Inter League

INTER LEAGUE It E _p ft C L E. /^ VOL. XV AUSTIN, TEXAS, APRIL, 1932 No. 8 General Program 22nd Annual LAVACA MEET HAS WAR AND WASTE LETTEK Students of Akron High School BOX and League State Meet Opens May 5 LARGE ATTENDANCE Present 'Vitalized' Graduation TAKE HALF TAXES PERSONAL ITEMS District Winners Will Engage in Final Contests for Shiner, Hosts to Schools of Departing From Stereotyped Ceremonies of Past, President Benedict Declares State County, Wins Praise for All World "Groaning Un The new choral singing contest is Honors in Many School Events. Impor Good Entertainment. Participants Arrange Program Designed to der Cost of War," getting warm endorsement from tant Announcements Made in Program Illustrate Profitable Use of Leisure Time many quarters. Says Lyndell Adams, '-pHE Lavaca County Inter- \V7"AR and waste were auathe- of Van school: I think the choral -* scholastic Meet held in Shi /GRADUATION exercises at South high school, Akron, Ohio, W matized by Dr. H. Y. Bene contest is a splendid thing. I'm hop REBATE ANNOUNCEMENT ner last Friday was a success last year were radically different from the stereotyped cere dict, president of The Univer- ing that it will help to establish In order to be entitled to rebate the faculty representative, public school music in every school or in case no faculty representative is present, Ithe contestant beyond all expectations. First, monies of the past. iiy of Texas, recently in an ad in Texas. Our school is the only one himself must come to the General Headquarters, Gregory the weather was ideal, regular Acting on an. idea brought from the Ohio Deans Association dress at a public meeting held in in the county that teaches "public Gymnasium, Friday or Saturday, May 6 or 7, and sign a rebate card. Unless this is done at some time during the made-to-order sunshine, days meeting at Detroit, by Thomas W. Gosling, superintendent of the Austin, which was part of the school music, and we won first place meet, rebate will not be allowed. that brought typical springtime. Akron schools, the students planned a "vitalized" graduation, business planning conference over three other class A schools. Faculty representatives should secure a ticket to the League oeing held There were five judges and they all Breakfast Friday, at the Gregory Gymnasium, General Head There was a large attendance, typifying the spirit of the age. under the auspices of gave us first place. This, more than quarters, price 50 cents, something like 600. They chose to illustrate one of the several University, State, and any other one thing, helped the cause LODGINGS ANNOUNCEMENT The Shiner High School and its newest movements in education the Federal research agencies to Headquarters for assignment to lodgings will not be open arge campus was an enviable place profitable and satisfying use of lei of public school music in a school that for assignments until 9 o'clock Thursday morning, May 5. AH TOO MANY EVENTS work out an economic program :'or all events. Every one seemed to sure time. They strove to bring out has been prone to treat it as a ''step contestants and delegates arriving Wednesday will be ex for the development of t h e child." pected to secure their own lodgings for Wednesday night and njoy the event to the fullest, in fact, bhe idea that making a living is not report for assignment to free lodgings to the Gregory Gym it was like one big picnic. The judges the only thing for which education is CROWD PROGRAMS? State's resources. nasium !!War and waste are the big items Mrs. 15, 11. Preston, of Burkburnett, Thursday morning, for track and field events kept things valued, that with the shorter working RAILROAD RATES in public expenditures and the causes wants winners in junior declamation moving and on time. At no time was day there are more and more leisure Writer Questions Policy of At Railroad rales will be granted to all officially-recognized :here a wait or lag in calling the lours to provide for, and that these tempting Too Much in of perhaps half of the total of all in district meets disqualified for delegates and the dependent members of their families; that is, taxes," Dr. Benedict said. "Waste we events. should be filled with the cultural and County League Meets. further competition in that event. the winner at the district meet, together with one faculty mem have, both public and private, both ber from each school entitled to one or more delegates. Please The P.-T.A. members, under the recreative arts, such as literature, "Don't, you think," she asks, "that it obvious and insidious, and all the note that the reduced fare for the round trip can be secured direction of their president, Miss prose, poetry, art, music and the (By W. B. Williams, Seguin) is discouraging to other children for world is groaning under the cost of only from your local ticket agent before leaving for Austin. Emma Kunk, were constantly on duty drama. a district winner to .come back into Rebates will be calculated on the reduced rate basis, except 1TH all due appreciation to war. A battleship which lives about; looking after the comfort of all. The students took the entire pro- the local tryouts the next year? The that one-way fare from home of the contestant or delegate will the benefits of the Inter- iifteen or twenty years costs more be) taken as a basis for computing the rebate due t'hose con Homes were provided for all of those ram into their own hands and there children here say: 'There is no use scholastic League I should like than a good average state university, for us to try against one who got testants and delegates who come by automobile. No identifi who cared to remain over at night were no outside speakers. cation certificates necessary. to raise a question which I have and paying for past wars plus pre highest honors last year.' This is for Saturday's activities. The liter The introductory speech by one of paring 'against the next war costs especially the case when the con ary events, scheduled for Friday ;he girl members of the graduating heard discussed quite a bit of more than all the schools, upper and testant uses the same selection over Thursday, May 5, 1932 light, had to be moved to the City class explained the motif of the pro late. The question is: "Are we er, public and private, combined." again." We are inclined to agree, on 1:00 P.M. -One-act play rehearsals begin at Austin High School Auditorium, as the High School audi- gram and ended with the words: "Our not trying to crowd too many President Benedict propounded a Auditorium (not open to public). One-act play di ;orium would not seat the large the principle that rules should always ichool is trying to meet the challenge events in our program?" number of terse questions of signifi- endeavor to increase participation. A rectors should consult Morion Brown, Manager, for ;rowd. As it was, there was very for the lives of its students by intro period assignments. I do not refer to the literary and :ance to education and other publie I'ule forbidding the use of the same ittle standing room left in the City ducing to them a wide range of life 2:00 P.M. -Tennis first round in boys' doubles. Eeport at men's singing events as they could all be expenditures, including the following: declamation year after year might courts, southeast corner of stadium. Managers will Auditorium. Superintendent Smith interests." "How much handled with a slight alteration. I of its income ought one also bo helpful. please cooperate with official photographer in getting of Moultou presided over the night "Enjoying New Poems and Plays," generation to spend on schools mainly photograph. refer to our athletic program. It session. On another page we hav< an essay showing how modern writers for the future and how much on other 4:HO P.M. Tennis first round in boys' singles. Eeport at men's seems too much to try to compete in Regarding debate questions, E. 0. endeavored to give complete reports jan hold the interest of modern read things mainly for the present? Is the courts, southeast corner of stadium. Managers will so many different events for we are Barksdale, coach of debate in the please cooperate with official photographer in getting ers, was followed by recitations of 1 per cent of all our wealth which really not prepared to enter these Brackenridge high school (San An photographs. (See LAVACA Page 4) itiodern poems, illustrating the theme. we are now spending annually on all 8:00 P.M. Debate, girls' division assemble in Room 1, Garrison Hall tonio) writes: "In regard to dis "Chicago," by Carl Sandburg, was events. our schools ($3,200,000,000) too much? (the, large new brick building just north of the Law The following change is suggested cussing a Texas economic problem ,-aad by a big, virile-type of boy. A Is the 4 per cent of the, .annual in Building). Boys' division assemble in Law Audi after careful thought as to the bene next year, I'm 'agin 'em.' I do not torium. Debates will be assigned at these assemblies, talented" -Italian lad rendered "Mia come which we are now spending for fit derived from : each contest. Leave like these Texas questions. They are and contestants must be present on time. MANY ENTRIES IN Carlotta" in his native tongue.

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