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VOL. XXI AUSTIN, TEXAS, OCTOBER, 1937 No. 2 BROOKER ORGANIZED PROGRAM SAYS PHONOGRAPH Henderson High School "Racqueteers" LETTER Sponsorships for League Activ bOX ities are designated. and of the NOW OUT-OF-DATE PERSONAL ITEMS Nineteenth Annual (By Frank Alien) Writer Objects to Tying PT. L. H. BOND assigned Choral Singing to "Ob Interscholastic League Breakfast sponsorship duties last ATTON SPRINGS school solescent" Instrument And Section Meeting Thursday to the faculty in re Pjumped into the limelight in 1935 on two counts, during the first (By W. A. Adams, Superintendent gard to Interscholastic League ^year of its existence: (1) secured Banquet Room 1 and A, Mezzanine Floor, of Schools, Quanah) activities. 24 units of affiliation all in a lump; Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas E of the chief aims of Already several of the divisions (2) won first place in the State our schools today is to have started preparation; notably, Eeady Writers' contest, Class B November 26, 1 937 7:30 a.m. the four divisions of playground division. We do not wish to de bring out the best that is in ball, volleyball, and debate. Sev tract from the news value of the each child and each coopera eral of the other teachers antici item which appeared in the Texas tive group of children. The pate preparation soon. Spur (Spur, Texas), May 5, 1937, T. H. SHELBY, Dean, Division of Extension, trend is away from lock-step Mrs. Phillips has been assigned but in the interest of accuracy, The University of Texas, Presiding method and toward a free and grade school declamation and high we shall have to point out that B. M. DINSMORE, Electro,, Secretary school debate. Mrs. Hudson will 0. C. Southall, superintendent, has natural development of the de sponsor the grade ready writers been for years a distinguished In- sirable traits and character and junior high declamation. Miss terscholastic League leader, and istics found in growing youth. Hare will have charge of senior further, that Patton Springs is the T TENDERSON high school has addition the club sponsors a fall' not all athletes are 'boneheads' as League Section Motto: | The aim of education is to -*- * a Tennis club called the and spring tournament for both was supposed in days gone by. declamation, extemporaneous old Afton school, which has for speech and high school ready writ Educational Use of Interschool Contests train children to fit into the "Racqueteers." The sponsor of boys and girls, meets each week Our grading system is as follows: years taken active part in the con ing. Mrs. Bond takes tiny tot story tests of the organization. Miss present scheme of living and this club, C. C. Petsch, sends the during club period to discuss 5 excellent, 4 good, 3 aver Invocation following short account of the telling and picture memory in tow. Lizzie Lou Baxter is the name of to use their social and mate techniques and fundamentals, and age, 2 poor, 1 failure. The Miss Mays will teach two divi the pupil who won the State Eeady club, with the grades made by the sponsored an intramural tourna average at the bottom of the sheet, Introduction of Speaker L. L. Wilkes, Superintendent, rial heritage in a way that members, which we haven't space sions of grade spelling, third, Writers' contest for Patton ment last spring. 4.06, is that of the tennis team Hubbard, Texas. will be acceptable to the gen to print but which reads like an fourth, and fifth, and sixth and Springs. who are dressed in white on the eration in which they live. honor roll: "The statistics attached may seventh grades. Miss Smith will Address Some Prophecies Concerning Extracurricular have no particular educational club picture. Three team members have charge of high school spell URPH school (Overton), won It is the aim of the Interscho "This club is the foundation of Activities, Dr. Harry C. McKown. value, but they go to prove that are not on the picture." ing; Miss Solomon will direct a regional award in Re lastic League, as I understand it, our high school tennis team. In M to bring into competition the work choral singing and music memory. gion 4 last spring, concerning Adjournment at 9 A.M. Mr. Roberts will have charge of which Roy W. Smith, principal, that is being done in the schools without the necessity of having to WHAT TO TEACH COMMENCEMENT arithmetic. says: "I appreciate your sugges WACO HIGH HAS There are four divisions of play tions in awarding honors. May I Reservations, 75 cents per British Author on the Informative ground ball assigned as follows: say that I have used similar meth MENU (See Phonograph Page 4) Hubbard Returns Exercises to the plate. Make sure of a place by Content of Education Pupils Where They Belong Mr. Tanzy, the junior high boys; ods for the past eight years. We Grapefruit forwarding 75 cents to Miss A'CITY MANAGER' Miss Smith, the junior high girls; have won the All-Round champion Scrambled Eggs and Bacon Willie Thompson, Secretary of (By H. G. Wells) Mr. Roberts, the grade boys; and CUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ship for the past eight years and Assorted Bread the League, University Station, Torrance, Sponsor, Gives OST young children are ready Mrs. Phillips, the grade girls. Mr. Murph was represented in the re QUERY: TO MARK Rolls Toast Austin, Texas, at once. Tickets Conference Report on to learn a great deal more ^ L. L. Wilkes, Hubbard, Bond has the high school volley? gion and State meets in 1937." M Marmalade and Jam will be forwarded on receipt of Operation of Plan than most teachers can give them sends in two interesting com ball; and Mrs. Phillips, grada Coffee and Cream OR NOT TO MARK T> OBERTAHOLLINGSWORTH, price. about animals. I think we might mencement programs con school volleyball. easily turn the bear, the wolf, the Mr. Tanzy will have charge of J.V of Sherman, represented her Specialist Points Out Im (Minutes by Dorothy Wooten cerning which he says: school in declamation in three Jones) tiger and the ape from holy terrors "The high school program dealt both senior and junior high track portant Factors in So and nightmare material into sympa and field. Mr. Roberts takes th» State Meets while she was a stu Noted Educator to Speak DECLAMATIONS lution of Problem TD EPORT of the First An- with the curriculum revision pro dent in high school, one time going thetic creatures, if we brought gram which is now in effect in this grade school track and field. nual League Conference some realization of how these crea to the finals. That was years ago. At League Houston Meet Eligibility of Selections Settled in State. It was prepared in the Tennis has not been assigned as tures live, what their real excite yet. She is now a teacher in Sherman Advance of Meet 'T'HE problem of marking on Extracurricular Activities senior English classes by the pupils high school, and brought to the * the school work of pupils is continued from the Septem ments are, how they are sometimes under the direction of the teacher. If a student wishes to take on« timid, into the teaching. I don't 1937 State Meet one of her pupils (By A. K. Hamblen, Vernon) has been complicated in re ber issue of the LEAGUER: The materials were written by the of these events, it would be best to compete in declamation, who, "VTOUR discussion of confu- think that descriptive botany is pupils. to see the teacher in charge. cent years, by several differ in. very suitable for young children. Brooker News. * sion regarding eligibility "The elementary school program (See Letter Box Page4) ent movements or influences The chief officers of the Student Flowers and leaves and berries are Council should be elected by the explains itself. It was also pre of declamations in the April in education. The particular bright and attractive, a factor in pared in the classroom and was issue interested us. We have whole school. There should be defi aesthetic education, but I doubt if, kind of marking system a nite qualifications established for directed by the public school music Sharp Wrangle on State experienced the confusion you in itself, vegetation can hold the at teacher. The English and social BEGIN REPORTING school has depends in large these officers. Nominations for of tention of the young. ... Aid for Private Schools speak of and this year hap part upon its reeeptiverMs or fice should be by petition a definite studies teachers directed the writ- Unpleasant Stuff ing of the materials by the pupils. pened upon a solution that resistance to these influences. time in advance of election. The "I do not see either the charm or COUNTY OFFICERS Public Likes It PROPOSALS to appropriate was quite satisfactory to us. First, there has been a body of candidates, especially the president, the educational benefit of making *- public money for the sup We feel that for our particular research built up which shows that should appear before the whole "The public reaction was highly Counties Organized in Sep. port of private schools, secu situation it is better than either of teachers, on the basis of their judg student body and present his plat (See What to Teach Page 4) satisfactory. We had the largest tember Filed Names in the alternatives suggested and ment and such tests as they would form which he or she win try to o crowds we have had in years. State Office lar or sectarian, are a ^phe pass it on for what it may be carry out if elected.