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VOL. LXI AUSTIN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER, 1976 NO. 3 Legislative Council Elects Reeves Chairman Court Backs 48 Administrators Named Volleyball Tourney Boggess Selected Residence, Transfer Rules To Regional Committees Dec. 3-4 In Austin As Vice-Chairman Glenn Reeves, superintendent of to determine the wants and needs For the third time in four years, Forty-eight Texas school admin Levelland Longview The State Girls' Volleyball Tournament will be held Dec. Saginaw public schools, was elected of schools in this. a Texas district court has upheld istrators will serve on the League's Supt. Odell Wilkes, Meadow Supt. Jon R. Tate, Sweeney 3 and 4 in Gregory Gymn Annex in Austin. chairman of the University In- A committee is to be appointed to 14 regional executive committees, Supt. Mance Park, terscholastic League Legislative the League Residence and Transfer Supt. Lamar B. Kelley, Amherst Huntsville Ticket prices for these matches are $2 for adults and $1 for study the Slide Rule contest to de assisting the regional director and students per session. There will be two sessions Friday (4 Council at its meeting in Austin termine if it is feasible to continue Rules (Article VIII, sections 13 Supt. Dean King, Sundown Brenham other regional executive commitee p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) and two session Saturday (9 a.m. and Nov. 7. that contest, or if it will be neces and 14). I members from the host institutions. Supt. Eugene Bigby, Bellvile C. N. Boggess, Harlandale Inde Denton 1p.m.) sary to design a totally new com The district judge in Denton Oct. They will help organize and Supt. Don Smith, Cleburne Supt. Thomas W. Cameron, Fair- pendent School District of San An petition. This problem has been 12 ruled that enforcement of these schedule the various events at each Asst. Supt. George W. Reid, Dallas field The schedule is as follows: tonio superintendent, was elected caused by the increased use of hand regional site with the least possible Supt. Harlin J. Dauphin, Ennis Supt. Clifford L. Curry, Carmine vice-chairman. computers by high school students, League rules does not violate a, confusion, minimum of expense Supt. Glenn D. Reeves, Saginaw Supt. Charles M. Whatley, La Time Conference Court Three items were approved for and problems in obtaining proper pupil's fundamental rights since and least loss in school time by con Pryor submission to member schools on slide rules. the US Constitution does not guar testants. Arlington Kilgore Friday,Dec. 3 (Semi-finals) the April referendum balloting: Effective in the 1977-1978 school antee anyone the right to play foot Each regional meet is jointly Supt. E. O. Martin, Bowie Supt. George E. Moore, Gushing 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Conference B 3 1. Schools will vote on a proposal year, a drawing will be held in all sponsored by the college or ball. univer Supt. Ben Brandenburg, Midlothian Supt. Louie Williamson, Spring 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Conference B 1 that in tennis and golf no student sections in each round of prose and sity serving as host and the League, A temporary injunction had been Supt. A. E. Greer, Bridgeport Hill Schools, Longview 5:10 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Conference A 3 nor team representing a member poetry contests at all levels, with represented by these superinten school shall participate in more all previously drawn categories to granted the Paul Anderson Youth Supt. Bruce Prior, Boles Home 5:10 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Conference A 1 dents and principals. The League's Stephenville than eight tournaments during the be eliminated before the final-round Home of Texas, Inc., and Elwyn competitive program rests Schools, Quinlan 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Conference AA 3 upon the Supt. Wm. L. Hudson, Frisco school year, exclusive of district, drawing. efforts of administrators Supt. J. C. Lock, Harmony Schools, Gagliardi, a minor, by Paul Ander and the Supt. Jack D. Johnson, Carroll 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Conference AA 1 regional and state meet League A proposal that the League insti faculty members Gilmer son Youth Home of Texas, Inc., his who devote con Schlls, South Lake 8:40 p.m. 9:40 p.m. Conference AAA 3 competition. A meeting of three or tute a contest in speed reading was siderable effort and attention to its guardian, and Jerry Campbell, his Supt. James Perkins, De Leon Corpus Christ! 8:40 p.m. 9:40 p.m. Conference AAA 1 fewer schools, without loss of rejected. planning and execution. school time, shall not be considered Supt. Jim Barnes, Seguin In the journalism competition, managing conservator, forbidding a meet. Brownwood Supt. Roger Gee, Victoria Saturday, Dec 4 (Semi-finals) the council voted to increase the the school to declare the boy ineligi Odessa 2. Conferences AA, A and B will Supt. Max P. Jenks, Huckabay Supt. W. C. Andrews, Gregory 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Conference AAAA 3 number of entrants in each contest Supt. George Cullender, Monahans vote on whether to use electric or ble to play, if he could make the Schools, Stephenville Supt. Jerry Jacobs, Raymondville 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Conference AAAA 1 to three, and to limit each student team, and against the League for Supt. Norman Hall, Andrews Supt. M. H. Buchanan, May manual typewriters in the typing to one contest. These changes will Supt. Kermit L. Sorrells, Iraan Supt. Billy McKown, Abbott Kingsville Saturday, Dec. 4 (Finals) contest. Conferences AAAA and be effective in 1978 contests. There enforcing the rule and penalizing Supt. Charles Hohertz, Shallowater Supt. Kenneth Flory, Hondo 10:15 AAA previously voted to use elec are four separate journalism con the school. a.m. 11:15 a.m. Conference B 3 tric typewriters. Pasadena Supt. C. L. West, Odem tests, but under the ruling a stu Lewisville Independent School Lubbock 10:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Conference B 1 3. The referendum Supt. Jack Simmons, Angleton Supt. C. J. Jungman, Premont vote will de dent can enter only one of these. District and the League supported Supt. Robert Ashworth, Amarillo 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Conference AA 3 termine if the time limit for filing A council committee will com the Residence and Transfer Rules, Supt. Clyde M. Gott, Port Arthur Supt. Ed Irons, Lubbock Asst. Supt. Horace Elrod, Houston Victoria 2:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Conference AAA 3 procedural protests in music com plete a study of the point system which, as all League rules, are Supt. James A. Cunningham, petition shall be extended to 48 used to determine all-round dis passed by democratic process set Supt Herbert L. Sides, Granger 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Conference AAAA 3 Spearman Huntsville hours. trict champions in all contests. up by school administrators of Supt. John N. Strnadel, Louise Supt B. F. Conger, Denver City Supt. Martin Hitt, Pine Tree Schls., Supt. A. F. Cobb, Three Rivers In other action the council ap They will report findings and rec Texas. proved changing the girls' cross ommendations at the next session. A prior decision given by Judge country race from one and one-half The council voted not to create Sarah Hughes in Federal District miles to two miles. an "academic bowl" contest at this Court in Dallas reiterated the same "League Grateful1 They voted to change the 1978 time. opinion that the US Constitution state boys' basketball tournament They rejected a proposal to elim does not guarantee anyone the to one weekend, to be the first inate limitation on participation in right to play football or athletics. weekend in March. (The 1977 boys' meets by solo and ensemble twirl- Judge Hughes stated in her opin Regional Directors, Sites state basketball tournament will be ers in a school year. This ruling ion: "Nowhere in the Constitution held as in recent years, with AAAA holds the number of competition is there any guarantee of a right to and B on Mar. 11-12 and AAA, meets to two, other than League play football. If that right exists, AA and A on another weekend, contests, in one year. therefore, it is ancilliary to some For Spring Meets Chosen March 4-5.) They instructed League officials other right. A new schedule of events was to prepare a Code of Ethics for mu "The only plausible argument is "League member schools and the Regional directors and sites for Region II, Conference AAAA, Dis adopted for elementary and junior sic to run at the beginning of the that playing football is a part of League are very grateful to the 14 Spring Meet events are as follows: tricts 6-15 high track and field meets. music rules in the Constitution and host institutions and wish to thank one's education and that education Odessa Region II, Conference AAA, Dis The summer camp rule was reaf Contest Rules each year, and they is a constitutionally guaranteed them and the respective faculty tricts 4-8 firmed as it stands. ordered a full-scale study of par Lee Buice, Assistant to the Presi right. This argument fails, how members who are assisting in the Girls' Track and Field, Golf and The council decided that a study ticipation in music contests with re dent, Odessa College: ever, in view of the Supreme competitive educational contests," Tennis for these two conferences committee will analyze regional sults to be reported at the 1977 Region I, Conference AAA, Dis Court's opinion in San Antonio In said Dr.