d N T E KjSCH PLASTIC L E AG U E RA Vol. XXIX AUSTIN, TEXAS, APRIL, 1946 No. 8 Heads One-Ad GENERAL PROGRAM To Select Best '45 State Meet Declaimers of the Regional Meets Play Contest Thirty-sixth Annual State Meet One-Act Plays Change Dates University Interscholastic League Vy/E CERTAINLY enjoyed tak- Experienced in League Drama Texas Tech Speech Professor Big Interest in District Meets •V ing part in the State Bas­ Activities, Melvin Pape Will Act as Critic-Judge Shown Throughout State; ketball Tournament and the boys CAUTION: A revision of this program will be issued in cir­ Accepts Directorship cular form, and a copy mailed to each school which is reported At State Meet Contest Back to Pre-War Level are still talking about how swell as qualifying contestants for the State Meet. This Official everybody treated all of us. A/TELVIN E. PAPE, acting Program will be issued for distribution to contestants and dele­ /->RITIC JUDGE for the •D EGIONAL meets for Re- The radio broadcast was perfect gates before the Meet opens and will be available at head­ **- chairman of the depart­ quarters. Always go by the LATEST EDITION of the program. ^ One-Act Play contest of -^ gions I, VI, and VII, will and a great number of fans (espe­ Minor changes are often necessary from one edition to another. cially teachers at the District Con­ ment of drama at The Univer­ the Interscholastic League be held April 18 instead of vention) stated that the radio an­ sity of Texas, who will serve State Meet, May 2 and 3, will April 20 at Texas Technologi­ nouncer was tops and the broad­ as State One-Act Play Direc­ Wednesday, May 1, 1946 be Miss Helene Blattner, as­ cal College, Lubbock, South­ cast was clear. tor this year, has been active Registration, rebate and assignments to lodgings, Gregory Gymna­ sociate professor of speech at west Texas State Teachers Pans all over this section seem sium. Bureau opens 2:30 P.M. and closes at 10. Opens again 8:00 A.M. Thursday and Friday College, San Marcos, and the to be very proud of the showing of in Interscholastic League Texas Technological College. the Eagles. Thanks for every­ work for four years. Thursday, May 2, 1946 The eight Regional Play College of Arts and Indus­ thing.—Coach Ned Thompson, 8:00 A.M.—One-Act Play rehearsals continuing throughout the day winners will be judged by tries, Kingsville. Pasadena Independent School Dis­ on schedule arranged by Melvin E. Pape with respective directors, Hogg Auditorium. Miss Blattner on May 3 at The reason for the change trict. Ready Writers contest begins in Main Bldg. 201. Hogg Auditorium in Austin. May Keys Lloyd Pratt in schedule is that April 19- 8:30 A.M.-^Journalism Conference, Texas Union Bldg. Second Floor, First, second, and third place 20 will be the Easter vacation TAKE this opportunity to thank Rooms 309-311, 315-316. San Angelo High School Harlingen High School winners will be selected and periods for these institutions I you and everyone who had any 9:00 A.M.—Track and Field contestants assemble on Texas Memorial May Keys of San Angelo High Second place award in the State part in making our stay in Austin ;. Stadium Field for preliminaries. all-star cast members will be School took first place irT the Girls' Declamation Contest in 1945 went and as a result, faculty and a great pleasure, as it was. We 11:00 A.M.—Journalism, news-writing contest, Architecture Bldg. 105. chosen. Declamation Contest in the latest to Lloyd Pratt of Harlingen High the student body will not be just hope that we can come back 2:00 P.M.—Tennis—First round in boys' singles and doubles. Report Miss Blattner has had consider­ State Meet. May graduated in School. Lloyd was vice-president available to assist in putting next year. at Penick Courts. Tennis—First round in girls' singles and doubles. Report able experience in many aspects of 1945 at the age of 16, ranking in of his class in 1945, president of on the meet on the date set by The radio broadcast was received at Freshman Courts, 23d and San Jacinto Streets. drama, having served as director, the first quarter of a class of 248. the Student Council, a member of the League Calendar. very^successfully in our section of Journalism group meetings; 2d Floor, Union Bldg. Rooms actress, teacher of acting, and as She appeared in the cast of the Quill and Scroll Honor Society, the State.—Coach J. D. Goolsby, 309-311,315-316. judge. Senior Play, and was chosen by sports editor of the paper, a mem­ All schools qualifying contestants Extemporaneous Speech, girls' division, drawing. Main to Regions I, VI, and VII, should Quitman High School. Taught at Iowa University her classmates as one of the Senior ber of "Hi-Y." He played football, Bldg. 206. ( note these changes: She was a member of the staff Day Queens. At present she is and was radio announcer for vari­ Debaters, both Conferences, assemble in Room 210, Wag- Region I—April 18, Texas Tech­ UST a few words to express our gener Hall, for drawing. Immediately following, first of the department of speech and attending San Angelo Junior Col­ ous school activities. Now he is nological College, Lubbock. J appreciation for the "best of round in both divisions. dramatic arts at the University of lege as a Speech major. She plans attending The University of Texas, all" meets we have so far seen in 2:30 P.M.—Semifinals in Track: 2:30, 120-Yard High Hurdles; 2:55, Iowa from 1922-1936, where she to enter Baylor University next majoring in radio broadcasting. Region VI—April 18, Southwest basketball. The entire meet was 100-Yard Dash; 3:15, 200-Yard Low Hurdles; 3:30, fall. Her father is John Keys, Texas State Teachers College, San 220-Yard Dash. taught courses in acting, directed He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. very well managed, the officiating and acted in productions in the Route 2, Box 307, San Angelo. E. Pratt, Harlingen, Texas. Marcos. 2:45P.M.—Extemporaneous Speech, girls' division, contest begins, Region VII—April 18, Texas Col­ was better than heretofore, and the Main Bldg. 202. University Theater. She played contestant teams were above the 3:00 P.M.—Ready Writers assemble to hear results of contests. Main Rosaline in "Love's Labour's lege of Arts and Industries, Kings­ average. Everybody seemed to be in Bldg. 201. Lost," under the direction of B. ville. Melvin E. Pape Declamation finals, girls' and boys' divisions. Biology good spirits. We are looking for­ Iden Payne, who was visiting di­ Effects of Poor Classroom Track and Tennis Events ward to next year.—J. R. Braboy, Bldg. 12. In 1938, Mr. Pape worked with Extemporaneous Speech, boys' division, meet for drawing. rector on leave from his Shake­ The track and tennis events of Prairie Valley School, Noeona, the stage crew for the League One- Main Bldg. 206. spearean Theater, Stratford-on- Illumination Are Revealed the district composed of Columbus, Texas. Act Play Contest, in 1939 and 1941 3:45 P.M.—Extemporaneous Speech, boys' division, contest begins. Avon, England. She served as Eagle Lake, Sealy, Katy, Addicks, Main Bldg. 202. Texas Children Inventoried he served as stage manager and voice and diction critic for the Harmon Explains Lighting Missouri City, Sugar Land, Deer ET ME congratulate you on was production manager of the 4:00 P.M.—-Journalism, copyreading. Architecture Bldg. 105. University Theater, as well as The first step was an inventory Park and Klein, were held in Hous­ 1' your big basketball meet, as it Contest in 1942. 4:30P.M.—Journalism, headline-writing contest. Architecture Bldg. teaching radio broadcasting of Experiments Conducted of the physical and psychological ton, while the general meet was was exceptionally well handled and Awarded Rockefeller Scholarship 105. plays and directing a weekly play difficulties afflicting Texas chil­ held in Katy in March. Typewriting; contestants must have machines set in In Texas Schools dren. A screen survey of 160,000 I dp not think anyone has com­ A graduate of the New Braunfels Room 216, Waggener Hall, ready to begin contest fol­ Literary events for District 23-A elementary school children in over plained on that score; at least of High School, Mr. Pape received his lowing morning at 9:00. (Continued on p. 3, col. 8) were held March 29 at Lamar course we did not, as we won it. B.A. at The University of Texas 5:00 P.M.—Journalism, feature story contest. Architecture Bldg. 105. 'TpHE number of basketball 4,000 classrooms was made to ob­ College, Beaumont, with judges But, all in all, I know it was the in 1939, and his B.F.A., majoring 7:30 P.M.—Debate semifinals, both Conferences, assemble in Room 112, players wearing glasses in tain background information. provided by the college. Athletic "These tests," reports Dr. Har­ best meet you ever had.—P. C. in drama and directing, in 1942. Waggener Hall. TEXAS RADIO STATIONS the recent State Basketball events were held March 30 in the Cobb, Athletic Director, Dallas He was awarded the Rockefeller mon, "showed that 59.0 per cent of Purple Stadium where Coach Bill Friday, May 3, 1946 Which Will , Championship Tournament as Anglo-American children in the Public Schools. Scholarship of the National The­ 7:30 A.M State Meeting of Delegates, Crystal Ballroom, Driskill Bryan of Vidor is district director atre Conference which took "him to Hotel.