State Athletic and Literary Meets Divided • for Years, the State Meet Has Traditionally Been the First Complete Weekend (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) in May
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VOL. LV AUSTIN, TEXAS, MARCH, 1971 NO. 7 State Athletic and Literary Meets Divided • For years, the State Meet has traditionally been the first complete weekend (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) in May. The 1971 State Meet will for the first time in history be di vided, with Academic, literary and dramatic competitions Regional Directors being schedule for April 29 and 30 and May 1, while the track and field events, as well as the tennis and golf tournaments, will be on May 7 and 8. This change has been necessitated by the complete revision List Meet Schedules of the calendar of The University of Texas at Austin for the 1970-71 school year. Examinations for all students are set for Regional meets for all confer 1:00 p.m.—Science, Persuasive TEXAS CHRISTIAN ences and regions have again been Speaking UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH the first weekend in May. Consequently, no classrooms are organized by the twelve regional Region II, Conference AAAA, available and neither faculty or staff members are free to as directors, with the assistance of TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Districts 6-14, inclusive sist with League events. their regional committees, at the LUBBOCK Region II, Conference AAA, Dis The League office has many times been urged to divide the twelve regional sites in Texas. Region I, Conference AA, Dis tricts 4-8, inclusive State Meet, since this would diffuse the crowds and make it The report of the district direc tricts 1-8, inclusive Director general: James L. Leh easier to secure lodgings and make organization of the meet tor, both athletic and literary, certi Region I, Conference A, Districts man, Director of Public Relations fies contestants to the regional 1-8, inclusive less complex. Others, on the contrary, pointed out that it would meets. District directors should mail Region I, Conference B, Districts Thursday, April 22 be more economical and efficient to bring literary contestants these in at once, after the district 1-11, inclusive 3:00 p.m.—One-Act Play Rehear and athletic competitors to Austin at the same time. This is meet is finished. Track and field Director general: Nat Williams, sals, Conference AAAA still a valid point. contestants must also be certified by College of Education Results of dividing the meet will be carefully evaluated. If each school, by Monday, April 19. Friday, April 23 Administrators and district direc Thursday, April 22 it is found to be impractical, efforts will be made to unify 7:00 a.m.—Golf tors can help regional directors by 7:10 a.m.—Conference B One-Act future meets. However, this is official notice to all schools that forwarding their certifications im 8:00 a.m.—Tennis Play rehearsals Texas Tech Univer 8:00 a.m.—One-Act Play Rehear the 1971 State Meet academic and literary competition will be mediately. sity Theater sals, Conference AAAA and AAA on April 30 and May 1, while all athletic events will be on Schedules published here are ten 8:30 a.m.—Conferences AA and tative. Each schoolman should con 12:30 p.m.—One-Act Play Pro May 7 and 8. A Golf, first round duction, Conference AAAA sult the schedule from his regional 1:30 p.m.—Conference B Golf, director, to be sure that his coaches 2:00 p.m.—One-Act Play Pro first round, Pinehills Golf Course duction, Conference AAA and contestants are at the right 3:00 p.m.—Conference B One-Act League Housing Office place at the right time for the event 3:00 p.m.—Track and Field Pre Play, production liminaries in which they are to compete. Friday, April 23 Saturday, April 24 Will Aid Contestants ODESSA COLLEGE, ODESSA 8:00 a.m.—Conference A One- 8:00 a.m.—Informative Speak CONFERENCE B STATE WINNER Meadow High School won the 1970 Conference B One-Act Play Con Assistance will be provided to sors only. Also, please keep in mind Act Play, rehearsals Texas Tech Region I, Conference AAAA, Dis ing, Persuasive Speaking qualified contestants and sponsors that the majority of the hotels/mo University Tower test with their production of scenes from George Herman's A COMPANY OF WAYWARD SAINTS. This tricts 1-5 inclusive 8:00 a.m.—Journalism, Science, reservations in Austin tels have only "two double beds in 8:30 a.m.—Conference B Golf, was the sixth appearance and three wins for Meadow and Drama Director Mrs. Noyce Burleson. Pictured for room Region I, Conference AAA, Dis Typewriting during the two State Meets this each room" type accommodations. final round above are Honorable Mention All-Star Cast members Major Howard and Polly Marchbanks. tricts 1-3, inclusive 8:00 a.m.—Ready Writing year. Individuals, other than the quali 8:45 a.m.—Tennis begins Director general: Dean Bernhard 8:30 a.m.—Debate, Prose Read to the lack of sufficient time fied contestants and their sponsors, Men's tennis, Coronado High School Due T. W. Sedate, Odessa College ing, Number Sense between the "date of declaring the will be required to make their own Courts 9:00 a.m.—Poetry Interpreta contestants and their arrival reservations directly with the hotel/ Women's tennis, Texas Tech Uni official Thursday, April 22 tion, Spelling time in Austin, housing requests will motel. versity Courts 9:00 a.m—Golf, Odessa Country 9:00 a.m.—Tennis Finals, Con Eligibility Revisions not be mailed as in years past for May 7 and 8 9:00 a.m.—Conference AA, A and ference AAAA the State Meets. May we direct your Club B Track and Field, begin two day Track and Field, Golf and 9:30 a.m.—Shorthand to the following housing 9:00 a.m.—Golf, Odessa Country schedule—Coronado High School attention Tennis State Meet Club, Conference AAA 10:00 a.m.—Slide Rule procedure for 1971. Track 11:00 a.m.—Track and Field It will be greatly appreciated if 11 a.m.—Conference AAA One- 1:30 p.m.—Conferences AA and Superintendents and/or Principals Events, Conference AAAA April Ballot April 29, 30 and May 1 Act Play Rehearsal Dominate A, Golf, final round cooperate with us on the following 1:00 p.m.—Track and Field Literary, Academic, and 2:30 p.m.—Conference AAA One- 3:00 p.m.—Conference A One-Act Three major revisions in eligibil typewriting, and some alterations in posed. These are to be voted upon request. Please begin your tele Events, Conference AAA Drama State Meet Act Play Production Play, production Texas Tech Uni ity rules, an important change in the football plan have been pro- by member schools in the April ref phone requests for housing on Wed versity Theater erendum. Telephones will be used in taking nesday, April 28, for your qualified Friday, April 23 NORTH TEXAS STATE The first would eliminate from the literary, drama, and academic contestants and sponsors, so that Saturday, April 24 UNIVERSITY, DENTON the Amateur Rule all reference to housing requests on Monday and the Literary State Meet can be 9:00 a.m.—Golf continues events NOT sponsored by the 9:00 a.m.—Conference AAAA Region II, Conference AAA, Dis State Swim Meet Tuesday, April 26 and 27. All quali housed as quickly and completely as 8:00 a.m.—Conference AA One- tricts 9-17, inclusive League itself sponsors. fied contestants and sponsors need possible. One-Act Play Rehearsal Act Play, rehearsals Texas Tech The second proposal on eligibity 2:30 a.m.—Conference AAAA Region II, Conference A, Districts ing housing for the Literary, Aca The procedure for your housing University Theater 9-16, inclusive rules would likewise delete refer One-Act Play Production demic, and Drama contests, please will be same as stated for the Lit 8:30 a.m.—Debate, Journalism, Director general: Dr. William R. Setf or March 19-20 ence to events NOT League-spon call 472-241 on these two days. erary State Meet. At the time of the Science DeMougeot, Department of Speech The Second Annual State High pants from each school. Any other sored from the Awards Rule, Arti At the time of the telephone con conversation, your reservation will Saturday, April 24 9:00 a.m.—Prose Reading, Per and Drama School Swim Meet will be held in team members or coaches attending cle XVI. This suggested change cor versation, the qualified contestants be confirmed. suasive Speaking, Typewriting 8:00 a.m.—Poetry Interpretation, Austin March 19 and 20. The events must purchase a ticket. Coaches that responds to the one proposed for the and their sponsors will be booked In conclusion, may we stress these 9:30 a.m.—Track and Field con Prose Reading, Ready Writing and Thursday, April 22 will be in Gregory Gym. The pre do not have contestants that do not Amateur Rule. into a hotel/motel, and confirmed as points: 1) the success in this opera Journalism tinues 8:00 a.m.—Golf, NTSU Club liminaries and semi-finals in diving have contestants qualified must pur Another major change in eligi of that moment. tion will depend entirely upon the 10:00 a.m.—Ready Writing, Num 8:30 a.m.—Debate, Conference house will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, chase a ticket. bility rules is the proposed amend Any request for housing not re cooperation of all concerned; 2) in ber Sense AAAA Tennis, Times and Court numbers March 20. The preliminaries in Tickets will be sold to each ses ing of Article VIII, Section 16, the ceived by 5:00 p.m.