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The Leaguer Reclassification, Captain Kidd realignment set Legendary director shaped contemporary League for January 27 odney J. Kidd, 85, The UIL will conduct its biennial who oversaw the reclassification and realignment of UIL-member R development of the schools in January. The listings of districts and University Interscholastic conferences will'be released to school League during its infancy administrators and to the media at 3:15 p.m. on and served as its director January 27 at Palmer Auditorium in Austin. from 1948 to 1967, died in Information regarding enrollment cutoff Austin November 15 after Boundless figures and other specific information regarding a lengthy illness. district and conference'alignments will not be Funeral services were Energy released until the January 27 meeting. held November 18 at the For more than The complete listings will also be available University Methodist 40 years, via the Electric Pages, a computer Church here. Rodney Kidd communications network. For IntormatVoo Kidd joined the UIL in motivated and regarding the Electric Pages, contact 512MM- 1937 and, wivh Roy stimulated 6432. The Associated Press will also carry the Bedichek, shaped the millions of complete listings, beginning after 3:15 p.m. League into the nation's Texans in January 27. most comprehensive their pursuit The League will conduct two appeals program of public school of excellence. hearings for schools wishing to protest district athletic, academic and Fila Photo assignments. The meetings will be held at the musical extracurricular Joe C. Thompson Conference Center on the activities. campus of The University of Texas at Austin, While serving as athletic director under Bedichek, athletic director under Kidd for 20 years and later as League Room 3.102, on February 15 and February 24. Kidd worked to expand the program while keeping director from 1967 to 1977. The February 15 meeting will be the State contests in proper perspective and under the control of "For more than 40 years, he served as athletic director Conference and District Assignment Review educators rather than overzealous athletic coaches and or director of the UIL, and through this program, he Board hearing. This panel will consider appeals boosters. directed an educational program which motivated and from schools if enrollment figures submitted Kidd took the reins of the UIL in 1947 as acting stimulated millions of Texans in their pursuit of were in error or if schools request district director and, through a combination of boundless energy, excellence," Dr. Williams said. "Although he is no assignment changes. The deadline for submitting enthusiasm, an unwavering commitment to League longer with us in person, he will always live on in the requests to appear before this committee and for principles and an uncanny vision, engineered the League lives of those individuals who knew him or participated in submitting supporting statements is February 8. through what has been called the "Year of the Great the League programs." Schools whose requests are denied by the Transition." During that year, Kidd oversaw the Kidd was graduated from Kingsville High School in State Conference and District Assignment reorganization of schools into districts and conferences 1938 and attended Southwestern University in Review Board, and schools affected by decisions instead of the county-wide meet system, setting the stage Georgetown, where he lettered in football, basketball and made by this Board, may appeal to the State for a dramatic growth in League membership. track. He received his Masters Degree from The Executive Committee, which will meet on February 24. At this meeting, the State He also guided the League through desegregation in University of Texas at Austin. Executive Committee will consider written Before joining the League, he coached at Georgetown the 1950s and 1960s while avoiding the enmity, protest appeals only. The deadline for receipt of written and violence that had plagued other states. He also High School for four years and was principal for one year. appeals will be February 22. introduced six-man football. Later, he became director of physical education at But his most important contribution came in 1958 Southwestern and instructor of secondary education. Schools and the chairman of the district executive committees affected will be notified by when he initiated the founding of the Texas Interscholastic In 1957, Kidd was named Austin's Most Worthy telephone of the SEC's final decisions. League Foundation, which awards scholarships to students Citizen and in 1966, he received Southwestern participating in UIL academic contests and who attend University's Distinguished Alumni Award. He also Schools may not make contracts for games in football, basketball and/or volleyball with Texas colleges and universities. Since its inception, the helped found and organize the Austin Youth Council. other Texas schools, public or private, before TJLF has awarded 5,593 scholarships valued at For 17 years, he operated the Friday Mountain Camp February 25, when district executive committees $5,149,775. This year, the TILF disbursed more than with his lifelong friend, Dr. Walter Prcscott Webb, the across the state will meet to set schedules. $400,000 to 319 students attending 42 Texas colleges and noted historian. universities. For more information or clarifications, The family has requested that memorial contributions please do not hesitate to contact the UIL office at "I know of no one who has made a greater be made to the Rodney J. Kidd Scholarship Fund, c/o (512)471-5883. contribution to the youth of this state and nation than Texas Interscholastic League Foundation, Box 8028.UT Rodney J. Kidd," said Dr. Rhea Williams, who served as Station, Austin, TX 78713-8028. Volume 62 «Number Four • December, 1987 • USPS 267-840 Opinion Trends erode group allegiance wo trends - one toward individualism and the other toward universalism -- have occurred since the T 1950s, indicating a general decline in allegiance to social groups, institutions and cultural traditions, according to a sociologist at The University of Texas at Director's Austin. Dr. Norval Glenn, writing in the September 14-20 viewpoint issue of On Campus, a bulletin for UT faculty and staff, Bailey Marshall points out that the movement toward individualism consists of placing a greater emphasis on the needs of individuals as opposed to the needs and requirements of groups, families, political parties, churches, ethnic groups the school and the churches. and nations. His data was gathered from the National • Television. It provides today's society with access Opinion Research Center, the Gallup Poll, and the Survey to information they may not have had previously. This Research Center at the University of Michigan. information provides a range of options for action and What effects can be see in our schools, athletic teams opinion. and other UIL programs that would lend support to Dr. • The media's exposure of inner conflicts of an Glenn's conclusions? organization, thereby eroding the stability and credibility One does not have to be a researcher to see the general of the group. decrease in unity of teams, organizations (school, church, Is this change good or bad? For those of us serving UIL) and the nation. All one has to do is to observe daily as administrators, contest sponsors and/or parents, we feel occurrances where individuals speak out openly against the the added pressures. We are forced to deal with dissent that in-group. was not present 30 years ago. This dissent distracts from Why has this phenomenon occurred? Several reasons the unity of purpose of an organization. Photo by Gary Kanadjian probably include: This change may not be all bad and could be FIRST LOSS. Jason Tieman, a senion center for • The nature of the nuclear family. A large productive, if wc deal with this dissent more openly in our LaGrange sits in the locker room after his team's 33- proportion of home are headed by single parents. Children organization. Admittedly, being more open is more time 14 loss to the Cuero Gobblers, December 4 at UT's no longer grow up in a strong, nurturing community of consuming, but in the end, it may result in a stronger, Memorial Stadium. Both teams were A3-0 going into relatives. more purposeful and goal-oriented team, group or the 3A quarterfinal game. • The decrease in the teaching of values in the home, organization. The Leaguer The Leaguer is the official publication of the University Interscholastic League. The Leaguer is distributed to Texas public school administrators, Figures on specialization released contest directors, coaches and sponsors, the media, and to other interested parties. The UIL office is located at 2622 Wichita, Austin, TX 78713-8028. Letters, inquiries and changes of address should be sent to UIL, Box 8028, Recently, some educators have perceived that 'squad members the least involved. UT Station, Austin, TX 78713-8028. specialization is increasing in high school athletics, • A very small percentage of coaches reported that The LeaguerIs printed eight times yearly by Texas Student Publications. One year's subscription is $8. Second class postage paid in particularly in large schools. These educators have argued they encourage specialization in their sport, however, Austin, TX. that the trend toward specialization is not in the best most coaches encourage their players to practice and Postmaster: Send address changes to The Leaguer, Box 8028, UT interests of either high school athletes or high school compete in their sport during the off-season. Station, Austin, TX 78713-8028. athletic programs. Others, however, have contended that • A majority of the coaches opposed school policies Editor. „ Or. Bailey Marshall some degree of specialization is necessary for athletes to which would discourage off-season athletic participation Managing Editor Bobby Hawthorne excel at the high school level. for athletes at their schools. • Coaches were extremely critical of other coaches STATE EXECUTIVE Walter Sears, Mt.