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QaraaiaasiDOiasvii® iaaQoaa VOL. XLV AUSTIN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER, 1961 NO. I 8 Conferences 3 New Faces Added Set for 1961 League Director R. J. Kidd has Matheny, Texas Christian Univer anounced a series of eight regional sity. To 61 League Lineup 11-11:15 a.m.—Break period. Student Activities Conferences on 11:15 a.m.-l p.m.—Extemp dem A summer-long game of musical ant professor of music at The Uni tap for the 1961-62 school year and onstration by Oklahoma Central chairs was played in the State Office versity of Texas, will devote one- he urges all school administrators State College with John Graham of third time to the direction of the of the University Interscholastic to check the conference schedule and Central State as critic; persuasive League's music program and League and when the music stopped begin planning now to send student speaking demonstration by Texas Brown, guest assistant professor of Christian University, with Richard on September 1 three League ac delegations to the conferences in drama at the University, will work P. Douthit of TCU as critic; prose tivity directors had departed and half-time with the League's drama their areas. reading demonstration by Texas three new directors occupied their program. The Conferences are sponsored Wesleyan College with Mason John chairs. jointly each year by the League, the son of Texas Wesleyan as critic; In addition to the departure of Two Separate Parts poetry interpretation demonstration host colleges and universities and Speech-Drama Director Jerry Rol by Texas Wesleyan College with This new alignment divides the the public schools of the Conference lins Powell, announced in last Mason Johnson as critic. League speech-drama program into areas. They are designed to stimu April's Leaguer, summer resigna two distinct entities, and a part- A discussion period will follow tions included those of F. Winston late interest and improve skills in F. Winston Savage time director of speech activities is each of the workshop sessions. Savage, director of music, and J. the literary and academic competi still to be named. Roy Moses, Jr., director of journal As announced last spring, Powell tions of the Interscholastic League. ism. has been appointed head of the Their replacements are Dr. Nel Schedule Changes speech and drama department of Eleven Council Vacancies son G. Patrick of Austin in music, the new San Jacinto College in Schools in the North Texas and Roy M. Brown of Gladewater in Pasadena, which opened its doors West Texas areas should pay par drama and Dr. Max R. Haddick of this month. Savage resigned in ticular attention to the new sched Fort Worth in journalism. Under mid-summer to become assistant ule. The North Texas Conference, To Be Filled in September a new job alignment, however, Dr. principal in charge of the junior Haddick is the only one of the three high division of Austin's new Sid usually held on the campus of Eleven vacancies currently exist changes, and the terms of 10 mem Plan was revised a few years ago to who is a full-time staff member of ney Lanier Junior-Senior High Southern Methodist University in on the League's Legislative Council bers expired on September 1. How allow competition in five instead of J. Roy Moses, Jr. due to expirations of terms, resig ever since two of those with expir three spring meet conferences. The the League. Dr. Patrick, an assist- School, which also opened this Dallas, has been moved to the neigh nations and job changes. All must ing terms were representing the Council voted to let normal term month. Moses, whose resignation boring city of Fort Worth, to the be filled prior to the annual meet same conference and region, only expiration reduce its membership, became effective on August 31, is campus of Texas Christian Univer ing of the Council in Austin on Sun nine expiration vacancies were ac and all overlapping terms expired now an instructor in journalism at sity. The West Texas meeting, usu day, November 5. tually created. on September 1, giving the Council Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos. ally scheduled for the first weekend Two of the vacancies were cre This duplication in representa its normal membership of 24 for the ated by resignations and job tion arose when the Spring Meet first time since the spring meet re Savage, who could aptly be called in December, has been moved up to organization. the "father of League music compe an October 21 date in hopes of avoid tition" (but probably would object ing some chronically inclement Actuarial Winners Announced; Expiring Terms to it), was a veteran of almost 15 weather. Administrators whose terms ex years with the League. He joined The 1961-62 schedule will in pired on September 1 are: the UIL staff on November 1, 1946, Club To Give Awards in 1962 when the League first undertook clude : Region I, A AAA: Supt. Nat Wil sponsorship of all interscholastic were: Don R. Taylor, Lubbock liams, Lubbock. October 14—Texas Christian Uni Last summer, for the fifth con music competitions in the state. secutive year, the Actuaries Club Roosevelt High School; Mrs. Custer Region II, AAA: Supt H. A. Hef versity, Fort Worth. During his tenure, the League of the Southwest made eight $300 M. Knox, Breckenridge High ner, Graham. October 21—Odessa College, music program was constantly re cash awards to outstanding high School; Mrs. Lynn C. Huff, Hemp Region II, AAA: Supt. E. D. fined, improved and expanded, and Odessa. school mathematics teachers and hill High School; T. H. Dick, super Cleveland, Palestine. today it includes approximately 350 October 28—University of Hous sponsors of contestants in the intendent of Callisburg Schools, Region II, AA: Supt. Fred Covin, choral groups, 75 orchestras, 550 ton, Houston. League number sense contest. Gainesville; Mrs. Alta Duke Pfeif- Pittsburg. Region II, B: Supt. O. T. Jones, bands and some 10,000 entries in November 4—Abilene Christian The awards, made on the basis of fer, Galveston Ball High School; Sterling City. solo and ensemble competition. He College, Abilene. the applicants' classroom achieve George M. Swaim, Temple Acad Region III, A: Supt. P. J. Dodson, was an experienced music educator, November 11—Kilgore College, ments and their successful promo emy High School; C. H. Evans, Dr. Nelson G. Patrick Roy M. Brown Bastrop. Dr. Max Haddick having directed the Pampa High Kilgore. tion of number sense participation, Agua Dulce High School; and Miss Region III, B: Supt. E. O. Martin, School band for seven years, as well November 18—Southwest Texas are designed to reward math Ruby K. Jones, Odessa High Bowie Gold-Burg. as a capable administrator. State College, San Marcos. 'teachers for doing good jobs of School. Region IV, AAA: Supt. John S. Born in Lubbock, Savage grew up December 16—Texas A&I Col teaching and to stimulate interest The Actuaries Club of the Gillett, Kingsville. in Canyon and graduated from the lege, Kingsville. in the career possibilities of pure 15 Scholarships Awarded Southwest has just announced Region IV, AA: Supt. J. L. Buck West Texas State College Demon January 13—Tarleton State Col mathematics. that the awards will be made ley, Lockhart. stration School. He attended The lege, Stephenville. Winners of the 1961 awards available again during the Region VII, B: Supt. C. H. Evans, University of Texas, where he Varied Programs 1961-62 school year, for the Agua Dulce. played in the Longhorn Band, and sixth consecutive year. Addi The other vacancies were created To Academic Contestants received his BS degree from West With the exception of the Abilene tional details and information when O. W. Marcom resigned at J. 0. Webb, Houston, chairman ber sense; Terence David Horton, Texas State College. Later, in 1941, Conference, each meeting will in journalism; Robert Wesley Dunn, Debate Packets about these awards and how ap (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3) he also received his MA degree clude workshop sessions on debate, of the Texas Interscholastic League Tuloso-Midway High School, Cor University High School, Waco, ex plications should be made will from the same institution. extemporaneous speaking, persua Now Available Foundation, during the summer pus Christi, debate; Frances Satyra temporaneous speaking; and Wil be published in a forthcoming sive speaking, prose reading, poetry named 15 recipients of $8,000 worth Fulton, Dayton High School, Day liam Walter White, III, Yoakum Savage entered the field of school "Resolved, that the Federal issue of the Leaguer. interpretation, one-act play, ready of college scholarships awarded to ton, extemporaneous speaking. High School, Yoakum, debate. administration in 1932 as an ele Government should equalize edu Special Test writing, slide rule, number sense Winners of this year's awards participants in the literary and aca Also, Jerry Wayne Jones, Gregg- Laundry Association Scholar mentary and high school principal cational opportunity by means of and journalism—including both the were selected at the regional level demic competitions of the Univer ton Pine Tree High School, Long- ships—Mike Dixon Neely, Amarillo at Pampa. From 1939 to 1941 he grants to the states for public Packs Ready school newspaper and the school by a committee composed of the sity Interscholastic League. view, debate; Carol Jane Gustine, High School, Amarillo, journalism; was principal of the Sam Houston elementary and secondary educa The League office has prepared Madisonville High School, Madison- Joyce Irene Lansdown, Canadian Elementary School there and from yearbook. The Abilene program will regional director general and the The awards included 10 Jesse H. tion" is the debate topic for this a special packet of 100 number ville, journalism; Jack Abbott High School, Canadian, extempo 1941 to 1945 he was principal of include only one-act play, the speech directors of the number sense and Jones scholarships valued at $500 school year, 1961-1962.