VOL. XXI AUSTIN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 1938 No. 6 Take Football Crown RECLASSIFY FOR Regional Representatives DEBATE INSTITUTE LETTER, Longview Loboes BOX and CHORAL SINGING DENTON FEB. 18-19 PERSONAL ITEMS Writer Urges New Grouping North Texas State Teachers to Fit Needs of Variety College Offers "Short REFACING a letter on som of Schools Course" on Query P League business, G. G. North cutt, Tama Route, Gatesville, says (By W. O. Cherry, Supt., Bovina -p\R. JOE M. RAY, author should first like to thank yo Schools) ^ of the current debate bul rand the organization for the splen T HAVE been reading with letin issued as a "help" in this did form of work that you are do in ing for the schools of Texas. M interest the discussions year's Interscholastic League good wishes for you." the LEAGUEE concerning the Debates, and Associate Pro Choral Singing rules for this fessor of Government, is di- RDERING the "Unfamilia year and would like to add my dector of the Debate Institute O Picture Service," Mrs. J. H opinion. sponsored by the North Texas Alien, of Anderson, says: "I wis interested in the service to start at once, as ou I was particularly State Teachers College, Den- Principal C. G. Rankin's article. meet is early this year. I feel tha Girls' ton, announced for February Mr. Rankin has my fullest sym Girls' Debate group assembled in Austin for 1936 State this service is largely responsibl Debate Tournament. 18 and 19. but I think that he has the for my pupils having won firs pathy, Dr. Ray's letter, directed to cart before the horse. What we place in Picture Memory for th school superintendents, outlines is a proper classification of last three years. I think this con need plans for the Institute, as follows: schools. A school which has no test one of the very finest in th Corrective Speech Program "North Texas State Teachers public school music teacher should Interscholastic work." Longview High School 1937 Football Team College at Denton is undertaking have to compete with schools not a Debate Institute to be held on Aubrey Perry, Win. Knox, Herbert Skid- do have. In the Littlefield School RS. TERRY HILL, Cam Top Row: Dick Miller, which college on Fri Don Fambrough, Charles Burandt, Donald the campus of the more, Edgar Worsham, List of Songs Too Long M Wood, writes the League a Bolt. CLARKSVILLE REPORTS day and Saturday, February 18 and sets 1 FOOTBALL RECORD (By Margaret Cooper) follows: "I am returning Middle Row: Berry Gruple, J. P. Kuykendal, Bill Lynch, Jim I also think that the list of 19. Will you please inform your and 23 of the Picture Memor Louis Carter, Bill Pouncey, Albert Clark, J. H. Sullivan, James songs is too long for schools which HOULD the makers of a Pupils Manifest Unusual Interest high school debate coach of this Service series under separate cove Bivins. OF 1937 SEASON are teaching public school music. in League Activities meeting and persuade him, if at all Front Row: Frank Lebus, Gene Richardson, Marvin Jordan, Jack curriculum which is de and am enclosing the keys for them One really good song required and to bring his debaters to McMahan, Ted Brannon,(c) Chal Daniel, (c) Corbitt Morse, Raymond signed to meet the individual possible, My class has thoroughly enjoye Cantrell, Harding Miller. Condensed Report Makes I one of our own choice should be than ever Denton? The county meets for needs of the pupils feel a re "IV/TORE interest them and is eagerly awaiting th Last but not least it is found by checking the average grade of the Handy for Your Ath enough. As it is, if we wish to before manifested is be Interscholastic League debaters next set. Please send me anothe boys in the picture that the average is a little better than 80, letics Scrapbook have our choruses do their best in sponsibility for those students will begin early in March, and this 2.03 grade points. Two points would be a grade of 80. Two boys ing shown by Clarksville high- set as soon as possible. I than the contest we must break into our who have speech difficulties? will be an excellent opportunity for have an A-plus average, Dick Miller and Frank Lebus, both seniors. TTERE is the record for school students in the forth you for your efficient and valuabl Present ages of players participating in final championship game: units and regular teaching pro Littlefield schools are attempt your debaters to get ready for the * *- your scrap-book of the one, 19; four, 18; four, 17; four, 16; one, 15. gram in order to do it. ing to say "yes" to that ques coming Interscholastic League competition. Interscholastic League foot Purpose of Institute In other words, classify the tion through its program of meet. ENARD MESSENGER pub ball season, 1937: schools and make the rules for Names of candidates reporting "The Institute will be for the speech correction. M lishes the following: "A larg MEET MANAGING MULTIPLE-COUNTY Conference A each class to fit the needs of that to teachers who are sponsoring the purpose of giving the Interscho number seem interested in Inter District winners in Conference class. Groups and Individual Training various literary events were listed lastic League debaters an oppor scholastic work this year an A football, season of 1937, follow As to the use of the phonograph The program provides for two as follows: tunity to practice debating with Menard has hopes of going to eve: STUDY CONTINUED MEET SUCCESSFUL numeral indicating the district: in my opinion it is the very best main divisions of work. That is, Essay Writing (Miss Branson): other teams and to hear authori greater victories than last year (1) Amarillo; (2) Wichita method of teaching music appre work in groups and individual June Adams, Billy Barton, Hay- ties both on the technique of de The school is proud of its past an Author's Suggestions Drawn Menard, Kimble, Sutton and Falls; (3) Abilene; (4) Austin ciation but about the poorest for training. Through the groups pro wood Antone and Evelyn Jones. bating and on the debate subject hopes to be proud of its future. I: Liberally from the "Well Schleicher Counties Have (El Paso); (5) Sherman; (6) teaching singing. The thing to vided, students of approximately Spelling (Miss Yager): June for this year. We plan, if it can declamation the girls have shown of His Experience" Grand Get-together Highland Park (Dallas); (7) I object most is that the the same age are given training Adams, Joycelyn Brooks, Mildred be arranged, to have members the most interest both in senio which North Side (Port Worth); (8) records are usually made by pro designed to develop rhythm, bodily Boshart, Mary Jane Carlton, from each house of the Legislature and junior groups. In debate ther (By Principal J. V. Baird, Kauf- TN JANUARY of 1937 the Woodrow Wilson (Dallas); (9) singers who sing the coordination, and activities which Frances Carlton, Lucille Bledsoe, are at present four boys and tw fessional man) and Longview; (10) Lufkin; (11) full trained voices encourage self-expression before a Alberta Whiteman, Lillie Mae 4) girls. Spelling drill started re two towns of Menard songs in their (See Football Record Page Temple; (12) Thomas Jefferson children will try to imitate group. The student, incidentally, Tucker, Lillie Mae Cagle, Margaret cently under Mrs. Chumley, wh '"T'HE director-general is in- Junction worked out plans for The (San Antonio); (13) Conroe; (14) voices and will consequently who is commonly very shy because Gray and Katherine Perkins. will have charge of Menard High' structed to work out a a bi-county interscholastic these NAVASOTA SPONSORS no winner declared; (15) Robs- chords. of his defect often loses that feel Shorthand (Mr. Upchurch) : in this event. Read strain their immature vocal entrants schedule of events for the league meet with the idea of town; (16) Mission. ing before others who are having James Edwin Storey, Jeannette unde Records Unsuitable School Organized in Preparation Writers are working hard spring meet showing the creating more interest in the the same speech troubles. Silberberg, Helen Coley, Mary wi! Bi-district matches, December 3 a for County Meet Miss Cotman and Miss Mauldin These songs should be sung in When a classroom teacher dis Frances Lemon, Louise Chapman, for th dates, hours, buildings, room literary events, such as De and 4, districts being paired, 1-2, begin choosing her cast light lyric-voice which somewhere covers a child with a speech defe'ct Nancy Butcher. Typing: R. D. numbers, etc., of each. This is bate, Declamation, etc., and 3-4, 5-6, etc., were won, as fol voice. The and One-Act Play soon." near matches the child in her class, she sends him to the Jones, Mason Denton, June Adams, "PRINCIPALS Weldon Lucas mailed to each member school athletics such as Track and lows : schools of the country should make -L M. E. Boone of the high and Wichita Falls, 21-6; Austin (El high school speech teacher who Dorothy Gamble, Mary Margaret ANY of our students, says an shortly after January 1. The Tennis. Before they could lay a plea to the companies who make and diagnoses grammar schools have announced Paso), 3-0; Sherman, 7-6; North takes a case history Moore, Margaret Boatner, Virginia item on the school page o records of children's songs to have If the trouble seems to assignments for teachers in Nava- M purpose behind this is to give the cpmplete foundation for Side (Fort Worth), 0-0 on pene the case. Ussery, and Georgia S. McCoy. Santa Anna News, "are planning them sung by singers who will some physical defect, the sota, for Grimes County Interscho each school principal advance the bi-county meet Mr. Roy trations; Longview, 19-0; Temple, be due to Debate (Miss Wischkaemper): to enter various interscholastic ac sing them in the quality of voice to the Payne-Shot- lastic League contests. notice so that no student shall Bedichek suggested that we 20-0; Robstown, 0-0 on penetra child is taken Girls: Louise Rhodes, Audrey turities, but we still need manj that it is safe for children to imi where either a phy In Grammar School, Miss Ger train for two by tions. well Hospital Mathis, Dorothy Ward, Evelyn nore entries. Our school woulc be 'allowed to make it a 4-county meet tate. Then in the schools where or a dentist makes an trude Long will be in charge of Quarter-final games were won sician Canterbury. Boys: Paul Geers, like to win as many victories a: events that come at the same asking the league members of the phonograph is the only mean and recommends a declamation; Miss Trannie Franck- as follows: examination Jim Hill Brooks, James Harvey possible this year. The pupils time. The teachers like this Schleicher and Sutton to of teaching songs, by getting a ma if any is required. Minor low and Miss Eugenia West, spell Wichita Falls over Austin (El treatment Cornett, Richard Jackson, John help is needed to make the con plan. come in. chine with true tone and true surgical work is done free, such as Thomas Felts and June Adams. ing; Miss Hallie Showalter, picture tests which we enter a success pitch, they could use this method memory; Miss Lillian Claire Buff- Selection of Judges Four Counties Included (See Debate Institute Page 4) clipping a tongue-tie. Declamation (Miss Van Dyke): Without outside activities schoo also in without endangering the voices of Stutterers Sargent, Louise ington, music memory; Miss Alex The executive committee Superintendent T. A. Parker of Senior: Edward would get a little dull, and we the director-general to se the children. With the students who stutter, Woodley and andria Lemberg, choral singing. structs Menard was made director general Spelling Directors Should Young, Katherine can't have these activities if the judges. These judges are However, in any case, the phono particular attention is given toward Junior: Eliza Also, Miss Francklow and Mr. lect the with teachers from the four coun Hay wood Antone; students will not enter into them selected from outside the Mark List for Pronouncers graph is not a natural means of developing rhythm in speech. Many Mildred Wooley, Boone, arithmetic; Miss Lang> always ties being appointed directors of beth Crabtree, Of course, it means extra work county for obvious reasons. We teaching singing and schools which people misunderstand just what is Smith and Martin ready writers; Miss Bess Johnson, the various events. The meet was PELLING directors will save Valera Mae but points are given toward let always ask for mature judges who can use a better method should meant by rhythm in speech as they speaking: Tiny Tot Story Telling; Mr. held in Menard with only high S trouble by marking in the list Scaff. Extemporaneous ters to those who enter. Then, too are specialists in the field called not be forced to use the phono confuse our meaning with what is and Bobby Boone, boys' athletic events; and school events being put into the to be used by the pronouncers, Margaret Boatner on to judge. These judges are se graph. After all we should be con commonly called "sing-song" Miss Sue Dewees, girls' playground program for the first year. Menard homonyms, or other words which Williams. (See Letter Box Page 4) lected weeks in advance to avoid cerned with teaching the children speech. Quite to the contrary, ball and volleyball. County had three representatives: careless pronunciation may con One-act play to be coached by the general last-minute rush. All to sing rather than with winning through our rhythmical speaking All teachers have been appointed Menard, Saline, and Hext. High fuse. Such a list prepared by Miss Miss Marable is pending receipt of the expenses of the judges are :ontests. exercises, we overcome the stut to assist the instructors named in Schools. Kimble had two repre Verna Smith was published, page of a suitable play. paid by the county league. This is terer's tendency to have a monotone some phase of their work, Mr. WANTS CHANGE TO sentatives: Junction and London 1, column 3, November LEAGUER. In the athletic division, around an expensive way to get the va by developing changes in pitch and Boone said. Schleicher had only A few more are given below, fur forty boys and girls are reporting rious events judged but has proved High Schools. accent. In the high school, Miss Helen SOFT BALL RULES only one, Eldorado; and Sutton had nished by Lola Wales, of Mirando Pronunciation of "Attoyac" to Miss Thompson for tennis prac to be most satisfactory. City: As one cannot develop rhythmical tice and fourteen girls are on hand Greenwood and Miss Elizabeth paper may I only one, Sonora. Before I close this foot from route OMEONE wrote the LEAGUER speech until he has developed a for playground ball teams. Sayles will direct declamation; Teacher Declares Presen that may be Menard took sole responsibility suggest a few points cemetery from symmetry for the correct pronunciation sense of rhythm, he is first directed Twenty-four girls who are can Miss Greenwood, extemporaneous Hybrid Regulations Cause the entries in lite for providing trophies, which con helpful. When shears from sheers of Attoyae, included in the current in exercises and marches with the didates for the volleyball team ren speaking and one-act plays; Mr. Confusion in Game come in, why not write sisted of a large trophy for the rary events gourd from gored spelling list, as a Texas stream of use of a Victrola.* Other devices der prospects for this year's team Lucas, playground ball for boys; ;hem on one large cardboard about school winning most points in lit- bale from bail sufficient average annual run-off to are later used, such as speaking promising, according to Miss Miss Sue Dewees, playground ball Guy, West Columbia) 24x36 inches in size. Divide this a-ary events (won by Menard), (By G. D. , roam from Rome entitle it to a place. while bouncing a ball, making each Deuschle, the coach. Patsy How- for girls. like pitied from pitted The editor passed the query on syllable coincide with each bounce land has been named captain of Also Miss Jessie Mae Craig, A T THIS time I would (See Meet Managing Page 4) (See Multiple County Page 4) sweets from suites to Maurice Whitton at Chireno on of the ball. Pendulums constructed the team and Faye Stegall, co- spelling; Ivan Collier, boys' tennis; ** to suggest that the League the Attoyac, and he replied as from strings with a weight on the Miss Dewees, girls' tennis; C. E, its playground ball rude from rued captain. change needed from kneaded follows: end is another means of develop- Coaches Ellis and O'Neal in Ellison, track and field events; contest to conform with soft "The two accepted local pronun- charge of all other sports report Miss Dewees, volleyball; and Mr. Classics May Be Adapted *PIease note another use for the Review. ball as it is played. I have had iations of Attoyac are A to'I ak much-discussed phonograph. Editor. that large numbers of candidates Lucas typing. Navasota luch experience with play Song Book and A to'yak, the former, how for each event are available. ever, being the one more commonly PAMPA'S SPELLERS ground ball, and I find that its To League One-Act Demand HE statement in your Inter (See Corrective Speech Page 3) Clarksville Times. used." rules are more or Jess com By E. C. Blackshear, South Park-f scholastic League bulletin handles inexperienced high school T Team Selected After Elimination plicated. In fact many un High School, Beaumont) that the song book Our Music Series Including All Pupils talent. in Story .and Song would be fur pleasant conditions have 'HT'HIS article is merely an Statistics show that the small BASKETBALL Secretarial Conference To nished by the Textbook Division A LL students of Senior arisen as a result of this game. attempt to point the way casts win oftener than the large to all pupils in the State desir I do not mean to say that soft o the selection of suitable and that the percentage of indi ing it is, in the main, incorrect. Be Held During State Meet ^ High school will begin ball will be a panacea, but I be vidual honors goes to the small Says Limit on Number of Games three weeks material for persons inter- This book was adopted by the Will Be Helpful spelling two or lieve that it will tend to alleviate groups. We want to win and our State Board of Education for conference will be held at the after the beginning of the sec Many people do sted in the One-Act Play want to win. Sometimes Statewide Meeting of the conditions. children the year 1936-1937 only, and it time of the State Interscho to not understand the rules of play ontests, held in connection the set requires an outlay that is ond semester, according was during that year only that (By C. W. Bingman, Supt., South Teachers of Typing ball, but they do under preposterous. Many times there lastic League meet, which is Miss Lorainne Bruce, who is ground the annual League these books could be purchased Public School, Beaumont) in still Park and Shorthand also to be held at the Uni stand hard baseball rules and soft vents. are costume problems. And from the publishers. in charge of this department. I be other cases, the property lists are N your last issue of the INTER ball rules. For this reason The Problem A few of the schools received versity. The spelling will start first in What to do? Give up? SCHOLASTIC LEAGUER you have lieve that friction will be elimi Most directors, I imagine, are outrageous. more of these books than they I 'T'EACHERS of typing and National Authority Leader the home rooms as it did last year. Is there a source of plays of this ,n article on basketball by M. O. nated, and the public will be far aced with the following questions needed, and occasionally they Louis A. Leslie, vice-president of The same procedure used last year, how much does it of Bradshaw High School, shorthand in Texas public more interested in the game. rhen selecting a tournament play: type, and if so, return them to the textbook de Woolam the Katherine Gibbs School for spelling one line each day from or cost and is the material suitable think Mr. Woolam's remarks are schools will be invited to an In this community about five iVhere can I find a suitable comedy pository here in Austin. We Girls, an authority on typewriting the State Interscholastic League to high school talent? To this ques timely. I am satisfied that all-state Secretarial Confer six soft ball teams are organized r farce, non-royalty, with a small shall be glad to fill orders from rery and shorthand teaching, will be the Spelling List. After the spelling tion, I answer yes! high schools are having en- each summer. It seems to be a com ast, with little or no setting re- schools for these books as long many ence to be held at The Univer guest of the University at that gets well under way by home irely too many basketball games ing game of the Americans. One uired? Our League sets comedies One Solution as surplus copies are available. sity of Texas, May 6 and 7, time, and will be available to all rooms, Miss Bruce will call for iach season. In South Park we newspaper recently stated that nd farces as acceptable this year. Personally, I adapt old-time plays I will thank you very kindly to Miss Florence teachers attending the League students who are interested in established a rule that our according soft ball games drew more people American writers are woefully de- and even classicals to the modern to make a correction regarding have meet for conferences on Friday making a further study of spelling. earn can play only on Friday and Stullken, Assistant Professor an hard baseball games. Let's cient in concocting this type of demands of the stage. In another this statement in your next issue afternoon and Saturday. Mr. ;'About six students will be iaturday nights. of Business Administration, keep abreast with the times and lay. The few excellent comedies state I adapted one scene from of THE INTERSCHOLASTIC Leslie is the author of "The Func chosen from this group by the change to soft ball, and use the nd farces available are royalty, 'Shakespear's "Taming of the LEAGUER. I concur with Mr. Woolam's who is in charge of the tional Method of Teaching Short process of elimination," says Miss 12-inch ball as the standard, and high as $15, Shrew"; I cut the cast to the Katy tatement that the League should Bruce. These students' schedules ome of them being as Very truly yours, University's typewriting and hand," the text which is used in make using the 14-inch ball op price that prohibits their use and Petruchio, her maid, and a definitely limit the number of shorthand courses and who University classes and also in many will be arranged so that they may well with it. A tional with the coaches. Rule ith us. Many of the casts include Citizen. I fared G. A. BAKER, games that any team is permitted also serves as state director of of the commercial courses of Texas work together during Miss Bruce's books are easier to secure; there Even those that colleague of mine adapted Ros Chief Clerk, Textbook Division, tourna- off period. They will represent the 2 to 20 players. o play prior to a district ;he typing, and shorthand high schools. He was formerly an fore, all coaches could inform ave the maximum, ten players, or tand's "The Romancers," one year; State Department of Educa nent. I think this matter should 11 876 Leaguer Lim & Bill _ Senior High School in spelling in themselves as to the rules of the ss, present difficulties almost in- tion. eceive careful consideration by ;ournament for the Texas In- the Interscholastic League contest. game. urmountable to the director who (See Adactina: Classics Pajje 3) he League. .erscholastid League, The (See Conference Page 4) Pampa News. Page 2 THE INTERS CHOC 'A STIC LEXGUER uttered by a gentleman at the Saengerfest in Austin in 1892, Tribute to Genheimer From just after he had been in short-distance conversation with a Noted Texas Sports Editor Extemporaneous big tenor from New Braunfels who had just consumed a Speech schooner of beer and a half pound of limberger cheese." TTIGH school football of the * * Texas Interscholastic melancholy days haye come, the saddest of the year, League loses a notable figure Foreign in the death of E. T. Gen Japan's Behavior in the Sino- too late to pay the membership, but not to shed a tear, if PICTURE REFERENCE FILES /^LOSING date for enroll- we may improvise a parody on a very serious subject. Late heimer, principal at Waco Japanese War. (By Miss Florence Lowe Phillips, ^ ment, January 15, found The Influence of Other Nations else about it. Head, Art Depart High School for 31 years. fees are returned and we can't do anything Formerly the I.L.P.C. with 119 high- in the Spanish Civil War. times a year, each month, from September to date, and League ment, Sam Houston State We have known the Waco High Published eight For many years, the League had no closing school papers enrolled, about Possibilities for Peace in An Age April, inclusive b ythe Bureau of Extracurricular Activities of The Teachers College) School principal for nearly 18 of meets were thrown into the utmost confusion. County officers the same number of members of Undeclared Wars. University of Texas. (Present address: 4309 Avenue N'/j, those years. He loved the game of Work of the Non-intervention complained bitterly of having to try to organize a meet with Galveston, Texas) for what was right, football, battled as last year. Committee in the Spanish War. out knowing beforehand what schools were eligible to com year about twenty had the courage of his convictions, inACH Next step in preparation The Present Status of Spain as pete. Large bodies move slowly, so the League set a closing and his opinions were always re *-"/ new pictures are added a Result of Her Civil War. spected. for the annual convention in ROY BEDICHEK...... Editor date first at March 1. The next year it was moved back to to the list for the Picture Italy's Withdrawal from the During the long years he served Austin will come with the se February 15, and announcement was made that it would be League of Nations and Its Effect Memory Contests and the as principal of Waco high, he had (Entered as cecond-class matter November 6, 1927 at the post- until the 15th of lection of the two best school on that Body. moved back 15 days each successive year same number which have been many athletic problems to face as office at Austin, Texas, under the Act of August 24, 1912.) papers in each class in each of The Influende of the Nazi-Fascist January was reached, at which it would be stabilized. This year are well as school problems. The fact used the previous the four districts. These win States. FEBRUARY, 1938 was done over the course of years, and the closing date has that in the 25-year history of the Regimes in the Balkan i. xxi No. 6 withdrawn. In order to build Influence in Brazil. League, Waco has never played an ners will be selected in March. European been January 15 for some years now. This gives the office a collection from year to year Submarine Piracy in the Medi ineligible man, and therefore has There is something about West A LTHOUGH revision of the shorthand and typing rules force time to make county lists, some 225 in number, for terranean. it is necessary to purchase never had a protest lodged against Texas that suggests abundant and mail entry forms to Politics of tH ** has been issued in a special circular for several months, the respective county committees, only those pictures which ap it, is a tribute to the foresight of energy; and one who reads the International Japan-Germany-Italy alignment. and announcement of it made in the official notice column more than 5,500 member-schools. Generally, this has been pear in the list for the first E. T. Genheimer. He was the man issues of The Gusher, paper of the National of the LEAGUER in the October issue and in each issue since, an excellent rule, and it has made for more orderly meets. who did the most to see that the Grandfalls-Royalty High School, time and add them to the files Panay Incident. boys were eligible before they could sees plenty to suggest that energy The some of the typing and shorthand teachers still appear to However, new teachers are coming into the schools all the of the previous year. When Na> play. Quite often he met criticism on the part of the Grandfalls jour Can America Preserve Her be following the rules published in the first edition of the time, and they are very much surprised when they first stump these are mounted in a use- nalism students. Small in number, tional Honor Through a Peaceful We fear that we have made many for drawing the line too fine, but Constitution and Rules. This is unfortunate. The rules in their toes on this rule. able way and arranged in a those who know him best and there as compared with schools of large Foreign Policy? typing and shorthand in the second edition of the Constitu mortal enemies by enforcing it. Excuses perfectly excru well organized manner they fore loved him the most, were those Texas cities, Grandfalls journalists A Divided Labor Organization that tion and Rules published this year are O.K. and we still ciating to deny are presented, a list of which would make a become valuable reference ma who were under him years ago, and issue a seven-column semi-monthly and Its Consequences Upon paper, in some issues running eight Group. have copies of the special circular containing the correct rules fairly complete catalogue of the vissitudes of human life. terial suitable for use in con who since have gone out and be come successful in the game of life. pages. The Gusher won first place Roosevelt's Appointees to the for free distribution. We must say, however, that no substitute for a rigid "closing nection with many subjects. in the Southwest Texas Press Asso Supreme Court. has been discovered. Waco high will never find a prin date" "Practical Files" cipal more conscientious in his work ciation contest in December and President Roosevelt's Western "CNTRY blanks are being mailed to every member-school The most practical files are com than was E. T. Genheimer. The secured a Class A rating in the Trip in October. Texas High School Press Associa European Effort to Have Amer *-' in the League. If you do not get a blank within the next to the invitation put forth in the last issue posed of pictures of approximately school will never have a man to "D EPLYING eight by ten inches in size. These tion meeting in Denton. Delegates ica "Hold the Bag" in Interna ten days, be sure to notify the office. Use the blank, even suggest some method of reducing the expend more energy in the task ^ of the LEAGUER to are large enough to be displayed than did E. T. Genheimer, because from the staff attended both of tional Committee Meetings. though you have but one entry. This will help the Director protest-evil, several sports columns have proposed a dead effectively before a small class and these conventions. The Good and Bad Points of the the meet. Entries being principal of Waco High General very materially in organizing line date for protests. Simply write a rule that protests have they show enough detail to give School was the very life of this Sweaters Awarded Anti-Lynching Bill. must be in the hands of the county Director General at least to be made by such or such a date or not at all. Simple, isn't the student an accurate idea of the 69-year-old dynamo of energy, and The Attitude of the Southern Sweaters are being awarded by States Toward the Anti-Lynching ten days before the meet. The county committee may shorten original pitcure's appearance. The it is fitting that he should leave service it? It's been proposed at least a dozen times in League meet The Gusher for meritorious Bill. this period, but it rarely does. The responsibility of finding price of these pictures is not pro this world while doing the job that on" the staff. A Quill and Scroll ings during the past twenty years and voted down, and it The Theory Behind the Wages hibitive for the average school. he liked best. chapter was organized in the school- out just when and where the meet will be held rests on the ought to be. The problem of the evader would be simplified, and Hours Legislation. Pictures in the eight by ten-inch Like the work of all great men, are being member-school. Many county committees are accommodat recently. Now plans Popular Referendum in War Is for he wouldn't have to worry after the dead-line was past. size should be mounted on board the work of E. T. Genheimer will made for a 40-page magazine sup notices. Others do not. Step (Forward, Backward) in ing and mail out Instead of having to cover up an ineligibility the whole sea that is stiff enough to protect them be appreciated the most after he plement to present in pictures a o Democracy. cover it up only half a season, and then and yet not so thick that it occu has gone. "Jinx" Tucker in Waco record of the leading activities of son, he would have to State pies too much space in the filing Times-Herald, January 19, 1938. the school. As an added honor to 13 EQUISITION blanks are being mailed out today (Febru- have a good laugh. It's only when a school begins to show The Bone of Contention in the cabinet. A thin quality of chip the paper, Elizabeth Winn, its * > ary 9) to directors general of all counties which have up as a possible winner that a genuine investigation of eli Last Session of the Legislature. board (number 80) is ideal for this editor, was elected president of the in the Allred- reported its officers to the State Office. Please order your gibility of its players ensues, and that doesn't happen in the purpose. Straw-board should not Southwest Texas Press Association. The Basic Factors county meet tests and other material on these blanks, being forepart of the season. Such suggestions are predicated on be used because the color is unde Holbrook Dispute During the Last< Meeting in Borger, February 4 Session of the Legislature. careful to follow directions on the blank. Get these requisi the assumption that the purpose of the League is to provide sirable for a mount. Extra-heavy and 5, the Panhandle High School construction paper is the correct The Interest of Schools in the tions in in plenty of time. Remember that in handling more a smooth-running show, like that of a professional baseball Press Association carried another Last Session of the Legislature. weight and is available in a num West Texas regional press meeting than 225 county meets we cannot be expected to know just league. Not so. Its main purpose is to provide a helpful and ber of soft colors suitable for pic The Accomplishments of Last what contests will be held. We supply only material explicitly school boys and girls through a successful program. Bill Special Session of the Texas Leg« stimulating competition for bona fide ture mounting. Select the color West Clark, editor of The Lubbock islature. ordered on the blank. Another matter of utmost importance: and to guard such pupils in every way possible against usur carefully. Construction paper of Miss Dor Picture Memory erner 'World, presided. Sources of Public School Funds unless otherwise directed we shall send package by express. pation of their game by intruders who have no right in it. ordinary weight and poster paper of The Bor The first edition of the picture othea Martin, sponsor in the State of Texas. If your express office is unhandy, please clearly indicate that are too thin to be satisfactory. ger Bulldog's Growl, was hostess memory test-sheet omitted "Rus The Financial Support of tha Clipped Material along with the staff of the Growl. you want it sent by mail. A BOUT as compact and lucid a financial statement of a sian" from the list of nationalities. School I Attend. Pictures may be mounted as they This convention is the third high o There is one Russian picture The Reasons Why Some Texas ** school's football season as we have ever seen is printed come, with the white margin and school press meeting to be held in among the selections. In order to Teachers are Paid in Script Instead
Crowell; Typewriting, Ann Hoeldke, Poems of Today, by Alice C. Cooper. Smithville; Thalia; Choral Singing, Lona Johnson, Ginn and Company, Dallas. 68c. (35) Bellville; (36) rectors who have served before is Foard City. A collection of about two hundred selec Bay City; (37) East Bernard; all that is usually necessary to LEAGUES IN 230 Per Pupil Cost by States in Public Schools tions most of which qualify as distin Freestone County guished verse. Some of the selections (38) Pasadena; (39) Hull- arrive at an understanding of what Director General, G. C. Gregory, Teague; are too short to use for declamations. Debate, M. D. Murphy, Wortham; Decla A valuable book containing poems which Daisetta; (40) Nederland; (41) he is supposed to do. This letter TEXAS COUNTIES mation, T. E. England, Donie; Extempo have not been worn out in declamation Eldorado; (42) Sidney Lanier informs the director of the tim« raneous Speech, D. S. Wimberly, Teague; contests. The Yearbook of Oratory, Vol. 9, by Evan (San Antonio); (43) Hondo; (44) his event comes on the program, E. Anderson. Noble and Noble. Can County Officers Reported to - ig be ordered from the Lone Star Book Victoria; (45) Port Lavaca; (46) the building and room number, State Office. Plans field. Depository, Dallas. $2. Aransas Pass; (47) Freer; (48) names of contestants in his event, for A collection of the prize winning orig Meets Under Way Frio County inal orations used in intercollegiate con La Feria. and arrangements made for judges. Director General, W. W. Few, Pearsall ; tests during 1937. Contains some good Debate, Gordon Hester, Pearsall ; Declama material written from a young person's Bi-district matches, December 3 If the director is new at the job tion, D. V. Currin, Dilley ; Extempora viewpoint. There are nine volumes in and 4, districts being paired, 1-2, a conference with the director- /^>OUNTY officers are being neous Speech, A. W. Cherry; Big Foot; this series. Some selections will need Spelling, Mrs. Alma Burnett, Big Foot; cutting. 3-4, 5-6, etc., were won, as follows: general is arranged and the new ^^ elected each week-end, Ready Writers, Minnie Holterman, Dille.v ; Orations (Individual copies). Wetmore Declamation Service. Panhandle, 24-14; Wellington, director is impressed with the but they are not being re This company issues a declamation 31-7; Roscoe, 21-6; Wink, 39-0; necessity of organizing his work catalogue that contains descriptions of ported promptly in all cases. Minnie Ijee acnaruer, jrearbeiii , ^nuraa many selections that are of use in the Burkburnett, 26-20; Putnam, 20- well, starting his event on time, Singing, Mrs. A. M. Terry, Dilley; Story- League contests. A wide and varied se Only those appearing below have Telling, Mrs. Parks, Dilley; Rural Schools, lection of material is offered. 0; Diamond Hill, 19-13; Van, 38- etc. When a director knows what Mrs. Howard Shelton, Pearsall ; Playground Vital Speeches of the Day (Magazine). 0; Rockwall, 26-0; Mineola, 45-7; he is expected to do and is given come in so far. It is impossible Ball, Upton Breeden, Pearsall; Volley Ball, City News Publishing Co. 15c per for the State Office to keep county Miss Litterell, Pearsall ; Tennis, A. B. copy; $3 per year. Overton, 27-0; Groveton, 13-0; some responsibility he nearly al Williamson, Pearsall ; One-Act Play, Mrs. This current magazine contains the officers informed unless their Ethel Scott, Pearsall. outstanding speeches delivered in the Brady, 26-7; San Saba, 33-7; ways comes through with a good nation during the past month. Most of Itasca, 57-0; Hearne, 19-18; showing. Such procedure may seem names and addresses are reported. Hansford County (Independent) these speeches are short and would re In addition to those appearing Director General, W. R. Finley, Spear quire a minimum of cutting. Published Smithville, 12-0; Bay City, 14-6; to be going to too much trouble, man ; Debate, F. P. Wilson, Gruver ; Decla twice a month. One of the best decla in the October, November, Decem mation, Mrs. H. S. Durham, Morse; Ex mation sources available. Pasadena, 30-0; Hull-Daisetta, 6- but if you have had the experience ber and January LEAGUER, the fol temporaneous Speech, J. E. Gunn, Spear Legend New Speech Service: If you wish a 0; Eldorado, 50-6; Hondo, 7-6; of running a meet and seeing one man ; Spelling, Corrine Foote, Morse ; Ready $25.00 to 439 particular speech made by a leader of lowing county organizations have Writers, Mrs. J. B. Caldwell, Gruver; 40.00 to 54.99 public opinion, write the editors of Aransas Pass, 14-6; Freer, 30-0. director hold up the show by not Athletics, Wayne Wilkins, Spearman ; Mu "Vital Speeches" and if it is available following instructions; been reported. sic Memory, Ruby England, Spearman ; 65.CO to they will send you a copy at the cost Regional championship games and, then,< Choral Singing, Sybil Graham, Spearman ; 70.00 to of typing. Upon request, they will send were won as follows : on another occasion, seeing the Atascosa County (Independent) Arithmetic, G. T. Higgins, Spearman ; 85.00 to a list of all speeches on hand on any meet "click" because each director Typewriting and Shorthand, Grace Mont 100.00 and orer subject in which you are interested. A Panhandle over Wellington, 12- Director General, A. C. Secrest, Charlotte; gomery, Morse ; Picture Memory, Willis valuable aid ,to teachers who want new was doing as instructed, you will Declamation, J. N. Kaderli, Pleasanton; Byers, Morse; Story- Telling, Mrs. Violet material. Some speeches will have to 2; Wink over Roscoe, 20-19; Burk Extemporaneous Speech, N. A. Billings, Burrows, Gruver. be cut. burnett over Putnam, see the value of this method. Lytle; Spelling, R. S. Morgan, Jourdanton; Junior and Senior Declamations, by Olive 54-0; Van Heady Writers, L. L. Tubbs, Christine; Hardin County M. Johnson. Tardy Publishing Co., over Diamond Hill, 18-12; Mineola Make the Meet "Click" Athletics, H. B. Weir, Charlotte. Director General, Lester D. Self, Silsbee ; Dallas. Can be ordered from the Once in a great while a di Bastrop County Debate, E. E. Gimon, Saratoga ; Declama HE ability to support public schools in the various States is at least strongly indicated by the Texas Book Store, Austin. $2.50. ^ over Rockwall, 20-7; Overton over tion, Miss Effeora Adams, Saratoga ; Ex A large collection of junior and senior Groveton, 7-0; San Saba over rector, due to some unavoidable Director General, J. B. Mitchell, Smith- temporaneous Speech, Eileen Cotton, Sils T amount of money spent for current expense per pupil in average daily attendance. This cost in declamations designed to meet the needs ville; Debate, S. R. Dale, Smithville; Decla bee ; Spelling, Miss Leland Hendrix, Voth ; of the Interscholastic League. No selec Brady, 12-6; Itasca over Hearne, reason, is delayed. This situation mation, W. E. Gattis, Elgin; Extempora Ready Writers, Jennie Hayth, Sour Lake ; cludes general control, instruction, operation and maintenance of plant, auxiliary agencies, and fixed tions are too long. The book contains can be easily handled by keeping neous Speech, Lewis Zschech, Paige; Spell Athletics, O. H. Pitman, Silsbee; Music charges. A wide variation is found in the various states, partly due to climatic conditions. Payments new material that has never appeared in 30-12; Smithville over Bay City, ing, Nell Owens, Elgin; Eeady Writers, Memory, Mrs. W. B. Green, Batson ; an anthology of this kind before. A 31-0; Hull-Daisetta over Pasadena, one or two competent teachers con R. L. Chaney, McDade; Athletics, P. J. Choral Singing, Mrs. Jewel H. Markham, for interest, which would add about 8 per cent to the nation as a whole, are not included. large supply of Texas material is in Dodson, Bastrop; Music Memory, Mrs. Silsbee; Arithmetic, H. O. Peebles, cluded. A book that can be used in the 21-12; Eldorado over Hondo, 27- stantly on "tap." Hand the sub E. F. Pearcy, Bastrop; Rural Schools, Kountze; Three-R, Mrs. Cecil B. Yawn, In 1890, $14.20 was spent per pupil in average daily attendance for current expense. This amount classroom as well as for speaking stitute director a carbon copy of Fred G. Haynie, Bastrop; Picture Mem Silsbee; Story-Telling, Mrs. Macel G. Neu- contests. 0; Aransas Pass over Freer, 7-6. ory, Mrs. O. P. Jones, Bastrop; Arith increased to $16.41 in 1900, $26.99 in 1910, $53.52 in 1920, and reached the highest point in 1930 when shaver, Honey Island ; Picture Memory, Addresses of Publishers Conference C the entries mailed the director and metic, Dorothy Kemp, Smithville; Choral Ruby Evelyn Swearingen, Voth. $86.70 was spent per pupil. This amount decreased to $67.58 in 1934, but increased again to $74.30 Singing, Mrs. P. V. Winston, Smithville; Ginn and Company, Dallas, Texas. (1) Aspermont; (2) Howe; (3) have her go to work. Story-Telling, Mrs. Annette Edwards, Bas Hidalgo County (Independent) in 1936. Lone Star Book Depository, Dallas. trop ; Typewriting, Paul T. Carter, Elgin; Hugh Perry School Book Depository, A word about the athletic di Director General, H. A. Hodges, Edin, The 13 states that spent the least are all in Frisco; (5) Lott; (6) Ben Hur Shorthand, Z. P. Zinn, Bastrop; One-Act contiguous territory in the South and Southeast and Dallas. rector. Since he frequently has to Play, Miss Charles Benson, Elgin. burg ; Debate, Leon Graham, Mercedes ; the range of expenditure in them was from $24.55 to $55.15. The 13 that spent the most were located Noble and Noble, Publishers, 100 Fifth (Mart); (7) Round Rock; (8) Declamation, J. Wesley Taylor, McAllen ; Avenue, N.Y.C. travel many miles on several week Bee County Extemporaneous Speech, A. B. Martin, in the West and North and range from $86.16 to $134.13. The 23 states between these two extremes Allyn Bacon, Publishers, Dallas. Norton; (9) not reported; (10) Director General, C. C. McCall, Beeville; La Joya ; Spelling, Martha Griffith, Pharr ; The Babcock Company, Printers, Ft. ends the directors ask that he turn Ready Writers, Louise Black, Weslaco ranged from $55.20 to $86.06. David T. Blose, Associate Statistician, U.S. Office of Somerset; (11) Gladewater Junior Debate, H. L. DeViney, Tynum; Declama ; Education in Worth. in an expense account. He is then tion, J. O. Tanner, Pettus; Extempora Athletics, Glenn Magee, Edinburg ; Music School Life, December, 1937. Edna Means Dramatic Service, 525 Ar High tied with Palestine Junior neous Speech, H. L. DeViney, Tynum; Memory, Nelson Patrick, Donna ; Rural lington Place, Chicago. reimbursed for the amount he has Spelling, O. L. Baker, Mineral; Ready Schools, R. L. Lyons, Edinburg ; Picture Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New High; (12) not reported; (13) .Writers, H. M. Donald, Star Koute, Ken- Memory, Mrs. Joe Duensing, Mission ; York, N.Y. Anton; (14) Buda; (15) Bogata; been out. edy; Athletics, Joe Smartt, Beeville ; Music Arithmetic, Charles Rumble, Edinburg ; Choral Singing, Mrs. Luke B. Wier, Rt, 1, Stonewall County ordering from Dallas whenever Harcourt, Brace & Company, Chicago. Those of you who have done in- Memory, Mrs. Mary Cocke, Beeville. Choral Singing, J. M. Parker, Edinburg; Devine; Picture Memory, Mrs. J. W. Dale, Wetmore Declamation Service, 1631 (16) Lewisville; (17) Bishop; One-Act Play, Mrs. Ruth Owings, Edin Devine; Three-R, Elvina Schweers, Dun- Director General, Archie Acker, Asper- possible. mont; Debate, Sam Appleton, Old Glory ; South Paxton St., Sioux City, Iowa. terscholastic league work wonder Brown County burg. lay ; Arithmetic, Carl R. Young, Rt. 1, J. HOWARD LUMPKIN, City News Publishing Company, 3 3 (18) Grandfalls; (20) Petersburg; Devine. Declamation, Don Woods, Old Glory; Ex if it is worth the price you have Director General, C. F. Wesner, Brown- Hill County temporaneous Speech, San King, Swenson ; Director, Speech Activities, West 42d St., N.Y.C. (21) no champion declared, as wood; Debate, H. H. Black, May; Decla Texas Book Store, 2244 Guadalupe St., Director General, A. L. Gilbreth, Hub- Mills County Spelling, H. J. Powell, Peacock; Ready Interscholastic League. to pay to put it over. It takes mation, Alfred C. Smith, Bangs; Extempo Writers, Mabel King, Powell; Athletics, Austin. schedules were made before the raneous Speech, Albert McCristy, Indian bard; Debate, L. W. Wimbish, Itasca ; Director General, A- H. Smith, Gold- University Co-op, 2246 Guadalupe St. much of your time. I raise this Declamation, Mildred Mathews, Hillsboro ; O. A. Hart, Aspermont; Choral Singing, Creek; Spelling, Mrs. Erma Medcalf, Early ; thdaite; Debate, Tolbert Patterson, Mul- Bess Brownlee, Aspermont; Arithmetic, Pieces That Have Won Prizes, by Frank Austin. district was organized, and no Eeady Writers, Frances Hyde, Brownwood; Extemporaneous Speech, J. C. Gipson, lin; Declamation, Mrs. Cumile Hatchett, McHale. Noble and Noble, Publish question in my mind each year but Covington ; Spelling, Miss Reda Irvin, S. D. Rattan, Swenson; Three-R, E. L. team in the district played every Athletics, Harvey C. Byrd, Brownwood; Goldthwaite; Extemporaneous Speech, John Mayfield, Rotan; One-Act Play, Mrs. Zella ers. Can be ordered from the Lone after seeing some little red-headed Music Memory, Mrs. Maurine Benbow, Brandon ; Ready Writers, Miss Rochelle Patterson, Goldthwaite; Spelling, Jessie Star Book Depository, Dallas. $2. Treadaway, Hillsboro ; Athletics, Wiley Mse Butler, Aspermont; Picture Memory, other team. Blanket; Arithmetic, Marvin Chambers, Neal, Caradan; Ready Writers, Oscar Ruth Griffis, Swenson; Typewriting, Mrs. Contains about one hundred and fifty — Conference — fellow from "Pulltight" knock a Brownwood; Three-R, and Rural Schools, Grinnell, Itasca ; Music Memory, Miss Mil- Swindle, Priddy; Athletics, S. E. Clan- short selections of prose and poetry. burne, Hillsboro ; Picture Memory, Ruby Vera Mathews, Old Glory; Story-Telling, Districts 4 and 19, arranged no sched homerun and watching the genuine Frank D. Pierce, Brownwood; One-Act inger, Goldthwaite; Music Memory, Marie Mrs. Lynn Flowers, Old Glory. Also contains material for occasions other Play, W. B. Jones, Blanket; Typewriting, Colville, Hillsboro; Rhythm Band, Mrs. Hill, Goldthwaite; Picture Memory, Mrs. than contests. (Continued From Page 1) ule. Editor. thrill those on the side lines get, I Mrs. C. M. Button, Brownwood; Picture Theron Smith, Hillsboro; One-Act Play, Warren Duron, MulHn; Choral Singing, Victoria County Great Speeches, by Elizabeth W. Baker. Memory, Annie Joy Walton, Brownwood; Miss Jo Slater, Itasca ; Arithmetic, Pat C. Miss Authula Manning, Goldthwaite; Arith Allyn & Bacon, Publishers, Dallas. have to admit that it was time Carruthers, Irene; Shorthand and Type metic, Miss Von Dean Geeslin, Goldthwaite. Director General, R. C. Pickett, Nursery; 80c. Story-Telling, Mrs. J. Fred McGaughy, Debate, George Norris, Placedo; Declama editor of the Gregg Publishing — Multiple County — well spent. This is a literal inci Brownwood; Choral Singing, Mrs. J. B. Mitchell County A collection of prose from great Amer Denman, Brownwood. tion, Mrs. L. L. Nicholson, Placedo; Ex ican orators. Most selections are suit Company. dent and also figurative. The Tree-R, Alvin Smith, Malone; Story- Director General, G. D. Foster, Colo temporaneous Speech, Russell Heaner, Vic able, in length, for League contests. Con Cameron County Telling, John A. Sands, Penelope : Keeper rado ; Debate, O. W. Cline, Colorado; Dec toria ; Spelling, Mrs. A. ^C. McClanahan, tains helpful notes, suggestions, and In addition to the conferences (Continued from Page 1) "homerun" may be knocked in any Director General, Tom Holley, Santa of Records, C. E. McDaniel, Mt. Calm. lamation, J. V. Glover, Colorado; Extem Bloomington ; Ready Writers, Mrs. Carmen glossary. Seydler, Placedo; Athletics, Ned J. Heliums, with Mr. Kosa; Debate, Joe Wilson, Wilson Track Jeff Da vis County poraneous Speech, W. J. Weaver, Roscoe; Fifty Prize Winning Orations, by Wins- Leslie,, a general meeting contest, the thrill is as genuine, School, Harlingen; Declamation, R. H. Spelling, Juan P. Mason, Colorado ; Ready Victoria; Music Memory, Mrs. Fred Icke, ton A. Ashley. Noble and Noble, of typing and shorthand teachers another of the same size for the and the satisfaction as great. -Bingham, Rio Hondo; Extemporaneous Director General, Judge William Granger, Writers, Mrs. Fred Ison, Loraine; Ath Victoria; Arithmetic, W. R. Egg, Vic Publishers. Can be ordered from Speech, E. D. Kraner, Los Fresnos; Spell Ft. Davis ; Declamation, Callie Holt, Ft. letics, Jack Christian, Colorado; Music toria ; Story-Telling, Helen Covey, Placedo; the Lone Star Book Depository, will be held on Friday evening, school winning most points in ten ing, A. B. Cook, Rangerville; Ready Davis ; Extemporaneous Speech, B. E. Memory, Mrs. Farris Lipps, Colorado; Choral Singing, Mrs. Darrell May, Vic Dallas. $2. This is the concluding article by Mr. Writers, Jack Freshour, Rio Hondo; Ath Coan, Ft. Davis ; Spelling, Mrs. B. E. Rural Schools, Roy Coles, Colorado; Choral toria ; Three-R, Mrs. Sandy Germer, Port Most of these orations will have to and a banquet and program on nis, track and volleyball (won by Baird on managing a county meet. Th« letics, Jack N. Lewis, Santa Rosa; Music Coan, Ft. Davis ; Ready Writers, Mrs. J. H. Singing, Miss Anthony, Roscoe; One-Act Lavaca; One-Act Play, Mrs. Mollie Shead, be shortened, but this can be done effec Saturday evening, Miss Stullken Sonora). first article appeared in the January Memory, Mrs. A. E. Krebs, Stuart Place, Lundy, Valentine ; Athletics, E. B. Cole, Play, Gladys Miller, Colorado; Story-Tell Inez; Picture Memory, Mrs. Gilbert Pritch- tively. This material has been success LEAGUEB. Editor. Harlingen; Typewriting and Shorthand, Ft. Davis ; Picture Memory, Mrs. Frank ing, Mrs. Floyd Quinney, Colorado; Arith ard, Victoria; Rural Schools, C. B. Mullins, fully used in Interstate and Intercollegi said. Individual Awards Mrs. L. L. Wheeler, Stuart Place, Har Pollett, Valentine; Typewriting, Mr. Wells, metic, John Borton, Roscoe; Typewriting Victoria. ate contests. Subjects are varied and lingen ; Picture Memory, Mrs. L. M. Burch- Valentine ; Choral Singing, Mrs. Graves and Shorthand, Charles Brazil, Colorado. timely. Last year approximately forty- Other than these trophies, indi Bogel, Ft. Davis. Wharton County fleld, La Feria; Arithmetic, Carl Chilton, Polk County New Pieces That Will Take Prizes in five teachers of typing and short vidual gold medals were given to — Letter Box — Fort Isabel; Choral Singing, J. B. Smith, Kimble-Menard-Schleicher-Sutton Director General, J. E. Carrico, El Speaking Contests, by Harriet Black- La Feria; Rhythm Band, James Johnson, Director General, L. E. Norman, Livings- Campo; Debate, W. T. Voiding, Louise; stone. Noble and Noble. Can be hand attended the League meet, the winners of first place in every Santa Maria; One-Act Play, Virginia Sim- (Multiple County Unit) ton ; Debate, P. L. Whitton, Goodrich; Declamation, A. J. Labay, Taiton; Ex ordered from the Lone Star Book De Declamation, C. O. Chandler, Moscow; Ex temporaneous Speech, R. H. Tindall, and it is expected that fully this event; a total of 64 medals. These (Continued from Page 1) mons, El Jardin; Story-Telling, Jimmy Independent Division pository, Dallas. $2. Scaief, San Benito. temporaneous Speech, Sam H. Cheek, Liv- Hungerford; Spelling, Guy N. Wynn, Many narrative prose selections, some number will attend the 1938 State trophies and medals were made Director General, F. T. Jones, Sonora ; ingston; Spelling, Mrs. Chester Redd, Cor- Wharton; Ready Writers, Louise James, of which can be arranged for declama the holiday appeals to most of us, Camp County Debate, T. D. Riddle, Eldorado; Declama rigan; Ready Writers, Ray Marsh, Leg- El Campo; Athletics, Tom Henderson, El tion purposes. Tournament. In addition, it is possible through aid given by the Director General, Clovis Ethridge, Pitts- tion, Alice Brown, Menard ; Extempora gett; Athletics, Claude Stone, Livingston; Campo; Music Memory, Miss Lindsey, Centennial Declamations (No. 3542). In so with so much encouragement burg; Declamation, Hortense Alien, Lees- neous Speech, Preston C. Lightfoot, Rural Schools, J. T. Coker, Livingston; Boling; Picture Memory, Miss Knapp, terscholastic League Office. Austin, thought that other teachers in a Chamber of Commerce, and the Wharton; we should have some good teams, burg ; Spelling, Mrs. Alton Martin, Lees- Sonora ; Spelling, Miss Johnnie Allison, One-Act Play, Miss Marion McMurray, Rural Schools, J. F. Beal, Texas. 35c. radius of some three hundred miles Athletic Association of the high burg ; Athletics, E. S. Guest, Pittsburg; Sonora ; Ready Writers, Viva , Milstead, Livingston; Choral Singing, Mrs. Maurine Wharton. Although included in a Texas Centen or you don't think much of your Music Memory, Connie Mae Wright, Pitts Sonora ; Athletics, O. P. Adams, Sonora ; Jenkins, Livingston. Wheeler County nial collection, a great number of these of Austin will take advantage of school. The entire expense for burg. Typewriting and Shorthand, Faye Jensen, speeches are outstanding and timely school." Junction ; Jr. Playground Ball, J. B. Earle, Rains County Director General, J. L. Gilmore, Wheeler; whenever used. These selections are of the opportunity to attend the con trophies and running off the meet Clay County Menard; Volley Ball, Leeta Mae Garrett, Director General, Herman Hall, Emory; Debate, I. C. Evans, Briscoe; Declama proper length. They are by outstanding amounted to about $75. Judges Director General, Paul Steph, Joy; De Sonora ; Tennis, H. F. Gilley, Sonora. Debate, Robbie McMillon, Point; Declama tion, W. C. Perkins, Shamrock; Extempo speakers along all lines of thought. ference. /^vRGANIZATIONS are being bate, Mrs. Mabel Pope, Henrietta; Decla tion, Steve Hendricks, Emory; Extempo raneous Speech, A. H. Kavanaugh, Sham One Hundred New Declamations, by Les Round-table Discussions for debate, declamation, extempo mation, Norma E. Scott, Petrplia; Ex Rural Division raneous Speech, Jesse L. Miller, Point; rock ; Spelling, M. D. Blankinship; Mo- ter Boone. The Babcock Company, y formed in the Edcouch-Elsa temporaneous Speech, Lewis Selvidge, Buf Director General, Boyd Caffey, Sonora ; Spelling, N. P. Shankle, Point; Ready beetie; Ready Writers, Naomi King, Magic Printers, Ft. Worth. $2.50. "Since so many of the teachers raneous speech and essay writing falo Springs; Spelling, A. C. Rice, Charlie ; Declamation, Mrs. Ike Murchison, Menard ; Writers, Cecil Horton, Emory; Athletics, City; Athletics, Stina Cain, Wheeler; A collection of five-minute speeches, public schools to insure entry of Music Memory, Maybelle Beatch, Sham and students have to come to Aus were the only outside officials used. Ready Writing, Iris Lightsey, Byers; Ath Spelling, Mary R. Quisenberry, Sonora ; Raymond Mills, Emory; Music Memory, on current subjects, that have been com representatives in all contests letics, Frank Morgan, Joy; Music Mem Ready Writers, Oma Ford, Eldorado; Ath Christine Griffis, Emory; Arithmetic, G. B. rock ; Rural Schools, E. A. Deering, piled and organized to meet the require tin on Friday afternoon," said In these sparsely settled counties ory, Bonnie Hudson, Petrolia; Picture letics, Rena McQuary, Sonora ; Picture Jordan, Point; Rural Schools, Joel W. Wheeler; Picture Memory, Mrs. A. I. ments of the Interscholastic League. A sponsored by the Interscholastic ^ Memory, Ruby Trusty, Rt. 2, Wichita Memory, Annie Herbert, Eldorado ; Arith Lennon, Emory; Picture memory, Faye Jones, Twitty; Choral Singing, Gordon wholesome variety in subject matter and Miss Stullken, "it seems advisable where we have practically no com Falls ; Arithmetic, Tyra Roper, Shannon ; metic, Mrs. O. B. Fauvion, Junction ; Melton, Emory; Choral Singing, Aubrey Gatewood, Lela; Arithmetic, R. N. West, types of speeches. petition until we get to the dis League in Hidalgo County officials Typewriting, W. A. Greer, BeUevue; Choral Choral Singing, Edwin Gamble, Junction ; Dorn, Emory; Story-Telling, Gladys Ivie, Shamrock; Typewriting and Shorthand, Pieces for Prise Speaking Contests, by to hold a general meeting that Singing, Morris Gilbert, Bluegrove; Story- Story-Telling, Pauline Davis, Sonora. Emory; One-Act Play, Allene Jordan, Anthony Hunt, Kellerville; Rhythm Band, Craig and Gunnison. ^ Noble and reported recently, says the McAllen C. C. Brown, Kelton. evening after supper at some place trict, we were able to arouse more Telling, Virginia Gaines, Bellevue; One-Act Lamb County Point. Noble. Can be ordered from the interest in the events we had al Monitor. Play, Katherine Witherspoon, Henrietta. Real County Lone Star Book Depository, Dallas. to be announced later. This meet Director General, W. L. Edelmon, ADDITIONS $2. Events to be entered include Collin County Director General, Terry Hill, Camp ing is to be in the form of a Round ways competed in, and create Earth ; Debate, Minston Wofford, Olton ; Nueces County Contains all types of speaking mate declamation, extemporaneous 1 Director General, Paul G. Henderson, Declamation, C. E. Patterson, Spade; Ex Wood; Debate, B. J. Stewart, Camp Wood; rial, both prose and poetry. Many of Table at which Mr. Leslie will pre enough interest in certain others Alien; Debate, J. Y. Yates, McKinney; temporaneous Speech, J. C. Hutchinson, Declamation, Mrs. Z. B. Gray, Leakey; Director of Arithmetic, W. L. Crofford, the selections are suitable for occasions speaking, story-telling, number Declamation, O. L. Barker, Frisco; Ex Sudan ; Spelling. Thelma Killough, Little- Extemporaneous Speech, J. E. Greer, Robstown; Choral Singing, D. C. Baker, other than contests. The material suit side. We shall also arrange for to make possible putting them in temporaneous Speech, San Henson, Nevada; field ; Ready Writers. Lilly V. Cameron, Vance; Spelling, Homer Sansom, Vance; Chapman Ranch. able for contests will need some cutting. sense, spelling, picture memory, Ready about two hours of conferences on for the first time in most of the Spelling, Edna Powers, Princeton; Ready Amherst ; Athletics, Willie Boedeker, Earth ; Writers, Mrs. Georgia Beasley, McCulIoch County Practical Declamations, by Amos M. essay writing, typewriting, basket Writers, Mrs. Sam Wysong, Prosper; Ath Music Memory, Morgan Layfield, Little- Camp Wood; Athletics, Novie Chant, Camp Kellogg. Edna Means Dramatic Friday afternoon, so that a few schools. letics, J. C. Thomas, Farmersville; Music field ; Picture Memory, Mrs. Exie Bobbitt, Wood; Music Memory, Lucille Coulter, Director of Picture Memory, Mrs. E. O. Service. 35c. ball, track and field events both Memory, Annie Rugle, Farmersville; Play Sudan; One-Act Play, W. H. Hopkins, Leakey; Choral Singing, Mary L. Bobbitt, Martin, Brady. A group of declamations that are teachers who seem to have insur District Qualification ground Ball, Homer Adams, Murphy; Vol Earth ; Typewriting, Mattie Sue Howell, Leakey; Picture Memory, Mattie McNeal, varied in subject matter and of proper senior and junior, volley ball, and Rio Frio; Story-Telling, Pauline Moone, Bosque County mountable problems may ask the Winners of first and second ley Ball, R. J. Edwards, Anna; Tennis, Olton ; Arithmetic, L. K. Kinsey, Rt. 2, length for use in the League contests. playground ball. T H. Williams, Piano; Picture Memory, Littlefield; Story-Telling, Mrs. Frank Rio Frio; Rural Schools, Judge W. B. Music Memory, Freda Sonntag, Merid New Poems for Oral Interpretation, by place in all events were allowed to Thelma Combs, Nevada; Girls' Ba_sketball, Rogers, Amherst. Sansom, Leakey. Shurter and Watkins. Noble and leader what to do. Then on Satur ian ; Arithmetic, Walter Hansen, Clifton ; go to the district E. L. Gant, Princeton; Arithmetic, Wal- La Salle County Rockwall County Typing and Shorthand, Legard May, Noble. Can be ordered from the Lone day, instead of presenting the meet in San An- dron Cooley, Melissa; One-Act Play, E. A. Meridian; Picture Memory, Mrs. E. P. Star Book Depository, Dallas. $2. gelo. This allowed only half as AUFMAN High School Inter- Sigler, Piano; Story-Telling. Mrs. Alfred Director General, E. J. Bailey, Cotulla; Director General, L. E. Gilbert, Rock- Lowe, Mosheim; Choral Singing, Dorothy About one. hundred and fifty poems awards in the afternoon, we wall ; Debate, Dorothy Hancock, scholastic League assignments Gunstream, Frisco ; Typewriting and Short Debate, F. J. Young, Cotulla; Declama Rockwall; Whitlock, Iredell; Three-R, Bradley Gard which are for the most part suitable for shall wait until after a 6-o'clock many to go from the four counties K hand, Earl Wolford, McKinney; Class B tion, M. B. Covington, Fowlerton ; Extem Declamation, J. E. Terry, Royse City; Ex ner, Rt. A, Kopperl; Vocal Harmony, oral delivery. Contains some recent were announced recently by Prin Baseball, Hal Hayes, Wylie; Choral Sing poraneous Speech, Mrs. J. Wildenthal, temporaneous Speech, Miss Scott, Royse Mary Ellen Swenson, Meridian; Exhibits, poetry. Many types included. banquet at the Union. At this as had previously been eligible to ing, Homer Gentry, Celina. Cotulla; Spelling, Mrs. J. S. Rock, Co City; Spelling, Ethel Hellams, Royse City; W. A. York, Meridian. Prose, Poetry and Drama for Oral In cipal J. V. Baird, according to an tulla; Ready Writers, Ready Writers, Virginia Groves, Rockwall; banquet the go, but because of the great interest Colorado County L. J. Lightsey, terpretation, by William J. Farma. principal speaker Artesia Wells ; Athletics, Murry Stephen- Athletics, William Henson, Rockwall; Rural Hamilton County Harper & Brothers. Can be ordered aroused by the four-county meet item in the Kaufman Herald. Director General, W. G. Clayton, Colum son, Cotulla ; Music Memory, Donald Pe Schools, Judge Mike Reinhardt, Rockwall; from Huprh Perry School Book De will be Mr. Leslie. If there are bus; Athletics, Dewey Brown, Columbus. ters, Cotulla ; Picture Memory, Mrs. M. Picture Memory, Mrs. Mable Reives, Chis- Director of Choral Singing, Mrs. Beula pository, Inc., Dallas. $2.50. any who do not care to attend the we had more contestants as a They follow: Debate, Alvin Talbott, Cotulla ; Arithmetic, Helen Lindau, holm; Arithmetic, H. L. Bobbitt, Fate; M. Trammell, Rt. 1, Hamilton; Story- An unusually good anthology, cover Musgrave; senior declamation, Comal County Woodward; Choral Singing, Olive Lans- Typewriting, Edna Lee Crouch, Rockwall; Telling, Novella Wilson, Aleman; Type ing a wide range of material. Contains banquet but who would like to at whole than had ever represented Director General, E. H. West, New ford, Los Angeles ; Three-R, L. Garms, Choral Singing, Mrs. Maxine Leinart, Royse writing and Shorthand, Lucille Hayes, selections that "speak well." The mate the four counties before. Mrs. Alvin Musgrave; junior dec- Braunfels; Debate, Clarence Rice, New Woodward. City; Secretary, Mrs. Hal S. Adams, Heath. Hamilton; Rhythm Band, Mrs. W. P. rial is of a variety of thought and moods. tend the gathering afterwards, Braunfels; Declamation, B. C. Homeyer, Jones, Hamilton. Selections for Public Speaking, by Proc they will be made welcome. Dr. This year the meet is to be held lamation, Mrs. J. W. Stevenson; New Braunfels; Extemporaneous Speech, Lavaca County Sabine County ter and Stroop. Charles Scribner's extemporaneous speech, Mrs. Al W J. Brodbeck, New Braunfels; Spelling, Director General, R. G. Winchester, Director General, A. A. Berryman, Counties Previously Reported Sons, Dallas. $1.25. Fitzgerald, Dean of the University at Sonora, with Superintendent F. Meta Cargile and F. Jungemann, New Yoakum ; Debate, C. S. Hereford, Hallets- Hemphill; Debate, Harry Brewton, Hemp- Anderson, Angelina, Archer (Rural), A collection of declamations especially T. Jones as director general, bert Nash; essay writing, Mrs. P. Braunfels; Ready Writers, Kermit Doerr, ville ; Declamation, W. E. Smith, Moulton ; hill : Declamation, Miss Jewell Davis, Pine- Archer (Independent), Atascosa (Rural), compiled by the authors for use in the School of Business Administration, and New Braunfels; Athletics, Shelly Burt, Extemporaneous Speech, Nannie Ray land ; Extemporaneous Speech, M.- B. Mor- Austin, Bailey, Baylor, Bell, Bexar (Inde Interscholastic League. Both prose and has already expressed his willing we are spreading out to take in all C. Taylor; spelling, Mrs. Audrey New Braunfels; Music Memory, Curt Baker, Yoakum ; Spelling, Chas. Chovan- ric, Pineland; Spelling, Mrs. L. A. Fuller, pendent), Bexar (Rural), Blanco, Borden, poetry are included. A very good book Patton; one-act play, Mrs. H. M. Schmidt, New Braunfels; Arithmetic, G. J. etz, Shiner ; Ready Writers, Mrs. Rosanna Hemphill; Ready Writing, Aliece Ander- Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, for teachers who wish to use declama ness to have the Business Adminis grade and rural schools as well as Fiedler New Braunfels ; Typewriting, R. R. Howard, Shiner; Athletics, Lee H. Mit son, Pineland; Athletics, L. T. Halbert, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cass, tions that have stood the test of time. Robinson; typewriting, Alvin Mus- Carroll, New Braunfels; Story-Telling, chell, Yoakum ; Music Memory, Miss Tom- Pineland; Music Memory, Rubye Hyden, Cherokee, Childress, Cochran, Coke, Cole- One Hundred and One Famous Poems, tration staff have a luncheon hon high schools. The meet will be Lillian Seekatz, New Braunfels; Three-R, linson, Yoakum; Rural Schools, C. W. Isla; Picture Memory, Mrs. Ruth Robbing, man, Ceilings worth, Comanche, Concho, compiled by Roy J. Cook. The Cable held on two consecutive Saturdays, grave; tennis, Miss Dorothy Gas- Mrs Reginald Calhoun, Fischers Store; McDonald, Hallettsville ; Picture Memory, Bronson; Choral Singing, Madge Tipton, Cpoke, Coryell, Crockett, Crosby, Culber- Company, Chicago. Paper 25c: Board oring Mr. Leslie on Friday." Rural School Music Memory, Mrs. Mar Lillie Beth Lewis, Moulton. Pineland; Rural Schools, J. D. Robbins, son, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, $1. Can be ordered from the Univer the dates of which have not yet ton; volley ball, Miss Pauline La- garet Ivy, Smithsons Valley. Bronson; One-Act Play, Mrs. H. L. Mor Delta, Dimmitt, Donley, Eastland, Ector, sity Co-op, Austin. Roe; track, Coach Jordan; girls' Liberty County ns, Bronson; Wild Flower, S. D. Chambers, El Paso, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin (In An anthology of great poems by many been selected. Cottle County Director General, J. H. Kannenberg, Milam. dependent ), Fannin (Rural), Fayette, poets that have been enjoyed for many — Football Record — playground ball, Floyd Thurman; Director General, J. Keylon Moore, Pa Liberty; Debate, David F. Votaw, Jr., Fisher, Floyd, Fort Bend, Franklin, Gaines, years. These poems will not wear out. ducah; Debate, H. R. Simpson, Swearin- Hull ; Declamation, Allene Elder, Devers ; Scurry County Galveston, Garza, Glasscock, Goliad, Gon- A few are either too short or too long boys' playground ball, Coacli Ben; Declamation, J. Wilson, Paducah; Extemporaneous Speech, Wm. Marvin Al Director General, Elmer L. Taylor, Ira; zales, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, for declamation purposes, but most are (Continued From Page 1) — Meet Managing — Hines. Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. Willis Os- ders, Dayton ; Spelling, Minnie Beall Long, Debate, Cleo W. Tarter, Dunn; Declama Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, of proper length. Shuld be in every school burn, Delwin; Spelling, Mrs. Vesta Mae Devers ; Ready Writing, Pearl Burgess, tion, W. T. Hanes, Hermleigh; Extempo Hardeman, Harris, Harrison, Haskell, library. Smith, Swearingen; Ready Writers, Mrs. Cleveland ; Athletics, W. L. Echols, Lib raneous Speech, A. C. Bishop, Jr., Herm Hays, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hockley, Hood, The Golden Book of Religious Verse, by (Continued from Page 1) Earl P. Smith, Paducah ; Athletics, Press- erty ; Music Memory, Mrs. Mildred Fleming, leigh ; Spelling, Harry Sanders, Dunn; Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hunt, Irion, Thomas Curtis Clark. Garden City Paso), 7-7 on penetrations; North HE Littlefield schools," writes ley Wright, Paducah; Music Memory, Mrs. Daisetta. Ready Writers, Mrs. M. H. Greenwood, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jim Publishing Co. Can be ordered from Side (Fort Worth) over Sherman, Orian Dennis, "have always Naomir Martin, Paducah; Rural Schools, Pyron; Athletics, W. W. Hill, Snyder; Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, The cardboard up into events by classes. T Llano County Texas Book Store, Austin. $1.39. 25-7; Longview over Temple, 19- L. D. Criswell, Rt. 2, Paducah; Picture Music Memory, Mrs. Don Hilton, Ira; Kent, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, Lamar, A collection of inspirational verse that Then in the appropriate space taken a very active part in the Memory, Mrs. Robert McCain, Rt. 1, Pa Director General. J. B. Bowden, Llano; Choral Singing, A. W. Yeats, Snyder; Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Lips- is good poetry as well as possessing up 12; Conroe over Robstown, 47-7. ducah; Arithmetic, J. C. Agee, Gee Vee: Declamation, W. W. Hart, Llano ; Spell Three-R, J. M. Glass, Arah ; Picture Mem comb, Live Oak, Lubbock, Lynn, McCul lifting themes. Many of the poems are write the entrant's name. This is Interscholastic League contest, Typewriting, Clifford Groves, Chalk; Choral ing, Mrs. Lorena Hughes, Pontotoc ; Ready ory, Mrs. Roy Irvin, Snyder; Arithmetic, Ioch, McLennan, Marion, Mason, Mata- too brief for use as declamations, but Semifinal games were won as both literary and athletic. At this Singing, Mrs. A. Z. Howell, Rt. 2. Pa Writers, Evelyn Jones, Llano ; Athletics, Robert Taylor, Pyron; Rural Athletics, gorda, Maverick, Menard, Midland, Milam, many are usable. Worthwhile, new ma most convenient since all literary ducah; Story-Telling, Mrs. S. E. Stock- Haskell Miller, Llano ; Choral Singing, Roy Irvin, Snyder; Story-Telling, Mrs. Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, terial. follows: time of the year when interest in Porter King, Snyder; Typewriting, entries are there on one sheet in still, Paducah. Mrs. Maud Bolt, Valley Springs ; Picture Helen Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, An Anthology of American Poetry, by Longview over Conroe, 34-0; school work began to lag, interest DeWitt County Memory, Wando Haile, Kingsland ; Story- Ruth Reeves, Snyder; One-Act Play, E. O. Nolan, Nueces, Oldham, Orsnge, Palo Alfred Kreymborg. Tudor Publish front of you instead of on many Telling, Mrs. Alien Johnson, Lone Grove ; Wedgeworth, Fluvanna; Rhythm Band, Pinto, Panola, Parker (Independent), ing Co. Can be ordered from The Wichita Falls over North Side, Director General, O. A. Zimmerman, Three-R, C. B. Sanderford, Kingsland ; Mrs. King Sides, Snyder. Parker (Rural), Farmer, Reagan, Red Texas Book Store, Austin. $1.37. sheets of paper any one of which in class work can be motivated by Cuero; Debate, George W. Kelly, York- 27-7. Arithmetic, Oris Golden, Pontotoc. Shackelford County River, Roberts, Robertson, Runnels, Rusk, An unusually good anthology covering could be easily misplaced. Taking beginning work on the Interscho town ; Declamation, C. M. Lang, West- Madison County San Augustine, San Patricio, San Saba, a wide range of poetry. Some selections In the state championship game hoff; Extemporaneous Speech, L. E. Bur- Director General, C. J. Watson, Moran; Smith, Sutton, S wisher, Tarrant, Taylor, are too short for declamations, but on another large cardboard, divide it lastic League work. The League nett, Cuero; Spelling, E. J. Criswell, Director General, R. V. Ford, Madison- Debate, Carrie Inman, Albany; Declama Terry, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, the whole the book is quite usable for played between Longview and Nordheim; Ready Writers, Mrs. Dave ville ; Debate, O. V. Robinson, North tion, Mattabel Downing, Moran; Extem Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Van Zandt, Walker, declamation purposes. This book should up into classes and events and on it work should be an outgrowth of Parker, Yorktown ; Athletics, E. C. Shinn, Zulch ; . Declamation, Louise Hatcher, poraneous Speech, Virginia Clark, Albany; Waller, Washington, Webb, Wichita, Wil- be in every school library. Wichita Falls at Dallas on Decem everyday class work and not an Cuero; Music Memory, Miss Tempe Lee Madisonville ; Extemporaneous Speech, Spelling, Morris Rodders, Moran; Ready barger, Willacy, Williamson (Independ It Can Be Done, by Morris and Adams. write in the winners of each event Speck, Westhoff; Arithmetic, M. C. M. D. Barkley, Midway; Spelling, C. B. Writers, Miss Willie Jim Ratliff, Albany; ent) , Williamson (Rural), Wilson, Wise, Blue Ribbon Books, Inc. Can be or ber 25, Longview defeated Wichita as they come in. Also place a check event separate and apart from the Schnelle, Nordheim; Three-R, Mrs. Ethel Justice, Madisonville ; Ready Writers, Athletics, O. E. Patterson, Jr., Moran; Wood, Yoakum, Young. dered from The Texas Book Store, Falls, 19-12. Hartman, Ratcliffe: Picture Memory, Miss Jewel Batson, Madisonville ; Athletics, Music Memory, Pearl Donaway, Moran; Austin. $1. by the winner's name when the school. Dicey Wright, Yorktown; Choral Singing, Leslie Robinson, Madisonville; Music Mem Picture Memory, Mildred Mitchell, Albany; A collection of poems particularly Conference B Mrs. Earl Evers, Cuero; Shorthand and ory, Mrs. Nelson Wilson, Midway ; Picture Arithmetic, James Cunningham, Albany; suited to declamation purposes. The ma contestant receives his award. A Typewriting, A. L. Kerby, Cuero; One- Memory, Viola Mitchell, Midway ; Arith Typewriting and Shorthand, I. M. Chism, jority of the selections are of suitable District winners in Conference third cardboard drawn up with the Writes Mrs. Leila Palmer Doug Act Play. Miss Gisela Bauer, Cuero; Story- metic, Rosa Jones, Madisonville ; Type Albany; Choral Singing, Lola Baughman, length. A brief introduction or analysis B football, season of 1937, follow, Telling, Mrs. H. B. Montgomery, Cuero. writing, Crystelle Mattison, Madisonville ; Moran; One-Act Play, C. M. Statham, Declamation Bibliography precedes each poem. A volume that con schools listed by classes on the left- las of Alto: Duval County Choral Singing, Mrs. Walter Payne, North Moran; Story-Telling, Celia Overton, Al tains selections for all ages. numeral indicating the district: "Please send me 100 test sheets Zulch. bany ; Tennis, C. B. Downing, Albany; The Best Loved Poems of the American hand side and the events, both lite Director General, R. W. Milligan, Bena- (1) Tulia; (2) Panhandle; (3) Martin County Volley' Ball, R. M. Golladay, Albany. People, by Hazel Felleman, Garden rary and athletic, running across for picture study and also render vides; Debate, J. D. Clary, Freer; Decla HE sources listed below con City Publishing Co. Can be ordered Wellington; (4) Spur; (5) Brown- mation, Mrs. Winifred Humphrey, Freer; Director General, W. C. Glazener, Stan- Shelby County tain declamations suitable for from The Texas Book Store, Austin. the top of the card can be used to to me the service of the unfamiliar Extemporaneous Speech, V. L. Sewell, ton ; Debate, Riggs Sheppard, Stanton ; Director General, A. E. Day, Center; LeagueT contests in their present $1.69. field; (6) Roscoe; (7) Wink; (8) pictures for the fifth grade picture Benavides; Spelling, Miss L. S, Bell, San Declamation, A. C. Fleming, Lenorah : Ex Debate, David Dunham, Joaquin; Decla A good collection of poetry that has post the points won by the various Diego; Ready Writers, Miss J. Ramirez, temporaneous Speech, B. F. White, Stan mation, Janet Sowell, Center; Extempo form, or may be readily adapted been read and enjoyed for many years. Iraan; (9) Stamford; (10) Burk- schools. If the points won are study. I used these last year and Realitos ; Athletics, P. M. Broom, San ton ; Spelling, Elmer Miller, Ackerly ; raneous Speech, Marguerite Harris, Shelby- for such The majority are of suitable length for Diego: use. It must be under burnett; (11) Putnam; (12) No- our work proved most beneficial Choral Singing, Mrs. M. M. South, Ready Writers, W. J. Smith, Tarzan ; ville ; Spelling, Lois Shirley, Center ; Ready stood, of course, that none of these declamations. Dependable selections. placed on this board as the events as Benavides: Rural Schools, R. L. Adame, Athletics, Nolan J. Robnett, Stanton ; Writers, Miss Bridges, Tenaha; Athletics, Winning Declamations How to Speak cona; (13) Diamond Hill (Fort are finished the total points won well as enjoyable." San Diego; Arithmetic, S. E. Key, Bena Music Memory, Mrs. Irene Jackson, Tar R. E. Malone; Center; Music Memory, selections is approved or disap Them, by Edwin D. Shurter. Noble by vides ; Typewriting and Shorthand. Edith zan ; Picture Memory, Mrs. Larry Mor Mrs. P. L. Sande], Center; Rural Schools, proved by being included in this and Noble. Can be ordered from the Worth); (14) Buckner Home (Dal the schools can be arrived at quick Mae Korges, Benavides; Story-Telling, ris, Stanton ; Rural Schools, Judge C. E. Earl Hagler, Center : Picture Memory, Mrs. list. Lone Star Book Depository, Dallas. $2. las); (15) Van; (16) Ennis; (17) Mrs. R. I. Emorv, Benavides; One-Act Story, Stanton ; Arithmetic, G r o v e r McKinney, Shelbyville; Arithmetic, Reeves The teacher will make selec A collection of one hundred declama ly after the last event is staged. FEEL that the Inter- Play, Mrs. C. C. Swanson, Benavides. Springer, Lenorah ; Choral Singing, Mrs. tions according to the qualifications Haley, Shelbyville; Choral Singing, Grace tions that have been successfully used Rockwall; (18) Ladonia; (19) These cards also give a bird's-eye scholastic League is doing Foard County Witt Hines, Stanton. Baldwin, Tenaha. set forth in the Constitution and in other contests with a background note Mineola; (20) Big Sandy; (21) Medina County Stephens County Rules of the League. In no event preceding each speech. Many of the view of the work in addition to be much for the betterment of the Director General, I. T. Graves, Crowell; selections are not of the modern school Overton; (22) Alto; (23) Grove- Declamation, F. U. Powell, Foard City; Director General, Luke B. Wier, Rt. 1, Director General, J. B. Dwiggins, Breck- does the State Office pass on the of oratory, but have been dependable ing easy to handle. schools for the State of Texas," Extemporaneous Speech, Grady Halbert, Devine ; Declamation, Irma Sharber, De- enridge; Debate, Everett Beaver, Caddo; ton; (24) Silsbee; (25) Brady; Thalia; Spelling, Hellen Willard, Thalia; eligibility of selections. through the years. Cooperation Keynote of Success writes Supt. Lee Johnson, of Wink, vine ; Extemporaneous Speech, Mrs. Pan- Declamation, Jewell Furr, Brecke'nridge; If the book may be obtained from Modern American and British Poetry, by Ready Writers, Vera Patton, Crowell; chita Thomson, Hondo ; Spelling. Mrs. Extemporaneous Speech, Richard W. Louis Untermeyer. Harcourt, Brace (26) Hamilton; (27) San Saba; The success of a meet depends "and you may rest assured that Athletics, Walker Todd, Crowell; Music Ruth D. Love, Devine ; Ready Writers, Hooten, Caddo; Spelling, Anna Hackett, a Dallas depository or from the & Co. $1.08. (28) Belton; (29) Itasca; (30) Memory, Mrs. Emmett Powell, Crowell; Ella Nora Bendele, Devine ; Athletics, Caddo ; Ready Writers, Mrs. R. H. Guinn, Dallas office of the publisher, we A revised edition. Contains a number upon each director doing as in the Wink High School will co Rural Schools, Claude Callaway, Crowell; J. W. Hale, Devine; Music Memory, Thel Breckenridge! Athletics, Eck Curtis, Breck- of recent selections. "A treasure trove Milford; (31) Hearne; (32) Elk- structed at the time instructed. We Picture Memory, Mrs. Howard Bursey, ma Hill. Rt. 4, Box 145C, San Antonio ; enridge: Music Memory, Mrs. Julia Griggs, have indicated this fact in listing of strictly modern poetry." Every school operate with the League in every Thalia; Arithmetic, Mayme Lee Teague, Story-Telling, Tusnelda Wurzbach, Dunlay ; Frankell. the book. Time will be saved by library should have this volume. hart; (33) New Braunfels; (34) find that a personal letter to di- move that is undertaken."