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INTERS CHOI A STIC IEAGUE tiNDt-tb ftcLtfcc-r Vol. XXXV AUSTIN, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER, 1951 Number I TMEA, UIL Unite First Activities Conferences In 17 Choral Clinics At Dallas, Houston, Lubbock As a result of a meeting held I cal College, Lubbock, on Nov. 3 Number one in the 1951-52 fills in the last vacant space on Numbers two and three of this in Austin on August 31, officials Tarleton College, Stephenville, series of Interscholastic League the activities conference map of year's activities conferences fall of the Texas Music Educators As has already made plans to enter Student Activities Conferences Texas. The League's newest ser on the same day, October 20, in sociation and the University In- tain the eastern section of Region will be held in Dallas on October vice program now blankets the en Houston and Lubbock. The Hous terscholastic League agreed that II on Oct. 27 and Texas Christian 13. tire state, with the cooperation of ton meeting, largest and oldest of both organizations will cooperate University, Ft. Worth, will be This conference, to be held at great universities and colleges in the League's conferences, will with selected institutions through hosts to part of Region X on Nov. Southern Methodist University, each area. again be held in the University out the state and promote a* series 10. of Houston. Texas Technological of 17 choral clinic-workshops The University of Texas, College will be the host in Lub during the school year 1951-52. Austin, will again co-sponsor a James Eddy New Dean bock to the Panhandle students. The purpose of these workshops workshop for the northern half OTHER DATES on the activi is to provide inspiration for both of Region VI on Nov. 17 and ties conference calendar are: students and teachers, assist local Stephen F. Austin State College, December 1, Abilene, Canyon Of Extension Division and Kilgore. choral teachers with their indi Nacogdoches, is inviting member New Dean of the Division of "The Distribution of Soil Pres vidual problems, and to motivate December 8, Odessa. schools from the southern half of Extension, University of Texas, is sure Beneath a Footing." Another instruction in choral music in December 15, Georgetown. (Continued Page 3, Col. 6) James R. D. Eddy, for the past general. title of importance is "A Study January 19, Kingsville. seven years Director of the In of Occupational Trends in Texas." January 26, Nacogdoches. THE COMMITTEE composed dustrial and Business Training He also directed and assisted in The programs for the opening of Estill Foster, President of the Bureau of the Extension Division. 'Unlimited Dribble' the preparation of numerous conferences have not been com Texas Music Educators Associa Dean Eddy began his new duties pleted, but schools in the region tion; Emma Virginia Decherd, Di Sept. 1, the effective date of the bulletins and training manuals for of each meeting will be informed rector of Choral Music in Austin retirement of Dean T. H. Shelby, various phases of industrial edu Rule Adopted For of the complete plans. High School, representing Euell now Dean Emeritus of the Di cation, for the bureau of which Porter, State Chairman of the vision. he was the director. Chairman of the SMU con Vocal Division of T.M.E.A.; R. J. Girls' Basketball Dean Eddy thus becomes the ference is Dr. C. L. Wisseman. Kidd, Director of the University authority over the Bureau of Pub Dr. Harold Weiss will head the Interscholastic League and F. W. There'll be at least one highly lic School Services, the Extension speech portion, while E. L. Cal- Savage, Director of Music Activi interesting difference in the way Division bureau which sponsors lihan, Journalism Department ties of the League, completed girls' basketball is played in the Interscholastic League.. Dean head, is in eharge of the journal plans for the immediate initiation Texas this year. As the result of Emeritus Shelby will continue to ism section of this first meeting. of the workshops. action taken by the Interscholas Dr. P. Merville Larson is the tic League Girls' Basketball Com serve as Chairman of the League's A continuing Regional Promo mittee, the old limited dribble State Executive Committee. general chairman of the Lubbock tion Committee is to be jointly rule is out the window; unlimited DEAN EDDY brought to his meeting, and will head the speech appointed by the T.M.E.A. and dribble, as in the boys' version new position a varied background section. J. Russell Heitman, chair the League and will consist of the of basketball, is now permitted. of experience as a teacher, re man of the Journalism Depart regional T.M.E.A. choral chair search specialist, and authority on ment, will head that section. Some other changes, as listed man and one other T.M.E.A. mem all phases of vocational education. AT HOUSTON, general chair below, were voted by the 1951-52 ber appointed by that chairman; A native of Decatur, 111., he holds man is J. O. Webb, Assistant Sup committee during its summer the UIL regional choral contest higher educational degrees from erintendent of Houston Schools. chairman; the host-chairman of meeting in Austin. The committee the University of Illinois and Campus arrangements and speech the Regional Competition-Festi is composed of Superintendent Texas A&M College. section will be under Dr. W. W. val; the host-chairman of the cho John T. Morris of O'Donnell As Director of the Training Cook, Dean of the School of Fine ral clinic-workshop and an ad (chairman), Superintendent P. J. Bureau since November, 1944, Arts. Journalism organizing con ministrator who is either a mem Dodson of Bastrop, Superintend Dean Eddy was in charge of all sultant will be N. S. Patterson, ber of the regional executive ent G. M. Blackman of Orange graduate and undergraduate work Chairman of the Department of committee or a person appointed Grove, Miss Marguerite Ross of in Industrial and Distributive Ed Journalism. by that group. Comanche, and Mrs. Esther Weir ucation throughout the state. He of Georgetown. (Reprinted CoiMtteey Dallas Morning News) —The Knot-Hold Gang DEAN JAMES EDDY Each of the ten conferences This committee will advise directed a vocational training pro during the year will deal with PLAYING UNDER the rules with the officials of the League gram that reached over 20,000 debate, declamation, extempora adopted by this group will be and local host institutions con adults annually. Some of the neous speech and drama. All but sortie 618 teams, according to the cerning policies pertinent to the courses developed under his lead Initial Nominations the Nacogdoches session will in ! latest tabulation of acceptance planning of Regional Choral Clin- +*Jke ^c^uedtion fKemaind ership were unique and recognized clude journalism. The Houston, cards received in the League of ic-Workshops which will fit the internationally as the best avail Kingsville and Kilgore confer fice. Since schools have until No needs of local choral directors You, too, can be an agent working for the scruples are fewest, and of power to the man- able. The result was that this unit To Advisory Council ences will include ready writing. vember 15 to accept the League and students. collapse of our nation. who can pay off most adequately, is not of the Division of Extension Student council work will be a plan and send in acceptance In addition to the duties related weakened by righteous horror, nor utterly worked far beyond the borders of part of the Houston conference, cards, it is normally true that this You, too, can contribute to the undermin to the workshops, the Regional ing of those firm principles of morality and destroyed by being suddenly exposed to the Texas, into Canada, many of the Posts Close Oct. 1 where yearbook work will also be Promotion Committee will advise figure continues to climb. other states, and Hawaii. October 1 is the deadline for covered. with and assist the T.M.E.A. or- Tentative district assignments personal integrity on which America was light of publicity. Instead, this evil which Before coming to the Industrial nomination ballots for member Consultants at each conference \ ganization with such projects will be announced shortly after founded. afflicts our land can only be pushed back Training Bureau, Dean Eddy was ship on the Legislative Advisory will be provided by the host col * within the Region as are designed Oct. 15. It is planned to assign, You can. The question remains, will you? by the firm and positive action of each of us for seven years State Director Council. Due either to resigna lege, the Interscholastic League, to motivate choral instruction in where possible, schools participat and Executive Officer of the All you need to do is to join the host of who still believes in the moral values of our tion, expiration of term or cre and the University of Texas. the public schools and advise ing in both girls' and boys' bas Texas State Board of Vocational Americans who have apparently adopted the fathers. ation of new region, ten of the with the League regional music ketball to the same conference Education. Earlier he was State 23 places on the council are up executive committee in the plan and district so as to reduce travel philosophy of doing anything that one "can In the public schools of Texas, positive Supervisor of industrial education for election. ning and administration of the and loss of time from school. get by with." • action means constant practice and advo for the Board of Education. Other 870 Teams Signed Ballots for nomination went out Regional Competition-Festivals.