The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1930 Page: 5 of 6
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THB BASTROP ADVERTISER, BASTROP, TKXA. . Thursday, February 1.1, 1030
jhlishcd by the students
of the
Bastrop 1 h«h School
Bastrop Hi-Life
Watrh these columns for
Spe< dJ Announcement*
fcach Week
1'uldished Vl/r*k.ly
:Ahr OF llASiROI' 111 LIPB
in-chief C^'1 Wallaee
1 ditor-in-chiuf, Victor l'feiffer
'fU Editor
Lrary Editor
twenty- J became the beloved Saint of
th.
life
Wrist- J one3
Amy Prlea
Editor .... Nell Simmon. tm, ^.hool aml
[y Editor Beth Fowler
rc Editor lA*h Dawson
Editor Catherine Chalmers
rter® :
rothy Com p ton, Leah Dawson,
wr Dibrell Jr., Lucille Fisher,
l'feiffor, Waggoner Sanders,
dorge, Ida ilae Stone, Brownte
Jmk Wallace aad Charlie Bess
first birthday of the most inidviduul pie, secretly, he united coupli
man who ever lived—Abe Lincoln. matrimony, and thu-
1 incoln, born in Kentucky in 180!)| patron >aint of lovei
p. ■
in ,
became tin
ItB.
IS0I Uiaa Margaret Ayaeaworth
[oltlKlN WRY SON JR., PREMI-
UM OF LOS OSOS KSI'ANOLKS
resident J. C. Hryson Jr., who was
yd president of the Los Oaoa
nuolos at the previous meeting,
l the American Spanish student*
Ither Wednesday afternoon in
i nine of the Bastrop High school
m i i etary called the roll and
different students answered tho
by the name of some Spanish
do, . When the roll call was fin-
id, the exceedingly educational
frnm was begun and the life of
lui.u authors which was render.*!
|Uuth Peterson anil Cecil Wallace
unusually interesting and educa
1*1
rse jokes that were read kept the
was the onrt hundred and , u.v..,.,r uie ... ,.r .. .
' « '• i< covert*! with snow
And net hi tig can be heard but the
wind, o mournfully low,
v ma kanHioun... i«i. u * u• . | . . , Atuonling Everyone m the forest is waiting for
vas handicapped throughout his early | to this legend when flaudiu di .eov- p, iag,
opportunity to at-! ercd the secret proceedings, Saint W ho with all her glories bring
once said, Bes.de* j Valentine was doomed to die. Hi*! The warm days and sunshine.
the A. B C. schools, the <)nly other , birthday February U, wa from that With frolic and .lance all the time
medium education in the country dis- time a day of festivities and soon
tricts of Kentucky was preaching.1 , gifts were given as a token of love
Mis principal "education" came from and a tribute to Saint Valentine.
The gifts presented on this day
have varied from mere valentines to
the Bible and local legends, which
were read to him by his mother.
When seven years old, his parents some rather expensive tokens. I)ur-
moved to Indiana. Here his job as
rail splitter began. At ten he is
rfuoted as saying. "I kept an note in
my hand and split rails until I was
twenty-three years old."
When twenty-one years old, Lin-
coln went to Illinois. Life here, as
ing the reign of Charles the Second
- xpensive gifts became the mode. Th
Duke of Richmond gave a lady a
jewel worth $4,000, and Samuel Pepyj
presented his wife with a $1,500 ring.
At one time in the history of Eng-
land, the custom was for the suitor
he said was "pretty pinching,*' The ' to attach the valentine to an apple or
next year he became clerk at a New orange and throw his gift to his fair
Snlem store, his first position. Hero lady's window. Provided the window
he refused to tolerate any profanity, happened to be open and the suitor
in his presence—a predominating acceptable, everything was all right,
characteristic of his life. ; Valentine Day—breathing of cu-
In 1H.14, after his return from the , pids and red hearts—seemingly must
lilaok Hawk War, where he was prepare himself for a cool reception
chosen captain of a company, he ran ir. Bastrop Hi. Those sentimentally
for a seat in the General Assembly of inclined will perhaps remember their
Illinois but was defeated. What grade school when teacher called out
would be America's plight, had he nam''* from a big red ban. Others
J been discovered by this one set back ? leave valentines in the class with
At th>' next, election, he was sleeted 1 u. tie* and minuets.
Send the Children
to School in
Pool's "SwetpruF
PLAY SUITS
.*4
N UMKKK
Jwetpruf" Play Suits Retain Their frbr
Yoa can get them in Pool's Bh e,
Pool's Tan or Pool's Olive Drafc.
J deal School Garments for the CWWn*
lebruary has only twenty-eight days
So in their hole, they will not stay,
But awake in the glorious air of
spring
And dance, frolic and gleefully sing.
CORRECTION
In the write-up in the High
Ijfe, of the Bastrop High school
last week, it was stated that
Judge R, L. Batts of Austin
presented the local .school with
some valuable books at the
soliciation of Mr. F. H. Birming-
ham. This was an error, and
should of read that they were
brought to Bastrop by Mr. Bir-
mingham, and were given to
the Bastrop High Schooll thru
the generosity of Judg. Palts.
t<> the assembly.
In IN,15 came Lincoln's first real
sorrow, Ann Rutledge, who hed pro-
n ised to be his wife, died. Later,
Valentines seemed obnoxious to
one student l'or, when interviewed
.N«id, "Valentines, I have hated them
ever since my best beloved 'in the
hers wide awake with wondering Lincoln said "I really and truly loved fourth grade gave me a comic one.
the >;irl and think often of her now." | Another seemed more enthusiastic
Then- was a pause nnd then the pr<-- | over th< day, "Oh. 1 adore them, like
i' 1" nt added And I have love.l the | ,j Christmas tree; and Easter rah-
while the song rendered by the
year Kirln was very desirable,
conversation, ryhmes, and
th
I*, jovial little riddles added much 1 name < >f Rut ledge to this day."
noire and laughter to all the stu- : ]| « achievements as a public ser-
fs who were packed in the small ' vant are well known. His sudden
that is, small for mch a large . <i> at>i, April M, 1.8(55, at Ford's
p ip of students.
I YLKk TRAINING BUILT
FOB AMBITIOUS PBOPL1
! Theatre by whom no one knew
fi. r the program was fully car-j knew came as a shock to the nation,
out the faculty sponsor, Miss 0
•rson
gave h r pleasing critic-
\ • >11 i \
i
—o-
BAI.L PRACTICE
BEGIN 111 IS WEEK
II N EW BERRY
< RACKS
ANKLE
Interchips Teams Organued
|]A«t Wednesday afternoon, while j
Jt,arhinK the track team, Coac!, New-1
Jrrv had the misfortuni of ctn.'k.ng j
of the small bones in his left !
|k !•
[Tor high school regrets tins ex-
f • 1 y painful accident to their loyal
b*<-h and teacher. The acid nt.
lirh was received while broad jump-
pi; will re fpiire the use of r it Ivs
){ .- vera! weeks. Mr. N« woerry
ever, . arly resumed his duti' S as
•h and teacher, even tin ugh the
I •;ry is till nainful
[i I
, l-.W > I I I M.N I S
ENI ER < HOOL
Monday mornmif in a scmbly VI .
Matlhi expla.ueo , ,n. f..r this year
volley bull team. Inteitdass games
w,il he played under the gcncrul
direction of Miss Anderson, volley
bull coach. Each class met Mon-
day, with some teacher designated as
ela ' sponsor, to organr/..- cl;us«
team.
The puip i e .<f these . la s games
i. to stimulate interest among the
[ K'i'ls in volley ball. Every girl, in
1 i iacuci games, is given an opportun-
ity to piay. In this wa>, the he t
1 piayer.- can bo found for the team to
i preM nt our ... i ■ "I m the county
| pi< liimiiaiy, March the fil t>
bits. All a ma'.'i.'.' of romantic feel-
ing, I call it," this demure person said
with fairly beaming sentiment.
Hut most replies are not like tlu>
last. What brutal candor greets old
Si.int Valentine. How his paper heart
must cringe and what . orrow must
shake h!. cur>
'ill!
The Tyler Commercial College and
School of Business Administration
Tyler Texas, was founded for the
primary purpose of giving ambitious
young men and women front the
average homes an opportunity to
capatilize the bigger opportunities of
the world of business. The officials
.••nd faculty of this «?reat specialized
training institution recognize that
there are thousands of young people
in the Southwest who are qualified
so far as academic education and
native ability are concerned, and for
i bove tire; rdinary responsibilities.
They hiv • within themselves
1 ovver to develop and advance.
n R C
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' A-59
JNO. O. TURNER
SOLE OWNER
THIS MIGHT BE TRl'K
FISH S Hi.,. \TEi) .<) Ill MAN
WELFARE STl'DIEI) |; uch young men and women need to'
achieve and above-the-average s\ic-
cess is a PROPER START.
Here's a moral lesson from "Life"
that might be taken to heart by sev-
eral automobile sales and service
the managers wo know. And the "we"
^jj j issued advisedly, meaning you and I
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Biology class in studying fish
and their relationship to human wel-
fare thi.< week. Each member of
the class has a fish of his own to
study. These fish came from the
aquariums which the clas have been
studying.
Drawinijs of the fish have been
made, and several experiments hav
been performed. Our Biology teach-
er gives us new and int- resting mate!
inl about fish and tin*ii habits everv
I've been watching that mechanicl Advertiser is authorised t*
for the last fifteen minutes. There's I a"nuU,,C(' th* lowing candidate.,
a man who knows his business. He
That i- exaetlv what the courses at didn'tj spill a drop of oil on the
T. P. C. are designed to supply. And \ ground. He put down the horxl gent-
because this school recognizes that b'. fastened it securely and left no
profitable employment is the goal of finger prints on it. He wiped his
. very student—and that the earliest bands on clean waste before opening
possible employment is necessary for
the greater majority the courses
have been arranged and instruction
methods developed to permit all ^tu-
ii> nts to advance rapidly, but to let
i e individual student advance just as
subject to the action of the
cratic Primaries.
D
mring the first few \vc k.-> tne
nd t. i rn, eight n< vv t ie nts have
,5|[i red the Ha- >|> 11 • g' S-'h.vd
i juniors, fiv • sophomores an.t
i. freshman, hav. been welcor.'e I
ti • ur <chool.
he Juniors ire Eug 'iiia ( ...pn, \n
n Oran Kippenbr *k. Eugenia is
a new '.udent iut hi.s att. nd. d
' Smilhville '.h'd sinie she left
< ;.hc eventh gra>!'. while tirna
'■ entered for t'.< first time.
The sophomores are Andrew Lee
'iser, La Hu" Templeton, Lucille
'•nipletonn, Kmncl Lei and lien
bmnons.
Andrew Lee is a former student in
school, Vjt for tho la.' few
'ars has been attending th" Austin
ili'ary Academy at Austin. The
a*(rop stud. nt:. are ^lad to again
e'.come him among them.
Lucille* nrnl La Rue Tempi -ten an
>th new students from 'Travis coun
y Bonnel Lee and B.*n Simmons
iiliomore =, hav. resumed their
•cond
■ tudi.
nth.
| i hi nior da eli cte.i J.eray t al-
laiian, < . plain, ot.'it r members of
t ac team are Mattie Claiborne, Inez • j
j : 'til ling, l.illie Hi lie Hoffman, -
ti ne !• idler, Theo Perkins and'
i; th Fowler.
The Sophomore girls elected 1 -inn
• .••urge, captain. 'The other members
< l the team are Dorothy ('ompton,'
i leo < ha Inn r s, La Rue 'Templeton, i
Lucille 'Templeton, Trudie Mae Queen |
I and Ellen Cole. Ida Mae Stone is busi-1
I ne ^ manager for the Sophomores,
j The freshman >rirls elected Schudde
i Hi • v Hry on captain. Other members
I of the class team are Dorothy Woeh1,
I Dorothy DcGlandon, Theo < Jriesen-
j L'-ck, Jean Millc, Edith Ix?e and
Mary Sue Ciibson.
| 'The Junior Cla'.s met and elected
I (Vie-'line llasler, Captain, Charlie
He s Wilkes, business manager, nnd
En!?, nia Chapman reporter. Other
J nu mbers of the team had not been
1 .|eci.11 d at this date.
day. These talks have proved very t i a pi dy as is consistent with thorough-
bi neficial to all members of thi. '• •••> Other .students cannot hold you
class. i i uck. Vou make your own schedule.
'The Biology ela - has been in I here are over thirty-five coursca
creased by four new members, th I'fejvd at Tyler Commercial College,
'Templeton girls, Hen Simmons and
Oran Kippenbreek. These n \v m. m-
tho door, spread a clean cloth over I
the upholstery, meshed the gears 1
noiselessly and then drove slowly and
with caution into the street."
"Yeah. That's his own car."
F r County CoMmlssionor
Pr«s i«*t N' . .1:—
Yf A. TURN BR
A UN RU HBNDKIX
LOUIR W. PROMT
•<0"
\press much
-■ which the
interest in tin
Biology class
ny .ne i f which will prepare you for
a good position immediately upon
raduation. If you are interested in
nt tabling r.ucci .-.s in the quick.'st and
A Medicine You Have Waited
Many \ears For
niakeM.
Many new ideas have been voiced
and many new things ha.-" been
learned. This tudy will contain all
of this week.
POETS COR NEK
Jl LI \ W VI (ill'S POKM
WINS
PRIZE
>
P'l it s us students * ince the
M in began.
• ' 'orothy DeClundon is the otil/ ad
li'ion to the freshman group. She
'ered school Monday, nnd was
sday named on Ihe fre lira a vol-
Py ball team.
Bastrop High School is abva; glad
o Welcome a- w students into their
'"dst and equally glad ' > • < old
t"dents return. They always carry
^e wn by the fact tlia' all f- n • iris
'' playing on their class vail- y ball
Eugenia Chapman was eleot-
"! reporter for the Junior class team.
SAINT \ \LEN TINE MAt
|( \ v E COOL RECEPTION
! ROM HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
THIS YEAR
Concerning the origin of Saint
Vnbntim I)a> .there is little known
ill i.le the realm of legends History
locoi I no acceptable theory of its
i t igin.
i i" p.jriular theory of its oiiKin is
. -.lined vitli Claudius the Cruel
and a Rooian prii st nan ed Vab ntine.
Clau'i
n.anili
When
in i
This wivL "Fibruary Days" writ-
ten by Julia W'augh, a freshman is
published in this column: This poem
in addition to receiving local praise
from all who have read it, was award
ed second prize in Secretary Haw-
kin's club, a poetical division of the
Sunday's Houston Post Dispatch.
I ' l way, let us send you a copy of||J
ihe big books, "Ache'viug Success in
Busine. ." It is free. Just clip and
mail the coupon now. We have no
branch schools anywhere. We lead;
other follows.
TYLER COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
and School of Busin. hh Administration
Tyl«T, Texas
Name ..
Addresa
See Editor of The Bastrop Adver-
tiser for seholsrship.
Phyllis (at dance)- 1 can't under-
stand why you stayed outside so lon«
with uch a splendid dancer a« Guy!
lren<*- He showed nv some new
steps and we sat on them!
IEBRIARI DAYS
By Julia W'augh
February Days an
and dreary,
often they make O
weary,
Hiit] for farmers it
sometime
•Id
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
tired and
is planting time
L. D. WILLIAMS
Lawyer
ASTROP
TEXi D
n In-ini' one of his war4, <le-
I fha* all men ^o to the front,
h'- 'iibjeets refu e.l to leave
r un lit and sweethearts, Clnud-
H's 11«re
t!uit tlvr.
B- N'COLN'S EARLY LIFE
™ ONE OF II MIDSHIPS marriages and that all
gngements be broken.
is no mere
etiuing en-
rt,'n°*<lay, February the twelveth Valentine through hi intervention
They plant seeds of many kinds,
And sow, dig, and plow,
. h '■ !•■ sprout and Id <>m one
how.
V11 'lie animals in the woods.
Peg in t > -t re'eh fr on their It p i
good.
The lit'lr chipmunk «'.ick or * h;>
head.
Nr.I loots 1 ;hi fore ' (ha* lo I
so dead,
But he doesn't eome out jo^t then.
R.xvuise he f, 1« the cell ait- and
chillv winds
PACE A rOWHT.I,
Attorneys .it T
• f.*•« Cii /.oi * Ststti Bank Mudd.i.
BASTROP, TEAAT
C. W. Wehb
F.mmi S. Webb
Elgin, Texas
WEBB Xi FELTS
ATTOILM YS AT LAW
A. M Frits
I itttofield PI If
Austin, Te*i\s
Will prnrtirp In sll courts,
snd Stste
Federal
Bring introduced in our store for the FIR1SI TIME. I his cele-
brated new remedy is for the stomach, liver, kidnc-ys and
bowebi and ihetunntic and neuritis roubles. Clxicago, Phila-
delphia, and other large cities have gasped at the wonderfwl
accomplishments of this remarkable medicine.
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©
This remarkable compound
is d« tinetl to brini? new
hope happiness vnd gloroius
hemith to Bastrop people.
Thousands of seemingly
hopeless cases of health
troubles have been conquer
ed in yri er cltios, by thi*
advanced compound.
Konjoln, tho medcine made
from extracts of 22 plants of
Nature, containing over 30
beneficial ingredients, works
with tho sufferiig's own food
bringing nr ore normal heal-
thy action to the important
rrcjins of tie body——.tho
stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowe's.
THE PEOPLES DRUG STO^E
BASTROP, TFXA.S
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Schaefer, H. A. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 13, 1930, newspaper, February 13, 1930; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206676/m1/5/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.