VOL. XLVII1 AUSTIN, TEXAS, APRIL, 1964 NO. 8 Foundation Offers $75,000 in Scholarships 54th Annual UIL State Meet League Competitors Vie for 52 Awards To Be In Austin, May 7, 8, 9 More than $75,000 in college Blinn College and Texas Wom­ scholarships is being offered to UIL an's University are each giving participants this year. This amount campus awards to students plan­ The 54th Annual State Meet will take care of registration, housing, 52 actual ning on attending the schools. Five again host hundreds of the most rebate and other information. It will includes more than awards and varies in stipulations Blinn Scholarships of $100 each talented high school students in the open at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 1 and from specified college and major to will be awarded as will an under- state. For the first time, outstanding remain open until 10 p.m. Friday OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR the school and field of the students termined number of TWU scholar­ college and university science teach­ hours will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sat­ THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS choice. ships of $50 each. ers will serve as panel members and urday it will open at 8 a.m. and be AUSTIN. TEXAS 7S7IZ All awards require that the ap­ will discuss the science contest and open until 6 p.m. TILF Seeks Grants in Inter- material. These men are: Dr. Irwin Contest results will be posted at plicant has participated These Texas Interscholastic Spear, The University of Texas, headquarters as soon as they are scholastic League competition. League Foundation awards have who will serve as chairman; Dr. determined. The Robert A. Welch Foundation been the direct result of fund rais­ Frederick A. Duke of A&M Uni­ Official contestants and sponsors, is offering the largest amount, ing efforts of its board of directors versity; Dr. Joe Franklin of Rice except in one-act play, will register §40,000 to chemistry students in the and school administrators. "We are University; S. H. Lee of Texas at headquarters immediately upon To Interscholastic League Visitors: form of ten $4,000 grants. proud to be able to offer these scho­ Technological College; Dr. William arrival in Austin. Here they will The University of Texas welcomes you to the Campus. Each Moody Gives Five larships to participating students," Shive of The University of Texas. receive instructions ,sign up for re­ of you brings an outstanding record to the 1964 State Meet is provid­ R. J. Kidd TILF secretary, stated. Precontest conferences will also bate, receive delegates' tickets and which will be a source.of confidence to you now as well as In The Moody Foundation "We hope to keep the Foundation be held for speaking and debating pick up messages. the future. ing five grants of $4,000 each and growing so it may be of even more contestants; for typing and short­ the Texas Laundry and Dry Clean­ League Breakfast No prospect in Texas is more important than the education of ing Association Award will include service to future competitors." hand entrants; for number sense younger citizens. I urge you to continue your keen scholastic Applications for scholarships and slide rule competitors. Tennis The annual League Breakfast will interest and achievement in your school work. All of the two $800 scholarships. Jesse H. must be in the office of the Founda­ coaches and ILPC delegates also be held at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in colleges and universities in Texas offer you opportunities for Jones Foundation will give ten personal development and assistance with your future plans. have special meetings. the Crystal Ballroom of the Driskill scholarships of $500 each, J. B. tion, Box 8028, University Station, Austin, 78772, by June 1, and must The ILPC convention has as its Hotel. Tickets are f 1.15 per person, Cook of Houston is providing one I wish you success in competition here and In all your later include scores of the College Ent­ distinguished speaker Frank Star- including tax, and will be available undertakings. $500 grant, as is J. 0. Webb in the zel, former general manager of As­ at headquarters. Tickets will be sold Elizabeth Scholarship. rance Board Examination, or its Sincerely yours, sociated Press. at the door Saturday morning if UIL has two memorial scholar­ equivalent, and a transcript of ships of $100 each, the Shelby and credits and principal and teacher The convention will begin with space is available. FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS the Roy Bedichek awards. recommendations. an informal reception and get- At this meeting teachers, coaches . main speaker at the ILPC dinner. acquainted party in the Methodist and administrators traditionally The Beckman Slide Rule Pro­ Besides the awards provided for Harry Ransom ficiency Awards will include the outstanding students, the Founda­ Student Center, 2434 Guadalupe. bring up questions concerning all Chancellor phases of League activities. Also, $200 grants and the Beckman Num­ tion presents eight cash awards of each to high school mathe­ League Headquarters the results of this month's referen­ HR:np ber Sense Award will provide one $300 League headquarters again will dum ballot (see March Leaguer) $500 grant. matics teachers who have coached contestants for the League Number be in the lobby of Gregory Gym to will be announced. AP's Starzel Twelve Drama Awards Sense to the regional meet. These The University of Texas Depart­ awards are provided by The Actu­ General Program ment of Drama Theatre Awards aries Club of the Southwest and Fifty-Fourth Annual State Meet will allow the five boys named "best information concerning application ILPC Speaker actors," and the five girls named may be acquired by writing UIL, University Interscholastic League "best actresses," plus two for tech­ Box 8028, Austin 78712, or the re­ May/, 8,9, 1964 After 14 years as general Started AP Climb nical crew members in the state gional director general in which competition, awards of $500 each. your school competes. manager of the Associated Press, Then, in 1929, Starzel started his The Official Program will be issued for distribution to contest­ ILPC's guest speaker for 1964 is rapid climb up the steps of the AP. ants and delegates before the Meet opens and will be available now imparting his journalism He went to night city editor in New at headquarters. Always go by the LATEST EDITION of the York City, to general desk editor, program. Minor changes are often necessary from one edition knowledge in an academic atmos­ to the next. bureau chief outside New York, UIL Headquarters phere. Frank J. Starzel, now re­ traffic executive back at the home tired from the AP, is guest lecturer SCHEDULE OF EVENTS base, assistant general manager, Debate in the School of Journalism at The and, in 1948, the company's top Thursday 7:00 p.m. Speech Forum and announcement of the 1964-65 University of Texas this semester. position. To Handle Housing high school debate topic. Bill Bowen, Eldorado speech teacher and For the May 8 ILPC dinner, The tall, lean Vermont resident, Texas representative to the 1964 NUEA conference which selected who speaks with a John Wayne clude minimum requirements, such this debate topic, will lead in a discussion on the topic area, "What Starzel will analyze how the world drawl, feels that he is more of a Special Phone as linens, soap and bedcovers, and policy for control of weapons systems would best insure the prospects news is covered, how it is dis­ will be supplied without charge to for world peace?" State Meet speech directors will discuss with the manager and organizer than a hard Just for Housing tributed, the problems encountered chief, he those who request this type of lodg­ high school sponsors the present League speech contests and any news writer. While AP To telephone the League about recommended changes. Business-Economics Bldg. 100. by the world news services, and the 3,600 full ing. (Recommended for men and was administrator of housing you must call GR 1-101'4. 8:00 p.m. Lutcher Stark Debate Prize finals. Speech delegates are importance and significance of to­ time newsmen and over 150 or­ boys only.) invited to hear The University of Texas debaters compete, the topic he traveled These are direct lines to Mrs. days coverage. As ganized bureaus throughout the An adult supervisor will be as­ being "Resolved: That nuclear weapons should be controlled by an 250,000 miles in his first two years Clara Burch, Director of Hous­ organization." Business-Economics Bldg. 100. world. He was responsible for more signed to each dormitory, but will international and has been ing. No other League matters Friday 6:30 p.m. All conferences and divisions: contestants assemble as general manager than 8,000 subscribers to his service not be responsible for discipline of times in can be handled over these two in Business-Economics Bldg. 100 for assignments. around the world several on every continent and in charge of occupants, except insofar as prop­ 7:00 p.m. All conferences and divisions: First round of debate. has a back­ lines. They are for housing only. that capacity, Starzel all financial matters concerning the erty of the League or University or 8:30 p.m. Conference B: winners of preliminary rounds return to ground of international coverage Business-Economics Bldg. 100 for semi-finals. organization. other occupants is concerned. and experience that flows easily At the 54th Annual State Saturday 8:30 a.m. Girls' finals: AAAA, Business-Economics Bldg. When Dr. DeWitt Reddick called Sponsor Responsibility 105; AAA, Business-Economics Bldg.