ilNTEKiSCHOJLASTlC L EA G U E rU Vol. XXXIV AUSTIN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 1951 No. 6 Annual League Radio Debate Feb. 21 Will Feature Crack Houston Teams Four highly skilled debaters from Houston will be featured in the annual Interscholastic League Radio Debate on Febru­ School Must Avoid ary 21, from 2:30 until 3:00 p.m. Representing Lamar High School will be Katharine Snow and Brad Thompson. From John Reagan High School will Athletics Control be Johanna Puis and James, Thomas. Matched in the League debate question for 1950-51, their By Outside Group voices will be carried to every cor­ In recent years, there seems to ner of the state through the facili­ have been a strong tendency in ties of 19 stations of the Texas some schools to permit outside State Network. The broadcast organizations and groups to have will originate from KTHT, a say in the control of high school Houston. athletics. Under Rule 25 of the For the 30 minute debate, Hal AA TENNIS STARS—El Paso's most recent Robertson, and Teddy Pye. Miss Maybelle Long Football Plan, the League holds Thompson, program director of tennis champions, winners of boys' doubles and coached Miss Robertson. Jesse L. Thornberry the superintendent responsible for the TSN, will serve as chairman. girls' singles titles, are Tommy Springer, Peggie coached the boys. the control and management of In addition, political, educa­ the high school athletic program. tional and business leaders of Recently, a superintendent of the Southeast Texas area are schools submitted the following being invited to be in the audi­ El Paso's Domination of AA' Tennis JAMES THOMAS questions to the State Execu­ ence for this discussion of the tive Committee for clarifica­ highly important and contro­ Based on Sound Philosophy, Programtion : versial question of the exten­ "Question: Can the Board of sion of welfare benefits. The explanation of El Paso every opportunity to play tennis. girls' best single player. All three Area Meet Set Up Education be consistent with both Coached by two of the outstand­ high schools' domination of the The results are quite surpris­ hail from El Paso High School. the spirit and the letter of the ing teachers of speech in the state, state tennis championships during ing, however. In the annals of The 1951 season is yet to be regulations of the Interscholastic the four debaters already have KATHARINE SNOW the past six years is really very the Interscholastic League, written, but El Paso will have a League by delegating athletic con­ For One-Act Plays long lists of accomplishments in simple: they give their students there is almost nothing to com­ number of veteran competitors trol in the school to an athletic One of the most popular con­ high school speech fields. Floyd pare with the El Paso schools' contesting for berths in the state ehces, AA, A, and B. The Area advisory council, four of whom tests in the Interscholastic League Dougherty, of Lamar, is the coach 11 titles in six years, including (Continued on p. 4, col. 1) Meets are scheduled on or about are not connected officially with set-up is the One-Act Play Con­ April 7. Note carefully the One- of the team which will carry the a clean sweep of all four titles affirmative side of the discussion. Director Explains our school? test. Since so many schools have Act Play Contest Calendar. in one year. During League "Answer: No. J. Rayford Holcomb, of Reagan, entered this contest, we have been The AA casts will advance di­ history, El Paso has captured Handbook Designed is the coach of the negative team. "Question: Can the Board of forced to create a new meet be­ rectly from District to Regional 14 net championships. Both men have a long record of Education consistently delegate tween district and regional levels. Meet without Area Meets, but in Changes in Rules Willie and George Cound from coaching state and tournament athletic control to a council com­ This new meet is called the Area most instances A A high schools El Paso High won in doubles in For Director's Use winners in all phases of speech. posed of two school board mem­ Meet, which will involve competi­ will serve as hosts to the A and 1929. Then George and Russell Both have taken home many Of Typing Contest Directors general in all con­ bers, three faculty members, and tion among the winners from sev­ B Area Meets, thus necessitating Ball took the 1932 doubles title. championships in one or more of ferences, districts, and regions, four non-school members? eral adjacent districts. that ALL district One-Act Play BY MISS RUBY BARHAM Walter Driver, Austin High, cap­ the fields of declamation, debate, and all individual contest directors "Answer: No. This additional meet between Contests be concluded by March Director Commercial Contest* tured the 1940 singles crown. aiid extemporaneous speech. are being given a helping hand "Question: Can the Board of the district and regional levels 31. This date applies to One-Act Changes have been made in But is was not until 1944 that this year. A "Spring Meet Hand­ Education consistently delegate its in One-Act Play will avoid con­ Play only and does not affect the The broadcast will not follow rules governing shorthand and the Far West Texans began their book," for the use of these key athletic authority to any athletic gestion at the Regional centers. rest of the literary meet, which precisely the pattern of State typing contests. It is highly im­ current period of victories. Bobby administrators of the Interscho­ council? Since the congestion has been means that the Play Contests may Championship debates, due to the portant that teachers of these sub­ Goldfarb and Ed Chew won lastic League program, has been "Answer: No. caused by the large number of be held separately from the rest of shorter time available. Instead, its jects who expect to enter students doubles that year and Margaret prepared in the League Office "Question: Is it not a fact winners from A and B districts the district meet on any desirable pattern will be close to that of a in the League contests at Spring Varner took the girls' singles title. and is being sent to all contest (Continued on p. 4, col. 6) that advanced to the Regional date. round-table, except that each Meets, check the September, 1950, The following year, 1945, Ed directors. team will be attempting to ad­ Meet from the districts, the The date for the Regional eopy of the Constitution and Rules Chew teamed with Frank Barger Every year a number of admin­ vance its side of the argument. Area Meets are scheduled for Meet is on or about April 21. BKA.D THOMPSON which is in your superintendent's to win boys' doubles, Dick Savitt istrators and teachers in Texas Following the chairman's intro­ Acceptance Cards the A and B schools only. In The dates for the State Meet hands. took boys' singles, Sylvia Lerner schools are faced for the first a few cases, such as in West duction of the question: "Re­ and Barbara Walker won in girls' are May 3, 4, and 5, This article, however, at­ time with the problem of how to Texas where schools are few and solved, That social welfare bene­ doubles, and Mary Cunningham Address any inquiries concern­ tempts to give some explana­ organize for district and regional For Baseball Due scattered, no Area Meets are fits to the people should be ex­ the girls' singles. This is the only ing the One-Act Play Contest to: Grade Schools Plan tion of some of the changes in contests for which they have ac­ necessary. tended by the Federal Govern­ time in League history that one The 1951 season for baseball is Bruce Roach, Box H, University typing contest rules. The next cepted responsibility. This Hand­ ment," both affirmative and nega­ city has scored a clean sweep of just around the corner. Last year Full instructions for the Area Station, Austin. tive will be allowed three minutes issue of the Leaguer will take book will make their problem a 638 schools participated in the Meets are being sent to all the A Spring Competition state tennis titles. All these win­ Here is a list of the One-Act for presenting opening arguments. up changes in the shorthand great deal simpler. League's baseball program and the and B schools and to the district ners in 1944 and 1945 were from Play Area Meets and the centers Then, following a brief period in Grade School Meets are being contest. Responsibilities of the directors caliber of play is improving each and area directors. The Regional El Paso High, except the two for each of the meets. Some sites which each team will be allowed organized rapidly for competition Rule 3. Eligibility. This is not general, and general instructions year. This office is hopeful that directors are also being informed girls' singles winners. and directors are still tentative, to present pertinent questions, a this spring. Already the total of a new eligibility rule, but it is a to all contest directors are pro­ schools will not drop baseball be­ about the change in the One-Act In 1946, Barbara Walker re­ but the completed list will be made 10 minute round-table, with all schools organized into county regulation which places the re­ vided in the six-page Handbook. cause of spring training in foot­ Play set-up. units for competition is over 500, sponsibility for eligible contestants turned to win the girls' singles In addition, special check-lists for available to interested persons four speakers taking part, will be ball.