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The Prairie View Standard - January 1929 - Vol. XVI No. 4
Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College
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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at Digital Commons @PVAMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in PV Standard Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @PVAMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FISK JUBILEE CLUB ing of the following organizations Democratic Schools— to the college this session: The Hi-Y (Continued from first page) The Fisk Uiniversity Jubilee Club Conference, Deans and Registrars of thirty male voices rendered a Texas has the opportunity to de Association, Women's Conference, velop mentally, physically, morally, musical program to the complete and the Interscholastic League. satisfaction of the packed auditori and spiritually to the utmost of his A committee was appointed to en capacity, until we have "equal rights um of the college Sunday night, Jan tertain the last Sunday in March to all and special privileges to none," uary 13, 1929. The club was direct 1929. in education.—Texas Outlook. ed by Prof. John W. Work, Jr., a The question of efficient teaching musician of broad learning' and in and student background was discus ...Teachers Maintain an Exceptional ternational reputation. sed. The Principal advocated that Standard of Conduct A Democratic School System For BUILDING A TEMPLE Principal W. R. Banks on Federal The auditorium was filled to over efficiency tests be made to see if Texas Survey Commission flowing when the first number on the work of the college was being Our educational system has called A builder builded a temple. the program began. It was estimat properly put over, and to determine its teachers from the body of the He wrought it with grace and skill; : Principal W. IL Banks, Prairie ed that there were ,1000, including Statement b y President W. L the strong and weak points in class people, and has commissioned them [Pillars and groins and arches View State College, has been ap- students and teachers, who witnes Hughes before the Texas State | work with the view of improvement, to teach the ideals of the mass as ' \ All fashioned to work his will. t pointed as one of the experts to sed the program. The program Teachers Association, San An and urged preparation of teachers well as the knowledge of the more [ Men said as they saw its beauty ! make a general survey of land grant abounded in rich classics and the tonio, November 29, 1928. for their work. favored few. It is, therefore, in it ; "It shall never know decay, [colleges and universities of the LTnit- songs of our fathers, spirituals W. R. Banks, self truly democratic. This teaching I have no apology to make for the 1''eat is thy skill, O builder: i-ed States. Principal Banks attended, which have thrilled and charmed all Principal. of ideals is by its nature spontane general theme chosen for discussion i Thy fame shall endure for aye. j the preliminary meeting held In races wherever they are sung. By: ous and unstudied. And it has had in this series of meetings. I be-1 : Washington, D. €.., several weeks Napoleon B. Edward, to be sincere. The public-- c h o o 1 lieve in democracy, but I do not be- i A teacher builded a temple i ago where ho and others appointed Workers Meeting, January 8. 1929 Executive Secretary. teacher can not live apart; he can iieve in the brand of democracy that ! With loving and infinite care, on the survey commission were given not separate his, teaching from his prevails in our Texas school system. \ Planning each arch with patience. advanced instruction as to their du The Workers Meeting convened in Efficiency Test Given daily walk and conversation. He lives I believe in local self-government ; Laying each stone with prayer, ties and procedures in the great re- 11® chapel January 8, 1929, at 7:30 The college power plant was among his pupils during school hours but I do not believe in a system of jXo.ne praised her unceasing efforts • sponsibilities before them. p. m. Principal W. II. Banks was given an efficiency test, recently, by and among them and their parents local self-government, carried to! -None knew of her wondrous: plan, i The appointment of Principal in the chair. professors and cadets of the senior all the time. He is peculiarly a public such an extreme as in our schools. . Mm the temple the teacher builded Banks on the federal survey com Prayer was offered by Prof. James | class of the A. and M. College, it character under the most searching Since our adoption of the district1 Was unseen by the eyes of man. mission is not only an. evidence of C. Mciitorries, college chaplain. was reported to The Standard. scrutiny of watchful and critical system of- school administration in the ability and esteem in which he Prof. II. P. Perry announced that The test was made, it was said, to eyes. His life is an open book. His Texas, conditions have so changed! Gene is: the builder's temple, is held, but his services on the sur Seiorce Week would begin the last habits are known iu ali. His office,, that about one-half' of our school! Grumbled into the dust; vey will be of incalculable benefit to week in January, 192!) and the pro find the cost of operation of the col like that of a minister of religion, population is now tinder a scriou. Low lies each stately pillar. Prairie View State College arid the gram therefor had been outlined. lege power plant so as to be able d e m ands of him an exceptional disadvantage in educational oppor Food for consuming rust. cause of education in general. Prof, R. B. Atwood, Director of to compare the operating cost at the college with the cost of operator! standard of conduct. And how rare tunity. Local self-government means But the temple the teacher builded The details of the survey have Agriculture, announced the coming by power Supplied from outside ly does' a teacher fall below that "do as you please" when applied to Will last while the ages roll, - been worked out In Washington and of Fisk Jubilee Singers, January 13, standard! How seldom dottS a teach administration of schools in our ;F"i' that beautiful unseen temple the actual work will begin gl Feb 1929 and invited all to witness their sources. er figure in a sensational headline state. Therefore, we find ourselves Is a child's immortal soul. ruary under the largest force of edu exercise®. in a newspaper! It is truly remark —Selected. cational experts ever employed in Prof. C. H. Waller announced that MRS. M. E. V. HUNTER in a situation with regard to schools able, I think, that so vast an army that is at once disgracefully undem ! the United States. the Silver Jubilee, commemorating- of pe o p1 e—approximately eight ocratic. Democracy means to me school if distance for walking is too ; the extension work in the South Mrs. M. E. V. Hunter has just com hundred thousand — so uniformly "Equal rights to all and special priv- great. • Anniversary and inauguration would be held in Houston, Texas, pleted her annual report covering meets its obligations, so effectively ileges to none." Our school system I believe every child should have ; February G, 7, 8, 1929, and that home demonstration work done a- does its job, so decently behaves it is far from democratic in this re-! ithe|ie Tightright to attend school where :• Member# of the Staff of the Aluni- plans would lie made to bring the raong' our group in the State. The self, as to be almoost utterly incon spect. Our farm children are now !• medicalis: s.U!• 11 ands i..i .i/.-Udental Si' inspectionsi ns ,ms- l i Situs arenun I . ; j Former Students' Association X <••.•; i*.> extension workers attending report is one of the very best the ( n alK spicuous in a sensation-loving coun at a great disadvantage. Our great- i isvpilabte without charge; where or- j f Prairie View State College met the jubilee to Prairie View, that a Standard has had an opportunity to 0 try. It implies a wealth of charac est school problem is to remedy this ! i ized play is considered a normal , the college, January 5, 1929, to banquet would be given in their see, and is tiie finest evidence of the u ter, of tact, of patience, of quiet Situation. It ik my hope that the; activity; where the love of home, j consider the plans and progress in honor and that all were requested volume, kind and excellence of the competence, to achieve such a record program prepared for this Conven-S t'":e desire for its improvement, and behalf of the Fiftieth Anniversary of to assist itt making their visit one work done by Mrs, M. EL V, Hunter as. that.—Herbert Hoover. Hon will contribute in a large way art appreciation for the beautiful and the college and the inauguration of of pleasure and profit. and the home demonstration agents to the solution of this problem. : good are taught; where co-operation Professor W. R. Banks as principal, Reports which were made and from 20 counties working Under her PROF. H. F. ALVES I believe that every child is a fu- j in activities is encouraged; where Mr.. O. P. DeWalt presided; Princi showed for the most part improve supervision. tare citizen of the state, asset or appreciation of society, its struggles pal Banks was called into confer ment and progress in college work The report is narrative and statis Prof. H. F. Alves, college examin liability; that it is the obligation of, ami victories are made clear, its ence. were as follows: Mechanic Arts, tical, supported by photographs of es', representing the Texas State the State to see that every child has i challenge to the future made per- The tentative plans submitted by Prof. J. J. Abernethy; Agriculture, various, phases of home demonstra Board of Education made an exami educat-ional advantages equal to [a"naI; where the selection of the life Professor \V. L. Davis, plenary chair Prof. R. B. Atwood; Nursing Edu tion work and by numerous clippings nation of Prairie View, recently. every other child; that every clhild j xv°i-lc of each individual is not left man and recording secretary, and cation, Mrs. ML S. Brannon; Re culled from the leading newspapers Prof. Alves was met by Principal has the right to attend school every [ to chance; where the individual is members of the staff, which met ap search in Education, Dean II. W. of the Stata. The annual report was W. R. Banks and heads of the divi day during the school term, to go to | trained for his ufe work: where proval were as follows: Greene; Athletics, Dr. E. B. Evans; composed of reports from agents sions and departments who assisted school the same number of days as j t'10 problems of the school come 1. That invitations he extended Enter-Class Debates, Prof. E. L. working in the following counties: hini in looking into the affairs of the every other child, to be instructed by ' t!'Oiii the problems of the commimi- to: (a) Heads of state institutions Sasser. Brazoria, Cherokee, Dallas, Guada college. a trained and competent teacher, to j W> state and nation, and not alto- and other national characters, (b) The Principal advised of the con lupe, Grimes, Harrison, H a r r i s, go to school in a building sanitary [ gt'ther from books, Faculties of all colleges of the state vening of the Texas Legislature and Houston, Lee, Limestone, Montgom Mr. J. E. Bascomb, representing and free from fire hazard, in a j I shall not be satisfied with our and all other teachers of the state, stated that approximately $700,000 ery, Matagorda, McClellan, Marion, the Black and White Candy .Compa building located in a healthful en- j school system until every child in (c) The Governor of the. state, Board would be requested for Prairie View. Navarro, Nacogdoches, San Jacinto ny of Jacksonville was on business (Continued on fourth page) (Continued on second page) The Principal announced the com Victoria, Waller and Washington. at the college. vironmet, to be transported to J ' t /
THE PRAIRIE VIEW STANDARD (Continued from first page) battle of life. field judge; F. T. Long, coach, Wiley increasing the pay of professors. I copy be spread upon the minutes of "Success," said Principal Banks, College, as umpire; R. W. DeZon, have sometimes wondered whether the Prairie View Faculty, and a copy Published monthly by Prairie View of Directors of the college, President "is to get there, to accomplish some Houston, Texas, as head lineman; these authorities make the same de be furnished the Prairie View Stand College, Prairie View, Texas. and faculty of the A. and M. Col lege, State Department of Educa thing worthwhile, not only for mon and A. W. Lowery of San Antonio termined effort for adequate pay for ard for publication. W. Rutherford Banks Principal tion, and the Texas Legislature, (d) ey and material gain; but for the served as referee of the Prairie View the staff that they make for a larger Respectfully. Napoleon B. Edward All citizens and friends of education, welfare of humanity." —Atlanta demonstration in Houston campus and for additional buildings. G. IV. Buchanan Executive Secretary (e) All Prairie View ex-students as In analyzing success, the Principal rdn New Years Day. I wonder whether they realize as Mrs. G. IV. Collins sponsors of the occasions. discussed for considerable time ,JJyj fully as they think they do, that men Dr. E. B. Evans Entered as. second-class matter 2. That there be two principal following elements which he Field Staff to Survey Negro Land and women, not buildings,: make the Faculty Condolence Committee. March 2. 1911, at the postofiice at speakers for the Fiftieth Anniversary, must enter into that success which Grant Colleges college or university. Prairie View, Texas, under the act one white and one colored, counts most in the lives of any indi It is surprising that the college Mrs. .1. E. Greene of March. 3, 1879, , ...... 3. That there be one principal vidual: Work, Thought, and Unself •Organization o f a special field c.an hold as many of its high class Acceptance for mailing at special'^. fw the instal)ation of Prin. ishness. In discussing these phases, staff to visit the 17 negro land-grant instructors as it does on present Mrs. J. E. Greene, B. S., depart rates oi postage provided tor in sec-1 d , Banks> to b