SINT'EMC H OJLA S TI C LEAGUER frit« / Jh*: Vol. XXXV AUSTIN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER, 1952 No. 3 Council Votes for New Ballot On Spring Football Training A great number of important to the State Executive Committee ing period. Or, plan of the State Basketball actions were taken by the Inter­ that a referendum ballot be sent 2. Eliminating spring train­ Tournament, asked the State scholastic League Advisory Coun­ out on a two-fold proposition. If ing, and permitting fall prac­ Executive Committee and schools cil in its annual fall meeting, Nov. the recommendation is approved tice to begin the second Monday of the state to approve a change 2 and 3. Twenty-two of the 23 by the Executive Committee, mem­ prior to the first Friday in Sep­ in the rules governing ineligibility elected representatives of all re­ ber schools would be asked to take tember, provided no games are as the result of a series of changes gions of each conference were their choice between: played until the third weekend of school, and adopted a schedule present in Austin for the delib­ 1. Limiting spring training for after the beginning of the fall of fees for basketball officials. erations. football to 21 calendar days (now training period. There were a number of other ac­ LEAGUE ADVISORY COUNCIL—All but one of the 23 member* son, II-A; E. M. Smith, VII-B; Dr. Hollis Moore, IV-AA; P. J. Dod- ONE IMPORTANT result of 30 calendar days), and permitting In other important actions, the tions, but these were the most of the Legislative Advisory Council for the University Interscholastic son, VI-B; and-Clyde Abshier, V-B. the Council's work may be the fall practice to begin one week Council voted to amend the out- important. League are pictured at they paused during their deliberations Nov. 3. Seated, left to right, R. B. Norman, I-AAj John Morris, I-B; voting of all League member prior to the first Friday in Sep­ of-state competition rule, asked With Dean James R. D. Eddy, They are, left to right, standing O. B. Chambers, Region II-B; Edwin Walter Coers, VII-B; Sterling Fly, VI-A; Lee Johnson, I-A; Dale schools once again on the prob­ tember, provided no games are Bowen, IH-Bj Minton White, VII-AA; Virgil Currin, VI-AA; R. B. Douglas, III-A; Jack Ryan, III-AA; and John Bailey, II-AA. Only that a committee study the entire of the Division of Extension, Uni­ Sparks, V-AA; Frank Pollitt, VIII-AA; Frank Singletary, IV-B; Dr. Council member not pictured is F. L. Moffett, IV-A, who was unable lem of spring training for foot­ played until the second weekend problem of representation at the versity of Texas, presiding, the E. H. Black, La Marque, V-A; Wright Chrane, VIII-B; Ira Huching- to attend the meeting because of illness in the family. ball. The Council recommended after the beginning of fall train­ State Meet, voted to change the following members of the Council carried through its business be­ tween 2:15 Sunday, Nov. 2, and Dr. Kennedy Becomes 11:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3: Four Conferences Scheduled csLet the traced R. B. Norman, Amarillo, Re­ gion I-A A; Lee Johnson, Phillips, I.E.A. Music Adviser I-A; John T. Morris, O'Donnell, Before Christmas Holidays S^peah for ^Jkemdewed Dr. V. J. Kennedy has been ap­ I-B; John F. Bailey, Brecken- pointed to the position as Music ridge, II-AA; Ira R. Huchingson, Four Student Activities Con- I Close at hand is the Nov. 22 Dec. 6 conference at Abilene Consultant in the Texas Education .Hamlin, II-A; O. B. Chambers, ferences are on the League calen- conference at The University of Christian College for Central West Already this fall, slightly over 11,000 Texas high school and Early Schools, Brownwood, II-B. junior high school students have taken part in a University Inter­ Agency. He assumed his new dar before Christmas, and four Texas, for South Central Texas, Texas, and two conferences on scholastic League-sponsored workshop, clinic or conference. duties on August 1, 1952, after Also, Jack Ryan, McKinney, remain for January and February. I Following closely afterward is the Dec. 13, at Odessa and Canyon, having served as a teaching fellow III-AA; Dale Douglas, Pleasant for West Texas and the Northern Four Student Activities Conferences have drawn a total of slightly more than 4,000 students and teachers. Twelve basket­ and instructor. in The University Grove Schools, Dallas, III-A; Ed­ Panhandle, respectively. ball clinics have added an additional 3,600 plus. And three choral of Texas School of Fine Arts since win Bowen, Boyd, III-B; Hollis A. clinic-workshops have almost matched the totals in the other Moore, Tyler, IV-AA; Frank L. FINAL PROGRAMS for the September, 1950. 30th UIL Breakfast two divisions, with nearly 3,800 in attendance. Singletary, Troup, IV-B; R. B. Austin conference have already Dr. Kennedy received the Bach­ Sparks, Baytown, V-AA; E. H. been mailed to nearly 200 schools These figures, briefly stated, reflect in a small measure the elor of Music Education degree impact on the public schools of Texas of the League's program Black, La Marque, V-A; Clyde To Hear Henry Porter in 46 counties of South Central for making available to every section of the state the best in from Murray State College in Ken­ Abshier, Deer Park, V-B. The Thirtieth Annual Inter- Committee, and editor or co- Texas, so that full details of the trained leadership in the various activities, from journalism to tucky in 1940 with major and program are already in the hands music to basketball. / minor instruments of piano, clari­ Also, Virgil Currin, Alamo scholastie League Breakfast, held editor of many basketball, foot­ Heights High School, San Antonio, of administrators and sponsors. net and cello. He earned a Master in conjunction with the annual ball and track publications. He is It would be financially impossible for any group of schools to VI-AA; Sterling H. Fly, Crystal The program, under the general of Music degree in 1947 from meeting of the Texas State Teach­ also secretary of the National Fed­ hire the mass of talent which the League, through its cooperative City, VI-A; P. J. Dodson, Bastrop, chairmanship of Dr. Howard W. arrangements with the great colleges and universities of the Southern Methodist University ers Association, will be held No­ eration Football Committee and VI-B; Minton White, Alice, VII- Townsend, will begin with regis­ state, makes available to the public schools of Texas. with a major in Music Education vember 28, in El Paso* of the National Six-Man Football AA; E. M. Smith, Sinton, VII-A; tration at 8:00 a.m., Nov. 22, and Committee. The figures for attendance at the Student Activities Confer­ and a minor in Music Literature. Walter Coers, Los Fresnos, VII-B; Scene of the breakfast will be continue through until 12:30 or ences read: Eagle Pass, 75, Dallas, 850, Houston, 2,200, Lubbock, In May, 1952, Dr. Kennedy re­ the Ballroom of the Cortez Hotel Frank Pollitt, Bowie High School, 1:00 p.m. 510, and Kilgore, 350. The 12 girls' basketball clinics have aver­ ceived the Doctor, of Philosophy in El Paso. The breakfast will be­ aged 300 persons, and have varied from 150 to 500. These clinics El Paso, VIII-AA; and Wright degree from The University of gin at 7:30 a.m. on the Friday Debate Handbooks Abilene Christian College, host were held at Brownwood, Denton, San Marcos, Kilgore, Kings­ V. J. KENNEDY Chrane, Pyote, VIII-B. Only Su­ Texas in Educational Administra­ following Thanksgiving Day. All But Sold Out again for the conference in that ville, Austin, Dallas, Nacogdoches, Alpine, Commerce, and Can­ perintendent F. L. Moffett of Cen­ area, will offer a strong group of yon. tion with minors in Music Edu­ Daviess County High School in Speaker for the breakfast, as ter, Region IV-A, was unable to Schools planning to conduct consultants in both speech and Waco, Huntsville, and Houston have already been hosts to cation, Music Literature and Owensboro, Kentucky, where he attend, due to illness in his family. announced by last month's debate activities this year journalism. Dr. Fred Barton, head choral clinic-workshops, with a combined attendance of well over Theory. directed band, orchestra, and CONCERNING the out-of-state Leaguer willl be Hehry V. Porter, should send for materials from of ACC Speech Department, is 3,000 singers and their directors. chorus. Following that experience, competition rule, which now pro­ Executive-Secretary of the Na­ the Interscholastic League at general chairman, and will be as­ NONE OF THE FIELDS of pub­ he went to Humboldt, Tennessee, The Student Activities Conference program is not yet half hibits an athlete from taking part tional Federation of State High once. Practically all of 'the sisted in speech and drama work lic school music will be strangers where he taught band and co­ done; there are still 15 music workshops remaining on the sched­ in any out-of-state athletic con­ School Athletic Associations. His N U E A Bulletins on Inter­ by Dr. Don Williams of The Uni­ ule, and one girls' basketball clinic remains. So, for most of the to Dr. Kennedy since he has had ordinated the grade school music test unless approved by the State topic will be "Trends in High national Organizations are sold versity of Texas Speech Depart­ state, th« opportunity still exists for participating in these far- practical experience in all of program.