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VOL. LVIII AUSTIN, TEXAS, DECEMBER, 1973 NO. 4 ILPC Convention To Be Held March 22-23 Before Spring Rush Yearbooks To Get Planning Meetings Make First Ratings, IAA The Interscholastic League Press could not meet," Haddick said, "but Conference Convention will be held it just was not possible. I will try to in Austin March 22-23. help the officers as much as I can by OAP Contests 'Effective' mail. Next year I will try to reserve For the first time high By LYNN MURRAY Play Planning Meeting should be to 10 Francis Rawson, Little Cypress- school at least one weekend for the ILPC encourage participation and deter Mauriceville High School, and junior high school yearbooks officers." State Drama Director will be included in mine ways to continuously improve Orange 77630 the ratings and individual achievement awards The One-Act Play Contest is more the quality of play production in East Zone Lonnie Traylor, com Special Working Credentials effective when directors hold a Plan each district. West Orange High School, petition. Registration will Each member school will be ning Meeting. Since publication of the Novem West Orange 77630 open at 2:30 p.m. March 22 for mailed two voting delegate badges. It should be held as early in the ber LEAGUER, Director Generals West Zone Felix Odom, Liber early arrivals. Some instructional sessions These will be used to gain admis school year as possible and prior to have named those individuals listed ty High School, Liberty 77575 for students and teachers will be offered sion to all business sessions, includ the Spring Meet planning meeting below to host OAP Planning Meet 16 Jon Schwartz, Falfurrias High this Friday afternoon. ing election of new officers. of the District Executive Com ings. There are still many districts School, Falfurria 78355 The registration fee Any proposed changes in the mittee. Written recommendations where Planning Meeting Directors for students Conference AA and teachers will be $2. Registration ILPC Constitution or By-laws must should be submitted to the District have not been identified to the State District cards will be required for admission be mailed out to all members before Director General for approval by Office. 4 James Vardy, Frenship High to all the instructional sessions of the convention. "I will mail copies administrators (principals or super One-act play directors in districts School, Wolfforth 79382 the convention. Monitors of any proposed changes submitted intendents) who serve on the Execu not identified are urged to organize will be 7 Otis DeVolin, Fabens High stationed at the doors to me," Haddick said. Copies of the tive Committee. their Planning Meetings without to check cre School, Fabens 79838 dentials. present Constitution and By-laws If there are eight or more schools notification from the State Office 14 Gene Shannon, West Rusk High will be mailed to all members, in entered in OAP, zones should be and follow the plan prescribed in the School, New London 75682 December. THREE HONORED BY LEAGUE Arlington ILPC Officers in Charge recommended. With increased par HANDBOOK FOR ONE-ACT 15 Charles W. Winfield Mt. School Supt. James Martin, Blinn College President James H. Atlcisson and Texas Education Association Commissioner ILPC President ticipation this year, this is of vital PLAY, Seventh Edition. Vernon High School, Mt. Ver- J. W. Edgar, left to right, were presented with Russell Robert- Special Awards importance. University Interscholastic League Distinguished Service Plaques at the fall Council son of Dallas Bryan Adams High Refer to the HAND non session. League Director 75457 Rhea H. Williams said, School Texas, Outstanding Journalism BOOK FOR ONE-ACT PLAY, Spring Meet 18 Jack Gatewood, Hamshire-Fan- "These three have made great contributions to the League's broad program of will be in charge of all stu educational Teacher will be presented a plaque Seventh Edition, for details. Conference AAAA nett High School, Hamshire competition in academic, literary and athletic fields. We are grateful to them and to all the dent sessions. He will be assisted by other fine Texas educators who make the UlL's work possible." Keith Samples, vice-president from at the banquet. There will be District 77622 Pampa plaques for the Top Newspaper and Date Important 2 Gilberto Borunda, Bowie High 19 Vicki Bergman, Eisenhower High; Maria Hernandez, junior high for the Top Yearbook, and one for The date of the play contest School, El Paso 79905 High School, Houston 77088 vice president from Saegert Junior High of Seguin; and the newspaper doing most to pro should not conflict with other Spring 11,12 Brace Norman, Spruce High 21 Neil Bass, Fairfield High Randi Mays, secretary from mote sportsmanship in interschol- Meet events. The OAP Contest School, Dallas 75217 School, Fairfield 75840 Wal- trip High of Houston. astic competition. should be held on a separate week 14 Helen Jacks, John Tyler High 30 Mary Ann Pawlik, George West Details of the convention pro end or days from the other literary School, Tyler 75701 High School, George West gram will be mailed to all schools as Housing in Austin and academic contests. The time of 15 Kathleen Heaton, Bryan High 78022 the contest should be arranged in School, Bryan 77801 soon as they are completed. "Do not come to the convention order to draw the largest audience 22 Adonia Placette, Vidor High Conference A without having housing reserva possible and leave the critic judge School, Vidor 77662 District Mail Planning Sesions tions," Haddick warned. "We are 5 R. K. Sams, Whitef ace Schools, time to present a full critique. Re 24 Richard Hoag, LaMarque High ILPC Director Max R. Haddick expecting between 3,000 and 4,000 Whiteface 79379 gions II and III-AAAA, Region III- School, LaMarque 77568 said that planning with the officers for the convention. You must have 6 Eileen Triplett, Wing High AA and Region I-B must take into 27 Jim Smith, Alice High School, will have to be by mail this year. He arranged for your housing before School, Wink 79789 consideration the required Area Alice 78332 said that his schedule included you come to Austin." 16 James Highsmith, Fermerville Meets. trips every weekend this fall, leav The ILPC office will send out ISO, Farmerville 75031 The school with the best facilities Conference AAA ing no opening for an officers ses housing request forms and will as 29 Ruth Davis, Comfort High should be selected to host the con District sion in Austin. "I regret that we sist schools in getting reservations. test. A good arrangement is a neu School, Comfort 78013 4 Yvonne Janes, Hirschi High 30 Melvin White, Sabinal High tral high school or college if avail School, Wichita Falls 76301 able. The site of the contest often School, Sabinal 78881 5 Beverly Houck, Diamond Hill- 31 Kay Calaway, Three Rivers determines the contest manager. A Jarvis High School, Ft. Worth RhondaTypes good contest manager determines High School, Three Rivers 76106 78071 the success of the contest. He must 9 Robert W. Caster, Kilgore High To AAA First be thoroughly familiar with the School, Kilgore 75662 Conference B One-Act Play Contest Rules and en District force them impartially. 7 Mickey McMeans, Borden In State Meet 'About 600' County High School, Gail SEVEN COUNCILMEN ELECTED IN i?/3 Six new councilmen were elected and one veteran was re Encourage Participation 79738 turned to the UIL Legislative Council by vote of member schools this year. The educators elected to serve Rhonda Stanley, a senior at Semi- The ultimate goal of the One-Act 13 Rebecca Radde, Meridian High are, left to right: Supt. Glenn Reeves, Saginaw; Supt. Horace Francis, Garrison; Supt. A. C. Newsome, nole High School, captured first place in Conference AAA School, Meridian 7665 Ouitman; Supt. James McLeroy, Gail; Supt. Earl R. Tate, Paradise; Supt. Neal B. Dillman, Muleshoe; and at the Debate Kits State 36 Hazel Lintelman, Danbury ISD, Supt. Ed Irons, Lubbock. Supt. Horace Francis was re-elected. League Director Rhea H. Williams said, Meet in typewriting with a score of 53.72 words per Danbury 77534 "These men, and all the others on the Council, are the real heart of the League. They are the ones who minute Left in Stock guide the League in its broad program of educational competition. We are grateful to them for their con with an accuracy rate of 96.41%. tribution of their time to assure that the UIL program will be of maximum value to all competitors." Mrs. Christine Nelson of Semi- "We now have about 600 debate Quick Compliment nole High School is Rhonda's coach. kits in stock, which is more than we Rhonda, a member of the Na had this time last year; however, Saved the Day tional Honor Society and the Future these will probably soon be mailed Teachers of America, enjoys people A fan raced onto the field, in out. Our material arrived a little Debate Topics on Agenda in general and has aspirations of be violent protest against an official later this year and we are sending coming a lawyer. She enjoys golf, in charge. He prepared for a out these debate packets daily," ex RHONDA STANLEY reading, horseback riding, swini- punch at the umpire but another plained League Director Dr. Rhea ... types first, ming and bicycling as her hobbies. fan, who was doing more cool Williams. For NUEA in December thinking, yelled: "If you "Coaches and debaters are urged hit him, the Interscholastic At the late December meeting in Committee representives from the amending and refining the phrasing to place their orders immediately." League will suspend our school." New Orleans, the National Univer various state leagues will choose of all suggested debate propositions.