E. C. Ratiiff, Longview; Typewritinterpretation is my opinion only
Director General, T. A. Parker, Menard; hand, Rex. Katheart, Calvert; Choral ing and Shorthand, Exa Matlock, Long- passed, and there seems to be no
Debate, T. A. Parker, Menard, Declama- Singing, Willie Mae Huebner, Franklin; view.
more chance for injuries in hand- and in no wise constitutes an oftion, Miss Gerdes, Menard; Spelling, Mil- Girls' Atheltics, Miss Johnnie Punchard,
Previously Reported
ficial ruling upon the question. I
dred Mayes, Menard; Ready Writers, Franklin.
ing
the ball than in passing. The
Archer, Atascosa, Bexar, Brown, BurMrs. Lois Renfro, Menard: Athletics,
believe, however, that this is the
Scurry County
leson,
Cass,
Coleman,
Coliingsworth,
rules in passing and in blocked
Conn Isaacs, Menard; Music Memory,
Director General, E. L. Farr, Herm- Crosby, Dawson, Denton, Duval, Falls,
common sense interpretation to
Miss Boyd, Menard.
leigh; Debate, M. E. Stanfield, Snyder; Floyd, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hamilton, passes should be the same as the
Milam County
Declamation, E. L. Taylor, Ira; Extem- Hill, Hopkins, Howard, Hunt, Jack, Jack- rules in the eleven-man game. make of the question in the light
Director General, G. D. Reat, Cameron; poraneous Speech, M. H. Greenwood, son, Jefferson, Knox. Lamar, Lamb, Lee,
of the provisions of the other sales
Debate, M. J. Vaughn, Cameron; Decla- Pyron; Spelling, Mrs. Vivian Hill, Sny- Live Oak, Lynn, McCulloch, Midland, Where these rules that are known
tax laws of this nature.
mation, C. R. Middleton, Sharpe; Extem- der; Ready Writers, Mrs. Hazel Han- Nacogdoches, Orange, Palo Pinto, Parker,
poraneous Speech, Fred Graves, Rock- back, Hermleigh; Athletics, Booker Con- Farmer, San Patricio, Smith. Tarrant, to most spectators in the elevendale; Spelling. Mrs. S. C. Miles, Rock- nally, Dunn; Music Memory, Margaret Titus, Travis, Trinity, Wise, Wood.
man game, it is rather confusing
dale; Ready Writers, C. N. Heath, Mi- Dell Prim, Snyder; Story-Telling, Mrs.
lano; Athletics, C. M. Hicks, Cameron; Grace King, Snyder; Rural Athletics, W.
to have a different set in the six- Editor's Note. As Professor Hester
points out, no one is authorized to give
Music Memory, Ima Wilson, Cameron; F. Cox, Snyder; Choral Singing, Ben W.
man game.
official interpretation of terms used in
Rural Schools, Guy T. Newton Cameron: Newhouse, Dunn; One-Act Play, Peggy
Letter
Box
Picture Memory, Mrs. Hugo Horstmann, Elliot, Snyder; Picture Memory, E. O.
the debate query. It is up to the deI believe that I am expressing baters
to make their own interpretation <
Buckholts.
Wedgeworth,
Fluvanna;
Typewriting,
stick with the judges, and only by showEdward Wahlkampf, Snyder; Arithmetic,
Mills County
the opinion of all the schools in ing
the reasonableness of any quoted
Hadley Reeves, Snyder; Three-R, G. W.
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Director General, A. H. Smith, Goldthis district when I say that the interpretation may the debater do this.
thwaite; Debate, Tolbert Ptterson, Mul- Berry, Snyder.
Taylor County
lin; Declamation, G. W. White, Priddy;
Six-Man game should have bi- In short, that's part of the debate itself.
Extemporaneous Speech, John Patterson,
Director General, W. B. Williams, enjoyed our first season's particidistrict in 1939, and region in
Goldthwaite; Spelling, W. Y. Scott, Star; Lawn; Debate, O. A. Faith, Bradshaw;
Ready Writers, Hollis Blackwell, Gold- Declamation, H. L. Gay, Rt. 3, Abilene; pation in interscholastic league 1940. The indication in this part
bate, the cross-question and audithwaite; Athletics, S. E. Cloninger, Gold- Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. Ruby Lee
thwaite; Music Memory, Marie Hill, Person, Rt. 4, Abilene; Spelling, Mrs. football and will be looking eagerly of the state is that there will be ence-question debate and, more
Goldthwaite; Picture Memory, Mrs. War- T. C. Weir, Buffalo Gap; Ready Writers, forward to the opening of another
more six- than eleven-man teams recently, the legislative assembly
ren Duron, Mullin; Choral Singing, Miss J. H. Kellett, Tye; Athletics, L. R.
year. Everywhere we
Authala Manning, Goldthwaite: Arithme- Reaves, Tuscola; Music Memory, Mildred football
within
a very few years. I be- scheme. Now by a unanimous vote
tic, Miss Von Dean Geeslin, Goldthwaite; Gardner, Rt. 5, Abilene; Picture Mem- have played this year we have
Three-R, Raymond Williams, Goldthwaite. ory, Heba Merle Williams, Rt. 4, Abilieve that for next year there will of all the member-colleges of the
lene: Rural Schools, W. D. Lowrie, Rt. been met with good officiating,
Montague County
good sportsmanship, and fair deal- be six six-man teams and one Michigan Intercollegiate Speech
Director General, W. B. Alexander. 1, Abilene.
Tom Green County
eleven-man team in Wilbarger League there is to be tried out
Bowie: Debate, A. V. Peterson, Nocona;
Declamation, W. J. Miller, Forestburg;
Director General, J. W. Hanson, Carls- ing. And I close by thanking you
This will be a little this year separate and apart
Extemporaneous Speech, J. B. Roberts, bad; Debate, Jack Steinbaugh, Miles; and all others connected with the County.
Nocona; Spelling, Mrs. Ethel Overfelt, Declamation, C. R. Nail, Christoval; Exhigher
than
the surrounding coun- from all other forensics contests
Bonita; Ready Writers, Annette Lem- temporaneous Speech, Walter Stoetzel, interscholastic league in any way
ties, but there will be as many of a round table discussion tournabardo, St. Jo; Athletics, W. J. Stone, Miles; Spelling, Loraine McCarroll, San for having made it possible
for
us
Nocona; Rural Schools, J. A. Fanning, Angelo, 104 E. 8th Street; Ready WritMontague.
ers, Mrs. Dorothy Murrell, Water Valley; to thus participate in and enjoy the six-man teams as the eleven- ment. The idea for such a tournaAthletics, Cagle Hunt, Rt. 2. San AnMontgomery County
man teams.
ment was presented to the League
Memory, Mrs. J. L. Carroll, this highly organized and properly
Director General, George Lewis Ander- gelo; Music
Rural Schools, Frank M. Jackson, controlled sport. S. D. Rattan,
last month by Professor J. D.
son, Conroe; Debate, D. G. Sherman, Wall;
1905 W. Concho, San Angelb, Three-R,
Willis; Declamation, Mrs. Clara Knight, Mrs.
Menshhofer of Michigan State
Claud Gotten, San Angelo; Type- Superintendent, Swenson Schools.
Discussion
Conroe; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. writing
Shorthand, Mrs. Blanche McMary Sue Rabon, Montgomery; Spelling, Farland, and
College. He has worked out a
Cactus
Hotel,
San
Angelo.
Mrs. H. E. Calfee, Willis; Athletics,
Upshur County
scoring sheet which, as revised by
Lawrence McCoIlough, Conroe: Music
(Continued from Page 1)
Farmer
Co.
Memory, Miss Ilanon Moon, Willis ; Ready
Director General. John Avery, Gilmer;
a League committee, will be used
Writers, Mrs. B. B. Casey, New Caney; Debate, Herbert Manning, Gilmer; DecStory-Telling, Mrs. Mattie Sneed, Mont- lamation, B. H. Hudspeth, Gladewater;
as the basis for the determination
The
sensibleness
of
the
discus(Continued
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gomery; Picture Memory, Mrs. J. B. Extemporaneous Speech, O. J. BeckWharton. Willis; Typewriting, M. W. worth, Gilmer; Spelling, D. T. Loyd,
sion method has been appreciated of excellence in the use of discusj
Eakin, Montgomery; Shorthand, Mrs. Gilmer; Ready Writers, Ida Snow, Big
Gertrude Petts, Conroe; Sub-Junior Dec- Sandy; Athletics, Leondard Pickett, GilContinuing on Friday, March 31, by business, labor and professional sion methods by a given student^
lamation, Amy Lee Holt, Conroe; Choral mer; Music Memory, Mrs. Johnny Camp,
the Volleyball contests and the groups, and to-day most meetings participant.
Singing, Mrs. Modine Davis, Splendora; James.
Ready Waters, Mrs. B. B. Casey, New
literary
events, taking in students or conventions provide for informal
The ball is rollling. We may exWalker County
Caney; One-Act Play, John Edward ParDirector
General,
Reed
Lindsey, from the first grade on through discussions, round table discus- pect to see the addition of numerrish, Conroe; Arithmetic, R. L. Dement,
Magnolia; Three-R, Joe Smith, Conroe; Huntsville; Debate, Olan Hicks, New high
school, will be staged, in the sions, panel discussions or open ous discussion procedures to the
Waverly; Declamation, Miss Orla O'BanSecretary, Mrs. Kate Dean, Conroe.
non, Huntsville; Spelling, Mildred Dor- auditorium and various rooms of forums.
Moore County
forensic program of the near
man, Huntsville; Ready Writers, Miss
Director General, J. W. Reid, Dumas: Willie Archer, Riverside; Athletics, Mack the local school building.
Directors of forensics have for future. There may even be the
Debate, J. N. Weaver, Stinnett; Decla- Runnels, Huntsville: Music Memory, Inez
The most important change is in years been aiming toward a goal substitution of group discussion
mation, Jane Younger, Dumas; Extem- Powell, Huntsv^le; Picture Memory,
poraneous
Speech,
Maurine
Creed, Jewell Ferguson, Huntsville' Three-R,
Dumas; Spelling, Alta Castleman, Dumas; Raymond Ritchey, Huntsville; Story- the arranging of the county track of group discussion by such devious methods for some of our present
Ready Writers, J. 0. Uitz, Dumas; Ath- Telling, Nannie Cooksey, Huntsvile.
meet to be held in the evening, on routes as the parliamentary de- ( forensic stand-b^si The Gavel.