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VOL. XXIV AUSTIN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 1941 No. 6 Journalism Winner DRAMATICS CLUB State Champion Team Jolly Bunch of Youngsters SPONSOR WOULD In 1939 State Meet HUTTO SCHOOLS INTERESTS MANY REVIS|COMTEST GIVE HOBBY SHOW Choral Singing Rules, She Both Individual and Group Many Activities Center Says, Don't Produce Entries Interest the Around Production Best Results Whole Community of Plays (By Mildred Thomas) S. TEMPLE NASH, (By F. J. Young, Supt. of Schools, Hutto) '-THE PURPLE Masque sponsor of choral singing * Club, dramatic organiza in the Kaufman schools, be HOBBY Show in the tion of Pettus High School, lieves that this contest should Hutto Public Schools is in within a year's time has be permit the use of an accom the form of a contest in which come the outstanding extra paniment, that the teacher, both individual and group curricular activity of the not the pupil should direct the hobbies are entered. We en school. Because of activities chorus, and that there should courage our pupils to have sponsored by the club and in not be a repetition of the same hobbies for the sake of what terest motivated by them, ap songs next year. Her letter they get out of them, and the proximately one-half of the follows: Hobby Show is one of the high school membership is en AMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL SQUAD In consideration of your point James McNiel means of motivating the activ rolled in the club, although that "It is a fine thing to train cer ity. Reading from left to right: tain students in leading th« choir" -VTORTH Dallas High School this is only the second year Bottom Row: Delbert Ballangee, Mgr.; Clyde Clark; Harold Harlow; William Martin;' Paul Burden; Billy (which narrows down to one for ^ sent James McNiel as its Individual and Group Entries of its existence. Here Is Record of 1940 Nelson; J. C. Harrell; Johnny Price; Billy Joe Storseth; Leroy Bayter; Bob Buntain, Mgr. each school), I can not see that Each pupil has the opportunity Second Row: Gene Noland, Asst. Mgr.; W. C. Woolen; E. J. Watson; Jim Warner; M. T. Johnson, Jr., representative to the 1939 Purpose of Club League Football Season the small amount of training one to enter his or her hobby in the Co-Captain; Boone Baker, Co-Captain; Otto Payne; Myrle Greathouse; Charles Green; Thurman Journalism Conference and The purpose of this dramatic or child receives in directing a chorus, Tigart; Charles Vick. Contest, which was a part of contest, and any group or grade ganization is not only to acquaint can possibly balance with that Third Row: William Redus; John Childs; Roy Priolo; Ted Moss; Burrel Collins; Fred Page; Bill Jolly; may enter an exhibit of their students with principles of good The 1940 football season of the handicap a whole group of twenty- the State Meet of the Univer Dick West; Tom Bill Whelchel. acting but to enable them to feel University Interscholastic League five to sixty children suffers by sity Interscholastic League. hobby in the show. Group hobbies and appear at ease before an Fourth Row: Coach Howard Lynch; Trainer Lewis Manning; J: W. Clark; Ray Daniel; Irvin Wall; was concluded December 28th, in being forced to sing under the He took second place in the are carried on at school, while audience. In order that this pur Dallas, by the State Champion R*x Daniel; W. A. Myers; Clide Amerson; Bob Zelsman; John Brice, Asst. Mgr. individual hobbies are, in most pose may be achieved three-act, direction of a child leader of such copy-reading event of the ship game between Temple and Asst. Coach T. G. Hull; Gene Sutton; Hoy Marcum were not present when the picture was made. cases, outside activities. one-act, and three-minute plays limited ability as is to be found Journalism Contest. and monologues are often given Amarillo, the latter winning by among elementary school children. The Hobby Show is held the a score of 20-7, before a crowd When the Faculty Study Club James was graduated from high at Purple Masque Club meetings. If the group were of High School school in June last at seventeen third Friday in May, which is the At one regular session of the of approximately 18,000 people. had completed its coordination and day for the last Parent-Teachers ACTIVITIES SCORE approval of student selected clubs, STUDENT COUNCIL age even, there might be more years of age. Principal E. B. club parents of members are in Regional champions in Class A value for such a rule though I Comstock, who has watched James' Association Meeting, in order that vited to attend and a play is pre the accompanying definite activity were concluded the week-end of seriously doubt it for several rea the parents may have an op sented for their entertainment. schedule had taken form. progress for four years, says: December 13-14. Class B district sons. "He participated in many extra portunity to see the exhibit at the Also during the year one night is IN SMALL SCHOOL The preceding schedule of activi ENLARGES FIELD champions were all determined by curricular activities. He was a same time that the judges make given to the presentation of a ties ^ was posted on the bulletin Community Singing November 30th, and the bi-district member of the Student Council, their decisions concerning the win group of one-act plays and an boards in each of the home rooms, As to the original purpose of champions by December 7th. The managing editor of our school ning hobbies. Prizes are given by other for the presentation of a Rich Club Offerings Enlist and each student was requested to At Hallsville Disciplinary the choral singing contest, being three-act play, and to these citi Six-man football final district paper, The Compass, president of the school for the winners in both Interest of Whole select at least one of the clubs for not to give an exhibition of best zens from the community are in games were determined by Thanks Problems Successfully the National Honor Society, presi group and individual hobbies. membership. Participation in one performance, hut that of teaching vited to attend. Among the ma giving week-end. Community Handled dent of the Hi-Press Club, presi club was expected, but each student and encouraging community sing This year we used "Hobbies" as jor projects of the year is en dent of Allied Youth, sports editor trance in the one-act play contest was permitted to hold membership ing it seems to me that the com the theme for one issue of the of our school annual, The Viking, school newspaper. Interesting of the Interscholastic League. The State championship foot TNSTEAD of selecting eight in three clubs of his own choosing (By Ralph Havenhill, bination is hardly consistent. How and editor of our Senior Publica articles about hobbies in general ball game was one of the finest organizations,* as the fac provided such membership did not Hallsville, Texas) can a contest be any thing but an Stage Management tion." and a number of articles about games ever played under aus cause his scholarship marks to fall exhibition of best performance? Not only is the art of acting ulty had first intended, ten PROBLEM of finding Letters in Tennis hobbies of pupils and adults in the emphasized in the club but also pices of the Texas Intercholas- lower than they had been the first That very point is what lends en clubs seemed very urgent James found time also to letter community were published in the methods of stage business are tic League, matching probably month when there had been no club something for the Student couragement to the effort; draws activities. in tennis, and win first place in es paper. This helped a great deal taught. Many of the students are the two most powerful teams to from the student replies on Council to do has apparently in more groups and makes stand say writing in competition with in. creating interest in hobbies, so not especially interested in tak meet in the finals in the 21-year questionnaires. It was de Membership Blanks been solved in HaJlsville High ards rise.. Certainly the boost to other high schools in Dallas. With ing actual parts in the plays but that at the present time about 90 history of the annual football cided that the two extra ones community singing is a natural all these extra-curricular activi are extremely interested in proper When this» schedule was posted School, located in the oil field per cent of the pupils of both the race. The teams played smash consequence, but to these school ties, James' scholastic average, the management of stage business. could be provided for, since on each home-room bulletin board, area of East Texas. Aside elementary grades and high school ing, crashing football the kind children is of minor importance, books show, was 96.19. Stage production staff and com from the usual duties assigned He is now a sophomore in the are taking part in group hobbies that is pleasing to the eye and Weekly Schedule of Activities while to their teachers, the first mittee members are appointed by University of Texas, having made and approximately 75 per cent the director of the club and care liked by close students of the a Student Council, the Stu consideration is to give their pupils Day Group I Group II Group HI the best training possible for the straight A's during his freshman have individual hobbies. fully instructed in their duties.