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JL/C W 111 IYCCLCIICK ! Pioneer scholastic journalist dies

Dr. DeWitt C. Reddick, who pioneered and Monographs by U.T. Journalism Exes." scholastic journalism in Texas while His articles also had appeared in such teaching generations of journalists at the periodicals as Presbyterian Survey, Liberal University of Texas at Austin, died August Education, Community College Journalist, 22 at his Austin home following a lengthy il­ Texas Press Messenger, and School Press lness. Review. Dr. Reddick, 76, founded the In addition, he had received the top honors Interscholastic League Press Conference from virtually every existing national i ILPC»in the late 1920s and served as its un­ scholastic journalism association: The Gold paid director for 22 years. He was in­ Key Award from Columbia Scholastic Press strumental in the development of the UIL Association; the Carl Towley Award of the journalism contest and an avid UIL sup­ Journalism Education Association; the porter. He retired on May 31, 1974 but con­ Pioneer Award from the National Scholastic tinued teaching one course during the Press Association; and the Hall of Fame following academic year. On May 31, 1975, Award from Future Journalists of America. he retired completely from his teaching post at the University, where he had been on the Known as one of the University's most faculty since 1927. effective teachers, Dr. Reddick also held a His former students include Mrs. Lyndon number of administrative posts. He was the B. Johnson, former First Lady of the U.S.; first dean of the College of Communication, Liz Carpenter, Assistant Secretary for which was formed in 1965, having served as public affairs in the U.S. Department of director of the School of Journalism, 1956- Education; Walter Cronkite, veteran CBS 59. newscaster; and Bill Moyers, also a promi­ While on leave from UT in 1969-70, he nent television newsman. served as dean of the University of Even in retirement, Dr. Reddick remain­ Tennessee college of communications. ed active as an author, consultant and Dr. Reddick was born July 30, 1904 in speaker. At his death, he had two books Savannah, Ga. He completed bachelor's and ready for publication, a revision of his wide­ master's degrees at Texas and earned the ly used "The Mass Media and the School Ph.D. degree at the University of Missouri. University of Taxes photo Newspaper" and "Journalism Exercise and He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; two Resource Book." children, Dr. Byran DeWitt Reddick of Dr. DeWitt Reddick, ILPC founder, scholastic In 1979, he published "Wholeness and Olivet, Mich., and Mrs. Alichia Helton of press pioneer and teacher par excellence, Renewal in Education" and in 1978 "Books Austin, and three grandchildren. died August 22. Alternative Implications puzzling to transfer Camp rule tangled in legal snarl rule offered Legal questions concerning the fate of the lifted until our appeal has been refused or the fact were discovered, it could cost the A committee appointed to review Article summer camp rule remain unanswered. granted." athlete his eligibility for violating the VII, Sec. 13 — the controversial one-year The rule, which declared ineligible Meanwhile, UIL officials are concerned amateur rules," Marshall said. transfer rule — voted to recommend to the students in grades nine, 10 and 11 who with the implications the ruling might have. "Finally, the ruling has serious im­ Legislative Council that its place on the attended specialized basketball, football Every state association have rules gover­ plications on our overall athletic, music and referendum ballot in the April of 1981 a and volleyball training camps, was ning off-season conduct, as do the NCAA academic/literary program," he added. proposal which would extend the senior declared unconstitutional July 18 by U. S. and professional associations. "If, as Judge Cire has ruled, schools cannot transfer option to grades nine, 10 and 11. Dist. Judge George E. Cire of Houston. "We are concerned first with controlling enforce this rule, then other rules which are The committee of school administrators, "We have asked the Fifth Circuit Court of pressure on kids to attend camps," Dr. in effect during the summer months are in educational association leaders and state Appeals in New Orleans to hold Judge Marshall said. "Second, we are concerned danger." legislators met in Austin, May 18, at the re­ Cire's ruling in abeyance until our appeal with the inequities developed as a result of Marshall pointed to rules prohibiting quest of Dr. Bailey Marshall, UIL director. can be heard," Dr. Bailey Marshall, League family income. Some of the lower income League participants from taking college The proposal, if passed by majority vote director, said. "We've not heard whether athletes will be excluded from attending, courses in preparation for the academic of the member schools, would require that the request will be granted, though we ex­ purely on a monetary basis. contests as a prime example. transfers be approved by the receiving dis­ pect some ruling at any moment." "These camps are not cheap," he said. "If we can't restrict their summer ac­ trict executive committees, that the parents Cire's ruling in the case of Alex and Larry "You may claim that students can work for tivities, then who's to say they can't con­ of the transfer student sign a statement that Harris, sons of Del Harris, coach of the the money to attend but the latest youth un­ duct organized drills the entire summer," the move was not made for athletic pur­ Houston Rockets of the National Basktball employment figures, notably among he said. poses, and that the sending school concurs Association, does not mean that youngsters minorities, are grim." "The camp rule protected students from that no recruitment or undue pressures attending camps are immune from dis­ To further complicate the situation, some undue community and coaching pressures. were involved. ciplinary action. students have access to local camps while It has been reviewed each year since its Th transfer proposal would also pertain to "If the stay is granted, attending a others do not, Marshall said. Some camps adoption and the majority of the state's all sports. Currently, students changing summer camp could jeopardize the recruit outstanding players. superintendents as well as other school are ineligible for varsity football and student's eligibility," Dr. Bill Farney, "If a camp paid an athlete's tuition and if educational groups have felt it to be in the basketball for one year, with an exception of athletic director, said. "Otherwise, if the best interest of the athletes to retain the students moving with their parents their stay is denied, as far as we know, the rule is rule." (Please turn to page 8, TRANSFER) For openers Welcome back! Batters and such Also

That double-take was unnecessary. This Baseball champions were crowned in Opinion page 2 is The Leaguer. We've got a new look, one each of the five conferences last May, con­ Journalism page 3 we hope you'll like. This format, we feel, cluding on of the most exciting tour­ Music page 4 will allow us to give you the best informa­ naments in UIL history. For full tourna­ Drama page 5 tion in the most attractive package. So, ment results, including all-tourney selec­ Sports page 6-7 without further ado . . . read on. And by tions, turn to page 7. Etcetera page 8 the way, welcome back! page 2 Opinion Official notices YORKTOWN Cost of extracurricular activities The District 31-A executive committee has placed Yorktown ISD on probation in football for the 1990-81 school year for viola­ tion of Rule 24 of the Football Plan. EST AC ADO (Lubbock i Estacado High School, Lubbock, has been placed on probation in baseball for 1980-81 for violation of Article VIII. Section 10. much lower than one might think MUSIC On page 190 of the Prescribed Music List, the title of event 433 should read "Miscellaneous String Ensembles" instead of Mathematicians or cost analysis experts Miscellaneous String Solos. JUNCTION have not as yet calculated the per pupil cost Junction High School has been placed on probation in boys' for high school extracurricular activities basketball for the 1960-81 school year for violation of the Athletic Code. participation. If an when the figures are SAN DIEGO released, it will be quite low because the San Diego High School has been placed on probation in boys' majority of citizens do not realize how many basketball for the 1980-81 school year for violation of the Athletic Director's corner Code. of our young men and women are involved LINCOLN (Port Arthur) the school's many academic and literary, By Bailey Marshall The District 22-A A A A A executive committee has placed Lincoln High School Port Arthur on probation for violation of Rule 9, Sec. music and athletic programs. G. of the Basketball Plan; violation by girls' junior varsity. The majority of the statistics published by JEFFERSON (Port Arthur) The District 22-AAAAA executive committee has placed the National Federation of State High Thomas Jefferson High School on probation for violation of Rule 9, School Associations, includes only the varsi­ participating in basketball. More than 31,000 In the speech activities, 18,000 elementary Section G of the Basketball Plan; violation by girls' junior varsi­ ty ty and.junior varsity participant level. boys and 23,000 girls will run track this spr­ and junior high students participated in oral PICTURE MEMORY It does not include the many sophomore ing. And 15,000-plus boys will play spring reading. On the junior high and high school The following errors have been noted on the student-size picture teams, freshman teams and junior high purchased from Texas School Pictures, San Antonio: baseball. level, 5,000 took part in debate, 17,500 in in­ "Annunciation" is misspelled. teams, nor the elementary teams operating Of course, there are the other sports, such formative speaking, 15,000 in persuasive The artist's name should read as follows: "van Eyck." under University Interscholastic League as volleyball, which attracted close to 20,000 speaking, 17,500 in poetry interpretation, In both cases, the Picture Memory Bulletin Official List is cor­ rect. guidelines. girls; swimming (3,000-plus boys, 2,5000 and 15,000 in prose reading. LEE (TYLER) The latest release from the Federation girls); tennis (10,000-plus boys and girls); Robert E. Lee High School of Tyler has been placed on proba­ It all adds up to a lot of young people par­ shows that an impressive 13.2 per cent more golf (8,000 boys, 4,000 girls); and cross coun­ tion in volleyball for the 198041 school year for violation of Rule 13 ticipating in high school extracurric ular of the Volleyball Plan. participants have been involved in "The try (500-plus boys and girls). programs. Some adults may think these CRYSTAL CITY Other Half of Education" since the 1979 sur­ In the music program, a whopping 215,000 The State Executive Committee has suspended Crystal City programs cost a lot of money for our High School for the 1979-80 school year and placed them on proba­ vey. The 20,000 member schools belonging students took part in band and orchestra. schools. tion for 1980-81 school year for violation of the Basketball Plan. to the state associations have a total of 6.4 Approximately 71,000 participated in choral MUSIC UST The following corrections of the Prescribed Music List should million participants. The major gain is in and 39,000 in the music solo competition. The total cost may well be in the hundreds be noted: Page 25. English Horn Solos, Class I, Handel, Concerto girls' activities: 2,083,040 girls and 4,367,000 Participation in academic and literary of thousands of dollars for the state but in g minor. SMC. boys are involved in the interscholastic JUNCTION contests is equally impressive: number when divided the total number of par­ The State Executive Committee has placed Junction High sports programs alone. sence, 55,000; spelling, 80,000; journalism, ticipants, the actual cost is diminutive. It is School on probation in boys' basketball for one year for violation In Texas, it almost staggers the imagina­ of the Athletic Code 24,000; one-act play, 20,000; picture quite a bargain for todays economics. The C&CR CHANGE tion to review the participation figures. memory, 25,000; science, 22,500; slide rule, best adult investment we can make is in our Item k. page 23 of the Constitution and Contest Rules should More than 41,4000 boys played football last 20,000; shorthand, 15,000; typing, 16,000; and read: "Items "f" and "h" of Article VIII. Section 14 apply in this young people today, because it's an invest­ rule." year. Some 25,200 boy and 22,800 girls are story telling, 12,500. ment in the future of our nation.

were made by the University staff and ex­ violation of state law, they will interpret the ficial in any contest final and indisputable, ecutive committee. When the program grew rule as proposed by the schools. the theory being that once competitors much of the governance was turned over to So, what we have is a service organization agree upon officials each party is 50 percent Quick shots the schools. In 1915, rules were made by that is sponsored by the University of Texas responsible for his or her decisions. delegates from the schools in a delegate at Austin with the members of the organiza­ assembly at the state meets in the spring. tion governing their activities. This service In 1916, the schools passed a rule to the For the past 40 years, the schools or their by the University has been appreciated by effect that the act of beginning a contest State executive representatives on the Legislative Council the schools and the program has continued with an official constitutes agreement. This have made all the rules and regulations. to flourish over the years. It has become the rule was passed to side-track the endless The majority of the judicial decisions are largest program of its type in the world and and futile wrangles of disputants who claim­ committee set-up made by the schools' administrators. There considered one of the best. ed they had not agreed to a certain official. are relatively few cases (less than one per­ Games and contests cannot be conducted cent) that are heard by the State Executive in an orderly manner unless the officials are proven effective Committee, which is a committee of the given complete autonomy. If an umpire University of Texas at Austin faculty and calls a strike, it is a strike even if the ball staff members. This committee also issues Contest conduct hits the plate. If judges rank a debate team In 1910, the public schools, through the official interpretations of the rules. first, that is the rank regardless what the Texas State Teachers Association, came to Some occasionally wonder why the State audience or coaches have to say. the University of Texas to ask the university Executive Committee is not composed of rests on judge's Officials may make mistakes, but most to sponsor a forensics league for its school personnel. This is a legitimate ques­ will correct those mistakes at the time if students. The University administration tion. This committee could be public school they are mistakes. They are accused of mis­ studied the proposition and decided this personnel, if so desired by the schools. Most takes many more times than they actually would be an outstanding extension of their people who know and understand the League complete control make a mistake, due to the bias of the two services to .the students, schools and com­ program will agree that the State Executive teams or individuals competing. Think what munities. Committee is a very effective group, largely would happen if every time someone dis­ In 1913, school people asked UT to sponsor due to their objectivity. agreed with a decision, a committee would track and field. At that time, no central Also, they are in Austin and do not have to since its inception, the UIL would not hear have to hear the complaint and make a rul­ organization, and no rules or regulations ex­ travel and suffer loss of time which would disputes concerning the selection of judges ing. Would you do this during the contest? If isted. Therefore over-age students, occur if they were from schools throughout and officials for contests. It was necessary not, how would reversing a call affect the graduates and other ineligibles were com­ the state. This group works very closely for the competing schools to agree on judges total outcome of the game? How many other peting. Again the University agreed. with the Legislative Council members and and officials, and, once agreed on, their calls would be protested from that game or As other sports and other activities were the schools regarding the intent of the rules selection could not be the basis of a protest. contest? added, the governance of the League chang­ when they issue official interpretations. As In 1914, the world "decision" was added, You can see the problems would never ed. Originally, the rules and regulations long as the rule or intent of the rule is not a which made the decision of any judge or of­ end.

DIRECTORY State Executive Committee: Dr. Thomas M. Hatfield, chairman, Lynn F. Anderson, Dr. William Farney, Dr. Bailey Marshall, Dr. Lynn W. McGraw, Betty Thompson, Dr. Jesse J. Villarreal, Dr. Byron F. Fullerton. The Leaguer Legislative Council: Jack Johnson, chairman; Bill Vardeman, vice chair­ man; Ed Irons, Ralph Poteet, Carter Lomax, C. N. Boggess. Gordon Cockerham, Glen Pearson, J. C. McClesky, Don Whitt, Bill Farmer, Kenneth Flory, Roy Dodds, Jack Frost, Jerry Gideon, Eugene Stoever, Published eight times per year, each month, from September through James McLeroy, Burton Hurley, James Worsham and James Kile. April, by the University Interscholastic League, Division of Continuing Director Dr. Bailey Marshall Education, University of Texas at Austin, P. O. Box 8028, 2622 Wichita, Director of Athletics Dr. William Farney Austin, Texas 78712. Second class postage paid at Austin, Texas. Subscrip­ Director of Music Dr. Nelson Patrick tion : $2 per year. Director of Journalism Bobby Hawthorne Dr. Bailey Marshall Editor Director of Drama Lynn Murray Robert Hawthorne Managing Editor Director of Activities Barbara Puckett

The Leaguer, September, 1980 Page 2 Journalism page 3 On review Get out of that rut: Redesign today Stalking The Feature Story By William H. Ruehlmann The typical high school feature story is a superficial flossing of an over-weight topic. Rarely does it capture the excitement of its As you can see, the Leaguer has been subject and in many cases, it reels off into a mundane prattling of unrelated facts. redesigned. This makes the third time in 65 Ruehlmann s book could change all that. An a ward-winning years, the second in three years. writer himself. Ruehlmann uses example after example to drive home the need for focus and purpose, form and vision. His chapter Oddly enough, there was no great trauma on style, grammar and diction is excellent. And he provides a associated with the redesign process. wealth of information on collecting information, writing the Traditionalists didn't grasp their hearts and attention-grabbing lead, and developing the story into a piece that Scholastic journalism rocks the reader. feign cardiac arrest when we tossed out the Probably the best book on the subject ever. Must reading for broadsheet in favor of the tabloid two years yearbook copywriters and editors. By Bobby Hawthorne Writer's Digest Books. 9933 Alliance Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, ago. Nor did they fuss when we completed 45242 the recent facelift. Editing in the Klectronic Era In fact, most readers actually liked the By Martin I. Gibson change, which gets around to this point: features but only when the face com­ A longtime ILPC supporter and friend. Dr. Gibson has written as "FTA" or "Band". "the" book on editing in the '80s. With the growing influence of the Why not redeisgn your publication? municates the mood or emotion of the arti­ electronic gadgetry in the professional newsroom and the "But we've always done it this way!" cle. Typefaces should never be used We'll be discussing each of these in detail classroom, the text is especially relevant. Chapter one introduces in future issues. the student to the video display terminal, or VDT. as well as other So that's your excuse, is it? Well, it won't capriciously and it is a mistake to mix three electronic services. He discusses in a light, crisp way the effect of fly. With the plethora of attractive or four faces simply because they're The UIL amateur rule does not apply to these new systems on the newsroom. available. Though written for the professional reporter/editor, or the stu­ typefaces available, there is no excuse for a journalism. Any student may work for any dent aspiring to that level, the text's chapter on copy editing nameplate set in Old English or Goudy Text. What about your layout? Are you taking newspaper, magazine, radio or television (Trimming the Fat), headline writing and layout are superb. And A Zelek, Eras, Stymie or Optima among advantage of horizontal or modular layout? Dr. Gibson has some interesting comments on the demise of the station and earn any amount of money English language, the ramifications on the journalistic communi­ others are eye-catching faces which blend No doubt a horizontal flow increases without affecting his elegibility. ty, the need for improved grammatical skills, and the nuances of well in the overall design scheme. readabiity and enhances the page's However, the League's awards rule does attribution. Recommended reading for advisers and students alike. So, if your flag is set in Old English, appearance. Since one story is never apply. For example, if a student were to Iowa State University Press, Ames. Iowa 50010. wrapped around another, the reader has no resting on a smorgasborg of rising runs, set­ participate in a journalism contest spon­ Photography for Student Publicatons ting moons, baying dogs and charging Lions, problem following the flow of the story. sored by a professional daily newspaper and By Carl Vandermeulen then it's time to clean house. The namepla te Modular layout eliminates the confusion Tired of grainy, blurred snapshots that have little if anything to were to receive valuable consideration for do with photojournalism? Read this book. It'll help. should contain the name of the publication, stemming from photo/copy placement. The his participation, then he could be ruled in­ Vandermeulen has written a textbook specifically for the high the date, volume numbers and name of the photo, in a modular scheme, is always plac­ eligible for the UIL journalism contest. school photographer, and outlines the problems inherent in the scholastic newspaper or yearbook situation. He explains the school. Dump the fancy artwork. ed relative to its accompanying headline Article XVI, Section I of the Constitution basics of photography — shooting, developing and printing — so Next, look at your headline schedule. It and copy. that even an inexperienced photographer can improve his work and Contest Rules states, "This rule shall immediately. should be a typeface that blends well with Finally, consider packaging short item ar­ not be interpreted to prohibit the accep­ The text is packed with photos and illustrations, and written in the design face, which will appear in the ticles. Rather than sprinkling those one to tance of symbolic awards such as medals an easy-to-understand manner. Mandatory reading for every member of your publications staff, whether they've ever held a nameplate. folios, standing headlines and six inch stories throughout the publication, and cups as tokens of achievement to con­ camera or not. special elements. Most staffs prefer to package them into one, easy-to-find, testants in meets or tournaments, provided Middleburg Press. Box 166. Orange City. Iowa, 51041 blend a sans serif design face with a serif horizontal unit. The package may consume the awards are made by the organization Law and the Student Press headline, or vice versa. In the professional up to one full page or as little as a quarter conducting the meet or tournament." By George E. Stevens and John B. Webster press, there is a slight trend towards using page, but should maintain a rectangular Making sense out of the tangled world of student publications is While students cannot accept cash awards a hefty task but Webster and Stevens do just that in this excellent one typeface throughout. The Suffolk County shape. or other valuable consideration, it is per­ text. Examined are the landmark cases which lay the foundation News in New York, redesigned last year Also, there must be a standing sig to iden­ for the freedoms the student press should, although do not always, missible for a nonschool source to send enjoy. The text also does a fine job differentiating the freedoms with the help of Dr. Mario Garcia of tify the page or unit as briefs. scholarship funds to a college or university enjoyed by college publications, public high schools and private Syracuse University, uses Microstyle Bold Consistency in the headline schedule which would be awarded to the student upon high schools — as well as the differences between public high schools and junior high schools. in the nameplate and design elements, and within the package is essential. All heads his registration at that college or university Other chapters look at libel, obscenity, contempt, copyright, Microstyle Medium for the headlines. should be 14,18 or 24 points and either two or (Article XVI, Section 2). access to information, off-campus distribution and selected problems Special attention is given to the precarious position ad­ The result is an attractive, consistent three lines. With the 14 and 18 point heads, The rule of thumb is not to accept prizes visers assume when administrators and students clash over First presentation of material. you might want to use the three line head. unless you check with your superintendent Amendment rights. Decorative typefaces are used for special Use full headlines rather than labels, such Advisers and students need a basic knowledge of publication or principal, director, said. freedoms. This text can help and is highly recommended. Iowa State University Press. Ames, Iowa 50010. Inexperienced writers need coaches' assistance Help wanted: to produce timely, entertaining sports section

By BOBBY HAWTHORNE be coming to you with questions, questions enthusiastic about the interview. In short a remember thinking as he prattled on and on. and more questions. He'll want to know Director of Journalism snarl or unkind word and they'll faint right Above all, remember that these are high Dear Coach: about the game just played, the game next out. week, the players and the season as a whole. school students, ranging in age from 15 to I have a favor to ask of you. It's for a Be patient with them. Understand that 18. They are students and mistakes will be friend, a sports reporter for the high school And these will be intelligent questions, they're coming to you at our prodding in an made. Hopefully, they will be technical newspaper there. He desperately needs your rather than the insipid "Are you glad you effort to make the publication the best it can rather than judgement errors. The advisers help. won?" queries. be. will drill into them the concepts of com­ My friend has decided to convert the You — the coach — must keep in mind Be honest with them. They're young but prehensive, accurate and fair reporting. sports section of the publication from a that these young people are beginners, as they know a snow job when it hits them. I rehash of the obvious to one that enlightens, prone to mistake as a sophomore quarter­ was once a spots writer myself and recall Of course, all this has its advantages for informs and entertains its readers. The back. Odds are, the very thought of inter­ having a coach drain himself in an effort to you. Your team will receive the type move was long in coming. For years, jour­ viewing the head coach or athletic director convince me that a 45-7 win was nowhere coverage it deserves and you're going to nalism associations and scholastic press ex­ scares the daylight out of them, especially if near the landslide it appeared and that they find that my friends can and will be just as perts have denounced sports sections as dull they per*ceive that person to be less than were fortunate to have won at all. You bet, I much your friends. and trite mimickings of the games played two weeks earlier. Students attending the ILPC spring con­ secretary Regina Leal of Seguin, met with Few if any of the elements of news found vention best spend their time in instruc­ ILPC director Bobby Hawthorne in June to their way into these historical yarns, which tional sessions. discuss strategy and goals for the 1980-81 served primarily as a pat-on-the-back in vic­ With that in mind, the ILPC student of­ year, and specifically the election process. tory and apologies or worse in defeat. The New voting ficers voted unanimously to abandon the major problem stems from the publication's businss meetings, traditionally held the Fri­ "Two advantages of the new voting set­ two-week production schedule. By the time day of the convention. Adopted instead was up: Greater participation in the voting a game summary article is published, all in­ process gets a balloting process which calls for process and it frees delegates during the terested parties know the score, who punch­ nominations and voting via the mail system. convention," said Hawthorne. "I think also ed over paydirt for six and all the glorious "The business meetings requied time that it places the emphasis on qualification details. Not exactly scoop material. At students should have been spending learning rather than appearance or personality." least, not in the journalistic sense of the green light to improve their publications," said word, anyway. Suzanne Huber, ILPC president. "I think Deadline for submitting nominations is Fotunately, all this seems to be changing. most schools agree. Last spring, participa­ midnight, November 24. Nominees must Sports reporters are now digging for the tion in the business meetings was extremely submit a campaign statement not to exceed story behind the game, emphasizing the low." 100 words, outlining his goals, suggestions human interest angle. This is where you Huber and other officers, vice president and other comments concerning the ILPC come in. During the season, my friend will Frank Jannuzi of Austin High, Austin, and convention and program. The Leaguer, September, 1980 Music page 4 Price of Music education serves society Music is Basic: Those who question this statement should turn the great educational breaking merry-go-round back 35 to 40 years and review the establishment of music as a fully accredited course within the Texas school system. Or they should return to 1838 when Music matters rules high music was established first in the schools of Boston and only a few years later By Nelson Patrick By Nelson G. Patrick throughout the nation. Director of Music If this does not convince them, return to In this column, I want to discuss some Pestalozzi or the early German schools, or rules that have not been followed by the the early Jesuit schools, or for that matter, regional officers. Regional failure to follow to the schools and universities of the social scientists study the cultures of an­ express our most precious and personal League rules could result in costly Medieval Europe when several of our great cient and primitive societies through their feelings toward our religion giving us a feel­ penalties. European universities grew out of music music. ing of security and freedom to worship our One rule that is constantly questioned and schools of cathedrals and monasteries. In these early cultures, music was a part God — this is basic. broken is that related to late entries. En­ The beginning of music in education was of religion, politics, and education — es­ tries to any League music contest are due 30 even earlier than the Medieval period. Pope pecially astronomy — as well as all phases Do we teach any subject that is more days prior to the first day of the contest. The Sylvester, 565 A.D. established a Schola of culture. basic to the well being of the society than rule states: "The Regional Executive Can tor urn (singing school), an idea which he Music is basic to all our social in­ music? One needs only to stop and consider Commttee shall not certify entries which borrowed from the Hebrew. stitutions. What would politics (govern­ or analyze the life around him. Music is in­ are postmarked later than 30 days prior to Prior to the Egyptian period and exten­ ment) be without the unifying reinforce­ terwoven into every fabric of all our social the first day of the contest." ding well into the Renaissance Period were ment of patriotic songs: America the institutions reinforcing the precepts which This is not a discretionary rule. Reasons the Greeks who laid the foundation to educa­ Beautiful, God Bless America, We Shall bind us into a society. There is no way the or excuses for lateness are not acceptable. tion and maintained music as basic Overcome — state songs — the national society could continue on its present level Failure to have entry blanks, knowledge of curriculum well into the 10th, 11th, and 12th Anthem — the list is endless. Is not the without its music. It is basic, and for music contest dates, or ignorance of the rules and Centuries. emotional reinforcement of all our unity ex­ to continue to serve society it must be basic regulations are not acceptable excuses. One Anthropologists and enthnomusicologists pressing national songs basic? in education where the young of the society must plan ahead to meet the entry dates. tell us that not yet has a society been dis­ What would our religion be without its are in the processes of becoming members The only exception to the postmark that I covered without a music. The fact is many hymns, masses, and operas? In music we of the social groups. have heard about is when a director handed the entries (after a late night drive) to the contest chairman and received a written receipt. The State Executive Committee accepted the written receipt in leiu of the New music awards rule in effect postmark. If your entry is late, remember neither By CHARLES SCHWOBEL no longer an amatuer event. Therefore, failure. If we are achieving our educational the contest chairman nor the executive Associate Music Director those competing in such events are no goals, monetary awards should not be committee has the authority to help you. A new rule limiting participation in con­ longer competing as amateurs, but as necessary to encourage our students to Another rule often broken by the regional tests offering cash or valuables as awards is professionals. Professional competition is achieve a higher musical level. officer is that of the Sweepstakes award. in effect this year. The rules appearing on outside the scope of the amateur League This rule clearly states that only high school Page 8 of the 1980-81 Constitution and contest in the educational setting. The rule restricting cash awards also in­ bands, mixed choirs, and full orchestras, Contest Rules reads, "Any person, team, or Although the artistic merits of a music cludes participation in a contest offering which are parent groups, may receive a music organization receiving monetary contest may allow for placings, the such prizes. A music organization or in­ Sweepstakes award. This rules eliminates awards or other valuable consideration as educational merits are diffused when those dividual will jeopardize their eligibility by second groups, treble choirs, tenor-bass prizes in contests or participating in an in- placings achieve financial importance. It is participating in such a contest, regardless choirs, and junior high schools and in­ terschool contest offering such con­ difficult to assign dollars and cents to place of their placing in the event or whether an termediate schools. Only three siderations shall not take part in (music) rankings without casting doubt on the award was accepted or not. There is no organizations within a school may receive contests for a 12-month period following educational goals achieved by the non- penalty if, after initiating entry in such a Sweepstakes trophies. If your school receiv­ participation in such a contest. This rule money winners. In a music event offering contest, the individual or organization does ed more than three Sweepstakes trophies does not prohibit accepting uniformly pro­ valuable consideration for place finishings, not appear at the event. the school and the region are in violation of rated rebates or other money given to each those not placing might be considered losers the rule. school or participant in the contest." for not "bringing home the bacon." The rule does not restrict participation in If your school organization name fails to The niversity Interscholastic League con­ In any music contest, those that produce an event which allows uniform rebates to appear on the Sweepstakes list please call stitution provides for educational in- the best performance should be recognized participants. Rebates can be based on a this office and we will try to ascertain terschool competition for the amateur. By for their achievements. But when finances number of factors, including distance where the mistake occurs. definition, when cash or valuable considera­ decree their level of success or failure, it is traveled, size of organization, or percentage Have a good year. tion is a goal within a contest, that contest is easily construed as educational success or of travel expenses. Foundation to aid more than 269 TILF: students attend college this fall In a flurry of action, one scholarship was leading Panhandle rancher, is a native of More than 269 Texas students will be regranted, another increased and another Amarillo and a graduate of Texas Tech attending some 46 colleges and universities renewed. University. this fall, thanks in part of financial The F.W. and Bessie Dye Foundation Swift and his wife, Georgia, have three assistance from the Texas Interscholastic regranted its $500 scholarships for the 1980- daughters, Anne, a sophomore at the League Foundation. 81 school year. University of Texas at Austin; Andrea, a This pas tyear, TILF awarded 154 The Jonsson Foundation scholarships senior at Tascosa High; and Francie, a sixth scholarships and renewed 115 more for a have been increased from $750 to $1,000. grader. combined expenditure of more than $225,- The Harrington Foundation awarded five TILF scholarships are available to all 000. Since its inception in 1961, the founda­ new scholarships of $1,000 each. And the state meet participants and regional tion has awarded more than $2 million to Moody Foundation has renewed its runners-up. Entrants must submit a com­ deserving high school graduates. scholarship commitments by setting upa plete high school transcript and other data "It goes without saying that we are much $100,000 endowment fund, which translates no later than May 19 and graduate from high in debt to the individuals and foundations into four scholarships of $1,000 each this school during the current year. who have invested their interest and funds year. Students earning eligibility as an un­ in the young people of Texas," Dr. Rhea Also during the summer, Leon Swift of derclassman retain eligibility for the Williams, TILF secretary, said. "These per­ Amarillo was named to the TILF board of grants, even though they do not return to the sons have shown confidence in the ex­ directors, replacing Jonathan Day of state meet their senior year. tracurricular program of Texas and we feel Houston. The scholarships apply only to attendance their investments have paid high Swift, owner of Rimrock Resources, Inc., at an accredited college or university in LEON SWIFT dividends." an oil and gas investment firm, and a Texas. Appointed to TILF Board

The Leaguer, September, 1980 page 5 Drama

Spring Cleaning: Rewriting script sometimes needed to pre** quality production

The theatre darkens. A shaft of light suited to high school students or workable in creates a dust-speckled cone as it travels to UIL, but a capable director can clean up the stage. The one-act play contest creates anything. Take Pippin for example. This the potential for more than 1,100 such scenes Educational theatre story of the son of Charlemagne can be done at 200 plus contest sites before the State on a high school stage and in UIL. It is true Meet OAP in May. By Lynn Murray that Pippin's sexual experiences in the Each year, the scene is repeated. Last original must be eliminated, but it has been year more than 1000 schools began. At each successfully adapted several times in the re-creation, drama directors anxiously wait past few years. for their plays to begin after weeks of plan­ A great many plays have significant ning and rehearsal. Their minds are filled 'tis true, but not as rapidly on school stages judge rejected this play because he is a Bap­ meanings for high school students, but they with nervous anticipation. Will the actors as in real life. tist and thought it made fun of his religion or need "cleaning up." In the past few years remember? Will they keep their cues Directors relaize that OAP entries don't he was completely irresponsible." OAP directors have become excellent straight? Will the lights run properly? Will have to be completely purified, but most are There is always the possibility that playwrights, experienced at the task of the judge like the play? prudent. They know what they can and can­ someone is going to object to a UIL entry adaptation. Production of Equus, Shadow What about the audience—which is filled, not do in their community. In suburbia, the even though all plays are carefully screen­ Box, The Oldest Living Graduate, The Rope no doubt, with patrons, partisan proud limitations are different. I get letters each ed. I get letters about plays like I Never Saw Dancers, Indians, The Basic Training of parents and relatives? Will the moms and year about contest entries that "make peo­ Another Butterfly or The Private Life of the Pavlo Hummel and The Prime of Miss Jean dads object to a debatable slang word here ple blush." Master Race because some object to Nazi's Brodie are excellent examples. and there? Will the contest manager find the Dark of the Moon probably causes more being portrayed on a high school stage or Tired of adaptation and frustrated at the material objectionable? objection from audience members because opening old wounds. It doesn't matter that lack of what they consider suitable Old popular standbys like Antic Spring, of the so-called stylized rape scene, but the such plays do things for students material, directors sometimes branch out Happy Journey and Riders to the Sea return play has won many times at all levels of educationally. with their own original creation. Jerome year after year and never cause problems. competition without the "rape scene" being There are times when a new drama direc­ McDonough at Amarillo — Caprock is The tried and true have good experiences carried too far. Objectors of one production tor (Get ready, because we are going to probably the best known of this group, but and many think there are not a lot of things last year organized to petition a change the term to "theatre director" in original scripts are produced annually in coming off Broadway these days that can be metropolitan school board, yet I received a keeping with TEA changes.), eager to im­ OAP. Some of these custom-created plays done in OAP. letter from an audience member that was press and unknowledgeable about the com­ make it possible for more minorities than Contest jitters can be compounded fo the reportedly objective because he was not a munity, can get into trouble with play selec­ usual to participate in the OAP entry. Try it, director of along (39 minute) or complex parent, teacher, student or relative to any tion. The community can blow things out of you may like the experience. The original play or — oh, yes — one with a little student in the state of Texas. proportion, but it can be the theatre direc­ approach is unique, but you must start now. promiscuity and vulgarity that should have His position was strongly stated. "Dark of tor's fault for not thinking of the effect. The "play' is really the "thing." Quality been deleted. The times they are a changin' the Moon should have gone to State. The There are many good plays that are not begins with the script. Rechannel sorrow into determination to improve By Carolyn Boone of kids, the pain of not winning is very real. plunge into the main reason for my letter. It tion such activity if they knew about it, but Stratford High, Houston As most of my director friends will con­ has come to my attention recently that obviously some of that good old basic talk Most educators have always stood by the cede, we all have particular devices of there are some UIL casts carrying their about winning and losing needs to be done by old adage that competition in contests is rationalizing why we were not chosen. It is "healing process" of losing too far. I've us if our kids are even entertaining such basically healthy for all involved. From part of the healing process. This process heard reports of judges being telephoned at malicius thoughts as personally harrassing competition emerges leaders and thinkers, weaves directly into the making of a vow their homes by irate cast members and be­ a judge because of disagreement with a lessons of responsibility and self discipline, between this contest and the one next year ing told that their decision was not only decision. individualism, the importance of team that we will review all our directing books wrong, but (bleep) wrong. I've heard of The system of writing a critique of the work, and initiative and creativity. The list and make it "better" next year. judges being harrassed by numerous judge is sufficient if a director feels a need goes on. Before I make myself out to be some anonymous calls in the middle of the night to debate/complain/question a judge's deci­ This learning takes place whether the cherub who enjoys turning the other cheek, and of judges being called at their place of sion. The other choices mentioned previous­ competitor wins or loses. The winners feel let me make it plain that I have devilish employment and being questioned by con­ ly are totally contemptible. It can do momentary elation that all of the hard work devices that I practice while attending to test members for their credentials. I've nothing but drive judges away from accep­ and planning, combined with the environ­ my healing: I lament, I get depressed, I heard of destructive acts taking place at ting a position to participate in a UIL ment of the actual moment, paid off. The scream "we was had," I threaten to resign, contest sites, of judges being chased in their happening. If a judge has to weigh the losing side analyzes the situation and vows I dream of revoking the judge's credentials, cars by contest members, of contact being possibility of losing peace of mind and con­ to make it all work for them next time. And I cry, I stamp my feet, and then miraculous­ made to judges' employers lambasting trol of his/her private life by entering into a so it goes, even in UIL theatrical competi­ ly it is over, and I learn to live with it and them for the judge's decision. judging position, there is no choice. I tion. life goes on! What is this? I cannot believe this could or wouldn't accept this unappealing challenge Having been a member of both sides, Now while I'm not proud of my private would come from kids like the talented and either. The list of available judges could winner and loser, I can speak with personal behavior, I do have to admit it exists. Why? sensitive ones I have seen during my six eventually deplenish until the entire authority. It is a fact that my cast and I Because like every director, I have pride in years as a UIL competitor. But I realize program disintegrated. work just as hard on a show that wins at my work and in my kids and it shocks my after some investigation that this behavior I hope all high school directors will join succeeding levels as we do with those that sensibilitie when someone doesn't agree does indeed exist. together to squelch overzealous students lose (or should I say, are not chosen to go with me and my emotional committment. I'm ashamed, embarrassed and angry. I and channel their energies into a more on.) The elation of winning would always be Sound familiar? But then, not everybody can't find any contest situation in my own private and less destructive means of ex­ my personal choice against the disappoint­ can win. Right? That's what makes it a con­ mind that would justify such actions, but pression. Their disappointment should be ment of losing, of knowing the show will not, test and not an exercise. That's what makes above all, to hear of it being initiated by directed into a determination to improve in fact, go on. As a human being tied the one-act play event competition. theatre students overwhelms me. I refuse to next year, rather than misdirecting that un- emotionally to a script and a particular cast In the vein of revealing truths, I will believe that any UIL director would sanc­ happiness to the contest judge.

teaching in drama at the University of Tex­ tion and Contest Rules. I see no reason to chair, Kathleen Conlin. Performance of as at Austin and was formerly on the UT duplicate. Charlotte, starring Uta Hagen and directed Curtain calk drama faculty. Since 1970, he has directed Student activities conferences are under by Herbert Berghor are scheduled to the department's Summer Theatre way. All theatre directors will be sent a highlight the convention. Workshop for high school students. schedule. I hope all of you take advantage of Mark Medoff, author of When You Comin Murray named to ATA post the workshops being offered. Back Red Ryder? and Children of a Lesser Lynn Murray, state drama director, has God, now on Broadway, will be a featured been chosen president-elect of the American OAP winners not listed Plan to attend SWTC speaker. Gin Game, with Phyllis Thaxter Theatre Association's Secondary School and Larry Gates, will be available to SWTC Theatre Association. You will note another break with tradition I also hope to see many of you at the an­ participants and UT-Austin will produce two He will take office at the ATA's national in this publication. State OAP winners are nual convention of the Southwest Theatre plays designed for children. convention in San Diego in August and not listed in this edition. They were publish­ Conference, October 30, 31 and November 1 Make plans to attend SWTC this year. become SSTA president in 1981. ed in the May issue of TETA's Texas in Austin. Exciting workshops and While you're planning, schedule the Theatre Notes and can be found in the programs applicable to public school American Theatre Association convention Murray, in addition to his work with the teachers are being scheduled by program League, is associate director for student "Appendices" of the current UIL Constitu­ the second week of August 1980 in Dallas! The Leaguer, September, 1980 page 6 Sports Publicity needed for the other half of education

The first annual celebration of National study reveals that less than one-tenth of one High School Activities Week sponsored by percent of all dropouts had been involved in the National Federation of State High school athletics or other activities. School Associations will be September 28- How do we educate the public? By October 4, 1980. During that week, high providing good information flavored with schools across the nation will promote stu­ local statistics and interest to civic groups, dent involvement and community pride in by speech making, school music perfor­ interscholastic activities. Local com­ mances, radio interviews, metro television munities will be urged to support music, talk shows, feature newspaper articles, drama, academic, and athletic programs. school assemblies, half time shows, and Today's economic problems cause local most of all, by displaying our participants. communities to be shocked and concerned State champion athletes and coaches over the cost of facilities, equipment, and share the experience of Olympic style medal operations. Perhaps it is time in Texas to in­ presentations before large crowds. A state form the public of the sound investment champion speller, debater, or clarinet communities make by supporting school ac­ player fails to receive this kind of recogni­ tivities. tion. We must educate our public on the merits By highlighting their performances during of UIL participation in 52 different ac­ High School Activities Week, we can give tivities. Current studies indicate that in these students and sponsors recognition and many school districts less than 2.5 per cent involve their parents and friends in the com­ of the general fund budget is spent on the munity in school activities. These activities school activities program. Local patrons also demonstrate to the entire community might be more supportive and understan­ Photo by Bobby Howthornt „ that school activities contribute significant­ ding if we included school activities in the Football officials association director Dotson Lewis (left) and Larry Covin of ly to academic excellence. total budget picture on a regular basis in­ Van discuss improving relations between schools and officials. The meeting was Occasionally, the "Me Generation" syn­ stead of waiting until claims are made that held during the officials' state convention, held Aug. 13-15 in Houston. drome afflicts those of us who are involved these expenditures are financially unsound. with school activities, and we become con­ We are constantly bombarded with Three of the four factors — high grades in significant intellectual or creative con­ cerned exclusively with "My Activity." Un­ rhetoric about declining test scores and in­ college, high grades in high school and high tributions in mature life." fortunately, the student athlete, musician, adequate secondary educations. Let's com­ scores on the ACT test — were found to have The study found that the best predictor for actor, or feature writer suffers the conse­ bat those charges with some healthy facts no significant predictive value. The only creativity in mature life was a person's per­ quences. relative to the other half of education — factor which could be used to predict formance during youth, in independent, self- As administrators, coaches, and sponsors, competitive school activities. success in community participation in adult sustained ventures. Those youngsters who we can do more for all of our students when In a survey of high school graduates who life was achievement in "extracurricular" had many hobbies, interests and jobs, or we support and actively promote all school had taken its college admissions test, the activities. were active in extracurricular activities, activities — not just the one or two we are American College Testing Service (ACT) The College Entrance Examination were most likely to be successful in later involved with. Let's begin by recognizing all compared the value of four factors in Board's Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was life. Participation in activities does make school activities and participants as essen­ predicting the students "success" as adults. also examined for its accuracy in predicting better citizens. tial. During this special week, make sure Success was measured by self-satisfaction how successful a person might be at a that your local community is well informed and aware that the other half of education, in participation in a variety of community chosen career upon graduation from Another important factor that is vital to activities two years after graduation from college. Results indicated that "the SAT's school activities, is important and a real public awareness is that school participa­ asset to your community. college. offered virtually no clue to capacity for tion helps keep students in school. A Chicago OlimillCr CcimpS . Pressure to attend is the major concern of school people

In the past decade, society has paid more provide for improvement in individual attention to the rights and privileges of the athletic skills, there is no concrete evidence individual as one person rather than to the that such camps can change an average rights of an individual as one group of per­ athlete into a great athlete. sons. Increasing pressure by courts have Postscripts on athletics There is often a direct conflict in the permitted many individuals to do as they coaching philosophy of coaches in the camps please without regard to the group they and coaches in the local school program. represent. By Bill Farney While there is more than one way to ac­ Forgotten in this race to insure individual complish an objective, conflicts have been rights are the implications of one person's caused by a youngster not wanting to do actions in regards to the overall group. All group for an athlete to attend summer camp Traditional summer activities are cur­ things the way the coach at the school school officials have a responsibility to act in a particular sport. In some cases, if an tailed because of the pressure of youngsters teaches his team. in the best interests of the majority of athlete participates in more than just one to attend summer camp. Marginal athletes, or those with marginal students. The League is founded on this sport, there is pressure for him/her to at­ Youngsters who need to work in the ability, are .exploited. They are given the philosophy. tend summer camps in more than one sport. summer to help provide for school expenses impression and the hope they can compete The summer camp rule, Art. VIII, Sec. 21 Coaches feel the pressure, especially if are restricted from doing so because of the at the college level. This, in many cases, is states "A student attending a summer camp the team who defeated them has a large need they feel to attend camp. Traditional not true. While we live and hope and want to in football, basketball, or volleyball is in­ number of students attending summer summer activities, which offer a break encourage our youngsters to utilize all of eligible for a period of one year in varsity specialized training camps. Whether or not from the rigid discipline of most school sub­ their abilities, it is important not to competition." This rule, as enforced, does the camps make any difference is a moot jects and activities, suffer — hiking, swim­ deliberately mislead a youngster simply not affect junior varsity or junior high point. The reality is these coaches feel they ming, relaxation, activities with one's fami­ because he/she may provide additional in­ programs. have a greater chance for success if a ly, and other life time recreational sports. come for camps. In fact, in most schools throughout Texas, number of their youngsters attend summer Amateur athletes face tremendous Probably the greatest difficulty involved freshmen and sophomores have difficulty camps. pressures, especially from commercial in­ in summer camps is that, as long as we have making the varsity. We realize there are ex­ The economic factor enters into the pic­ terests. It is always beneficial to have the out-of-season competition rules and out-of- ceptions to this rule and some exceptional ture in that all youngsters cannot afford the name of such a corporation tied in with an season workout rules limiting the coaches athletes can play varsity ball their tuition for summer camps. Experiences in outstanding athlete. Often times, adver­ from public schools from working with their sophomore year. In essence, the years other states prove that low income and un­ tising is done which brings great benefit to own youngsters in camps, the college and affected by the rule have been the junior and derprivileged youngsters often show up at the company and yet places additional professional players and coaches are the senior years in high school. At this age, expensive camps. There is no visible means burdens and pressure on the young develop­ ones who benefit financially from the there is ever increasing pressure for a by which they could afford the tuition. Yet, ing athlete. camps. youngster to excel and even to specialize in they end up attending with their tuition and Students are given a false sense of their Camps are not evil. People are not in­ a particular athletic activity. expenses paid by either a college or an in­ own ability. Many of them are told by in­ herently evil. What becomes evil is when un­ What has been proven by other states and dividual from within the community. This is dividuals conducting camps that they have due pressure is placed on youngsters at the also in Texas is if a youngster is allowed to a direct violation of the Amateur Code and tremendous potential and will be vastly im­ expense of a well-rounded education and attend camp, then several things begin to the spirit of athletics which all states try to proved once they return to the regular overall development they obtain from a happen: Pressure increases from the peer enforce. school programs. While summer camps can varied activity background.

The Leaguer, September, 1980 Sports page 7 A tournament to remember Pearland's Smajstrla, Waskom shine in boys' baseball championships

In a tournament that featured almost Linden-Kildare scored two runs in the top AAA), Westlake blasted Snyder, 10-3, 11. Whitehouse; 12. Bye; 13. Powderly North Lamar; 14. Linden everything, one player and one team stood of the seventh inning to nip La Grange, 8-7, DeSoto nudged Wharton, 5-2; (Conference Linden-Kildare; 15. Woodville; 16. Bye; 17. Bye; 18. Port Arthur Austin; 19. Willis; 20. Sealy; 21. out. for the Conference AA crown. The Tigers AAAA), Pearland slapped Carrollton Crockett. 22. Waco LaVega; 23. Cameron; 24. Pflugerville; 25. La Junior shortstop Craig Smajstrla were forced to rally from a 3-0 deficit in the Turner, 8-4, San Antonio Roosevelt clipped Grange; 26. Bye: 27. Bandera; 28. Castroville Medina Valley; 29. Yoakum; 30. George West; 31. Zapata; 32. Port Isabel. collected six hits in eight trips to the plate, fourth, and a 7-6 deficit in the seventh. Houston Cypress Creek, 4-3. Regional Winners: Linden Linden-Kildare, Crockett, La which included a double, triple and home Similarly, Austin Westlake scored two Conference AAAA Grange, Aledo. run, and drove in three runs in leading the runs in the top of the eighth, then survived a District Winners: 1. El Paso Austin; 2. El Paso Eastwood; 3 State Winner: Linden Linden-Kildare. Amarillo Caprock; 4. Lubbock Coronado; 5. Abilene Cooper; 6. Pearland Oilers to th Conferene AAAA state late rally, to edge defending AAA champion Carrollton Turner; 7. Fort Worth Arlington Heights; 8. Arlington Conference A baseball championship, June 5-6 in Austin. DeSoto, 11-10. DeSoto jumped to a first in­ Houston; 9. Irving; 10. Garland North Garland; 11. Dallas Jeffer­ District Winners: 1. Bye; 2. Bye: 3. Junction; 4. Bye; S. Clifton; son; 12. Dallas Kimball; 1). Richardson Lake Highlands; 14. Tex- 6. Hubbard; 7. Boyd; 8. Pottsboro; 9. Nevada Community; 10. But Pearland was not the team of the day. ning 6-2 lead, but the Chaparrals chipped in arkana Texas; 15. Round Rock; 16. Houston Cypress Creek; Bye; 11. Leonard; 12. Bye: 13. Frankston; 14. Alto; 15. Diana New That honor went to tiny Waskom, located three runs in the second to move back within 17. Houston Spring Branch; 18. Houston Sharpstown; 19. Diana; 16. Bye; just across the Texas/Louisiana line east of Houston Scarborough; 20. Houston Milby; 21. Houston Aldine; 22. 17. Ore City; 18. Bye; 19. Waskom: 20. Bye; 21. Huntington, 22. striking distance. Nederland; 23. Pasadena Dobie; 24. Pearland; 25. Victoria; 26. Shepherd; 23. Bye; 24. Bremond; 25. Evadale; 26. Bye; 27. Shiner; Marshall. In two days, the Wildcats pounded Pearland rolled up a 9-0 lead going into the Austin Crockett; 27. Corpus Christi Moody; 28. McAUen; 29. San 28. Temple Academy; 29. La Veraia; 30. Bye; 31. Falls City; 32. in 24 runs and didn't give up a one to capture bottom of the sixth, when Roosevelt took ad­ Antonio Harlandale; 30. San Antonio Marshall; 31. Sa Antonio Riviera. Bur bank. 32. San Antonio Roosevelt. Regional Winners: Pottsboro, Waskom, Falls City, Diana New the Conference A title. In an awesome dis­ vantage of several Oiler miscues to push Regional Winners: Pearland, Carrollton Turner, San Antonio Diana. play of hitting and pitching, the 'Cats across its only runs of the evening. The Roosevelt, Houston Cypress Creek. State Winner: Waskom. collected 21 hits while giving up only four. State Winner: Pearland. Conference B Oilers snuffed the rally in the seventh to win Conference AAA District Winners: 1. Bye; 2. Bye: 3. Follett; 4. Mobeetie; 5. Against Falls City in the championship their first baseball championship ever. District Winners: 1. Lubbock Estacado; 2. Monahans; 3. Windthorst; 6. Paradise; 7. Eola; 8. Peaster; 9. Collinsville; 10. game, they rolled up 13 runs in the first Snyder: 4. Weatherford; 5. Azle; 6. DeSoto; 7. Mount Pleasant; 8. Bye; 11. Prosper; 12. Trenton; 13. Bye; 14. Petty West Lamar; 15. In the semifinal rounds (Conference B), Jacksonville; 9. Bridge City; 10. Brenham; 11. Waco; 12. Austin Gilmer Harmony; 16. Palmer; three innings. Palmer beat Johnson City, 5-2, Colmesneil Westlake; 13. San Antonio Madison; 14. Wharton; 15. Gregory 17. Bye; 18. Covington; 19. Corsicana Mildred; 20. Jewett Leon; Elsewhere, Colmesneil tore off a chunk of nipped Windthorst, 2-1; (Conference A), Gregory-Porland; 16. Falfurrias. 21. Woden: 22. Groveton Centerville: 23. Colmesneil; 24. Regional Winners: Wharton, DeSoto, Austin Westlake, Snyder. Livingston Big Sandy; 25. Iola: 26. Fayetteville; 27. Salado: 28. revenge, whipping Palmer 8-0 in the Falls City blanked New Diana, 6-0, Waskom State Winner: Austin Westlake. Johnson City; 29. Seguin Navarro; 30. D'Hanis; 31. Bye; 32. San Conference B championship. A year earlier, booted Pottsboro, 11-0; (Conference AA), Isidro. Conference AA Regional Winners: Colmesneil, Windthorst, Palmer, Johnson Palmer edged the Bulldogs 6-3 for the first B La Grange defeated Aledo, 6-1, Linden- District Winners: 1. Fattens; 2. Bye; 3. Kermit; 4. Bye; 5. City. title ever. Kildare shut out Crockett, 6-0; (Conference Justin Northwest; 6. Aledo; 7. Bye; 8. Frisco; ». Canton; 10. Bye; State Winner: Colmesneil. Champions dominate all-tourney selections Pearland's Craig Smajstrla, whose six Schiraldi, Austin Westlake, unanimous; hits in eight trips to the plate lead the Oilers catcher Chris Spear, DeSoto; first base Ben to the 1980 Conference AAAA boys baseball Coggins, DeSoto; second base Jim championships, joined teammate John Arrington, Austin Westlake, unanimous; Dempsey as the only unanimous selections shortstop Kelly Gruber, Austin Westlake; on the AAAA all-tournament team. third base Marc Varner, Austin Westlake; Smajstrla, who hit above a .700 per cent outfield Brent Bradshaw, Austin Westlake, clip throughout the playoffs, slammed in unanimous, Craig Longridge, Austin one home run, a double and a triple while Westlake, and (tie) Kevin Smith, DeSoto Dempsey, the Oiler's outstanding junior and Jay Lefevers, Austin Westlake; and pitcher, worked the full seven innings designated hitter Damon White, DeSoto. against San Antonio Roosevelt in the finals, Conference AA — pitcher Ronnie Conley, giving up three hits, three balls and four Linden-Kildare, unanimous; catcher Todd runs. Keese, Linden-Kildare, unanimous; first Other members of the all-tournament base Ed Everett, Aledo; second base John team included catcher Tret Jewett, Lindemann, LaGrange, unanimous; Photo by lorry Puckott Carrollton Turner; first base (tie) David shortstop (tie) Greg Trlicek, LaGrange, and Austin Westlake'* Jeff Arrington drives in the Chap's first run of their 11-10 state title Evans, Carrollton Turner and Guy Mikeska, Jim Grubbs, Linden-Kildare; third base win over DeSoto. Pearland; second base Carl Mikeska, Dennis Jones, Linden-Kildae; outfield, Jeff baseman Felix Moy, Falls City; second base Winters, Colmesneil, unanimous; first base Pearland; shortstop Smajstrla; third base Cook, LaGrange and Ray Abraham, Linden- Tommy Bowen, Waskom, unanimous; third Tracy Collins, Colmesneil, unanimous; se­ Larry Riddle, Pearland; outfielders Chris Kildare, both unanimous, and Brent base (tie) David Phillips, New Diana, and cond base Kevin Davis, Colmesneil, un­ Christoph and Mickey Owens, both of Winkler, LaGrange; and designated hitter Kyle Flesher, Pottsboro; outfield, Paul animous; shortstop Jimmy Spurgeon, Pearland, Mike Wood of Carrollton Turner, (tie) David Green, Linden-Kildare, Brian Pawelek, Falls City and (tie) Jeff Dziuk, Palmer; third base Charles Steinberger, and Ned Plum of San Antonio Roosevelt; Caver, Linden-Kildare, and Craig Oltmann, Falls City, Carl Oliver, New Diana, and Windthorst; outfield Zeanon Corpus, John­ and designated hitter John Dempsey of LaGrange. Jamie Johnson, Pottsboro; and designated son City, Dennis Robinson, Palmer, and Pearland. Conference A — pitcher Kenneth Jackson, hitter John Smith, Waskom. (tie) Paul James, Palmer, and Charles Other all-tournament teams included: Waskom, unanimous; catcher Herbert Conference B — pitcher Darren Bean, Hanks, Colmesneil; and designated hitte- Conference AAA — pitcher, Calvin Johnson, Waskom, unanimous; first Colmesneil, unanimous; catcher, Tommy Randy Sultemeir, Johnson City. meter high hurdles, 800-meter run, 100- to make appropriate adjustments in produc­ for school activities and possible solutions meter dash, 400-meter dash, 300-meter in­ tion, while sports goods dealers can reduce to the costs of spiraling transportation and Briefly termediate hurdles, 200-meter dash, 1600- inventory. housing," said Bill Famey, League athletic meter run and 1600-meter relay. This has been the policy of the National director. "With the costs of travel rising, it Girls' meets: 400-meter relay, 3200-meter Federation for rule changes which would is no surprise the national championship 2-mile run meshed run, 100-meter low hurdles, 800-meter run, place restrictions on equipment. proposal was defeated." 100-meter dash, 800-meter relay, 400-meter Farney, one of 900 representatives atten­ into track schedule dash, 200-meter dash, 1600-meter run and ding the convention, also moderated the The road between the 400-meter relay and 1600-meter relay. Thumbs down for group's annual panel discussion, which the 110-meter hurdles at the district, fielded questions from state executive of­ regional and state track meets this year will national titles ficers and from members of each state be approximately two miles farther, the Third strike called association's board of control. result of action taken by the League's Proponents of national high school cham­ "Most of the questions dealt with travel Athletic Committee of the Legislative Coun­ on baseball cleats pionships took one on the chin, July 1-5, dur­ expenses and possible cutbacks," he said. cil. ing the annual National Federation of State "The experience provided me with full The committee voted to place the newly- The National Federation Baseball Rules High School Associations convention on the perspective of the problems and concerns of adopted 3200-meter run between the 400- Committee, at its meeting July 30-31, island of Kauai, Hawaii. other states." meter relay and the 110-meter hurdles for adopted a rule to prohibit the wearing of Delegates attending the meeting In other action, the delegates voted to in­ both the boys' and girls' meets this spring. metal cleated baseball shoes effective Jan. overwhelmingly voted not to sanction clude on the NFSHSA board of directors one The running orders for the boys' meets 1, 1984. national championships. member of each state governing board and are as follows: The three-year courtesy period is extend­ "Without exception, the most prevalent approved Dearborn, Michigan for its 1981 400-meter relay, 3200-meter run, 110- ed to manufacturers, which will allow them topic of debate concerned the cost of travel meeting. The Leaguer, September, 1980 Etcetera Williams ends 24-year stint 76024, on committee

Prof. Jerre S. Williams, a member of the University Interscholastic League's State Executive Committee since 1956, resigned his position recently in order to accept a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Transfer From Page 1 He was nominated for the judgeship by President Carter and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate June 18. senior year. could be one-years ineligibility for the stu­ Williams, 63, first joined the University of The proposal will be presented to the dent at any UIL member school and as Texas Law School in 1946 and was appointed tor from 1968-1977, "Jerre is one of the most Legislative Council at the November 1 much as indefinite ineligibility in all to the League's rule interpreting body 10 outstanding individuals in the nation in meeting in Austin by the Council's athletic sports," Marshall added. years later, he served on the panel for three regards to legal interpretations. On the committee, which studied the proposal at its "This puts some teeth into the rule," he tumultuous decades, which witnessed the in­ State Executive Committee, he was always June meeting. said. "The idea of the Transfer Rule Com­ tegration of the UIL program, the growth of there, fair and would interpret the rules as At that meeting, the committee refined mittee and the athletic committee is to women's athletics, and the transition of a written. the proposal without making substantial place the burden back on the parents as program rooted in the rural sector to one "His leadership and dedication will be changes in its concepts, Marshall said. much as possible, verifying that they are based on an urban society. greatly missed." "The athletic committee developed a moving for legitimate reasons only." "During his 24 years on the executive Williams, 63, first came to UT in 1946. He form that would require parents to sign in The committee also left open a loophole in committee, Jerre Williams was a mainstay is a specialist in constitutional law, labor front of the sending school administrator the event the proposal is passed but found of deliberate, compassionate and fair relations, administrative law and the legal that they are not making the change for ineffective. jurisprudence," said Dr. Bailey Marshall, profession. He plans to maintain his judicial athletic purposes and have established a "If passed, the new transfer rule would be League director. "The public school people chambers in Austin, although the Fifth Cir­ bonafide residence in the district they're in effect for a two-year period," Marshall of Texas appreciate his dedicated efforts cuit normally sits in New Orleans. changing to," he said. said. "If problems arise, the council will and wish him the best in his new endeavor." The Fifth Circuit is the largest court in "Also, by signing the statement, they un­ then take whatever action is necessary to Added Dr. Rhea Williams, League direc- the nation. It has authorized 26 judgeships. derstand that the penalty for falsification curb abuses." All systems go for calculator applications contest

Slide out. Punch in. for the University of Texas news and infor­ So it is as the calculator applications con­ mation service. test replaces the slide rule event in the "Then, the Associated Press picked up the League's repertoire of literary and story and it took off from there," he said. academic activities. An AP reporter and photographer popped Packets of practice materials for the in at the state meet contest for a short pic­ calculator contest are available now. ture taking session. The resulting article "After two years of gathering information and photos appeared in various newspapers and opinion, sketching preliminary designs, throughout the country, Cogdell said. and writing and rewriting materials, The last slide rule contest also everything is finally ready for the contest," precipitated a slight media blitz among the said Dr. John R. Cogdell, contest director. Austin area stations. Offered is a packet of materials to in­ "I was interviewed by a few local televi­ troduce the contest and aid students in sion reporters," Cogdell said. "The inter­ preparation for the spring meets. The view was distributed and rebroadcast in packet includes a contest manual explaining various cities across the state and perhaps the contest aims and format, and two drill elsewhere." manuals for practice purposes. A result of the mass publicity has been a The contest manual also provides techni­ David Provost and Larry Westby of Port Arthur Jefferson warm up for final state slide rule con­ landslide of correspondence from slide rule ques for solving stated problems. The test. buffs nationwide. packet is available from the League for $3 be made available to schools hosting in­ "I'm excited about this new contest and I "One man took note of the passing of the each. vitational meets. The tests will not have the look forward to meeting with the school peo­ contest and is preparing a history on the "At present, I'm producing eight tests for geometric or stated problems but contain ple this fall." subject," Cogdell said. "He has a collection 1980-81," Cogdell said. "One will be offered only the 60 calculation problems with The demise of the slide rule contest did of slide rules, but was particularly in­ for practice at the student activities con­ answers. The schedules for releasing these not go unnoticed. terested in the Texas Speed Rule, which he ferences, three will be available for in­ partial and full tests for invitational meets In fact, the final state meet slide rule has never heard of. vitational meets, and four for the official will be announced later, Cogdell said. event received extensive publicity in Texas, "He was eager to acquire one for his contests this spring." "I plan to attend each of the student ac­ as well as mention along the Eastern collection and I responded that I'd help in He added that each of these contests con­ tivity conferences in order to introduce seaboard from Florida to New York. any way I could." tain 60 calculation problems, six geometric students and faculty to the new contest," he "I was a little surprised by the media Persons wishing to donate a speed rule or problems and 14 stated problems. added. "Students should bring their response," said Dr. John Cogdell, director. other unique slide rules should contact him In addition, a number of partial tests will calculators as a practice test will be given. "At first, I was approached by a reporter at the League headquarters. For the first time ever, the League will portant to the student and contest sponsor He added that teachers may receive in- take its traveling literary and academic alike," Marshall said. "Preparation for the service credits for attending one or more of shows to El Paso and Denton, as well as to spring contest is one of the most important the conferences. seven other host sites across the state, this factors in determining the various cham­ The conference schedule is as follows: League taking fall. pions and these conferences are an excellent September 27 — University of Texas, "The new student activities conference means of preparing for the spring meets. Austin. schedule is consistent with our regional spr­ "I urge students and sponsors to attend October 11 — Odessa College, Odessa. ing meet calendar and allows our contest the conference nearest them." Octtober 18 — University of Houston, directors to more fully canvass the state," Instructional sessions in journalism, Houston. traveling show Dr. Bailey Marshall, said. drama, ready writing, calculator Octtober 25 — University of Texas, El "The tentative conference schedule in­ applications, number sense, science and all Paso. cludes rotating one site between El Paso, speech events will be offered. Some con­ November 8— Sam Houston State Univer­ Wichita Falls and Edinburg so that each site ferences will also offer sessions in spelling. sity, Huntsville. hosts one conference every three years," Information regarding the conference will November 15 — Kilgore College, Kilgore. to new sites Marshall said. be mailed to League schools in September. November 22 — North Texas State The conference at the University of Texas A special invitation will be mailed to all University, Denton. at Arlington has been cancelled. schools in the conference area approximate­ December 6— Texas A&I University, "We find these conferences especially im­ ly three weeks prior to each conference. Kingsville. The Leaguer, September, 1980 Pag* 8