VOL. XXI AUSTIN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY, 1938 No. 6 Take Football Crown RECLASSIFY FOR Regional Representatives DEBATE INSTITUTE LETTER, Longview Loboes BOX and CHORAL SINGING DENTON FEB. 18-19 PERSONAL ITEMS Writer Urges New Grouping North Texas State Teachers to Fit Needs of Variety College Offers "Short REFACING a letter on som of Schools Course" on Query P League business, G. G. North cutt, Tama Route, Gatesville, says (By W. O. Cherry, Supt., Bovina -p\R. JOE M. RAY, author should first like to thank yo Schools) ^ of the current debate bul­ rand the organization for the splen T HAVE been reading with letin issued as a "help" in this did form of work that you are do in ing for the schools of Texas. M interest the discussions year's Interscholastic League good wishes for you." the LEAGUEE concerning the Debates, and Associate Pro­ Choral Singing rules for this fessor of Government, is di- RDERING the "Unfamilia year and would like to add my dector of the Debate Institute O Picture Service," Mrs. J. H opinion. sponsored by the North Texas Alien, of Anderson, says: "I wis interested in the service to start at once, as ou I was particularly State Teachers College, Den- Principal C. G. Rankin's article. meet is early this year. I feel tha Girls' ton, announced for February Mr. Rankin has my fullest sym­ Girls' Debate group assembled in Austin for 1936 State this service is largely responsibl Debate Tournament. 18 and 19. but I think that he has the for my pupils having won firs pathy, Dr. Ray's letter, directed to cart before the horse. What we place in Picture Memory for th school superintendents, outlines is a proper classification of last three years. I think this con need plans for the Institute, as follows: schools. A school which has no test one of the very finest in th Corrective Speech Program "North Texas State Teachers public school music teacher should Interscholastic work." Longview High School 1937 Football Team College at Denton is undertaking have to compete with schools not a Debate Institute to be held on Aubrey Perry, Win. Knox, Herbert Skid- do have. In the Littlefield School RS. TERRY HILL, Cam Top Row: Dick Miller, which college on Fri­ Don Fambrough, Charles Burandt, Donald the campus of the more, Edgar Worsham, List of Songs Too Long M Wood, writes the League a Bolt. CLARKSVILLE REPORTS day and Saturday, February 18 and sets 1 FOOTBALL RECORD (By Margaret Cooper) follows: "I am returning Middle Row: Berry Gruple, J. P. Kuykendal, Bill Lynch, Jim I also think that the list of 19. Will you please inform your and 23 of the Picture Memor Louis Carter, Bill Pouncey, Albert Clark, J. H. Sullivan, James songs is too long for schools which HOULD the makers of a Pupils Manifest Unusual Interest high school debate coach of this Service series under separate cove Bivins. OF 1937 SEASON are teaching public school music. in League Activities meeting and persuade him, if at all Front Row: Frank Lebus, Gene Richardson, Marvin Jordan, Jack curriculum which is de­ and am enclosing the keys for them One really good song required and to bring his debaters to McMahan, Ted Brannon,(c) Chal Daniel, (c) Corbitt Morse, Raymond signed to meet the individual possible, My class has thoroughly enjoye Cantrell, Harding Miller. Condensed Report Makes I one of our own choice should be than ever Denton? The county meets for needs of the pupils feel a re­ "IV/TORE interest them and is eagerly awaiting th Last but not least it is found by checking the average grade of the Handy for Your Ath­ enough. As it is, if we wish to before manifested is be­ Interscholastic League debaters next set. Please send me anothe boys in the picture that the average is a little better than 80, letics Scrapbook have our choruses do their best in sponsibility for those students will begin early in March, and this 2.03 grade points. Two points would be a grade of 80. Two boys ing shown by Clarksville high- set as soon as possible. I than the contest we must break into our who have speech difficulties? will be an excellent opportunity for have an A-plus average, Dick Miller and Frank Lebus, both seniors. TTERE is the record for school students in the forth­ you for your efficient and valuabl Present ages of players participating in final championship game: units and regular teaching pro­ Littlefield schools are attempt­ your debaters to get ready for the * *- your scrap-book of the one, 19; four, 18; four, 17; four, 16; one, 15. gram in order to do it. ing to say "yes" to that ques­ coming Interscholastic League competition. Interscholastic League foot Purpose of Institute In other words, classify the tion through its program of meet. ENARD MESSENGER pub ball season, 1937: schools and make the rules for Names of candidates reporting "The Institute will be for the speech correction. M lishes the following: "A larg MEET MANAGING MULTIPLE-COUNTY Conference A each class to fit the needs of that to teachers who are sponsoring the purpose of giving the Interscho­ number seem interested in Inter District winners in Conference class. Groups and Individual Training various literary events were listed lastic League debaters an oppor­ scholastic work this year an A football, season of 1937, follow As to the use of the phonograph The program provides for two as follows: tunity to practice debating with Menard has hopes of going to eve: STUDY CONTINUED MEET SUCCESSFUL numeral indicating the district: in my opinion it is the very best main divisions of work. That is, Essay Writing (Miss Branson): other teams and to hear authori­ greater victories than last year (1) Amarillo; (2) Wichita method of teaching music appre­ work in groups and individual June Adams, Billy Barton, Hay- ties both on the technique of de­ The school is proud of its past an Author's Suggestions Drawn Menard, Kimble, Sutton and Falls; (3) Abilene; (4) Austin ciation but about the poorest for training. Through the groups pro­ wood Antone and Evelyn Jones. bating and on the debate subject hopes to be proud of its future. I: Liberally from the "Well Schleicher Counties Have (El Paso); (5) Sherman; (6) teaching singing. The thing to vided, students of approximately Spelling (Miss Yager): June for this year. We plan, if it can declamation the girls have shown of His Experience" Grand Get-together Highland Park (Dallas); (7) I object most is that the the same age are given training Adams, Joycelyn Brooks, Mildred be arranged, to have members the most interest both in senio which North Side (Port Worth); (8) records are usually made by pro­ designed to develop rhythm, bodily Boshart, Mary Jane Carlton, from each house of the Legislature and junior groups. In debate ther (By Principal J. V. Baird, Kauf- TN JANUARY of 1937 the Woodrow Wilson (Dallas); (9) singers who sing the coordination, and activities which Frances Carlton, Lucille Bledsoe, are at present four boys and tw fessional man) and Longview; (10) Lufkin; (11) full trained voices encourage self-expression before a Alberta Whiteman, Lillie Mae 4) girls. Spelling drill started re two towns of Menard songs in their (See Football Record Page Temple; (12) Thomas Jefferson children will try to imitate group. The student, incidentally, Tucker, Lillie Mae Cagle, Margaret cently under Mrs. Chumley, wh '"T'HE director-general is in- Junction worked out plans for The (San Antonio); (13) Conroe; (14) voices and will consequently who is commonly very shy because Gray and Katherine Perkins. will have charge of Menard High' structed to work out a a bi-county interscholastic these NAVASOTA SPONSORS no winner declared; (15) Robs- chords. of his defect often loses that feel­ Shorthand (Mr. Upchurch) : in this event. Read strain their immature vocal entrants schedule of events for the league meet with the idea of town; (16) Mission. ing before others who are having James Edwin Storey, Jeannette unde Records Unsuitable School Organized in Preparation Writers are working hard spring meet showing the creating more interest in the the same speech troubles. Silberberg, Helen Coley, Mary wi! Bi-district matches, December 3 a for County Meet Miss Cotman and Miss Mauldin These songs should be sung in When a classroom teacher dis­ Frances Lemon, Louise Chapman, for th dates, hours, buildings, room literary events, such as De­ and 4, districts being paired, 1-2, begin choosing her cast light lyric-voice which somewhere covers a child with a speech defe'ct Nancy Butcher. Typing: R. D. numbers, etc., of each. This is bate, Declamation, etc., and 3-4, 5-6, etc., were won, as fol­ voice. The and One-Act Play soon." near matches the child in her class, she sends him to the Jones, Mason Denton, June Adams, "PRINCIPALS Weldon Lucas mailed to each member school athletics such as Track and lows : schools of the country should make -L M. E. Boone of the high and Wichita Falls, 21-6; Austin (El high school speech teacher who Dorothy Gamble, Mary Margaret ANY of our students, says an shortly after January 1. The Tennis. Before they could lay a plea to the companies who make and diagnoses grammar schools have announced Paso), 3-0; Sherman, 7-6; North takes a case history Moore, Margaret Boatner, Virginia item on the school page o records of children's songs to have If the trouble seems to assignments for teachers in Nava- M purpose behind this is to give the cpmplete foundation for Side (Fort Worth), 0-0 on pene­ the case.