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VOL. XVI AUSTIN, TEXAS, JANUARY, 1933 No. 5 150 Counties Report Kenley Says Four Years LETTEK County Enough in High School Corsicana Wins Conference A SPANISH CONTEST IN BOX and League Organizations to Date JEFFERSON COUNTY PERSONAL PRINCIPAL CHESTER H. KEJST- Football Over Masonic Home ITEMS -*- LEY, of San Antonio High Instructor Says Greatest Diffi­ Counties Not Included in List Urged to Report Now School, writes the LEAGUES, as Eight Conference B Regional Winners Declared culty Is in Securing Prop­ follows: er Tests for Pupils. >OUNTIES that have not RDERING plays for trial from re­ Good-Night Good-Will On "I was unable to attend the Writer Endorses 8-Semester Thirteenth Annual Foot- O the Loan Library service, Mrs. ported officers should do so Gridiron Writer Implies ball State Championship sea­ T AST spring I was director Kahat Baker, of Carthage, gives some League breakfast at Ft. Worth, And One-Year Transfer Rule at once, if election has already so I have just read with interest son under the auspices of the ^-* for Spanish in Jefferson account of herself since she was a ;aken place. In many counties AIUS SHAVER in Colliers County and wrote you for sug­ participant in Interscholastic League ;he account of the discussion on TF the high schools of the state University Interscholastic nstitutes have not yet been held (Nov. 18) says Bob Hall, gestions for conducting the herself: :he transfer and the 8 semester will stick by the one-year League closed with the game be­ Last year our and in some other counties in­ former Masonic Home (Fort affair. I also wrote to the per­ school entered rule. I also read your editorial transfer rule and the eight- tween Corsicana and the Mason­ "What Never Dies," by Percival stitutes will not be held until Worth) football player erred in sons you mentioned who con­ stating that the State Com­ semester rule they voted into the ic Home and School, played at Wilde, in our district meet. shortly before the Christmas being too polite on the college ducted tests in Dallas and mittee would not likely consider Tnterscholastic League football Corsicana December 26, 1932. I teach expression in the Carthage holidays. It will improve the football gridiron and describes McCulloch counties the year High School, and am also director of a change until at least two code, they are going to find While the game ended in a prospects his transformation into a bone- these before. We combined some of declamation for Panola County. Hav­ for a good county years' trial. I wish to commend provisions in 1933 and 1934 scoreless tie, the state cham­ meet breaker under the influence of the rules used in each place and ing been a contestant in the second if those interested in each you for this stand, Mr. Smith, serving as true equalizers. The pionship was won by Corsicana, state meet in 1916, and ounty coaches in the great religious some used in Latin tournaments having sent will see to it that officers oach Taylor, and I think both one-year transfer rule was in as the League's tie game rule a number of pupils to the state meets, institution of Southern Cali­ and had a very successful con­ are elected at the earliest prac- rules are the best rules for the effect this year, but the eight- was operating. Corsicana won my pet ambition is to have a winning icable time. fornia. The item speaks for test in Spanish I and Spanish II. declaimer and to at least reach the itself: » , general football situation that semester rule does not go in 5 to 0 on 20-yard line penetra­ The name of each county offi- Cups Awarded state with my one act play. "There, for example, was big Bob lave been passed in years. We until 1933. tions. We were able to secure one cup er reported is placed on the Hall of Southern California, who had urge you and the State Com­ Incidentally, it is possible.that both Conference A: The following and awarded it to the team winners HE OWL, a school paper pub jeague mailing list. Important everything to make him a star tackle mittee not to permit any ref­ or either might be thrown out before schools won Conference A district in Spanish I and ribbons to individual Tlished monthly by the eighth and Announcements are being made except the ever-ready aggressiveness erendum on them until we have given the 'opportunity to be tested. championships: 1. Amarillo, 2. Ran­ winners in both Spanish I and Span­ ninth grade pupils of Nash School, oncerning which all county of­ so essential to the consistent winner. tried them. Then, if the football The one-year rule has not had such ger, 3. Austin (El Paso), 4. Sweet- ish II. a great effect this season, for the water, 5. Vernon, 6. Shermah, (7<. a school with four teachers and an ficers should be advised. We can- Bob was good-looking, easy-going, situation is not improved rad­ We used mimeographed tests writ­ enrollment of 130, has come to our mild as spring in his native Texas. A reason schools that went in for prose­ Masonic Home, 8. Woodrow Wilson ten by Mr. C. E. Doyle of Beaumont desk and has been referred to Prof. aot reach them unless their fine, gentle giant filled with good­ ically submit a referendum on lyting on a big scale still are profiting (Dallas), 9. Greenville, 10. Athens, Senior High School, covering material Reddick for attention. names are reported to the will. If an opponent murmured them. from the presence of imported stars 11. Corsicana, 12. Brackenridge (San mentioned in the State Department For four consecutive years Nash /eague office. We publish below "ouch" after meeting Bob's magnifi­ "Supt. Emmett Brown's discussion of the year before. The true effect of Antonio), 13. John Reagan (Hous­ foreign language bulletin. School has won rural county cham an alphabetical list of cent shoulders, Bob might solicitously of the necessity of 80 per cent of his the one-year rule and the eight-semes­ ton), 14. Beaumont, 15. Corpus The greatest difficulty was in find­ those Christi, 16. Harlingen. pionship in the field meets. Nash ounties beg the injured lad's pardon and ease students remaining in high school at ter rule will be felt next year. ing someone such as Mr. Doyle, who which have reported The eight-semester rule is far more In the bi-district games played the scored 1015 points on the score card lirectors to the State Office and up a bit thereafter. All of which are .east five years was a revelation to was both competent and disinterested not to be belittled; but they do not me. By way of comparison, I have important than it might appear to the week ending December 3, Amarillo in the outcome, and asking this per­ counties not included in this list layman. It'prevents a-student from defeated Ranger 7. to 0; Sweetwater (See LETTER BOX Page 3) win many games of football. made a study of the graduates of son to make out two long sets of have not yet reported: "Well, we were meeting Stanford, our high school for the 1931-32 ses­ playing football, or basket ball, longer defeated Austin (El Paso) 13 to 6; questions and mimeograph several Sherman defeated Vernon nderson Jim Wells which had a team that neither said sion. The results are: 82 per cent than the eighth semester after his 14 to 7; Archer Johnson "ouch" nor expected anyone to beg its graduated in 4 years; 8% per cent entry into high school. Many strong Masonic Home defeated Woodrow (See SPANISH Page 4) A.tascosa Jones Wilson- EXTEMPORANEOUS Austin Kaufman pardon. Coach Jones was working graduated in 4% years; 8% per cent teams have been maintained through­ (Dallas) 40 to 7; Greenville alley Kleberg out the defeated Athens 13 to 6; Corsicana SPEECH Jastrop Lamar hard on Bob trying to inject a bit of graduated in 5 years; 1 per cent interscholastic league by the iaylor Lampasas murder into his charge and to put graduated in 6 years. This survey simple expediency of retaining star defeated Brackenridge (San Antonio) ee Lavaca 13 to 0; John H. Reagan (Houston) VUTITH the suspension of the eII Lee aside for the season his natural be­ shows that only 18 per cent of my players an extra season, but with the Pay Footballers? lexar Leon defeated Beaumont nevolence. But it seemed a bit hope­ graduates spent more than four years eight-semester regulation in effect it 32 to 7; Corpus " News Review, and the fail­ 3 1 an co Liberty Christi iosque Limestone less. Mr. Jones was about to sur­ in high school. Only four of the cannot be done. The student simply defeated Harlingen 60 to 0. qpERMING football at all large ure of Uncle Sam's Diary to sup­ Jowie Lipscomb Quarter-Finals Jrazoria render when Mr. Templeton bless graduates who played football spent is not eligible after the eighth Live Oak The following * universities "a business ply the Texas demand according Srown Llano him! came to the rescue. more than four years. Consequently, semester after entering high school, results occurred in 3urleson Lubbock the quarter-finals played December 9 proposition," the Minnesota to our understanding when the Gurnet Lynn "Mr. Templeton gave us a nice vic­ -his shows that only 3 per cent of or the eighth grade of a junior high. ^aldwell Madison and 10: Amajrillo ious going-over. Looking about for the total number of graduates were It makes no difference if he was kept defeated Sweet- Daily student paper at the Uni­ paper was listed, we are driven ^alhoun Marion water 7 to 0; Masonic :amp Martin a particular victim of his scorn, he football boys who spsat more than out of school one,or two years, or Home defeat­ versity of Minnesota, asks edi­ to the Review of Reviews, the 'ass Mason ed Sherman 20 to 0; Corsicana de­ hambers Matagorda chose Bob, whom he likened to a four years in high school. whether he participated in football or torially "why not pay the daily newspapers and the Ex­ herokee McCulIoch basket ball. Al Parker in Wichita feated Greenville 1 to 0 on penetra­ Jhildress 'beautiful piece of statuary'. I believe that my high school work deserving workers?" McLennan Falls Times. tions, scoreless tie; John H. Reagan tension Loan Library for ma­ ay Medina "Unhappily for Stanford and the is kept Monard on a fairly high standard. So defeated Corpus Christi Publicity which can be turned to terial. Topics followed by helpful Mr. Templeton, Bob read that 39 to 7. Mills [ certainly cannot see the the neces­ The semi-final games .were played profit is obtained from the gridiron "ELL" Joihngsworth Mitchell classic remark. Mr. Jones saw to sity of the Cleburne graduates are treated in loan pack­ Colorado Montague spend­ Temple High School Pupils December 17, Masonic Home defeat­ by "only a mere handful from each jomanche Montgomery that. And, for some reason I shall ing five years in high school. college" and the rest of ages which will be furnished by Doncho ing Amarillo 7 to 6, and Corsicana the men have Nueces not attempt to explain, it got under Enter Spelling Competition the Extension Loan Library. looke Orange Let me ask that the committee stand winning over John H. Reagan of been "marking time as far as prepa­ ^rosby Panola Bob's skin. I have never seen better ration for their future is concerned," If you are not familiar with the Dallas Parker firm in its positions when you know Houston 19 to 7. Oawson Farmer football than Bob played against QIXTEEN students of Temple high the Daily says. methods of the library, especially Oelta you are right. I am a firm believer Final: Corsicana 5, Masonic Home Rains Mr. Templeton's pride and joy. And wj school are preparing to take part "Coaches are shifted as soon as with the terms upon which circulation 3enton Ran da 11 that right will prevail in the long 0, on penetrations. a Mckens Reagan it lasted. Gone was all of Bob's gen­ in the elimination contest to select the team has.a losing streak," the Daily is made, write first for a copy of the )uval Red River Conference B: District winners: 1. Sastland Refugio tle manner on the field. Before and representatives in the spelling con­ asserts, "and everything is done to pamphlet entitled "Library Extension Spearman, 2. McLean, 3. Brownfield, il Paso Robertson after the game the world knew no test in the district interscholastic keep the team winning and maintain­ Service." Address your communica­ Falls Rockwall 4. Olney, 5. Graham, 6. Commerce, 7. 'annin Runnels milder-mannered, more courteous lad. league meet in the spring. ing gate receipts. This is good busi­ tion (a post card will do) to the Ex­ rloyd San Bonham Organizes School Rockwall, 8. Gilmer, 9. Wink, 10. Sny- Patricio But once the whistle blew, the statue Those who are planning to take ness practice. tension Loan Library, University Sta- 'oard San Saba der, 11. Albany, 12. De Leon, 13. 'ort Bend Scurry became a regiment of assassins." For League Competitions part in the contest are Myrtle "The most important cog in the ' tion, Austin, Texas. We shall con­ 'ranklin Smith Brady, 14. Fredericksburg, 15. Mc- lrio Somervell o Krause, Mollie Nan Watters, Jose­ money-making machine is the foot­ tinue starring topics based upon mag­ Gregor, 16. I.O.O.F. Home, 17. Waxa- aines Stephens NTERSHOLASTIC LEAGUE plans have phine White, Faye Tribble, Anna ball player and his only return is azines or news articles and upon lasscock Sterling Dick Sanders, League Winner hachie, 18. Center, 19. Normangee, 20. Jonzales Stonewall I already started. Mr. Glass called Catherine Giesler, Royal Grayson, 'that tired, aching feeling' and a lot which additional information may be rayson Tarrant Caldwell, 21. Granger, 22. Eagle Lake, 1931, Now on Baylor Squad Dollie Sapp, Marian Mackey, Nancy of slush about 'fighting for the dear obtained from the Extension Loan regg Taylor a committee meeting of the teachers 23. Lockhart, 24. Edison (San An­ rimes Titus last Monday afternoon. Dikeman, Susie Ellen Breen, Dorothy old Alrna Mater.' Why not pay the Library. audalupe Tom Green The follow­ tonio), 25. Rosenberg, 26. Humble, Hale Travis ICK SANDERS, son of Mr. and Nell Reaks, Caroline Sherwood, deserving workers?" Associated Additional assignments will be made ing teachers were appointed as spon­ 27. Liberty, 28. Jasper, 29. Hondo, Hall Tyler D Mrs. J. R. Sanders, 103 N. Laura Sagebeil, Martha Zatlukal, Press Dispatch. in each issue of the LEAGUER, and the Hamilton Upton sors of the arts and literary divisions: 30. Victoria, 31. Sinton, 32. Mer­ lansford Uvalde Daphna Gilstrap and Maurice Deason. present assignment retained. It is a Harris Val Verde Grand avenue, Sherman, has be­ Debate, Miss Tuttle; Essay writing, cedes. Miss LaVerne Lowry is the coach The Daily Tar Heel, good plan to keep a notebook contain­ iarrison Van Zandt come a member of the debate Miss Williams; Extempore speech, In Region I, McLean defeated student publi­ iaskell Victoria and will have charge of the contest. cation at the University of North ing references, newspaper clippings, -lays Walker squad at Baylor University. Miss Goen; Spelling, Miss Leslie; Spearman 14 to 6 and Olney defeated HTenderson Waller o Carolina, known for its vigorous edi­ and an outline of each topic. Debating activities for the term Declamation, Miss Key; One-Act play, Brownfield 45 to 7. Olney defeated hidalgo Ward torial policy, rocked Southern foot­ Hill Washington are in full swing, 25 students having Mr. Fletcher; Music memory, Miss There is no expedient to which a McLean 6 to 0 for the regional cham­ !Plan and Service of the E.F.C. (Oct. Hockley Wharton man will not go to avoid the labor of ball circles with this proposal: "To RofR pp. 18, 20-22)* Flouston Wichita reported for practice this week. Taylor; Picture memory, Mrs. Johns; pionship. 2How Will Home rid intercollegiate gridiron of the Ownership Be Promoted Howard Williamson In Sherman high school Dick Latin Tournament, Miss Kinkead. thinking. Thomas A. Edison. In Region II, Graham defeated by Home Loan Banks. (Oct. RofR pp. 18. Hunt Wilson o falsity and duplicity that now per­ 22-24)* Hutchinson Wise Sanders was one of the major de­ Bqjiham Herald. Commerce 33 to 6 and Gilmer de­ 'Balancing the Budget in Mississippi Tack Wood It appears to me that vades it, the Tar Heel suggests that (Oct. RofR pp. 28-29) baters, and with Warner Evans won we can never feated Rockwall 16 to 6. Graham de- Jeff Da vis Young football players be paid well for their Compensation for War Veterans. (Oct. Jefferson the state debating cup in the inter­ be despised according to our deserts. RofR p. 34; Dec. RofR pp. 47-49)* athletic services; that each college 5Financing the Chicago World's Exposi­ scholastic league in his senior year, Montaigne. (See FOOTBALL Page 4) tion (Oct. RofR pp. 37-38) Sports Show Amateur Trend make public its salary list and adver­ 'Who Should Pay for Highways? (Oct. There is no mind like an open 1931. In his freshman year at Austin RnfR p. .'{91* In East Says Noted Writer tise the fact its athletes will receive college he received distinction in de­ 'The New Hampshire Plan for Unemploy­ mind. There is no mouth like a remuneration, and that the men will ment Relief (Nov. RofR p. 24). closed mouth. bating. Sherman Democrat. 8New Products of Chemical Research (Nov. (By Queries on Form in Debate be paid in proportion to their worth RofR p. 62). Alan Could, "Political Parties in Germany (Nov. RofR Associated Press Sports Writer.) to the team and to the gate they p. 66 ff; Dec. RofR pp. 35-37). draw." "The Share the Work Movement (Nov. RofR NE of the striking contrasts in Bring Interesting Replies p. 25 f). Bell Telephone Company Makes If football is a school's most vivid "What's to be Done About the Railroads? O opinion concerning the trends in advertisement, (Nov. RofR p. 27 ff). and if advertising "The International Radio Forum (NOT. RofR sport involves college football. Where *~pHE LEAGUER received from "(b)," "(c)," "(d)," and "(e)," re­ pays, why not pay the football play­ p. 52). Study of 'Marks' and 'Success' a spectively : 13The Moving Picture Industry (ELL). number of eastern observers see -^ a debate coach, four ques­ ers directly instead of indirectly? Of "Independence of the Philippines (ELL). striking evidence of "de-emphasis," Question No. 1 lsRecognition of Russia (ELL), tions relative to form in debate, course, all the men on any school "What Part Did the Tariff Play in the 193: V. Relation Between High .It is not true, however, that low including less commercialism, less which were In a debate, should the first speaker team are not paid, either in cash or Presidential Campaign. (Campaign speeches proselyting and fewer athletic schol­ referred to half a of the affirmative take up much of recorded in daily papers.) Marks in College and Success rank college graduates who danced or dozen or so experienced debate with perquisites. But it is generally "The Present Duty of the Church. (Dec. played college politics or went out for arships for star players, others in the his time in origin of the question, known that inducements are offered RofR pp. 45-46.) in Business. "The Soldiers' Bonus (Dec. RdfR pp. 47- athletic teams or merely loafed are west discern more of the so-called coaches. history of the question, admitted mat­ by some universities, and accepted by 49). "evils" in existence than ever. Five individuals replied and their ter, etc.? 19Planned Economy in the Coal Industry '""pHERE is a widespread belief found in after life to have made more outstanding players, if not outstand­ (Dec. RofR pp. 38-41). of a success of it than have their For example, an Illinois sports edi­ names follow: Hollis Frazer, Public (a) In debating, there is enough ing scholars. This is not a crime. It The Value of County Libraries in Texas * that going to college is un­ (ELL). classmates who won better marks by tor points to "the perfection of a pow­ Speaking Department, Sam Houston history behind most every question may be against the formal rules, but 2lThe Recognition of Russia by the Unitec wise if you wish to succeed in High School, Houston; Dr. Theodore States (ELL). greater attention to study. The men erful proselyting system" in amateur that it is to the advantage of the all rules are subject to informal re­ 2-The Texas Centennial (Daily Papers). business, that the good student who are the big lawyers or corpora­ athletics, generally, and "the fire it Stenberg, formerly instructor in Pub­ affirmative team to spend some time peal. Baseball players play frankly - 'Cancellation of War Debts (Daily Papers lic Speaking, Cornell University, and Jan. RofR p. 18, 33, ELL). in college is likely to be a failure tion presidents or managers are men has drawn from its opponents." An­ recapitulating necessary facts about for pay. They are professionally 21The Lame-Duck Session of Congress (Dec who, at present Adjunct Professor of Eng­ RofR p. 18). in the business world. The high knpw .how to work hard, as a other cites the "trend toward the 'the question's history for the purpose engaged in sport. Why not recognize 25Probable Prohibition Legislation (Daily general rule, extraordinary ability business end in intercollegiate ath­ lish, University of Texas; L. W. of calling the listener's attention to school football, or school baseball, or Papers). rank scholars are assumed to be Courtney, Debate Coach, Baylor Uni­ 28The City Manager Plan (ELL). impractical and theoretical. and "pull" being responsible for only letics," and in the Rocky Mountain the culmination of the issues in­ school basket ball as a legitimate -"What Is Technocracy (Daily Papers). very few cases. area an observer emphasizes this de­ versity; Arthur P. Bagby, Jr., for­ volved. This, of course, should be department of the educational insti­ -'"The Sales Tax (Daily Papers, Jan. RofR merly a high school p. 15). There are plenty of facts to justify A high rank college graduate dur­ velopment: "Continued and increas­ and university done by the first speaker of the tution? Instead of calling the chief -"'The Future of Party Politics (Jan. RofR such opinions. Failures in business debater and at present Tutor in pp. 23-27). ing his four years in college has been ing avariciousness of colleges and affirmative. The listener possibly instructor a coach why not call him Public Speaking, The 3(lHow the Government May Aid Ae'riculturi among both high rank and low rank under at least 20 teachers who have universities as evidenced in their com­ University of already knows the question is debat­ the dean of athletics? And give him (Jan. RofR p. 28, and "Farm Relief," ELL) college graduates Texas; and E. C. Barksdale, Coach of --'The Radio City (Daily Papers, Jan. RbfR are much more marked him with reference to ability mercialization of football." able but has probably not given any a degree D. M. doctorious muscu- p. 44). numerous than successes and college Debate, Brackenridge High School, "-'Repeal of the 18th Amendment (Daily Pa and industry and who have been no1 consideration to the cause of its laries. In these times when there is pers. ELL, Jan. RofR pp. 16, 36). men of all ranks are often too lazy San Antonio. debatable condition tracing the steps such a great demand for college men, "Unemployment Insurance (ELL). unmindful of his character. These -'.Achievements and Progress in Aviatior or too conceited to jump in at the Our ideal will never be met with The replies of these individuals to of an institution, to its present eondi- a campus diploma might be held in (ELL). bottom of a business and try for the in life unless we have first each question " ' Municipal Ownership (ELL). achieved are arranged in the as high esteem as an academic cer­ 3"The Soldiers' Bonus (Daily Papers, ELL) top by hard work. (See BENEDICT Page 4) it within ourselves. Maeterlinck. order given above, indicated by "(a)," (See DEBATE Page 4) tificate. State Press in Dallas News. Page 2 INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER

6 and 7. Senior spellers who made one hun­ year after year is sometimes irresistible. Hence, dred per cent last year are barred from the in many high schools of 150 pupils or less there INSTITUTIONAL division for grades 8 and above. High School Press is a demand for more evenly matched games. PROFESSIONALISM One-Act Play By DeWitt Eeddick, Adjunct Some contend that there is too much football now, Plays may use a "blackout" to indicate Professor of Journalism, (An Editorial) lapse of time, change of scene, or for a but the creation of another class makes less foot­ flashback" but no actual change of setting The University of Texas may be made. ball for the individual school, because in each "Spots" and other simple lighting devices p\R. T. j. THOMPSON, of the may be used. greetings from class there will be fewer schools among which to 0 EW YEAR'S determine a given championship. For illustra­ University o f Nebraska, EMBER schools are referred to N the I. L. P. C.! New Years paragraph in the In­ tion, a district containing ten teams requires a nters the lists to contend with M the third is always a time for looking Dr. Henry S. Pritchett in a dis­ troduction to Article VIII, Constitu­ Posers for the English backward and looking forward, minimum of nine games on a round-robin basis and Rules, which reads as fol­ Published eight times a year, each month, from Sep­ cussion entitled "Bullyragging tion Classes checking off the errors of the Division of Extension, for district championship, whereas the division of lows: tember to April, inclusive, by the Football," published in the De­ with the resolution not to of The University of Texas. the schools into two classes containing five schools The Official Notice Column of By Dr. R. A. Law, past cember issue of The Athletic in each class may determine a championship with The Leaguer is considered suffi­ Professor of English, make them again and laying Journal. In praise of the ama­ a round-robin schedule of four games as a min­ cient notice to all member schools The University of Texas plans for making improvements teur spirit, Dr. Thompson concerning interpretations of rules. Why not call a imum. There is no doubt that in a big sport, re­ in our paper. ROY BEDICHEK_ _-Editor observes: 1. The University of Texas is too a staff meeting and go over the quiring many players, it is a sound principle to Spelling Sources of Words Sometimes it is true that young big a place for such as he and his whole work of the first half-year match schools of nearly equal size. Distance is, The supplement to the Constitution (Entered as second-class matter November 6, 1927, men who have ability as football petty prejudices. Student Letter in to find weaknesses and then plan In many por­ and Rules revising Rule 3, page 46, at the postoffice at Austin, Texas, under the Act of of course, a prime consideration. players have the mettle of their Daily Texan. fails to give the page in "Essentials ahead to avoid these weak­ August 24, 1912.) tions of the State there are not enough small character severely tested. An in­ 2. The central idea in endowing in Spelling," Pearson and Suzzallo, nesses ? Naturally, as the school schools in an area of reasonable size to warrant cident of this kind came to my these scholarships was for the pur­ on which words for Grades on, interest of some Vol. XVI JANU.ARY, 1933 No. 5 attention a few years ago. A foot­ Part One, pose of unity, as Mr. Rhodes explained year goes the organization of a Class C football district. In III, IV, and V, begin. Sections I to ball player of more than ordinary in his will. News item in Daily staff members is likely to wane. other portions of the State such districts may be XXVII begin on page 46 and end on ability in a neighboring high Texan. New Years affords a time to '""pHOSE schools which- are forehanded in order- long trips. Hence, page 74. easily formed without requiring was approached by an 3. The nature of the writing to be hold a revival. spelling lists, test- school A ing supplies, such as it is suggested that such districts be formed only agent of another institution and done in a course thus conceived or the The mimeographed papers enrolled sheets, etc., will not be required to wait when the in those sections containing enough schools of offered $1,000 a year if he would Picture Memory methods of motivating it is usually in the I. L. P. C. represent good work rush begins, as it inevitably does, towards the th', class to furnish competition close at hand. attend tnat college and play foot­ "The Lake," by Corot, is listed on left obscure. A report on the Teach­ on the part of staff members. The close of January. It is practically impossible to .r there are enough schools interested in this ball. The young man discussed the last page of "Fifty Famous Pic­ ing of English. Double V of Valley View High School fill orders promptly with a limited mailing fore the matter with friends, and it tures" as DM98 by Brown-Robertson 4. Antony and Cleopatra is an ex­ is crammed with names of students matter, the League can probably undertake to Perry Pictures. when so many schools delay ordering until the last later developed that the pre­ Co., and as 493 by ample in which the number of scenes and teachers. Names form one of the formulate a plan. Please write the League at ponderance of the advice he These pictures differ, and schools selling points of any newspa­ minute. The Christmas slogan applies here: are unusually large. A Johns Hop- greatest once if you think your school will be interested received was favorable to his ac­ should get both these prints and fa­ kins University dissertation. per, printed or mimeographed, small Shop early and avoid the rush. the picture memory con­ in this matter, and name other schools in your cepting the offer. Why not? His miliarize 5. She wants to get married, but or large. In your school, are there a with them. The former num­ section which you believe will line up parents were poor and unable to testants she is too stubborn to give her con­ great many students whose names immediate by Corot, and is also send him to college. The signifi- ber is "Spring," sent because everyone is anxious for never appear in your paper? If so, under such a plan. is on the list. It is Perry Pictures No. are advised to read reviews by . cant thing about the matter her to. Student's theme. see if you cannot find a way to get TPyEBATERS that the young man decided to 484. them in. to be inhibited by '-'"Dr. E. T. Miller of two tax bulletins just enroll in an institution where 6. Shylock seems some savage desire to torture human­ Ads Attractive off the press. The two bulletins, one dealing with he would receive nothing except Typewriting The ads in the Schulenburg Short­ A GAIN the time has come when it is pertinent ity. Another student's theme. the Sales Tax and the other with the Income Tax, the fun and experience he ob­ Typewriting teachers and tournament horn would serve as models for other ^ to call attention of League members to the managers are notified that the rules appear­ why so few'readers both contain material which can be used in pre­ tained playing.* The history of ing in the November issue of the LEAGUER 7. The reason mimeographed papers. They are at­ Wildflower Contest. Despite the fact that par­ typical of many under heading "Additional Rules Stress Accu­ are able to give anything more than paring arguments on one side or the other of the this case is racy" are to be added to those already in tractively arranged, they say some­ in this contest are deriving a large others that could be cited, and I effect. the vaguest reasons for their literary definite, and many of them are present League question. Dr. Miller gives a suffi­ ticipants thing measure of both pleasure and profit to themselve; believe it indicates the spirit that judgments is due to the fact that illustrated. cient summary of each bulletin to enable the predominates among the vast Classification of Schools most of us are too lazy to analyze the Both the Double V and the Short­ and are each building a collection of pressed and Under Rule 10, Page 8, Constitution and to separate debater to know whether or not it will be worth majority of undergraduate play­ Rules, a school is under certain circum­ books we read in an effort horn, in addition to other mimeo­ authentically named wildflowers which will be stances entitled to advanced classification the good points from the bad and to his while to order it. ers. A small school that has heretofore been graphed papers, would profit through hereafter available for consultation to any mem­ competing as a double-unit school and on discover the. causes of their faults and following the style of headlines used This Is the sweet obstinacy of the account of new rule (see revision of Defini­ Written English, p. 223. ber of the community, for some reason a vasl tion 3 in Supplement) is now classified as excellences. in the Lion's Roar of Dublin High gentle academic mind. It refuses to a rural school may, if it so prefers, maintain 8. Not desiring to appear discour­ School, a mimeographed (or is it mul- being made to majority of schools do not avail themselves of recognize an institutional profession­ its old status in the county contests by re­ TNCREASING assignments are mitting double-unit fee as heretofore. teous, tRe American made like he un­ tigraphed?) paper. The headlines in the rare opportunity which this contest offers alism which is the fecund mother of A daily papers in the Extemporaneous Speech derstood what had been said and made this paper are prepared, as though individual professionalism. Dr. Extemporaneous Speech contest. This is due to shortage of suitable ma­ Perhaps it has not dawned upon them how simple a remark in English to the effect that for a printed paper, in two lines, all Thompson's pleasing discourse re­ The "News Review," prescribed in the in the Review of Reviews, the and easy it is to learn one's local wild flowers in Extemporaneous Speech Contest, as source it was a nice day. Daily Texan. caps, nearly balanced as to length; terial to be found minds one of the Knight de la Mancha has suspended publication, anc no knowledge of botany is material, 9. The 1933 seniors were presented and each headline contains a verb only publication left of the original magazines this way. Absolutely descanting upon the glories of chival­ "Uncle Sam's Diary" reports some difficulty with Texas circulation!. The Extension Loan with their annual set of books from and follows the other recognized rules prescribed. Teachers having this contest in hand required. Any teacher of average intelligence ry as if it were still alive. When col­ Library service and daily newspapers will be used as sources instead of these two publica­ the P. T. A. This organization, for for headline writing such as are set can easily direct the collection and care of the leges adopted institutional profession­ will do well to encourage pupils to make clippings tions. the past few years, compliments each forth in the "High School Newspaper to alism by organizing football for prof­ of newspaper material which they find on any of specimens, after having given careful attention graduating class with books which at Handbook." The news stories in the it, the very basis of college amateur­ Music Memory the topics and preserve them for use of the class what the Constitution and Rules has to say re­ In the mimeographed list of music mem­ the end of their senior year are being Lion's Roar are very well written and ism dissolved and left little besides no apparatus is required ory selections issued last summer and in kept in the high school library, where­ follow the requirements of newspaper in which preparation for this event is being made. garding it. Absolutely lovely memories out of which our Dr. the list published in the September issue o the Leaguer, the composer of "Shepherd's by an annual increase in books there style. We suspect that one reason that cannot be home-made without trouble. Not a Thompsons fabricate their entertain­ Hey" is listed as SHARP. The name of the is, of course, GRAINGER. Th, is always appreciated. Correspond­ for the general excellence of this pa­ single book is necessary. The only expense is ing dreams. arranger music memory score-sheet, now available ence of San Antonio Express. per is the faculty adviser, Miss Neva LOSING date for payment of League member- or express on the specimens to Austin. Al Only from institutions in which does not contain the name of Sharp, as h postage has no composition on the list. 10. The idea of our system is to Cox. Miss Cox ranked among the football is not organized for profit ship fees is set by the Constitution and Rules identification is done under the direction of Dr seek to reform perpetrators and to highest of the journalism graduates can such preachments be acceptec 1-Pupil Team at January 15. Every effort is made to caution B. C. Tharp, of The University of Texas Botany Constitution punish them for their misdeeds so as of The University of Texas when she without c'ynicism. Any institution of The note to Rule 1, page 46, and both scientific and common and Rules permits a one-pupil team in Spell­ to deter others, and the Governor of was graduated. schools on this point, but every year some few Department, learning which commercializes this ing in schools having only one pupil in given division. This principle is held to New Jersey, nor anyone else, has any Junior Papers Good schools wake up when it is too late. Sometimes names are given wherever any common name; already put ,the seal of its apply in all grade contests, such as Music sport has right whatever to wantonly and de- Heart's Delight, a mimeographed superintendent has at­ approval upon professionalism, al­ Memory, Picture Memory and Arithmetic the principal thinks the are known. liberatefy insult the State of Georgia paper of Falfurrias High School, also though it maintains no paid player tended to it, while the superintendent is sure that In consenting to undertake the naming of spe­ Constitution and Rules and her people by declining to honor has good headlines; and the Bear on its squad. It has already to that to the current issue of the he entrusted the matter to the principal or to a Dr. Tharp is no A supplement an extradition for a convict on the Facts of Baird High School dresses cimens for contestant schools, extent departed from its true func­ Constitution and Rules has been published to do is to look up the lieu of the usual revised edition of the rules ground that our state is uncivilized up its ads so that they are attractive coach. The only safe thing actuated wholly by a desire to help such schools tion and keeps company with Tex Notice is hereby given that important changes and each mem and backward, inhumane as to her and have sales value. Byer's Hornet receipt and see if you have it firmly in hand. The or even through them their respective communi and the national basebal are listed in this supplement Rickard ber-school should secure a copy which wil prisoners and barbarous in her pun­ Stings and a number of other mimeo­ penalty for late payment of basket ball fee went leagues. It makes a wholesale breach be sent free on request addressed to the State ties. He has been striving himself for nearly fif­ Office. No school will need a new copy ishment. Governor Russell of Geor­ graphed papers deserve honorable of amateurism. For the bulletin itself, that is, No. 2822 the 1931- on December 15. The final date for acceptance teen years to learn all he can about the vegeta­ in the principles gia, as quoted by the Associated Press. mention. those connected with the promotion of 32 revision. Notice of this intention was of this fee is also January 15. Don't let this date tion of Texas and to build up as complete a col­ given in the Bulletin itself, and it is hope( Correction of Errors in Previous List Another group of papers, like the a sport for money to convince their that directions therein were followed an( mimeographed papers, seem in gen­ slip up on you if you haven't yet paid the fee and lection for the whole state as he would like to see that schools generally have preserved their 1. "If you will join within the next thirty laborers (i.e., the individuals through copies. days, we shall give you free a copy of Van eral to be better this year than in school to participate in League ac­ word "shall" want your each school build for its own community. Con­ whose efforts the money is collected) Loon's Geography." The past years. Many junior high schools Spelling incorrectly used with the first person to tivities. testant collections provide much new and valuable that they should be simon pure ama­ make a promise. Read, "We will give." are publishing papers that would do Substitute for Rule 9, page 48, spelling much for your letter teurs and .play (or work) for noth­ of spelling 2. "Thanks very material for this state assemblage. All such spe­ rules, the following: Identification with which we found check to the amount credit to large senior high schools. All ing, amounts to an imposition upon papers shall be by number. The Spelling Di of $50.00 creditable to the account of John of the junior high school papers of cimens as are included in it carry the League con­ rector shall keep a list of all contestants, ad Doe." "Creditable" is wrongly used. The suggestions for next season's the idealism of the young. It really dress, school, and division in which each is A MONG the entries con writer means "to be credited." Houston are excellent publications. test label, giving full credit to the collector and of the gab of a high-powerec competing, and shall number the 3. "Departments offering electives in the at the League Section Meet­ smacks secutively, assigning each contestant his ap­ specify a lim­ Read some of them sometime. On our ** debate received be instruct­ junior and senior years shall to the school which sent it in. personnel man who, representing a propriate number, which he shall ited amount of special work for its majors, exchange list are The Purple Pup, ing in Fort Worth Thanksgiving was "some ed to place on his paper, in the upper right- for which the student will receive due credit." rich corporation, preaches loyalty to hand corner. There is no doubt but So let us repeat that this is the most effective The syntax of the sentence is at fault. To Sidney Lanier Junior High; The aspect of radio control." under-paid employees, urging them to correct this let the first word be changed Johnston Judge, Albert Sdieny Johns- this field will meet in a very and at the same time the most astonishingly sim­ Information Circular to "Each department." As the last clause that a question in accept pay-cuts, or longer hours, or Correction, page 6, Circular of Informa­ implies a promise, the verb should be "shall ton Junior High; The Razorback, satisfactory way the conditions which are de­ ple method ever devised for putting accurate, sci­ worse working conditions, all for the tion : In second line of page 6 "Circular oj receive," conformably with "shall specify." James S. Hogg Junior High. Information" read "two" instead of "one' 4. "They took no consideration of the fact manded of the Interscholastic League debate- entific, botanical knowledge into the hands of the good of the order, to preserve Amer­ in the phrase "the time of one teacher." that this is a State school, supported by State The fact that students do read the and to make this money so we can go here cheaply; that the query. Abundance of material on either side of interested but scientifically untrained layman, for ican individualism fundamental purpose of it is not to make ads was demonstrated in a contest the grandest country on earth. Page 4 of "Suppllement" money off of the students." The little word run by the Austin Hi Maroon in the question is a prime consideration. There are perpetuating this information in a local collection "so" is usually a poor connective. Make the About 50 per cent of the laborers on On page 4 of "Suppler^ snt to the Consti- latter part of the sentence read: "supported which students were asked to write a number of' studies available giving pros and embodying representative specimens of the wile caught on tution and Rules" under "page 22" which by the State in order that we may get an the gridiron have already gives the new football and basket ball trans- education; that its fundamental letters to the paper in response to a socialized control, and be found in a given locality, and at the fer rule, the term "schiool" means high inexpensive cons of the advisability of flowers to and are evading with excusable trick­ in rura purpose is not to make money off the stu­ contest advertised by a beauty parlor. school. This rule does nlot apply dents." The last "of" is redundant. new studies are constantly appearing. A con­ same time, through this cooperative program, to ery that which'they take to be either schools. 5. "The British government considered the Seventy-five letters were received by gressional investigation appears now to be a build a state collection of such completeness a; a harmless idealism or an outright announcement would have the salutatory ef­ the Maroon. Such a contest is of One-Act Play fect of stabilizing world confidence and pro­ hypocrisy. And that's what all the moting recovery of trade. While taking this benefit not only to the advertiser but certainty. Propaganda organizations promulgat­ could be built in no other way . Directors entering their schools in the viewpoint, British sources were emphathic in fuss is about. Too many institutions State One-Act Play Tournament are remindec Picfessing that no united front has been also to the paper. It is a clear dem­ ing opposing views are already in the field and ^ contest in acting anc The first shy, modest, winter flowers will be of learning have an itching palm. that this event is formed by European debtor nations in press­ onstration that an ad in the paper free of charge. Again, a not a competition inj stage design or scenic ing the war debts issue with the United supply much material for those who seek them soon after effect. All schools entering the finals are is faulty. By "salutatory" attention. showing up the cyclorama o] States." Diction does attract League question should be one with which the *We do not press the query: "How, if his required to play against is evidently meant "salutary," by "view­ this issue of the LEAGUER is off the press. Con­ neutral drapes with which the local stage meant "view," by "professing" is Pictures From Dailies parents are unable to send him to college, he with the change of properties point" is average high school pupil has some first-hand LASS C FOOTBALL is being advocated by (EDITOR'S NOTE. Estimating 2,- Goodman School (Jones County) is under burying one man and bringing death and as a member of the I. L. P. C.? The spension in Basket Ball and Track and injuries to others." enrollment is almost ^-^ many principals and superintendents in the Charles Hitchcock Sherrill, lawyer, philanthropist, trav­ 000,000 particpating in football, about Field for the respective seasons in those closing date for one to fifty-four thousand is killed. sports. at hand. If your paper is not a mem­ smaller centers. It is pointed out that small eler, diplomat, and authority on stained glass, is now 65 Boast not of what thou wouldst Out of 150,000 participating in the ber, and you wish to join, drop a note schools often compete in this sport against schools and the present Ambassador to Turkey. What interests 100 Per Cent Spellers Barred have done, but do. Milton. us in him chiefly, however, is that he is the author of the big game season in Minnesota, Wis­ The following ruling concerning the bar­ immediately to DeWitt Reddick, Uni­ so large as to render the competition far too ring of one hundred per cent spellers in the Austin, in order that "crouching start" for track athletics, which he adopted consin and Michigan, 35 were killed new divisions created this year, has been versity Station; strenuous, and there is much in this contention. back in the 90's because "that was the easiest way to get or about 1 to 4,200. Hunting seems made: sub-junior spellers who made one Happiness is not an easy matter: we may count you with our members hundred per cent last year are barred from in­ The temptation to a small school to recruit when off, and the old upright position always threw me off my to be by far the more dangerous the division for grades 3, 4 and 5. Junior it is difficult to find it in ourselves for this year. There is no cost spellers who made one hundred per cent last to find it elsewhere. volved in being a member. f it is compelled to meet larger and stronger schools balance." sport.) year are barred from the division for grades and impossible THE INTERSCHOtASTlC LEAGUER 1 Page 3

fairies, and brownies, elves, magic District No. 12 wands, and magic ponds of fairy The Teacher's Guide to Good Plays hidden in grassy glens. "Any­ Center: Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College, Nacogdoches. (Address all water DISTRICT CENTERS AND DISTRICT directors at the College.) Dean T. E. Ferguson (1); Professor W. F. Garner (2): Conducted by thing can happen" and will if you will OFFICERS Professor J. J. Wilson (3); Professor W. R. Davis (4); Miss Mary J. White (5); listen 0nd be as surprised as they are, Professor R. H. Shelton (6). Brown, Director of Dramatic* Morion when they- .are telling you a story. If Any Errors Are Noticed in the List of District Officers, Please One-Act Play Tournament Center, Nacogdoches. Manager, Dean T. E. Ferguson. Then starting toward the last part of Notify the State Office at Once Counties: Angelina, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, (NOTE. Plays recommended in this depart­ that it is to go part one place and the eighth year thtajigh ten they want Tyler. ment are not necessarily eligible for League one-act play contests. That is a matter which part another, for the owners are stories about things that can really District No. 13 requires careful study of a given play in the "splitting up." The play ends with happen. In the following list of Districts and District Officers of the Uni­ light of the eligibility requirements laid down the furniture not being moved at all, Center: Howard Payne College, Brownwood. (Address all directors at the College in the Constitution and Eules.) and with the elimination of the cause "Hates Fairies" versity Interscholastic League, the counties composing the district unless otherwise specified.) Dean Thos. Taylor (1); Principal J. T. Runkle, Cole­ A Prince There Was, by George M. of differences between husband and As Dorothy (jann^iu sayb u» cue follow the list of officers. man (2); Superintendent W. G. Barrett, Comanche (3); Principal E. E. Pierce, light of the show, Dobie, Mason (5); Professor J. Horace Shelton Goh'an. Samuel French. New wife. The high preface of her "Made-to-order For convenience in printing, the several positions on the district San Saba (4); Superintendent S. N. however, is Hugo, one of the movers (6); Superintendent D. A. Newton, Brady, Director of Junior Declamation. York. 75c. Stories," a little ten year old boy directorate are numbered as follows: (1) Director General; (2) who is getting married that evening One-Act Play Tournament Center, Brownwood. Manager, Miss Cleo McChristy. Comedy, 3 acts, 7m6w, 3 int, cos­ and suddenly remembers that he has says, "I do hate fairies in stories ... Director of Debate; (3) Director of Declamation; (4) Director of Hamilton, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, tumes modern. A rich man, bored forgotten to attend, to practically Essay Writing; (6) Di­ Counties: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, with life, goes to live in a cheap hate things Jhat couldn't possibly Extemporaneous Speech; (5) Director of Menard, Mills, San Saba. everything necessary for the cere­ a boarding house, and while finding out mony. A very funny play with excel­ have happened . . . «md I despise rector of Athletics. how the other half lives he also finds lent character parts. story that tries to teat* you some­ The number in parenthesis following the name and address of each District No. 14 love and happiness. Sentimental, to thing without your knowing cit." Such individual in the following list refers to the above key and indicates Center: Waco. L. C. Procter, Temple (1): Principal E. T. Genheimcr, Waco (2); be sure, but not "sticky," this play's (3); County Superintendent M. O. Grimes shrewd satire and good clean fun Purpose Plays, Volumes I and II, by thoughts start with some of them in the position which he holds. Superintendent T. A. Fisher, Cameron successful and eighth year, then they whisper (4); Superintendent J. M. Witcher, Ireland (B) ; Geo. W. Forehand, Jr., Temple carry it to a most Dora Mary Macdonald. The their In certain districts other officers have been added, and these addi­ (6); Superintendent E. T. Robbins, Hearne, Director of Junior Declamation. satisfying conclusion. Especially rec­ Northwestern Press. Minneapolis, it, at nine they say it aloud, and at ommended to high schools. tional officers with their respective titles follow the numbered list. One-Act Play Tournament Center, Temple. Manager, Superintendent L. C. Proc­ Minn. Price fl.OO each. ten they shout it. They like stories tor, Temple. Puppet Plays for Children, by Flor­ These two volumes have been that tell of the triumph of physical Counties: Bell, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Limestone, Milam, McLennan, Robert- brought out in answer to the increas­ Units: Temple, Waco. ence M. Everson. Beckley-Cardy strength, for they are beginning to One-Act Play Centers son. City-County ing demand for very short, simple feel their muscle, and as my little Company. Chicago. Illustrated. for high school propaganda plays brother once said, "feel my muscle, It will be noted that one-act play centers and managers are District No. 15 $1.00. assembly use. Each volume contains entered in the following list according to the districts served. In twelve plays, each play intended for I've got at least a teaspoonful." There Center: Sam Houston State Teachers College, Huntsville. (Address all directors This group of five little puppet the one-act play center for a given district is plays was originated by the pupils of some special "purpose" or occasion, s a noticeable change at about ten a few instances, at the College unless otherwise specified.) Professor Earl Huffor (1); Superin­ the fourth and fifth grade English as the subtitles of the plays indicate: years between girls and boys the located outside the district. Again, in certain of the regular League tendent L. G. Andrews, Navasota (2); Superintendent E. L. Blair, Trinity (3); classes in the public schools in Cleve­ A Play To Teach Thrift, A How To districts, there are two one-act play centers, as in District 2. Any Superintendent V. A. Byrd, Livingston (4); Miss Barbara Birdwell (B); Professor iris tend toward the beauty of things J. W. Jones (6). land, Ohio, and have been very suc­ Study Play, A Fire Prevention Play, school which desires to be transferred from the district in which cessful in supplying the 'present keen A Play To Encourage The Use Of such as stories about beautiful One-iAct Play Tournament Center, Huntsville. Manager, P. M. Kentey. this list places it, should notify the State Office prior to February interest in and demand for puppet The Library, A Play For Education srincesses and their adventures. Then Counties: Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San plays. Besides the plays, there are Week, A Play To Show The Value :rom ten to twelve there is a marked 20, and the transfer will be made, unless the center to -which the Jacinto, Trinity, Walker. chapters on How We Made the Ma­ Of School Subjects, A Play For Book difference between boys and girls -the transfer is requested is already too crowded to admit other entries. rionettes, Dressing the Marionettes, Week, A Play For A Pep Meeting, District No. 16 and Staging a Play, which give very A Good Health Play, A Better Speech girls turn to romantic stories the full directions for making and wiring Play, A Good Manners Play, A Play boys are interested in the triumph of Center: Beaumont (South Park). Principal Z. A. Williamson, South Park, Beau­ the puppets. These practical sugges­ For A School Party, A Play To Teach ntellect and ideals. They like to see District No. 1 mont (1); Superintendent R. W. Evans, Liberty (2) ; Superintendent E. B. Stover, tions are complete and yet simple Safety, A Play For The Class Day one man out-wit another one because Orange (3); Miss Jessie Belle Cumings, South Park High School, Beaumont (4); enough for young children to follow. Program, A Home Economics Play, ..._-..... _...... _._...... ____.._.. .._ (5) ; Coach Tom Dennis, Port Arthur le's smart. They like to hear of the Center: West Texas State Teachers College, Canyon. (Address all directors at The book is readily adaptable to both A Play To Advertise The School the college unless otherwise specified.) Professor W. E. Lockhart (1); Professor (6); Mrs. Lena Milam, Beaumont, Director of Music Memory. home and to classroom use by teach­ Paper, A Courtesy Play, and others. lives of great men, of their heroes, C. Wesley Batchelder (2) ; Professor H. A. Finch, Superintendent of Schools, Dalhart One-Act Play Tournament Center, Beaumont. Manager, Mrs. Mary Lipscomb ers whose pupils are using projects or Teachers in charge of activities and such as Lindbergh. Now we know (3); Superintendent Guy Tabor, Farwell (4); Miss Jennie C. Ritchie (5); Mr. S. D. Reed, High School. activity units in their school work. assembly programs will find the two that's the first thing: to find a story Burton (6); Professor E. L. Hunter, Buchanan School, Amarillo, Director of Junior Counties: Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange. books of considerable assistance. that is not too young nor too old for Declamation; Miss Ada V. Clark, Director of Music Memory. The Best Halloween Book, by Lenore One-Act Play Tournament Center, Canyon. Manager, Professor W. E. Lockhart. District No. 17 Novelty Stunts, by Dora Mary Mac­ ;he child. K. Dolan. Beckley-Cardy Com­ Counties: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Center: Sul Ross State Teachers College, Alpine. (Address all directors at the pany. Chicago. 40c. donald. The Northwestern Press. Background of Experience Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, College unless otherwise specified.) J. C. Coleman (1); Superintendent H. G. An interesting collection of about Minneapolis, Minn. 7Bc. Second, we must consider the back­ Farmer, Potter, Bandall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher. Secrest, Rankin (2); Superintendent J. E. Gregg, Marfa (3); Superintendent C. L. fifty new plays, pageants, songs, The book contains fifteen stunts ground of experiences. Take two chil­ Mullins, Iraan (4); Superintendent D. M. Majors, Alpine (B); Coach B. C. Graves games, dances, and recitations, suit­ and skits that may be used to form dren of the same age: one has always District No. 2 (6); Superintendent Murry H. Fly, Odessa, Director of Junior Declamation; B. J. able for all grades and for all sized Brannan, Sanderson, Director of Three-R. an evenings entertainment or may be lived in the city; the other has always Lubbock. (Address all directors at the schools. Most of these deal with Hal­ used separately. Center: Texas Technological College, One-Act Play Tournament Center, Toyah. Manager, Superintendent R. O. Martin, loween itself; a few others dealing ived in the country, on a farm or big College.) Professor A. W. Evans 01); J. W. Jackson (2) ; Professor J. T. Shaver Toyah. with related subjects, such as the ranch. The city child would know (3); Miss Ruth Pirtle (4); Professor R. A. Mills (5); J. O. Morgan (6); Professor Counties: Andrews, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Ector, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff 'arnival Capers for Schools, by Dora W. P. Clement, Director of Junior Declamation. harvest season, are included so as to ittle about pigs, or cows, or wagons, Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, Winkler. provide variety of programs. The dia­ Mary Macdonald. Northwestern One-Act Play Tournament Center, No. 2A, Lubbock. Manager, Miss Annah Jo or tractors; nor would the country logue of these numbers is sprightly, Minn. $1.00. Pendleton. District No. 18 Press. Minneapolis, street cars, the suggested drills attractive. 'An­ child know much about One-Act Play Tournament Center, No. 2B, Plainview. Manager, President G. W. Here is a book that furnishes suffi­ Center: San Angelo. Superintendent Felix E. Smith, San Angelo (1); H. B. other thing that will commend the elevators, skyscrapers or elevated McDonald, Wayland College, Plainview. cient material for a complete carnival Lane, Sterling City (2); Superintendent E. W. LeFevre, Texon (3); Superin­ .book to teachers is that rude and be railways. You must tell children boisterous jokes and pranks for Hal­ together with the "ballyhoo" to Counties: Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Croaby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, tendent A. H. Smith, Winters (4); Superintendent H. C. Lyon, Ballinger (B); C. H. loween are reproved and explanation iven outside the door of each attrac­ stories that mirror their own ex­ Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum. City-County Kenley, San Angelo (6); R. E. White, Ballinger, Director of Junior Declamation. made to the children of the folly and tion. A sure way to raise money as periences and characteristics. They Units : Plainview. One-Act Play Tournament Center, Ballinger. Manager, Mr. E. R. Sublett, High wrong of trying to injure other peo­ everybody will come out for a carni­ ike to hear about things they know, School, Ballinger. val. District No. 3 ple and ethical ways of celebrating and can visualize. It is by comparison Counties: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Glasscock, Irion, Midland, Reagan, Runnels, the holiday offered instead. Schleicher, Sterling, Button, Tom Green. ' that they learn. We must build on to Center: Childress. Superintendent A. W. Adams, Childress (1) ; Miss Mabel 'lever Plays for Junior High Schools, Hare, Childress (2); Superintendent I. T. Graves, Crowell (3); Superintendent W. E. Patriotic Plays for Our National by Dora Mary Macdonald. North­ ;heir experiences. Hancock, Chillicothe (4): Superintendent C. E. Jackson, Paducah (5); Principal District No. 19 ' Holidays, by Dora Mary Mac- western Press. Minneapolis, Time, Place, Occasion W. C. Davis, Childress (6). Center: Southwestern University, Georgetown. (Address all directors at the donald. Northwestern Press. Minn. 75c. Third (and this is incidental), con­ One-Act Play Tournament Center, Crowell. Manager, Superintendent I. T. Graves, College unless otherwise specified.) Rodney James Kidd (1); Superintendent Minneapolis. 60c. This is another new collection of sider the kind of a story you think Crowell. Charles Wachendorfer, Lampasas (2); Superintendent R. H. Brister, Taylor (3); Useful to junior and senior high six short plays for junior high school ;hey would like to hear, and to do Counties: Childress, Collingsworth, Cottle, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, King, Motley, Mr. Harvey Williams, 4107 Avenue H, Austin (4) ; Professor Paschal Buckner (6); Coach C. M. Edens (6). school teachers in need of material pupils that age so difficult to pro­ this you must take into consideration Wheeler. for patriotic programs and assemblies vide with suitable dramatic material. One-Act Play Tournament Center, San Marcos, Manager, Dean J. E. Abney, is this collection of six plays. Hardly o ;he place: District No. 4 San Marcos Baptist Academy. Counties: Bastrop, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Travis, Williamson. City-County plays in the true sense, they are more Is it at school? Falls. Principal S. H. Rider, Wichita Falls (1); Superintendent Center: Wichita Units: Austin. in the nature of entertainments for A picnic? W. R. Bradford, Iowa Park (2) ; Miss Juanita Kinsey, "Wichita Falls (3) ; Superin­ special holidays arranged in dramatic A library room? tendent C. R. Roberts, Henrietta (4); Superintendent J. F. Kemp, Seymour (5); form and designed both to instruct STORY TELLING District No. 20 Or a Halloween party? Superintendent B. M. Dinsmore, Electra (6); Superintendent Butler Westerfield, and to entertain. The titles included Director of Junior Declamation. Center: Brenham. Superintendent M. B. Holleman, Brenham (1); Superintendent are: THE SPIRIT OF COLUMBUS, II. AGE, TIME, PLACE, Take also into consideration the Burkburnett, One-Act Play Tournament Center, Olney. Manager, Superintendent Joe R. W. W. Few, LaGrange (2); Superintendent Arthur Niebuhr, Bellville (3) ; Superin­ ON ARMISTICE DAY, A FRIEND OCCASION time: A. & M. Consolidated, College Station (4); Miss Edith Welch, Humphrey, Olney. tendent H. R. Gross, TO MAN, WASHINGTON RE­ Is it in the morning when everyone Caldwell (B) ; Mr. Dan O'Neil, Brenham (6); Miss Laura Wendt, Brenham, Director TURNS, OUR NATION'S HEROES, By Mildred Smith Counties: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Jack, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wil- is spirited and they want something of Junior Declamation. FLAG DAY. barger, Young. One-Act Play Tournament Center, Brenham. Manager, C. M. Selman, Brenham. jovial? > Counties: Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee, Waller, Washington. Dumb Dora, by Pauline Phelps. jVTOW we have covered all In the afternoon when they want District No. 5 Northwestern Press. 50c. *-^' stories by saying there are an adventure? Center: Paris. J. R. McLemore, President, Paris Junior College (1); Superin­ District No. 21 Comedy, 1 act, 2 scenes, 2m3w, int, Or at night when they want some­ tendent R. M. White, Clarksville (2) ; Superintendent L. T. Cook, Sherman (3) ; costumes modern, 35 min. Highly two vital elements that every Superintendent R. L- Stephenson, Cooper (4); Miss Jennie Jackson, Denison (5); Center: Houston. Professor N. K. Dupre, Assistant Dean, Junior College, Hous­ thing by the fireside, wandering and (2); Superintendent M. V. Peter- amusing and pertinent to the times story must have, namely, spirit Robert Berry, Paris Junior College (6). ton (1); Superintendent W. R. Smith, Baytown beautiful, or a cowboy story of the son, Rosenberg (3); Superintendent J. C. Ingram, Galena Park (4); Superintendent is this story of a "dumb" Swedish One-Act Play Tournament Center, Paris. Manager, Miss Helen Hall, Junior savings of years and progression. We know what Levi Fry, Texas City (B) ; Professor E. C. Gates, Assistant Principal, San Jacinto servant who hid her open range? College, Paris. in her mattress. Her employers sell we mean by these two terms Also, the time of year or the occa­ High School, Houston (6) ; Professor H. W. Harris, Junior College, Houston, Direc­ the mattress to the junk man, but by Counties: Delta, Fannin, Grayson, Lamar, Red River. City-County Units: Paris, tor of Junior Declamation. a stroke of luck recover it. Forced and we know something about sion must be thought of: Denison-Sherman. ' « One-Act Play Tournament Center, Freeport. Manager, Superintendent O. A. to put her money in the bank, Dora how to get these desirable quali­ Is it spring with magic in the air Fleming, Freeport. District No. 6 Counties: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Wharton. City- surreptitiously draws it out and buys ties into our stories. I mentioned and you think of the tramping a house and lot. The bank fails, but Troubadour? Center: East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce. (Address all directors County Units: Galveston, Goose Creek, Houston. at a big profit. Dora sells her house them first because I want you Or Christmas and you remember at the College.) L. I. Smith (1); C. V. Hall (2); E. H. Watson (3); R. E. Baker A little play that is shrewdly wise, Erne Taylor (B); W. H. Ack.er (6); L. C. Mitchell, Director of Junior District No. 22 to listen the next time you hear "Why the Chimes Rang"? (4); Miss very funny, and playable. Declamation. a story told, or you tell one your­ Or summer and you think of sail­ Center: Uvalde. Superintendent Guy Dean, Uvalde (1); Miss Bertha Dalton, The Dummy, by Arthur L. Kaser. One-Act Play Tournament Center, Commerce. Manager, Miss Maude Webster. Uvalde (2); Superintendent .L. B. McGuffin, Pearsall (3) ; Superintendent C. P. self, and see if you can say, ing the seas \ with "The Pirate and Ulbrich, Carrizo Springs (4); Superintendent A. R. Davis, Brackettville (5); Leo Northwestern Press. 35c. Counties: Collin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt, Wood. "That has spirit and progres­ Pickled Onions"? City-County Units: Greenville. . Baldwin, Cotulla (6). Farce, 1 act, 3m2w, int, costumes Or late fall and you're roasting the Counties: Dimmitt, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, LaSalle, Maverick, Medina, Real, modern, 25 min. A lonesome young sion. It's alive, and I can feel it pig with "Hungry Hans"? District No. 7 Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala. wife fixes up a dummy to keep her living." company and scare off burglars while Or is it Halloween and "The Center: Texarkana. Professor H. L. Lamb, 1541 West Ninth Street, Texarkana District No. 23 her husband spends his evenings at I want you to sense what a story is Hungry Old Witch" is casting her (1); Superintendent P. E. Wallace, Mt. Pleasant (2); Superintendent H. T. Morris, Opie Dalby, High School, Center: Southwest Texas State Teachers College, San Marcos. (Address all the club. When Hubby sees'the dum­ like when it's well told, and I want net? Naples (3); Superintendent M. E. Irby, Atlanta (4); Miss my through the window he comes in Texarkana (5) : Professor M. F. Fleming, Winfield (6). directors at the College.) Mr. J. H. Vordenbaum . (1); Professor L. N. Wright you to know what to look for and The weather has something to say Allison (3); ...... _._...._...._ . ..._...._...... _.._-(4); Professor to find out who his rival is, precipitat­ One-Act Play Tournament Center, Texarkana. Manager, Superintendent H. W. (2); Miss Mattie ing an hilarious comedy scene with what to listen for. It's like saying, too how could you tell "The Fairy D. A, Snellings (5); Professor O. W. Strahan (6); Professor W. I. Woodson, "Isn't that sunset beautiful?" What Stilwell, Texarkana. Director of Three-R Contest; R. A. Tampke, Director 'Of Music Memory. the young husband convinced, in the in the Dairy" on a cold night in Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur. end, that home is the best place, even makes it beautiful? It's because there Counties: Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, One-Act Play Tournament Center No. 23A, San Marcos. Manager, Dean J. E. November, or Hungry Hans in July? Abney, San Marcos Baptist Academy. for husbands. A screamingly funny is one color that is blended over the District No. 8 farce, easy to do and non-royalty. Now you can select a story as well One-Act Play Tournament Center No. 23B, Alamo Heights, San Antonio. Manager, whole, making all the other colors as I can, can't you? You consider the Center: Abilene. Superintendent R. D. Green, Abilene (1); Superintendnt Frank L. J. F. Howard. Undercurrent, by Enza Alton Zeller. blend into each other. "Oh, what a age, the background of experiences, Williams, Rosco (2); Superintendent B. H. McLain, Sweetwater (3); Superintendent Counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gillespie, Gonzales, City-County Units: San Antonio. Northwestern Press. 50c. grand story," they say, and they clap then you ask yourself what kind of J. F. Boren, Baird (4); Superintendent E. M. Connell, Anson (5); H. S. Fatherree, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Wilson. Drama, 1 act, 3mlw, int, costumes and clap and as someone said the High School, Abilene (6); Superintendent L. W. Johnson, Stamford, Director of day it is, how you feel and begin . . . Junior Declamation; Mr. Dalton Hill, Roby, Director of Volley Ball. District No. 24 Hindu and English military. Narain other day, "How can we show her to get ready to study your story, and Singh plots to discover the marching how much we like it?" and a little One-iAct Play Tournament Center, Sweetwater. Manager, Miss Ethel Harkins, Center: Victoria. Superintendent V. L. Griffin, Victoria (1); Superintendent plans of the English forces, whom he the first thing is the frame of your Sweetwater. Paul Boethel, Hallettsville (3); Superin­ boy spoke up and said, "Let's ask her E. A. Perrin, Goliad (2); Superintendent hates, and plans to use his niece, story. This important matter will be Counties: Callahan, Fisher, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, tendent B. J. Walker, Austwell (4); Superintendent H. S. Benge, Tivoli (B); Radha, to trick Lieutenant Chetwynd to tell another one!" Why was the discussed in the next issue of the Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Taylor. City-County Units: Sweetwater, Big Spring. Superintendent George P. Barren, Yoakum (6) ; Superintendent W. B. Connell, into giving her the plans. Radha story so good? Because it had the LEAGUER. Yorktown, Director of Junior Declamation. loves Chetwynd and succeeds, in spite vital in it, the teller was giving life District No. 9 One-Act Play Tournament Center, Yoakum. Manager, Miss Nannie Ray Baker, of her uncle's threats, to protect the and spirit to all the characters .in it, Center: Ranger. Superintendent R. F. Holloway, Ranger (1); J. E. Burnett, Yoakum. confidence of her English lover. A Counties: Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio, Victoria. tense and dramatic little play. she was living with them, feeling the Stephenville (2); Superintendent N. S. Holland, Breckenridge (3); Superintendent .LETTERBOX E. T. Dawson, Rising Star (4); Principal W. A. Ross, Mineral Wells (5); Mr. Esker way they felt, and going where they 25 Tiger House, by Robert St. Clair. Curtis, Ranger (6); Superintendent P. B. Bittle, Eastland, Director of Junior District No. went. She blended all the parts of the Page 1) : Northwestern Press. Minneapo­ (Continued from Declamation. Center: Texas College of Arts and Industries, Kingsville. (Address all directors story into a whole. Eastland. Manager, Superintendent P. B. lis, Minn. 75c. One-Act Play Tournament Center, at the College.) Professor Hugh Porter (1); Professor J. E. Conner (2); Miss Consider Age of Children Bittle, Eastland. Mildred Pecaut (3); Professor L. F. Connell (4); Professor W. A. Francis (5); Mystery play, 3 acts, 5m5w, int, for State standardization, thereby in find­ Counties: Eastland, Erath, Hood, Palo Pinto, Sbmervell, S-tephens. Coach A. Y. McCallum (6). costumes modern. A blood-curdling The first thing to consider surpassing the perfect score of 1,000 One-Act Play Tournament Center, Kingsville. Manager, Miss Mildred Pecaut. mystery melodrama with plenty of ing a story is the age of the child Inspector S. E. points by 15. State District No. 10 Counties: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, comedy relief. Erma inherits her or children. Children of different Clark recently gave the school an Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, San Patricio, Webb, Zapata. aunt's fortune and fine old house in Center: North Texas State Teachers College, Denton. (Address all directors at the country on condition that she ages understand and enjoy different O.K. on every requirement for aid the College unless otherwise specified.) Dr. Harold Brenholtz (1); Principal E. B. District No. 26 spend a year in the house. Her aunt kinds of stories. The kind of story and gave special commendation for Comstock, North Dallas High School, Dallas (2); Mrs. Mary Tanner Gray (3); has concealed in the house a jeweled and the characters in the story must the condition of the school. Dr. Anna Powell (4); Superintendent J. A. Kooken, Arlington (5) ; Professor Theron Center: McAllen. Superintendent J. Lee Stambaugh, Pharr-San Juan (1); collar stolen from the neck of the be within the individual child's range J. Fouts (6) ; V. Y. Craig, Director of Junior Declamation. Superintendent H. A. Moore, LaFeria (2); Superintendent Thos. J. Yoe, San god of some savage African tribe, H. Poteet, of comprehension. Hence, we put One-Act Play Tournament Center, Denton; Manager, Professor F. W. Emerson, Benito (3); Dean E. C. Dodd, Brownsville (4); Superintendent Ernest for which she has been murdered. *~p*HE superintendent of the Ganado Mercedes (5) ; Coach Claude Dailey, Donna (6). While the plot is familiar, its devel­ them into age groups. From three to College of Industrial Arts, Denton. -l| schools, I. T. Taylor, writes to One-Act Play Tournament Center, Edinburg. Manager, Dean H. U. Miles, Edin- opment is exciting enough to suit the five years is what is known as the Counties: Cooke. Dallas, Denton, Parker, Tarrant, Wise. City-County Units: ask if the 10-semester rule in footbal burg College. most exacting, and though tense with nursery age, at which time children Dallas, Ft. Worth, Highland Park. Counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy. thrills and suspense, there are no next year. "If we are interested in and enjoy stories will be in effect shots fired and no dead bodies. The do," he says, "that will be the end of District No. 11 humor is clean and wholesome. about familiar things, such as rabbits District No. 27 for all time to L. W. Hartsfield, Hillsboro (1); Superin­ other little boys anc our football playing Center: Hillsboro. Superintendent Center: Lon Morris College, Jacksonville. (Address all directors at the College dogs, cats, and Mills, Midlothian (3); Hugo In A Hurry, ,by Howard Reed. come." tendent W. V. Harrison, Frost (2): Superintendent L. A. unless otherwise specified.) President H. T. Morgan (1); Principal B. R. Matthews, girls. From six to eight is the age Bettis, Clifton (5); Dramatic Publishing Company. Mrs. M. G. Noell, High School, Hillsboro (4); Mrs. Oro Lee High School, Jacksonville (2); Superintendent S. R. LeMay, Athens (3); Superin­ of imagery. Children at this age like Mr. Holly McLemore, Junior College, Hillsboro (6). Chicago. 35c. tendent J. M. Hodges, Tylet (4); Superintendent E. C. Deering. Marshall (5); stories that are highly imaginary anc Throw yourself on the altar oJ One-Act Play Tournament Center, Hillsboro. Manager, Miss Mary Lena Parr, Coach Arch Pearson (6). Farce, 1 act, 3m3w, int, costumes fanciful, and usually impossible. They some great cause. Enthusiasm is the Junior College, Hillsboro. One-Act Play Tournament Center, Nacogdoches. Manager, Dean T. E. Ferguson, modern. 25 min. The movers come Henderson, PanoJa, Rusk, Smith. to take away the furniture and fine like fairy tales, and stories - about life of "the soul, Wendell Phillips Counties: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Nafcarro. City-County Units: CorsicBna. Counties: Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Page 4 THE INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUER

though the rhythm in the arrange­ ncome tax without the offset privi- able negative argument, and is being iricksburg 6 to 2, and McGregor de­ This year's question may require should be read by all ambitious high ment of the trees is the truly dom­ ege makes possible a greater reduc- used by some teams in their negative feated I.O.O.F. Home 27 to 7. Mc­ more possibly a minute. school and college students. picture Appreciation inant motive. ,ion in the property tax. case. Gregor defeated Brady 19 to 0 for Question No. 2 The colleges were asked to list the V. The Center of Interest Subordination of Tone In Wisconsin, New York, Delaware, Of course, everyone should read the regional championship. What is a graceful way for the :ollege graduates employed by the In Pictures. Since the principles of composition Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and Utah Progress and Poverty unabridged. It In Region V, Center defeated first on the negative to start his de­ Telephone Company in four groups: described by Dow apply to the use ;he proceeds of the income tax are is one of the great books of the world. Waxahachie 7 to 0, and Caldwell de­ bate? Should he restate the question? (1) Those who had graduated in the (By Florence Lowe, Head, Art of tone as well as to line there are divided between the state and local But if time is not available for read­ feated Normangee 7 to 0. Caldwell (a) The most graceful way the top tenth of the class, (2) Those who Department, Sam Houston State additional ways of using subordina­ governments, and in Mississippi all ing the complete work, time should defeated Center 18 to 13 for the re­ first speaker on the negative team had graduated in the top third, (3) Teachers College.) tion. Van Dyke was in the habit of go to the local governments. be taken, whether or no, to read the gional championship. can begin is by attacking the para­ Those who had graduated in the sinking all his portraits into a dull The greatest fiscal objection to the 'significant paragraphs" here as­ In Region VI, Granger and Eagle mount issue brought by the first middle third, and (4) Those who had F WHAT is this a picture? brown tone allowing the light to play income tax is that its yield fluctuates sembled. R. B. Lake played a scoreless tie. Since affirmative or the last statement graduated in the bottom third. It That question is in the upon the features. Light tends to greatly with good and bad times. no official was designated to keep made by the first affirmative speaker was found that the groups contained "Peace" and Other Short Orations for 498, 1554, 1468, and 784, respectively. mind of everyone who looks at come forward and dark to go back Numerous statistical tables and a score under the tie game rule the may very effectively be attacked while and since we should see the most brief bibliography complete the book, use in Interscholastic League that statement is still in the minds Notice that the second group includes a painting. Usually the answer State Committee decided that the two important object first, this olbjec't is the evident purpose of which is to contests. 8 pp. Miss Maude teams should toss a coin foi?> the right of the audience. Stating the question the first. 2144 of the total 3806 men is easily discovered because it usually light in tone but if it is persuade the people of Minnesota to Webster, East Texas State to proceed in the race. The Edison by the first negative speaker is un­ had been employed by the telephone was one of the first to be decided dark in tone, it is placed in front of adopt an income tax. Teachers College, Commerce, High School of San Antonio had de­ necessary generally, as the question is company from five to thirty years. nearly the by the artist as he set to work. a light area. To hold the center of E. T. Miller. Texas. Price, $0.60. feated L'ockhart 20 to 13. Granger usually in the listener's mind before All the men started at of the Whether he selects one object, a interest by means of a dark object HERE are eight five-minute won the toss and was designated as the first negative speaker takes the same salaries. At the end in the midst of a composition where fifth year of employment the average The Progress of Pupils in the State T speeches written by Miss Web­ the team to play Edison, with the floor. group of objects or merely a light tones predominate is possible salary of the men of the top tenth splash of interesting color upon of Texas, Research Bulletin of ster in this collection, prepared espe­ understanding that should Granger (b) If the first speaker on the but the latter arrangement is more cially, as the sub-title implies, for win, the tie game with Eagle Lake affirmative has done his work welL began to run ahead of the average the Section of Superintendence, after which to build his composition unusual. League contests. The titles follow: would be played off at a later date. the first on the negative need not for the other groups and State Teachers Association, Fred twenty-five years of employment this the thing he chooses must appear Subordination of Color C. Ayer, Director of Research. "Peace," "Flaming Youth," "Founda­ Granger defeated Edison 44 to 0, and restate the question. "You have heard Bright, warm and light colors at­ average went ahead still more rapid­ to be more important than any­ Pp. 35. Price, $0.25. (Address, tions," "Pioneers," "A New Declara­ later defeated Eagle Lake 6 to 0 for the question for debate" would per­ tract the attention more readily than ly. This means, of course, that the thing else in the picture. This Supt. J. J. Hendricks, Kerens, tion of Independence," "The Ameri­ the regional championship. haps be sufficient. do dark, dull or cool ones. For this "higher ups" in the Telephone Com­ is called the "center of interest.' Texas.) can Home," "See It Through," and In Region VII, Humble defeated (c) He should adapt himself to the reason we are familiar with pictures "Half-a-Loaf Is Better than No situation. Accept the issues as sug­ pany were mostly also the "higher Only One Center of Interest Rosenberg 28 to 0, and Jasper de­ where the central figure is clothed in HE PBOGRESS OF PUPILS IN THE Bread." gested by the affirmative or else state ups" while in college. A good composition can have only feated Liberty 6 to 0. Humble de­ white or where the bright red costume T STATE OF TEXAS is the title of the clearly why he cannot, and then state The salaries of the men of the one center of interest and this must The author has long been a suc­ feated Jasper 15 to 0 for the re­ of a tiny figure makes a brilliant spot Research Bulletin of the Section of cessful teacher of speech in the East issues as he sees them. Restatement .iiiddle third, after twenty-five years be placed so that it does not depart gional championship. in a landscape where soft gray-greens Superintendence, Texas State Teach­ Texas State Teachers College, anc of the question is optional. of service, were about two-thirds, of far from the actual center of the In Region VIII, Hondo defeatec and purples predominate. Gains­ ers Association, published under date within the (d) The graceful way for the first the bottom third were about one-half, picture. Too much attraction at the she has chosen topics Victoria 18 to 2, and Merce'des de­ borough's "Blue Boy" is an exception of November, 1932. The bulletin was range of the average pupil's study negative speaker to open his case is of the salaries of the top tenth, about edges or in the corners tends to leac feated Sinton 27 to 0. Hondo de­ to this rule. It is said that this pic­ prepared by Dr. Fred C. Ayer, Pro­ observation and experience, so thai with a few remarks concerning tht four-fifths and two-thirds, respective­ the eye out of and away from the feated Mercedes 21 to 0 for the re­ ture was the result of a wager be­ fessor and Chairman of the Depart­ the declaimer may master the thoughi argument of the first affirmative ly, of the top third. actual center of interest instead of gional championship. tween Gainsborough and another ment of School Administration in The and thus be able to give an intelli­ speaker; that is, the first one or twc As has been said, the salaries of foeussing the attention upon it. Al artist who thought it impossible to University of Texas and Director oi gent interpretation. She has writ­ minutes should be spent in a reply the top tenth went up more rapidly other parts of the picture should help paint a successful picture with blue Research for the Section of Superin­ ten these pieces in the simple style to one of the arguments advanced by after twenty-five years of service than to emphasize the center of interest or the coldest color, as the center of tendence. so necessary for effective oral repro­ the affirmative speaker before the before, the salaries of the bottom at least they should not detract from In the life of a young man the most interest. In this instance the sub The.study is limited in its scope to duction. negative speaker launches into his third behaved quite differently, going it. This matter is often overlookec essential thing for happiness is the ordination was achieved through con pupil progress in the first three case. This requires some experience downward from the beginning r of: by amateur artists who sometimes gift of friendship. Wm. Osier. trast of blue standing out clear and grades of the elementary school anc He should NOT restate the question employment, and going down a little make the mistake of giving equa One Hundred New Declamations bright against the warm, soft gray is based on data secured "on an age- (Five-Minute Speeches), com­ (e) One good way for the first bit more rapidly as time went On until prominence to two different objects brown and green of the background grade progress form sent through piled by Lester Boone, B.A. 20J negative speaker to begin is with a it was only four-fifths of the start­ or groups of objects. Rembrandt's Varieties of Treatment the State Department of Education pp. Price, $2.50. (Address Bo> ing salary after thirty years of "Night Watch" was not accepted by SPANISH — comment on the affirmative speaker's Some arrangement which leads th to every independent school distrid 1606, University Station, Aus­ closing utterance. Not necessary to service. those who had engaged the artist to President Gifford says, "It is clear eye to rest upon a centralized area and via the various county superin­ tin, Texas.) (Continued from Pago 1) restate question unless first affirma­ paint it because, not understanding . . . that in the Bell System, on the before it travels to other less im tendents to every common school dis­ WHILE the title implies that the tive has stated it incorrectly. the principles of art, they though portant parts is found in every pic trict in the State of Texas. This average, men who were good students declamations here given are Question No. 3 unfair discrimination had been shown ture of merit. The center of interesi form called for progress data of al copies, and also asking this disinter have done better than those who were "new," those in search of old favor­ committee Should the second speaker on each in that some figures were placed in is weak or strong according to the white pupils in the first three grades ested person to serve on a not. There are, of course, exceptions ites will not be disappointed, for This dim side state the question or only refer more important positions than others artist's skill in using devices for this in membership on or about January to grade all of the papers. men who were poor students who there are a number included, even culty was encountered in Dallas to it? Since each man had paid the same purpose. 8, 1932." are succeeding well, and men who "The Unknown Speaker." However County also it became a persona (a) The second speaker on each amount of money as the others eacl The center of interest should be th accord­ were good students succeeding less The material is presented most of the selections have not been side should only refer to the statec one 'thought his picture was entitlec first thing seen in the picture. There embarrassment for the director to well but on the whole the evidence ing to the following topics, viz.: (1) before included in books of declama­ question in concluding a contention to exactly the same treatment, bu must be nothing else of superior inter ask a big favor of a busy person. is very striking that there is a direct the rate of promotional progress; (2) tion selections. The author has hac or concluding his speech rather than : the artist knew that no great wor] est or importance and all parts of th< Tests Hard to Get relation between high marks in col­ some general conditions of progress; wide experience in debating ant re-state the question, (b) Only refer of art could be produced by following picture must agree in subject an( So I just wondered if this year lege and salaries afterwards in the (3) the relation of semi-annual pro­ declamation, and has shown admir­ to it. (c) Refer to it only. The con­ such advice. treatment with the center of inter the League could manage the ques : Bell System." motion to progress; (4) the relation able knack in choosing pieces tha' stant repetition of the proposition The presence of a strong center of tion-problem for us somehow. Miss Five years after graduation the est. of the size of city to pupil progress; speak well. He has also had in mine becomes tiresome, (d) The second interest is brought about by means o Gilstrap of the State Department o: man who graduated in the top third (5) the progress of pupils in common the rules of the League, so far as speaker on each side should NOT the careful observance of the prin References: Composition, A. W Education might be prevailed upor has one chance in two having a salary school districts; (6) the problem ol specific requirements go. All of the restate the question; it should be pre­ ciples of subordination. Dow; Fifty Famous Pictures, Thelma to make out some sort of objectiv in the top third of salaries the man entrance age; and (7) some problems selections are in prose and therefore sumed that the audience has been The Types of Subordination Whaley; Great Pictures and Their test, as last year she seemed very who graduated in the bottom third for future study. suitable only for the senior divisions sufficiently attentive to know whai The principles of design, according Stories, Katherine Morris Lester. interested in the affair. has only one chance in five. Age-grade progress tables are pre­ is being discussed and which to.Dow include three types of sub I hope that the contests will be helc question It is to be noted that the American sented for grades one, two, and three The Sales Tax. University of North speaker has which side. No dired ordination; namely, by size, to a again this year in the county if not Telephone and Telegraph Company Carolina Extension Bulletin reference seems to me to be neces­ point, and by means of an axis. Where in independent districts in cities with over the state, because the pupils picks the college graduates that it (Chapel Hill, 1933. Pp. 87. Price his argumenl subordination is present in line Books and Magazines a population of less than 1,000; for were all very enthusiastic last year sary because of the fact employs rather carefully when it $0.50.) should be sufficiently in point that the composition we find it falling into one low first and high first grades in and . I find much enthusiasm in the chooses men from the lowest third of (e) Seconc of these three calssifications or a The State Income Tax, Roy G. Blakey cities and towns of over 100,000; for 'T~'HIS is the Debate Handbook class work now already in anticipa question is obvious. the class, there are generally some the ques­ combination of them. The fact tha (Minneapolis, The University GJ grades one, two, and three in cities * compiled by E. R. Rankin tion of the contests. Several are speakers need not restate favorable personal factors. In other these same arrangements are pres Minnesota Press, 1932, pp. of over 100,000, for cities of 50,000 for the 1932-1933 debate sub­ working hard to make the schoo tion. words, the company does not take ent in nature may account for our Price, $0.60.) to 100,000, for cities of 25,000 to 50,- team. For this reason I prefer a sor Question No. 4 the worst in the class at all unless ject: "Resolved, That North In rebuttal argument, should the enjoyment of them in art. 000, for cities of 10,000 to 25,000, for of objective test based on reading the class is an unusually good one. '"T'HIS book is a reprint of two anc The laws governing perspective en cities of 5,000 to 10,000, for cities of Carolina should adopt the sale culture, fundamentals of Spanish speakers address the audience The theorem that good scholars able the artist to incorporate subor chapters of the author's 2,500 to 5,000, for cities of 1,000 to tax as a feature of its state sys­ grammar, etc., to a Spanish play or judges? fail the most in after life is like the for every dination by size in his picture Taxation in Minnesota. The firsi 2,500, and for those under 1,000 popu­ tem of revenue." declamation. Dallas County had usec (a) It is not necessary theorem that all triangles are equi­ address the Objects which recede into the distance chapter is on what constitutes ; lation. These data are then summar­ The extracts quoted are mainly both the tests and the plays, bu speaker, in rebuttal, to lateral. It's a beautiful sounding' audience and judges in fact the appear to be smaller, so by placing the ized in several tables, showing loss in from public addresses, newspaper edi­ omitted all of it last year, I believe theorem but it "ain't so!" foreground good tax system. The requisite judges should be included with the important objects in the normal progress for cities of varying torials, and articles. They naturally I shall be glad to know of anything proper amoun of a good tax system are ade­ audience; but unless the point, which they may be given the population according to the above express strong partisanship, are more that may develop along this line for The Dallas News (Dec. 20) com­ of , importance. In Millet's "The quacy, equity, economy, and the speaker will attack in beginning classification, thus bringing out much or less declamatory, and contain lit­ I am very much interested in al mented editorially on President Bene­ Gleaners" the the three figures seen his rebuttal is balancing the decision practicability. comparative data. tle, if any, helpful information as to phases of Sjjanish study. dict's article in the December issue of the debate, the speaker adds to his more important than anything else in The chapter on the state income tax Tables of special interest are: com­ the actual relief to real property own­ of the Leaguer, as follows: because of their (Editor's Note. If there is large enough own courtesy by addressing the chair­ the picture, partly is a good, brief account of the in­ parative loss in normal pupil progress ers in the states having sales taxes. demand for tests, The League can furnish "In the current issue of the Inter- them. The only way a demand can be made man and the audience. position ,,in the foreground but also come tax movement, of the essentia in schools having annual promotions The need of relief to owners of real scholastic Leaguer, President H. Y. because other objects have been placec manifest is for teachers who wish to use (b) No. Waste of valuable time. provisions of the income taxes of the and-with those having semi-annual estate and the desire to protect state them to make their wants known . to The Benedict of The University of Texas, so far away that they seem small by League.) Formalities are not expected, and different states, and of certain finan­ promotion; progress in one-teacher support of public education are the summarizes the results shown by a comparison. are not appreciated, in the rebuttal, cial aspects of these taxes. schools according to length of term; bases of the agitation in North Caro­ University of Wisconsin survey made The most important lines in "Mid- (c) No. Why lose the time if the The income tax is in operation in losses of progress according to the lina for a sales tax. A general sales to determine the relationship between dleharnais Avenue" converge at a rebuttal speaker really has anything 23 states. Ten states adopted it from length of the school term and the tax, such as a 1 per cent rate on the — DEBATE — good grades in college and success in point on the horizon, according to the to say. 1929 to 1932. Important among the number of teachers per school; and gross sales of retail merchants, has its life. Dr. Hugh A. Smith found the laws of parallel perspective, but truth (d) The better practice seems to reasons for adoption was the desire average number of years lost by 69,- advocates; and a system of selective relationship 'so -close as to be aston­ to nature was probably not the only (Continued from Page 1) me to be for the rebuttal speaker to to lighten the tax burden on owners 443 six- and seven-year-old entrants sales taxes, applying to such things ishing.' Going back to classes at least reason that Hobbema used this address the chairman and the of real property. now in grades one to three. as tobacco, bottled drinks, candy, and fifteen years out of Wisconsin, Dr. arrangement. These lines lead the tion might often be proof within itself audience; too much emphasis should The author considers the common A careful analysis of the data has amusements, has its sponsors. Smith found the list of the most suc­ .eye to a central point, and subordina­ the faults found in that institu­ that only objection to the introduction of the been made and some conclusions and The general sales tax is favored as that not be placed upon the fact cessful graduates and the list of class tion to a ;point constitutes an expres­ can be remedied by changing the a contest is taking place by fre­ tax that it will not reduce other recommendations suggested. The writ­ being the more productive of the two tion members making high marks almost sion of one of the principles of design of its operation. judges. The taxes but instead will make possible er recommends, however, that further types. The selective sales taxes are procedure quently addressing the identical. 'The cases of men high in The webs of some kinds of spiders attitude of increased expenditures. While his study should be made before final defended chiefly on the grounds that In debating questions, however, speaker should have the the success list and low in the ; marks reveal,this same type of organization, and lead the study of total taxes per capita neither conclusions on many points can be the commodities or services taxed are with little history, such as the war endeavoring to inform list were so few as to be- negligible.' as do the -leaves of the nasturtium, than the supports nor refutes this objection, arrived at. Problems suggested for fu­ considered of a luxury character, and debt question, the bonus question, and audience as a body, rather Checking Wisconsin's graduate list -geranium, and other plants. It is a judging the Dr. Blakey finds that in eight of the ture study are better child accounting that the taxes would be easier to ad­ the various relief plans, little time few individuals who are against 'Who's Who' supplied similar plan which is rather common in be placed twelve states which have had the in­ records, a study of data covering a minister. Any kind of a sales tax is can be profitably given to the history; contest. Emphasis should results. Most of those who land in nature. the question come tax longest the per capita prop­ longer period of time from schools criticized -as not being taxation accord­ and the origin of the question is gen­ upon the stand taken on the blue book of success were success­ Error of Inexperienced as to its merits, rather than upon con­ erty tax levies (state and local) are known to keep accurate data, a study ing to ability to pay. erally known. Submitted matter ful students, too. Sometimes the drawings of inex­ of the factor of mental age, problems should only be discussed as such vincing the chosen few., (e) Yes. much below the middle point of the Evidently, as between sales and "The grade system may not, strictly perienced artists show a road and a of elimination of pupils and the evalu­ matter is brought into the debate. That is a formal way of asking per­ levies of the 48 states. It is a defect other taxes a choice must be made be­ speaking, constitute a gauge of the stream parallel to each other but each ation of special promotional devices, mission to speak again, and goodness of the book that there is no informa­ tween productiveness and equity as (b) Much depends on the nature of education that the mind absorbs, but, converging and meeting at its own the progress of knows young America needs some tion as to the proportion which in­ and special studies of requisites of a good tax. No one tax the question for debate. In general, lacking a better, colleges will continue point on the horizon instead of a point Mexican and negro children. tutelage in the forms of politeness. come tax collections are of total state can be rejected solely on the ground I should say, he should ,spend enough to use it. The result of Dr. Smith's common to both. This is an impos­ a substantial or total state and local revenues. One The bulletin presents that it is inequitable, since it may be time on these matters to clear the survey ought not however to be sible arrangement in nature and it is of con­ may, however, by comparing the ta­ contribution to our knowledge compensated for by other taxes of the ground and to show that he has a astonishing to anybody. After all, the also poor composition because it implica­ — BENEDICT — bles showing income tax collections ditions and the educational system. If sales taxation were the comprehensive view of the question student who makes good grades is the establishes two centers of interest. elementary edu- per capita and property tax levies per tions with respect to principal source of revenue, it would and of its merits. youth who attends college with a Sometimes instead of actual lines (Continued from Page One) capita form an opinion as to the rela­ :ation in the state and will be studied offend the sense of justice in taxa­ (c) Only so much as is essential definite aim and makes the most of it. which lead to the center of interest with interest by progressive superin­ tion, but if it supplements, as it does tive importance of the two forms of to the clear understanding of the teachers are not as different from The high grade is the result of the the direction of the gaze of other fig­ tendents, "principals, and other admin­ n South Carolina, property, income taxation. Except in Delaware, Mas­ argument to be presented to the business men as is ordinarily sup­ steady application of a good mind to ures in the picture may have the same istrative officers. T. H. Shelby. and inheritance taxes, the objection sachusetts, New Hampshire, New audience. A long drawn out presenta­ posed and their ranking of a man the purpose in view. Carrying the effect. Hoffman's "Christ and the of inequity is weakened. York, Oregon, and Wisconsin, indi­ tion of Origin, etc., makes an exposi­ makes a pretty accurate prophecy of same mind and the same application Doctors" is a picture which makes use Significant Paragraphs from Progress E. T. Miller. vidual income tax collections were less tion, not an argument. how the business world is going to into life, that students on the whole of this device. All eyes are centered and Poverty, by Henry George, than $1 per capita, while per capita (d) The amount of time spent on rank him later. is much more likely to be successful upon the figure of the Christ Child. with an Introduction by John property tax levies varied from $12.43 introductory material depends to a Dr. Walter S. Gifford, President of than the scatter-brained who have not In Da Vinci's "Last Supper" some of Dewey. (Robert Schalkenbach in Alabama to $70.77 in New Jersey. — FOOTBALL — large extent upon the .difficulty of the the American Telephone and Tele­ disciplined their intelligence. Some of the figures are united to others in Foundation, 11 Park Place, New One may judge from this comp'a'rison question and the probable general graph Company, «one of the greatest ;he latter of course may settle down this same way. York, N.Y. Pp. 82. Price, $0.50.) ;hat state income tax rates will have (Continued from Page 1) knowledge of the audience on the ;orporations in the world, has made a ;o get results later on, but the class­ Subordination to an axis is to be to be higher and exemptions lower in CAREFUL selection of para­ particular subject which is under dis­ study of 3806 college men employed mate trained earlier in pertinacity found when one dominant line runs order for the tax to be much of a A graphs from Henry George's cussion. Experience leads me to be­ ay the Bell System with reference to las a start already. through the composition with other feated Gilmer 18 to 0 for the re- 'evenue producer in the non-industrial Progress and Poverty is here assem-1 lieve that much time can be wasted ;he relation that exists between the "There is nothing magical about lines growing out from this and being ional championship. states. )led and arranged so that the core of with introductory material, and the marks they made while in college and application as a factor in success. otherwise related to it. This may be a Wink Wins Region III Allowing the taxpayer to deduct lis theory is presented in his own minimum amount necessary only ;he salaries they made while working Outside of the realms where sheer straight axis or a curved one. Wattes )roperty taxes paid from the income words. It is a useful abridgement. In Region III, Wink defeated Sny- should be used. "or the American Telephone and Tele­ genius of a given kind is a necessity, "Sir Galahad" has some suggestion :ax assessed has been found to de­ Debaters will find in this book a der 7 to 6, and De Leon defeated Al- (e) Obviously, with the 10 minute graph Company. What follows below it is the ingredient invariably re­ of this in that the body of the knight stroy the productiveness of the in- sound discussion of taxation which >any 13 to 0. Wink defeated De Leon time limit in T. I. L. debates, no. We ,s extracted from President Gifford's quired. Phi Beta Kappa means more tends to serve as the axis. In "The :ome tax and most states which have will help them analyze the question 3 to 1 on penetrations, scoreless tie, often ignore the origin, history, and article, "Does Business Want Schol­ than mental ability to make A's. It is Poplars" by Monet the horizon ap­ ;ried this offset policy have aban­ ivhich is being debated in the League or the regional championship. admitted matter entirely. Hardly ever ars?" in the May, 1928, number of the visible brand of industry and pears to function in this manner al­ doned it. The greater yield of the contests this year. It contains valu­ In Region IV, Brady defeated Fred- do we give it more than one- sentence. Harper's Magazine, an article that foresight." ;