Preparations for County Meets Now in Full Swing Over State
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VOL. XVI AUSTIN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 1933 No. 5 Preparations LETTER for County Meets DIVISION OUTLINE Santa Anna Arithmetic Teams DIRECTOR ADVISES BOX PERSONAL!and Now in Full Swing Over State FOR DECLAMATION Win 7 County Championships EARLY COLLECTING ITEMS Change in Rules Causes Many Winter Rains Make "Good Blessing Pupils Set High Prospects for Banner Inquires from Those Inter Pickings" in the League Mark in Spelling Contest Year in League Fore ested in Contest Wild Flower Contest H. N. Russell, coach of the Masonic cast By Home Football team, writes: Directors /^HANGES in declamation RAPACITY for enjoyment of "As to the advisability of a rule in regard to post-season and charity "D EPORTS from various sec- ^ ^ this year have caused some ^^ life is greatly increased by games, I believe it would be advisable tions indicate that League confusion in the minds of teach the systematic and intelligent to have a rule to that effect because county organizations are active ers having this contest in study of nature, according to there must be some stopping place throughout the State. Cooke charge, and many letters to the Dr. B. C. Tharp, Director of the and, too, it would relieve the schools League State Office have result Wilf Flower Contest of the Uni of pressure that is sometimes put on County reports a "tandem meet" them." as follows: ed. In order to clarify the versity Interscholastic League. The Cooke County Interscholastic situation, a special circular has "Not so long ago," says Dr. Tharp, Ordering an additional supply of League meet will be extended over a been issued outlining the proper a boy who yielded to his parents' spelling lists, H. C. Cheek, Superin period of three weeks instead of being divisions. The circular follows: desire and took up the study of mu tendent of Schools at Como, writes: held on two days in March, it was sic, especially if he took up piano County Meets music, had to fight and lick every "This is the fourth order for our decided at a meeting of the executive I. High school: 1. senior boys; 2. school this year, and proves our opin committee held here. n4«*#t* boy in his neighborhood to prove that senior girls; 3. junior boys; 4. junior he was a real boy. Fortunately, that ion of the value of the spelling con The change was made in order to girls. test. We are also entering several give more prominence to the rural time is past; but there is now just as II. Rural school: 1. senior boys; 2. foolish an idea that to concern one's other League contests." school events, and to make possible senior'girls; 3. junior boys; 4. junior the conduct of postponed events in self with learning the names, charac girls. Front row, left to right: 1932 team Jeanne AVerner and Emma John The spelling list is being used in case of rain, prior to the district meet. teristics, family traits and relation III. Ward or grammar grades: 1. Biake; 1931 team Bess Inez Shield, Dosh T. McCreary, and Eddie Vaughn ships of plants is to be 'sissy'. As a both high schools at San Benito, "as a On March 11, eliminations in play Mills. senior boys; 2. senior girls; 3. junior matter of fact, such studies as defin basis for our spelling work," accord Top row: Emma Louise Bridges, ground ball, tennis and volley ball Middle row, left to right: 1929 team Ruth Niell and John David Harper; boys; 4. junior girls. 1930 team Clifford Wheeler, Edwin Niell and Clifford Oder. itely increase our capacity to enjoy ing to the Superintendent, Thos. Y. Johnnie Dee Neal; bottom row: will be held. The one-act play tourna- District Meets Yoe. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Chas W. Evans, teacher and coach for all life, whether busy or at leisure, are Edith Clapp, Clara Marie Neal. I. High school and ward or gram teams, ,Eddie Paul Voss, member of 1926 and 1927 teams; 1928 team giving us something money cannot (See COUNTY MEETS Page 4) mar grades: 1. senior boys; 2. senior Carl Flores, Woodrow Niell, and Emmett Stiles. Absent from 1926 team: In last year's county meet, Emma Buster Turner and Afton Pieratt. Absent from 1927 team: Irene McCreary buy nor the lack of it deny. The Max D. Alldridge, of Leverett's girls. Louise Bridges and Johnnie Dee Neal, and Wilburn DuBois, Jr. Absent from 1930 team: Freda Brusenhan. Absent study of any feature of nature birds, Chapel Independent School (Overton) II. High school: 1. junior boys; 2. composing a Junior Team, won first from 1929 team: Deggs Traylor. flowers, trees, snakes, toads, worms, reports League work "progressing junior girls. place in spelling; and the sub-junior SLIGHT CHANGE IN or anything else is the investigation nicely" in that county. III. Ward or grammar grades: 1. team composed of Edith C'lapp and QEVEN YEARS consecutive championships in "Number Sense" first hand of the Creator's own handi junior boys; 2. junior girls. Clara Marie Neal won in that division. ^ contests is the remarkable record of the seventh graders of work. Such study has nothing what Word comes from Borger that the ARITHMETIC TESTS IV. Rural school: 1. senior boys; Both teams represented the Blessing ever to do with whether a boy is following teachers will have charge 2. senior girls; 3. junior boys; 4. the Santa Anna Elementary School. J. C. Scarborough, superin Independent School. The sub-junior Problems Requiring Exact 'sissy' or a girl a 'tomboy'; but it of preparation of pupils for entry in junior girls. tendent of the Santa Anna schools, took the trouble to get the the county meet: Debating is in team from this school has won the Answers Will Be Indicated does increase many fold his or her Notes above group together, although some of them have already been charge of Miss B. Angie Boyle; decla county meet in spelling four years in on New Test-Sheets capacity to enjoy life. 1. All junior divisions use standard mation, Mrs. Ella Pitts; extempora succession, and a team of sub-juniors graduated from high school. He couldn't get all members of "Shakespeare had a mind to springs poetry see Rule 4, page- 36, Consti neous speaking, Miss Nell Galloway. is now at work to make it "five ARITHMETIC teachers will championship team's together, but he secured a goodly portion such as this one promises to be when straight," according to Mrs. J. F. tution and Rules. lie recorded early appearances on Eng ^ be interested in the Official 2. All senior divisions use prose of them. Mrs. Tillie Kruger, of Mexia, who Beard, who is teaching them. lish meadows 300 years ago. Notice in this issue of the see Rule 4, page 37, Constitution and It will be noted that there are three Neills in the group. These will be remembered as a coach of one- o "So the director of the wild flower LEAGUER to the effect that those Rules. Neills are all from the same family, and this might be a note of act play who some years ago brought contest makes no apology for his un one of the finest casts ever seen in the Michigan Limits Number problems requiring exact an Suggestion interest for students of heredity. "Number Sense" seems to dertaking. January has brought us It is manifestly unfair to both con State Tournament, has apparently Football Games to Eight swers will be so designated on "run in the family." an abundance of rain and already the turned her attention to debate. The the sheets used in this year's testants and judges to require more Mrs. Charles W. Evans, whose picture appears in the group, first winter flowers bluets, yellow local Mexia paper states that she is than nine contestants to be'ranked in and white daisies, midget mustards, N ACCORDANCE with previous in county meets. a single contest. Read paragraph in left end of back row, has taught and coached each of these teams. this year coaching the debate entries I struction by the Council a vote by This seems to meet with general Mrs. Evans says that preparing the pupils for the arithmetic winter mints are shyly appearing for the Mexia high school. bold-faced type in Rule 6, page 37, among the dead stalks left by the classes of schools on the maximum approval. One arithmetic teacher Constitution and Rules. contest is a simple task. "They use the booklet 'Developing Num number of football games to be played writes: first winter freeze. It is therefore (See LETTER BOX Page 4) ber Sense' and all the test sheets available. The key to the under time now to get into the collection of during a season was taken and report "I think the test will be thoroughly o made. Of the 265 schools voting, 177, taking is ivork, and the pupils enter into it whole-heartedly and material to enter in the contest next fair and satisfactory if the problems, year. Read what the Constitution and Constant Outline-Revision or 66.7 per cent, favored the present to which exact answers are to be 7 OBJECTIONS TO enthusiastically since they have been habituated to plenty of rule limiting the maximum number to Rules has to say about the contest, in Extemporaneous Speech given, are designated on the test work in our school." and then act! eight games (Article II, Section sheet, so that the contestant will GIRLS BASKET BALL . W. B. ROSELLE, of the 12 (a)). There were 68 schools, or know when to give the exact answer WHITESBORO ACTIVE 25.7 per cent, voting for a recom Writer Believes This Sport public speaking department and when an approximate.