84 Pupils Participated to Get Final Cast for Play Junior Academy Of

VOL. XXV AUSTIN, TEXAS, JANUARY, 1942 No. 5 Journalism Winner to Extemp Winner Makes LETTER 84 Pupils Participated to Rifle Matches in Become a Professional Fine Record in College Rule Revisions W5X and Get Final Cast for Play PERSONAL El Paso Schools /CONTINUING her career In One-act Play ITEMS as a journalism student, Rosalyn Graves, winner of School Official Suggests The answers in this column are in no State Director Calls At. the Journalism contest of the sense "official interpretations." Only the Contest Be Spread State Executive Committee is competent tention to Changes Interscholastic League in the under the rules to make official interpreta School-boy Actor tions, and the State Committee's interpre For 1942 By League State Meet of 1940, is now in tations appear in the Official Notice column of THE LEAGUER. These are answers to the School of Journalism of inquiries which are made in the course of routine correspondence with the State Office. (By F. L. Winship) Enjoys Army Life (By Lynn B. Davis, Business the University of Missouri. A NUMBER of important Manager, El Paso Public Question: In this year's music Schools) ^* changes were made in "After We've Won War," memory records there are two TyrE ARE very much in- records of which we cannot distin One-act Play Contest Rules Will Return to Archi ** terested in training our guish the exact name. They are re this year. The most import ferred to as Nocturne and Chorals tectural Studies ROTC boys in our three local ant one concerns the regional Wichita Falls High School Cast from Nocturne on our score sheet. contests. All city schools hav high schools to shoot; conse They are referred to as Nocturne, ing a white scholastic popula "D AUL DIAZ was awarded IS A SCENE taken from the Wichita Falls High quently we are encouraging in F Sharp Major; and Nocturne G tion of 4,000 or over will now ^position on the all-star cast School production of Thornton Wilder's Happy Journey every way possible rifle Minor on the record we received. Please send me full information go directly to of the 1940 state one-act play which won the State One-act Play Contest in 1939. It was matches. Our patrons and the regional con concerning these records. test. The only exception is tournament appearing in directed by John N. Watson, now Professor of Speech at our Board of Trustees are Answer: With regard to iden in the case of cities where "Querida" which was pre Texas Tech. The members of the cast were Bala Williams, very much interested in this tifying the records with the score Annette Greenfield there are two or more high sented by the Bowie High Constance Appleby, Barney Miller, Mary Ann Renfro, Bill phase of our work. sheet, you will find on record V24796 both of the selections you PURSUING work as a soph- schools. In these systems a School of El Paso. Recently Chick, and Lawana Ritter. It is interesting to note that Mr. I am wondering if it would be mentioned. The selection listed on omore, majoring in Sociol city contest must be held first, we wrote Raul to find out what Watson had eighty-four students in fourteen casts appear at ajl possible, during these na ing in four local the score sheet as "Nocturne" is ogy in The University of and the winner goes directly he had been doing since his tournaments to select the cast which would tional defense days, at last, for designated on the record as finally represent Wichita Falls in the League play contest. Texas, Annette Grenfield, to the regional contest. the University Interscholastic "Nocturne by Chopin -in F Sharp winner of first place in the This is a potent reply to those who say dramatics is an League to sponsor or recognize Major." This means that all regional con activity in which only a few students may take part. such rifle matches as League con The selection on the score sheet Interscholastic League State tests should be larger and more tests. This would add consider entitled "Chorals from Nocturne" Meet of 1940, is continuing a interesting. Some will have as Rosalyn Graves ably to the interest that we might is on the other side of the same rather brilliant career as many as nine schools competing in this event, while others will have Speech Bulletin Young Spanish-American have in such inactivity. It is need At the age of seventeen, she record, is the same selection, and student and public speaker. less to say to you that League was graduated in 1940 from the is called on the record "Nocturne five schools in the contest. It ia Gets High Praise Wins Declamation Honor She is a member of the first believed recognition multiplies many, many Arlington Heights High School of in G Minor." such action will increase times the interest in a contest of Fort Worth. Then followed three Question: This question has girls' debate squad ever interest in district contests and SPEECH Teacher and T» EXAR County is noted for any kind. semesters in the Texas State Col been presented to me and I am formed at The University of even up competition there. Smaller schools will have a better chance Competition, written by ^-* having one of the best or If you have any thought along lege for women where she con passing it on to you: Will a boy Texas, now under the direc to go on to the regional contest this line, or any advice that may tinued winning honors in journal be eligible for football in the 1942 Roy Bedichek and F. L. Win- ganized and conducted Inter tion of Professor Thomas than they have had previously. fit into the question that I have ism. During each of the three season under the following condi ship, and issued as bulletin scholastic Leagues in the Double-representation Rule raised, I shall be very happy to semesters she attended this col tions: He failed the last term of Rousse. In a speaking tourn Another change, found in Article No. 4142, is bringing some State. There is always good hear from you. Just last Tuesday lege, one of her short stories was the 1940-41 school year which was ament for Southwest col- VIII, Section 12, now allows stu very flattering comments warm competition, and us night our Board of Trustees mani selected for the "Daedalian Quar his sixth semester. He did not loges recently, she tied for from speech authorities over ually the best of feeling. A fested enough interest in this type terly," a college publication. She attend school during the first first place in the rankings. dents to compete in One-act Play semester of 1941-42. He expects and one other Speech event. Pre the country. Here is one wise separation of schools into of thing to ask me to write to continued A-average work there,, The fall following her gradua to attend school during the second viously, members of a play cast you, as I am now doing. I am which she still maintains in the tion from high school, Annette en from Dr. Lionel Crocker, Pro classes has done much to term of 1941-42 and pass his re could not compete in any other quite confident that many other University of Missouri. Her pres tered Rice Institute, where she fessor of Speech in Denison strengthen competitive en quired work. If he does so, will Speech event. This rule was re high schools in Texas, just now, ent address is 202 Beverly Apart made a distinguished record as a he be eligible for football in the vised to allow talented students an Raul Diaz University, and Secretary of deavor among the school chil would be just as much interested ment, Columbia, Missouri, where student. She is continuing her A- fall of 1942? opportunity to show their abilities Tau Kappa Alpha, Forensic dren of this county. in this matter as we are in she lives with her mother, Mrs. class work in The University of graduation from high school, El Paso. Answer: If this boy enters in more than one Speech contest. Among the schools participating, Herbert Graves. Texas this year. Graduating Honor Society, addressed to school again in the second semes The rule concerning sets was and to find out whether his Lockhill, a sehpol of only about from high Mr. Winship: ter of 1941-42 and makes his school at sixteen, she clarified. The phrase "simplest work in dramatics had been thirty-five pupils is now only eighteen end in due "How I did enjoy the book by work in that semester he will be sets and costumes" was re-defined. carried over into his post-high located in District course will take her college degree To be consistently fair, all schools Eoy Bedichek and you. Bedichek Student Lvre Conference eligible for football in the fall of school days. He replied at No. 5 about six 1942. at twenty. should do their shows with a min has written a masterpiece. It will miles out of San some length, and while he Question: In interpreting Ap She is the daughter of Mr. and imum of scenery and costumes. Antonio, always Meets in Houston, Feb. 20 be read years hence. It is a call pendix III, Section 16C, how are Mrs. J. B. Greenfield, 2501 St. asked that this letter be comes forward to educators to leave off their easy those of us who are on the dis Emmanuel Street, Houston, Texas.

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