Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1936-1937 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1937 Eastern Progress - 23 Apr 1937 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1936-37/13 ■•■■.#■ Staff Meeting Baseball Game Monday 4 P. M. THE PROGRESS Tomorrow 2 P. Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College VOLUME 15 RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, APRIL 23. 1937 ■StJJumbember 13 RURAL SCHOOL Music- Tournament YEARBOOKS TO COVINGTON TO WINS VOCAL HONORS 5,00<HCTTEND DAY IS HELD Held Here April 17 BE DELIVERED BE EASTERN'S 66TH ANNUAL The district music tournament was held at Model High School Ap- SAT._MAY 22 HERE TUESDAY ril 17. The students that qualified in FESTIVAL REP. X LA. MEET the district meet will participate in Graduation Exercises, Health the State High School Festival to 1937 Edition of Milestone Richmond Girl Appointed By Eastern Faculty Members, be held at the University of Ken- Will Contain 192 Pages; President H. L. Donovan; and Athletic Programs Are tucky Students, and Alumni Takes Features of Annual Entries were made by the follow- 1250 Copies To Be Outstanding in Campus, Active Part in Conven- School Event ing schols: Berea, Berea High, Pow- Printed Academic Activities ell County, Winchester, Madison, tion Activities and Mcdel High. Dorothy Ba:ter, entered in the MOVIES IS THEME APPOINTEE IS SENIOR 4,000 ARE IN PARADE girl's piano and with a rating of ex- KIMBLER ELECTED PRES. cellent, and Guy Whltehead, boy's Featured by a parade of approxi- piano with a rating of good will be Delivery on the campus of tht Miss Nancy Covtngtcn. Richmond, The sixty-sixth annual conven- mately 4,000 Madison county wChooi Model High Schol representatives in 1937 edition of the Milestone has Will represent Eastern at the Moun- tion of the Kentucky Education As- children thru the streets of Rich- the State Festival. been promised on May 22, according tain Lauiel Festival, which will be I sociation closed on Friday night, mond and the commencement exer- to Edmcnd T. Hesser, yearbook edit April 16, with the last general ses- cises for eighth grade graduates tor. The yearbook is now in the neld in May. according to an an-/i sion held in the Memorial Audito- from tne rural scnool sysiem, the hands of printers and all that re-, nouncement received from Pusident rium. At this session N. O. Kim- annual Rural School Day celebra- PROM PUNS mains to be done by the local edi-J H. L. Donovan. torial staff is to correct any misJ bler, superintendent of Henderson tion was held here Tuesuay. Each year the colleges of the state County Schools, was elected as Early In the day the children and TAKING FORM takes in make-up and to re-proof president of the Association to suc- their parents viewed school exhibits all copy. receive invitations from the Gover- ceed Dr. Frank L. McVey. Mr. The 1937 Milestone will contain nor to send a representative to the Kimbler defeated James A. Cawood, arranged In the small gymnasium Committees In Charge Plan 192 pages which will make it the at Uastexn. At 10 o'clock the an- largest yearbook from this stand- Festival, the candidate being offici- Edwin Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs, superintendent of Harlan County nual health program was neld with to Make Coming Prom point that has ever been published ally selected by yie President of the H. C. Barnes, of Richmond, and a Schools, by a delegate assembly Dr. H. O. Wells, director of the Eastern's Best at Eastern. The covers of the new institutions. Twice before Eastern's scphomoie at Eastern State Teach- vote of 66 to 56. Madison county health departmenl, edition will be done in a theme of delegate to "the Festival has been €is College, has just received offic- H. L. Smith, superintendent of as speaker. maroon and gold. Besides containing ial notice that he was placed first m crowned "Queen." the contest of Student Musicians Paducah Schools, was elected first onuuieii wno had oooerved proper RECHTIN IN CHARGE the largest number of individual vice-president, and Edgar Arnett, neaiai pmcu«a» auu naa nac class pictures, a large snapshot sec- Miss Covington, a senior at East- held at Louisville last month, under principal of HHanger High School, pnysical ueiects corrected were pre- tion is carried out in a unique man- ern,, is outstanding in campus and the auspices cf the National Federa- academic activities. She was an tion 01 Music Clubs. Mr. Barnes was was named second vice-president. ■euteu w»ui oiue nouonu. trues Plans for the Junior Prom, Which ner. were awarded scuoois maKlng uie 1250 copies are being printed; this honor student for the first semester entered in the Department of Man's The closing session was held un- will be held on May 21. are rapidly this year and was elected as first Voice. The certificate was signed by neat records in uie saie oi anu- taking form under the direction of in itself is a distinction, because der the Jdlflt auspices of the Ken- luoerculosu seals. Kuuiton won this Is the largest number of copies sponsor of the R. O. T. C. unit. Also Ruth Haller Ottaway. National tucky Education Association and Norbert Rechtln, president of the she has served as band sponsor for Uiauman of Contests; Harriet iirst prize; Bend took second prize; Junior class, and Otwell Ran kin, ever printed for one edition. the University of Louisville as a The theme of the yearbook is car- the past two years. iViiadcr, President of Music Clubs; part of the centennial anniversary tiurnuo and r»ytontown won uurd chairman of the prom committees. Elizabeth W. Hill, District Chairman and fourth prises, respectively. At the last regular meeting of the ried out in the form of a motion According to early reports the fes- celebartlon of the founding of the picture. A technicolor travel- tival will be one of tne greatest ever 01 contests; Dwlght Anderson, State UniveMlty. The speaker was Dr. Dr. Wells in bis adaret» oaid In junior class, Rankln announced Chairman of Contests: and Agnes that many of the prom plans were ogue, entitled "Through Eastern's to be staged. Hundreds of Ken- Charles H. Judd, head of the de- part: tucky college students are making Bishop Jardine, President, National partment of education, University • • inere are now in Madison coun- being completed, and informed the Campus," is one of the high spots Federation of Music Clubs. ty 428 children who have attained various committees in charge to of the production/ A number of plans to attend the gay festivities in of Chicago, who delivered an ad- tne fl»e point standard—average make all arrangements at earliest other sections in Keeping with the nopes of seeing their favorite crown- Mr. Barnes has been a soloist over dress on the subject, "Cooperation height and weight, good posture, possible date. "Talk itup. This is motion picture .theme are also won- ed "QUMU of the Mountain .aurel WHAS, at the K. E. A., and at Among Educational Institutions In normal teeth, normal throat and going to be the best prom ever held derfully produced. Festival." church. He is a member of the Men's improving Scholarship." "It is im- good vision. This achievement was at Eastern," Rankln told the class. Glee Club at Eastern, and of East- perative that there must be in- iins unit of the R. O. T. C. At vented and installed a new kind of made possible by the untiring ef- An orchestra for the occasion has present time he is a pupil of Miss forts ot the teachers working with not been engaged, but according to Annual Foster Music Camp To general education," Dr. Judd stated, Russ Childs, committee chairman Alary Murphy, voice Instructor at and added, "the relation of general the children and urging their par- Eastern ents to get their children in better for the music, several outstanding eucatlon to vocational education physical condition. • • • There is a ones have been contacted. Be On Campus June 14—July 17 must be made clear." constant requirement and demand Mr. Rechtln recently requested the other classes to select reprey The convention this year was at- for correction of physical defects weekly programs will be broadcast. HIGHlaiOOL tended by more than five thousand among the school children, which sentatives for the prom as soon as By MILDRED COLEY members of the Association, repre- is primarily due to health educa- possible. Freshmen representatives On tne Eastern campus from Among the aaded features of tnis will be Miss Francis Little, 'New- June 14 to July 17, the Stephen educational vacation lor Kentucky senting every county in the State. tion." port, and Miss Helen Anthony, Collins Foster Camp, the first of youth are dances, movie parties, DAY PUNNED Dr. Ralph Sockman, New York. J. B. Moore was in charge of the Nashville. / its kind in Kentucky, will again be irequent outdoor picnics, and visits Methodist clergyman, author and brief athletic program which fol- in session for Junior and senior to Madison county spots of inter- Invitations Extended to More lecturer, delivered the opening ad- lowed the health meeting and pre- high school students desiring mu- est. Ihese programs of entertain- dress, speaking on "The Spirit ol ceded the graduation exercises at sical training. The camp offers ment are planned by the Fuie Arts Than 5000 High School Education." At this opening ses- which Dr. H. L. Donovan, president MOTHERS TO five full weeks of musical instruc- Committee and are free to the mu- Students sion Harold Bauer, internationally of Kastern, presided.