VOL. XXIII AUSTIN, TEXAS, DCEEMBER, 1939 No. 4 Speech Director Gives Scenes at San Mar cos Play day LET WOMEN SERVE LETTER 3-R Group Assembled For 1939 State Meet Reasons for Play Contests BOX ON TEXAS JURIES and (F. L. Winship) PERSONAL ITEMS HE other day a high-school Writer Urges That League T principal was in our office talk­ Debate This Question in ing about one-act plays. He asked 1940-41 School Year THINK the League is render­ why his school should do a play for I ing invaluable aid to small the League One-Act Play tourna­ (By Eunice E. Whitaker, Chair, schools in the many services they ment. It occurred to me that other render them in sending materials man, Committee Jury Service principals might be interested in for Women, of Texas Federa­ 'related to the various contests and the reasons given to this man as to fields of League participation. I tion of Business and Pro­ why dramatics is a good activity fessional Women's Clubs) feel sure that the children of Texas for interscholastic work. Condensed, will well profit from all these kind­ and put into 1-2-3 order, our rea­ 'HT'HE Superintendent of nesses. W. S. Prasier, Briggs, sons follow: Public Instruction, L. A. Texas. 1. It is a worthwhile, culturally Wood, referred me to you for valuable activity. WOULD like to utter a word 2. It tends to help bring about information, regarding the I of disapproval concerning one a well balanced extracurricular placing of a question for de­ point in the choral singing contest. activity program for your stu­ bate on the approved list of I consider it unfair for those choirs dents; some athletics, some music, Upper Left: Exciting Game. subjects, used in the Inter­ composed of from twenty to thirty some speech work, some literary Lower Left: "Ferdinand" Performs. work. We Upper Right: "Out at First." scholastic League members to be required to compete activities. It gives girls and boys are not particular about get­ with choirs of forty, fifty or more who cannot take part in music or Lower Right: Stunts During Noon Hour. members. Why not have at least athletics tome outlet for their abili­ ting the subject selected as the two divisions in Division 2 of this ties and emotions. one to be used in determining contest? Miss Mildred Dutton, 3. It is not a costly event. Aside "Best All-Round Student' GIRLS HAVE PLAY awards to teams, but there Music Supervisor, Olden, Texas. from the price of play books and Is Also A-l in Reporting seems no better way for the royalties, if you use a royalty play, DAY AT COLLEGE dissemination of information, there is very little expense. HISTORY CONTEST? 4. It provides for increased in­ on any given subject than to terest by patrons in your school. Institution Is Host to High have the public school pupils Teacher Suggests Plan Would FRONT ROW (left to right): Mattie Ellen Hood, Cove Springs School, Jacksonville; Jeanette Parents generally approve of dra­ School Girls Within a become interested therein. "Liven Up" Work in 6th Freasier, Mikeska School, Mikeska; Dorrace Dominey, Riverside School, Riverside; Mary Nan Smith- matics and enjoy seeing and talk­ Radius of Fifty Miles Grade The Texas Federation of Busi­ hart, Algerita School, Algerita; Mary Helen Mickey, Sand Hill School, Floydada; Bobby Lou Vincent, ing about the part their children ness and Professional Women's Cross Roads School, Hughes Springs; Jean Britton, Yarrellton School, Cameron. (By'Elizabeth Moore, Director Ed­ AY I suggest," writes Miss play in this work. Clubs, comprised of eighty clubs, MIDDLE ROW (left to right): Leon Quisenberry, Friendship School, Quanah; Genevieve Scheel, 5. It provides excellent advertis­ ucation for Women, South­ with about three thousand members Emma Haynes, of Livingston, M Smithson Valley School, New Braunfels; Helen Shawcross, Laguna School, Laguna; Rosalea Peveto, ing for you, your school, and your west Texas State Teach­ located throughout the State is "two new contests for your con­ Bancroft School, Orange; Rosalind Gillean, Mt. Joy School, Cooper; Imogene Standefer, Lenorah School, students in your city and in neigh­ ers College) anxious to see laws passed which sideration, if you care to consider Stanton; Faye Gale, Ramsdell School, Shamrock; Roland Hill, Moravia School, Schulenburg. boring cities. This is especially true "To the Girls of Your High will give women of this State the them? I think a contest in Texas BACK ROW (left to right): Doris Kelley, Riverland School, Henrietta; Danny Briscoe, Eulogy if you win a contest. Statistics School: right to serve on juries. history for the sixth grade and one School, Kopperl; Mary Louise Piehl, Middle Well School, Channing; Rosie Morgan, Sedalia School, Van "You are cordially invited to from 1939 tournaments show that Debate Constitutional Change for the high schools may be worked School, Kenedy; Fannie Carter, Balch School, Weatherford; Erdice participate in our annual Play Alstyne; Ardie Blomquist, Cadillac one school in four won a one-act Day which will be held April 7, out on the order of the reading con­ Reynolds, Loyd Mountain School, Hermleigh; Martha Ellen Winkler, Evergreen School, Llano; Eileen As you no doubt know an amend­ pjay contest. 1939. Registration will begin ment to the Constitution was in­ test in the Three-R contest. It Smyth, Post Oak School, Lueders. 6. It is in keeping with present at 9 o'clock in the morning and arouse more interest in the troduced at the last session of would educational trends. There is greater activities will be over at 4 history of our State. Also, the Entries in the Three-R contest are limited to rural schools. It is a contest in three subjects: Read­ o'clock. There will be oppor­ the Legislature. It met with fa­ growth of courses and activities Three-R contest for boys and for ing, Writing and Arithmetic. The reading event tests the pupil's ability in speed and comprehension; tunity for participating in vorable action in the House but was tennis, badminton, volleyball, girls in the larger schools will give the writing event is judged by the Ayers Writing Scale; and the Arithmetic contest involves speed and killed in the Senate. There can (See Reasons Page 4) folk dancing, softball, shuffle- more pupils opportunities to par­ accuracy in the four fundamental operations. Each of the pupils in the above group first qualified by board, speedball, ping pong, be no question about the matter ticipate in the League work." winning in the local school, next in the county meet, and finally in the district meet. and soccer, so bring tennis being brought before the next Leg­ The State contest was won by Roland Hill, Moravia School, post office, Schulenberg. Second place shoes and a play suit. Swim­ islature. Since it is a live issue and. was won by Mary Helen Mickey, Sand Hill School, post office, Floydada, Third place went to Mary ming, rowing, and canoeing one to which there is very definite SPELLING BEE BARBER'S HILL will also be available so don't Nan Smithhart, of Algerita School. '. '/ Marion Davis forget your bathing suit. Bring opposition, we are desirous, as a a picnic lunch and we will have group, of having the question j - - . Women's Club Has Recourse to Texas Technological College at SHOWS PARENTS ARION DAVIS, age 16, is at cold drinks and picnic tables brought to the attention of as many League Spelling ready. During the lunch hour persons as possible during the in­ Lubbock, majoring in dietetics. M present a student in Edinburg each school may present a two List Lubbock Sr. High School Trio Junior College, having been grad­ terim when the law-making bodies She was in the 1938 Extempo­ 400 Patrons Respond to or three-minute stunt or song raneous Speech contest, advancing uated in 1939, after three and one- or yell, so won't you have one do not meet. HE Spelling Bee staged last Invitation to "See Your half years in MeAllen High School, ready? We hope a large num­ Jury service has already been at­ to the Regional Meet in Canyon, at Work" girls will be able to T Friday, was won by Mrs. H. School ranking among the highest five per ber of you tained in 25 states of the Union, A. McClenahan, Sunnyside Home and winning second place there. join us. Will you please notify In that year she entered ten speak­ cent of her class in scholarship. us by March 27th how many for women, and bills are being pre­ Demonstration Club member. Mrs. TV/CORE THAN 400 patrons She was an active participant in we may expect?" pared and presented to the legis­ Barber Eubanks of Midway Home ing contests, won eight, and placed second in two. She represented 1V1of the Barbers Hill extracurricular activities, being a IGH schools within a ra- latures of other states. In Texas, Demonstration Club shot out words member of the Girls' Glee Club, a constitutional amendment will without mercy, but Mrs. McClena­ the sophomore class on the Stu­ Schools, Mont Belvieu, Texas, H dius of 50 miles of San dents Council, and in her senior member of the Mixed Chorus, mem­ have to be submitted to the vote of han flung back the needed letters responded to the invitation of ber of the Band and Flute Soloist, Marcos received the above in­ the people for Ratification. Since "n correct order without hesitation. year was one of the student speak­ ers at Commencement. Besides Superintendent J. Justin Jen- and a member of the Homemakers vitation last year and many the subject is one of such general Running Mrs.