VOL. LXI AUSTIN, TEXAS, DECEMBER, 1976 NO. 4 Interscholastic League Foundation One of Kind UT Faculty Mainstay TILF Provide Grants Of League Programs For State's Scholars By DR. RHEA H. WILLIAMS Number Sense "There is nothing like it in the by local testing and tryouts. Com­ League Director of the League's Number sense, one United States." petition at the district meet stiffens, most popular contests, is directed The University of Texas faculty ciate professor of zoology, who When such a statement is made, contests for several years and has by Mrs. GeNelle Beck, instructor in eyebrows are raised, but the Texas sponsored contestants at the dis­ has been instrumental in making work with him in preparing science mathematics. Dr. Milo Weaver, the League's literary and academic contest material. Interscholastic League Foundation trict and regional levels in both professor emeritus, assists Mrs. can truthfully make such a claim. typewriting and shorthand. contests unique and the best in the Throughout the nation, these Beck in this contest. world for the last 66 years. science contests are recognized for No other state activities organiza­ She is the daughter of Mr. and The League, in the beginning, their academic value, for their use­ Ready Writing tion in the Union has attempted Mrs. Clifford Weaver of Beckville such a project. and a past district winner in UIL had a state-wide debate contest pro­ fulness in testing high school stu­ Dr. James L. Kinneavy, professor gram which sprang from a meeting dents on a wide range of science Realizing that University Inter­ shorthand from Beckville High of English, is director of the Ready scholastic League academic and School. She is married and has two of the Texas State Teachers Asso­ subjects, for their important func­ Writing contest. ciation in Abilene in 1910. These tion in motivating individual stu­ literary champions have never been daughters. school administrators formed a dents to study and research, and, Journalism recognized on a level comparable to and then gets tougher at regional, committee to ask Dr. S. E. Mezes, finally, for their use as "talent that given athletic winners, TILF the meet bringing together the best The League Journalism contest set out to provide them with college district winners from a larger sec­ UT president, to place a Bureau of scouts" to locate high school stu­ and the Interscholastic League Public School Service in the Ex­ dents with scientific aptitude. scholarships in much the same way tion of the state. Finally, regional Press Conference are directed by college athletic departments pro­ champions compete at State Meet tension Division as a public service Office Skills Dr. Max R. Haddick. Members of pro­ vide scholarships for the League's in Austin. to the schools of Texas. Mrs. June Nutt, assistant the University Department of Jour­ Since 1910 fessor of general business, and Miss NEWLY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES Supt. Joe Scrivner of Taylor ar,. ~U ,K., , -.«, ,,..*...,,,J of Ray- athletic champions. Boys and girls prepare for this nalism serve as consultants on stu­ competition for months. They are Since the beginning of the Anna Stengel, assistant professor dent activities conferences and burn High School in Pasadena, join encumbents Supt. A. E. Baker of Floydada and Supt. James Kile of Starts With One League, UT faculty members have of general business, are co-directors ready to accept the decisions of serve on the ILPC executive com­ D'Hanis as newly elected members of the League Legislative Council. The foursome took their seats at the The Foundation was established strict and severe judging. Many served, without pay, as state direc­ of the typewriting and shorthand mittee, as well as judging numer­ tors of the League's many academic events. Mrs. Nutt is supervising the annual council meeting in Austin in November, having been elected by vote of all member schools. in 1958 and began operation in have been defeated before, in previ­ ous contests and speaking at ILPC contests. It has been the interest shorthand contest, and Miss Sten­ 1959 with one $250 grant. From ous years, but they keep coming conventions and workshops. and leadership of the University gel, the typewriting contest both that time to the present, 2,509 back. They never quit trying1. This faculty which has contributed of which were originally supervised Spelling scholarships have been awarded is the quality that sets these high to the continuing growth of Miss Florence Stullken. with a monetary value of $1,866,858. school contestants apart from the greatly by Karl Ames, associate professor of the League's academic contests as In 1976 163 scholarships were majority of the student body. Music English, directs the spelling con­ Gobbledygook one of the best "talent search" pro­ Sesquipedalian awarded involving $166,200. In ad­ tests, which begin with grade five Eligibility Rigid grams in the nation. Dr. Nelson G. Patrick, assistant dition, in 1976 130 scholarships and may be participated in through Early in the development of the dean of fine arts, is director of were renewed with a value of The criteria for earning an aca­ grade 12. Spelling is one of the more interscholastic academic competi­ League music activities. He and Ike $99,275 bringing the total amount demic scholarship from TILF are popular contests offered by the tion program, Roy Bedichek real­ Nail, graduate assistant in music, No Help To Student Spellers of scholarships for 1976 to 259 with rigid. Runners-up at regional meets League. ized that other higher education supervise music contests involving By KARL AMES hypo under, glyc—sugar), that's readily recognize. Thus, a word like a value of $255,375. and all competitors at State Meet Slide Rule TILF directors reviewed records are eligible to apply for the sti­ institutions should be invited to an estimated 200,000 individual State Spelling Director what it is although one can also "incontrovertible" consists of four participate and to serve as sites for competitors. Jack Lenhart, professor of engi­ talk about an unusual decrease of easy roots we all know. "Philopro­ of past State Meet academic cham­ pends. In addition to reaching this level of UIL competition, appli­ the district and regional meets. neering graphics, directs the slide Occasionally, a teacher concern­ sugar in the blood. Sometimes the genitive," a word in 0. Henry's pions, finding that most of these One-Act Play scholars were being attracted by cants must submit records of high Athletics Added rule contest of the League. ed about our spelling procedures precise, technical word is what we "The Ransom of Red Chief," long The athletic program was so suc­ Lynn Murray, student teaching asks why we use so many long, need, and its length should not be a as it is, merely consists of philo— educational opportunities outside school grades and participation in Faculty members are constantly and community activi­ cessful from its beginning that supervisor in drama, is director of "difficult" words. I believe I can matter of concern. love of, pro—for, gen—birth or ori­ the state. Those who left Texas sel­ other school school administrators began to in­ League drama contests. Murray in demand for speaking engage­ justify their appearance on our Moreover, a great many of the gin. Hearing and recognizing these dom returned, and thus the state ties. Many applicants have excellent sist that the high school interscho­ also supervises the work in the ments, special conferences and lists and on our examinations. long words on our lists are not dif­ parts will lead to correct spelling was losing some of its best talent. employment records to show, too. li­ And finally, each applicant must lastic athletic program be incorpor­ Drama Loan Library, a lending other League affairs. Many serve There is, of course, no virtue in ficult at all. They are made up of and to a very good idea of the 'Stop Brain Drain' ated into the League's activities. brary with over 30,000 copies of polysyllabic words (poly—many). simple parts that a student should meaning even though we do not plan to attend an accredited Texas on standing League committees to This was the story told to direc­ college or university. This resulted in the formation of plays of all types. oversee competition and study pro­ In fact, a short, concise word or ex­ use it here in a sentence. And the present Interscholastic League pression may be more effective than there's fun in knowing that a form tors of some of the largest founda­ Applications, complete with tran­ Speech posed additions to the list of con­ tions in Texas. In the beginning, script and other papers, must be on organization in 1912. tests. its longer counterpart. Sesquipe­ of magic must be present in words Rex Wier, assistant dean A. Stengel these foundations contributed in file in the League office by the latter If the only purposes of the League Dr. J. 'Many Thanks' dalian words (sesqui—one and a like "prestidigitator" (presto—the were to arrange athletic schedules, of communication, directs the half; ped—foot) meant to impress disappearance word; digit—fin­ small amounts, taking a careful part of May. Watch the Leaguer for to organize competition toward League program in debate, infor­ "The League could never repay people only become gobbledygook! gers) or its counterpart "legerde­ look each year at the boys and girls the exact date. championships in the many confer­ mative speaking, persuasive speak­ University of Texas faculty mem­ "Mercy killing" is a good equiva­ Director main" (leger—light; de main— selected for the awards. They were At this time, the entire board of ences and events, and to settle eli­ ing, prose reading and poetry in­ bers for all they have done," League lent of euthanasia (eu—good; tha- with the hands).