The College Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 25, 1934 Page: 1 of 4
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Mid-Terms
Next Week
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Better Open
Those Books
Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas State Teachers College
VOLUME XXVI
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934
NUMBER 31
EL TORO
TEMPLE WINS REGIONAL MEET HELD HERE FRIDAY
Ull-
Well, greetings and salutations!
Take a glance at the name of this
column and then read this next
sentence. We certainly had a nice
vacation while the class editions
were run off. But they are now
history and we can turn our faces
to the future, forgetting the mis-
takes of the past and attempt to
set a new high mark in the jour-
nalistic realm for immediate re-
covery following class editions.
Next week the decisions will be
announced and everyone will say,
“I told you that issue was the
best” and then everyone will go
home sleepy, eat their bowl of
mush and tumble into bed for a
healthy and refreshing snooze —
which was stimulated by the last-
minute cup of Ovaltine.
These are drowsy days. Even
the teachers are stifling yawns.
That’s the advantage of being a
student—you can yawn openly.
Someday, I expect to write a de-
tailed dissertation upon the yawn
as an inspiration to sleepy-eyed
students who are valiantly endeav-
oring to cross the threshold of
knowledge and cross swords in a
battle unto death with the demon
ignorance that threatens to anni-
hilate our American youth.
Sentence Nothings:
“Isn’t that girl tacky? She was
out with my boy-friend the other
night.” . . “Isn’t that the cutest
boy!” . . El Toro observes that ice
cream is good, but messy . . The
dormitory gets a vacation . . The
library is a good place to talk to
your gal . . The exes are begin-
ning to flood the place . . Seniors
are beginning to turn their
thoughts to jobs for next year . .
Cupid is getting into midseason
stride . . Baseball enthusiasts are
getting warmed up to the new
season . . Golf is calling to promi-
nent faculty members. . . “Pickle”
looks promising on the courts.
We are happy to see that the
process of building a museum of
sorts is at present going on in
the Science Building. Plans are
being made for an interesting col-
lection to be installed in the new
cabinets.
And to satisfy those people who
are always howling about the
drinking fountains, the college has
installed several electric fountains
that operate as an electric ice cool-
er and the students now have ice-
cold water at their disposal at all
times. The old custom was to lay
a couple of chunks of ice over the
pipes of the quadrangle fountain to
cool them but the pipes were nev-
er cool past noon. Now students
during the spring and summer
sessions may tickle their throats
with clear icy water long after
the sun has indicated the passing
of the noon-hour.
Doc Hargus was busy last week
installing them. Our next thought
is what is there for a poor column-
ist to glamor about. Museums and
water-coolers were our sole source
of entertainment and now we have
been cruelly cast out into the cold
world with nary a subject upon
which to give vent to our pent-up
ambition and energy.
And, by the way, we were one
of the guest artists on the Cam-
pus Chat, Denton paper, this week.
Lois Wilkerson, contemporary edi-
tor and publisher of yours truly,
conceived the idea for getting out
of work. El Toro is willing to bet
Lois a cream-puff to a doughnut—
if such was her motive—that she’s
done more work than an ordinary
edition, writing to guest perform-
ers like us, to get our copy in. But
it’s a dirty trick to attribute such
a bright idea to such common mo-
tives as an effort to get out of
work—isn’t it Lois? The reason
I thought of that is because I
temporarily forgot that she has a
staff that works—ho-hum!
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Coach H. G. Shands returned last
night from a road trip to Nacog-
doches and Huntsville where they
skirmished with their hosts on the
tennis courts. The Bobcats were
winners in both matches. Full re-
sults will be published next week
together with the results of last
week.
JEFFERSON HIGH
TAKES REGIONAL
TRACK CONTESTS
Field Records Fall By Dozens As
High School Stars Swing
Into Action.
Thomas Jefferson’s District 22
champion track team galloped
through the fastest high school
field Evans Field has ever seen
for the first title of new Region
Six here Friday, scoring 24 points.
J. C. Ferguson, New Salem, took
first in shot and discus and second
in broad jump to lead the field with
13 points.
Trailing Jefferson for team hon-
ors were Stockdale and New Sa-
lem with 13 points each, second
and third; Luling, 10%, LaGrange,
9 2-10, and Edison, 8.
With former district records set
in San Marcos meets to shoot at,
tracksters from the four districts
in Region 6 set nine better marks
and established a flock of records
that will be hard to break in re-
gional meets in years to come.
The mile relay, set by Main
Avenue in 1925 and tied by Jeffer-
son in 1932 and this year in dis-
trict competition, was lowered by
Cecil Burnett’s sprinters to 3.37.
The high hurdles mark of 16 set
by Charley Casper, Harlandale, in
1930, was lowered to 15.8 by Mil-
ton Rosenberg, LaGrange; 440 dash
set by Nichols, Harper, in 1923,
was lowered to 52 by Horace
Taylor, the Luling sensation; mile
run, held by Cordova, Main
Avenue, since 1925 at 4:51.6, was
dropped to 4:47.3 by Calvin Bell,
Dowdy; pole vault held by Kerche-
ville, Kyle, since 1923, was boosted
to 11 feet one inch by Monroe
Snell, Bertram; Phillips, Main
Avenue, 1926, 5 feet 10% inch
mark in the high jump was boost-
ed to 5 feet 11 inches by Calloway
McBee, Stockdale; the 21-foot 8-
inch broad jump mark of Woods,
Seguin, 1925, and Casper, Harlan-
dale, 1933, was boosted to '23 by
Charley Kuhn Jefferson; Fergu-
son, New Salem, smashed the 1933
49 foot % inch shot mark set by
Lester, Lockhart, in 1933 with
a put of 51.8, and Edwin Howard,
Kyle, sailed the javelin 168 feet %
inch to beat the 164.9 of Herman,
Main Avenue, set in 1926.
Summer:
High hurdles: Rosenberg, La-
Grange; Jones, Austin; Deloney,
Cuero, 15.8 (Hartenberer and Hare,
Jefferson, disqualified for knocking
down too many hurdles.)
Pole vault: Snell, Bertram; Dill-
man, Luling; Seabourn, LaGrange;
Masters, Floresville; Nesestra,
Flatonia, tied for second. 11 feet
1 inch.
100 yard dash: Reed, Stockdale;
Peters, Jefferson; Woodell, Kerr-
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Young Democrats
To Meet Monday
As part of a movement to or-
ganize Young Democratic Clubs
over Texas, the young citizens of
Caldwell county will meet at the
court house next Monday evening
at 8 o’clock in Lockhart.
Walter Tynan, district attorney
from San Antonio, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. Other prominent
men from this section hav been in-
vited to attend the initial Caldwell
county meeting.
The purpose of the clubs is “to
instill and preserve in young peo-
ple an interest in governmental
affairs and to further the ideals
and principles, of the Democratic
party.” In the past six months
over 175 clubs have been organ-
ized in the counties and colleges of
Texas. The Young Democratic
Clubs of Texas are affiliated with
the Young Democratic Clubs of
America, reputedly the largest or-
ganization of its kind in the world,
boasting over 2,000,000 members.
A number of SWTTC ex-students
have taken an active part in the
Young Democratic Clubs of Tex-
as, among them are Willard Dea-
son, Hollis Frazer, Henry Kyle,
and Wilton Woods.
Mid-Terms Loom
On Horizon
Pink slips may be out of fash-
ion in some places but its get-
ting to be quite the rage here.
The next outbreak is due dur-
ing the next week.
Those mid-term exams have
been quietly but surely ap-
proaching and here they are
about to break loose on a poor
unsuspecting student body.
Many a parent will see red
soon because of a poor insigni-
ficant pink slip. — Or are they
so insignificant when Dr. Nolle
informs you at the end of the
term that it will be impossible
for you to graduate because of
the one course that you flunked.
ANNUAL FLOWER
SHOW SCHEDULED
TO START TODAY
Cora Lay Home Economics Club
Sponsoring Colorful
Event.
The annual Flower Show, spon-
sored by the Cora Lay Home Eco-
nomics club of the College will
be held this year on April 25,
from 2:00 until 8:30 p.m. in rooms
201 and 202 of the Home Eco-
nomics building. In an effort to
present a wider and more inter-
esting collection to1 the flower
lovers of San Marcos, exhibits
from neighboring towns are be-
ing encouraged.
The following regulations have
been set up by the committee in
charge:
1. Entries must be in not later
than 12:00 o’clock noon Wednes-
day, April 25. Entries cannot be
made later than the stated hour
because judging will have start-
ed.
2. Exhibits must be arranged
by the individual or group enter-
ing it.
3. Exhibits for Class V must
be arranged by the pupils under
the supervision of their teacher.
Only one arrangement from each
grade or class will be accepted.
It is suggested that several ar-
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Class Editions
Are In Hands Of
Contest Judges
The class editions have been
turned over to the judges for con-
sideration as to the respective
merits of each. Next week’s Star
will carry a full story regarding
the criticism and comments of
each.
Three capable judges have been
asked to serve. Their identity will
not be made public until next
week.
The editors of the class editions
were: H. Welborn Dunlop, fresh-
man edition; Brooks Holt, sopho-
more edition; Hillman McNeill,
junior edition; and York Willbern,
senior edition.
The following are the suggested
points for grading that were hand-
ed the judges together with a
copy of each paper:
I. General make-up and news
evaluation.
(a) Front page. 1. Writing and
placing of headlines. 2. Size of
headline and placing of news items
on page as an indication of rank-
ing value of same. 3. Mechanical
appearance of page.
(b) Inside pages. 1. Arrange-
ment of matter as to accessibility
to reader. 2. Arrangement of
stories on pages other than edi-
torial page.
II. News writing and coverage:
editorials.
(a) The quality of writing of
news stories.
(b) The scope or extent to which
possibilities for obtaining news
were taken advantage of.
(c) Quality of editorials.
(d) Originality.
BORRY KAMRATH
WINS HONORS IN
REGIONAL TENNIS
Youthful Austin Star Wins Singles
And Then Doubles
Crown.
Bobbie Kamrath of Austin, na-
tional-ranking boy tennis star,
was in top form here Friday to
win the Region Six boys’ singles
tournament, blanking Roy Velin-
der of Brackenridge, San Antonio,
6- 0; 6-0; 6-0 in the finals. Kam-
rath teamed with Edgar Weller
to beat Albert Beidenharn and
Beswick Wray, Jefferson, for the
doubles title, 7-5; 6-2; 6-4.
Miss Lois Campbell of Thomas
Jefferson, state girls’ amateur
champion, won the girls’ tourney
here by defeating Miss Mildred
Coleman in the finals, 6-1; 6-0.
Miss Cleo Cook and Miss Ellen
Nobles of Lone Grove beat Miss
Evelyn Harper and Miss Grace
Williams of Jefferson in the girls’
doubles finals, 6-2; 6-1.
Results of preliminary matches:
Boys’ singles, Kamrath, Austin,
beat Hubbard, Pearsall, 6-1, 6-0;
Velinder, Brackenridge, beat
Kolodzie, Yorktown 6-3, 6-0; Kam-
rath beat Velinder 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.
Boys’ doubles, Kamrath and
Weller, Austin, beat Fertsch and
Sommers, Hallettsville, 6-1, 6-3;
Biedenhorn and Wray, Jefferson,
beat Hubbard and Gassett, Pear-
sall, 11-9, 6-3; Kamrath and Wel-
ler beat Biedenhorn and Wray
7- 5, 6-2, 6-4.
Girls’ singles, Campbell, Jeffer-
son, beat Appling, Luling 6-2, 6-4;
Coleman, Uvalde, beat Davidson,
Georgetown 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Camp-
bell beat Coleman 6-1, 6-0.
Girls’ doubles, Williams and
Harper, Jefferson, beat Brown
and Novosad, LaGrange 6-3, 6-4;
Cook and Nobles, Lonegrove, beat
Pastel and Pace 6-8, 6-2; 6-0;
Cook and Nobles beat Williams
and Harper 6-2, 6-1.
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San Marcos Students
Win Regional Honors
For Artistic Ability
Agatha Lewis of San Marcos
High school won fourth place in
the Region Six art contest for
her still life in pastel colors. Paul
Carter of San Marcos was fourth
for his charcoal drawing.
Manuel Garcia of the Campus
school entered the modeling con-
test. Little Betty Jean Dobbins
posed for the modeling contest
in beach pajamas with a ball.
San Marcos entries have had
only a brief period of training
under Miss Geargia Lazenby and
Miss Virginia Peirce. The in-
structors said they were well
pleased with the work done by
their charges in competition with
only school pupils.
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J. Edwin Smith, 1933 graduate
of the college who has been teach-
ing at Verdi for the past year is
again on the Hill. His school clos-
ed last Friday.
REGIONAL ONE-ACT
PLAY CONTEST IS
TAKEN BY AUSTIN
“The Giant Stair” is Winning Play;
Cuero High School Gets
Second.
Austin High school players last
night won first place in the Re-
gion Six one-act play contest with
their presentation of “The Giants’
Stair,” by Wilbur Daniel Steele.
Richard S. Schutze and Pauline
Y. Blanton of the Austin cast were
chosen best actor and actress.
Maurice A. Morgan of Austin was
awarded second place by the char-
acter judge. The winning play was
directed by James R. Burton.
Cuero High school was judged
second, giving “Fixins,” by Paul
Greene. Marjorie Elder was chos-
en second best actress. Thomas
Jefferson of San Antonio was
third, and two players of this cast
were named third best actor and
actress: Ted Crowther and Mar-
garet Stewart. Rocksprings High
school was fourth.
Judges were Miss Ruby McCord,
Mrs. Juanita Starcke, and Reagan
Nesbitt. L. N. Wright was char-
acter judge.
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BOBCATS START
ON ROAD TRIP
The Bobcat tennis squad left
town shortly after noon Sunday for
an invasion into enemy territory.
Before returning home they will
encounter the Nacogdoches Lum-
berjacks on Monday and the Hunts-
ville Bearkats Tuesday. Fresh from
their three victories last week over
Commerce, Kingsville, and South-
western, respectively, they should
be ready to take this week’s oppo-
sition without very much difficul-
ty.
Captain Notley is playing the
best tennis of his career and seems
headed for a Conference champion-
ship in singles in spite of all his
opposition can do to prevent it.
The doubles team of New and
McCarley are improving rapidly
and if their performance against
Commerce is any indication they
will probably score several points
when the Conference meet is play-
ed at Waxahachie May 6 and 7.
The other team of Notley and
Bass may show some improvement
this week if Bass has recovered
sufficiently from an attack of ton-
silitis to compete. In one of the
matches last week Lightsey play-
ed in the other position with Not-
ley but Bass will probably be back
in his regular place with Notley
from now until the final meet at
Trinity University early in May.
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ANNUAL PARTY FOR
SENIOR GIRLS
The American Association of
University Women are giving their
annual tea to the senior girls at
the home of President and Mrs.
C. E. Evans on next Monday, April
30 from 4:30 to 6:30.
A spicy program is being pre-
pared for the entertainment of the
senior girls. It is hoped that ev-
ery senior girl will find it pos-
sible to be present.
A Glutton For
Punishment
Roger French, senior in the
college has established what
should be some kind of a record.
He attended Pflugerville
schools for eight years without
a miss, then entered the Dem-
onstration school where he miss-
ed only one day during the en-
tire year. He has not cut a
single class since he has been
in college which has been sev-
en terms, one semester, one
summer term, and one half se-
mester.
The astounding part is that
he claims never to have cut
chapel since he entered college.
EDUCATIONAL GROUP
OF CITY GATHER AT
COLLEGE CAFETERIA
Prominent Speakers of This Sec-
tion Address Gathering
Monday Night.
About seventy-five members of
the San Marcos Teachers Asso-
ciation met at the College Cafe-
teria for their second meeting Mon-
day evening and enjoyed a ban-
quet and a varied program of
songs and speeches. A number of
guests were present for the occa-
sion, and a constitution for the or-
ganization was adopted.
Superintendent L. J. Berry, pres-
ident of the Teachers Association,
presided. Professor J. R. Buckner
of the Teachers College was toast-
master at the banquet. Immediate-
ly following the banquet, a short
business session was held. Miss
Jenny Garth, secretary, read the
minutes of the previous meeting.
Reports were heard from the fol-
lowing committees: Program com-
mittee, E. B. Jackson, chairman;
Membership committee, Miss Alma
Lueders, chairman; Publicity com-
mittee, Miss Mattie Allison, chair-
man.
Superintendent Barton of Buda,
president of the Hays County
Teachers Association, was present
as a guest and gave a report on
the county organization. Other
guests were two candidates for
Representative from this district,
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Director Tampke
Returns To School
From State Contest
R. A. Tampke, director of the
Bobcat Band, returned this week-
end from Mexia where he served
as judge in the Eastern Division
of the State Band Association.
The State is divided into four
divisions with annual contests o'?
all kinds being held in each. The
winners are eligible to attend the
national contests to be held later.
Winners of tournaments other than
these are not recognized at the
national contest.
There are all classes of bands,
solo instruments and ensembles
entered in these competitive meets.
The competition is keen and high
class.
It is a distinct honor to be
asked to serve as judge because
of the duties and responsibilities
attached.
Beaumont’s Rayol Purple Band
won the Class A championship for
the second straight year.
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College Show To
Start Here Soon
The next production of the Col-
lege Theatre is scheduled to be-
gin production sometime in the
immediate future, according to
Mr. Lippman, the director. The
play has not been selected yet, but
its selection will probably be an-
nounced later this week. All pros-
pective participants in the produc-
tion are asked to watch the Col-
lege Players’ bulletin board for
announcements which will be made
in the near future.
TWO SAN MARCOS
GIRLS WIN PLACES
IN LITERARY MEET
Temple High School Wins Lion’s
Share of Honors in Close
Tourney.
Miss Jeanette Trice of San Mar-
cos High school won second place
in the girls’ declamation in the
literary division of the Region Six
Interscholastic meet, being held
here today. Miss Dolores Parker
won third place in typing.
In the forensic division, Temple
carried off the lion’s share of hon-
ors, tallying two firsts and two
seconds. The Temple girls’ debate
team defeated Smithville High
school in the finals by a three-to-
two vote. Molly Waters, girl ex-
tempore speaker, also won her di-
vision for Temple.
The art contest was still in
progress this afternoon, and was
expected to come to an end at
about four o’clock.
Results
Extempore speaking (boys):
James Voss, Brackenridge (San
Antonio), first; Raymond Miller,
Temple, second; Darby Orgain,
Bastrop, third.
Extempore speaking: Milly Wa-
ters, Temple, first; Gertrude Keat-
ing, Jefferson High (San Antonio),
second; Claire Stanley, Eagle
Pass, third.
Boys’ declamation: Roy Penney-
chick, Crystal City, first; Ronald
Hubbard, Brackenridge (San An-
tonio), second; Neal Parker, Dixon,
third.
Girls declamation: Dorothy Alex-
ander, Thomas Jefferson High (San
Antonio), first; Jeannette Trice,
San Marcos, second; Amy L.
Schwartz, Schulenberg, third.
Boys debate: First round —
Temple defeated Lockhart 4-1;
Brackenridge won from Uvalde,
4-0.
Finals: Brackenridge defeated
Temple 5-0.
Girls debate: 1st round—Temple
defeated Alamo Heights (San An-
tonio) 3-2; Smithville won from
Sabinal 2-1.
Finals: Temple beat Smithville
3-2.
Senior rural declamation (boys):
Robert Schmidt, W. W. White
School, first; Joyce Hannon, Arm-
strong School, second; Allen Crobe,
New Biela, third.
Rural declamation (senior girls):
Bertha Williams, Elmo Grove,
first.
Essay, Class A: Anna Katherine
Giesler, Temple, first; Mary Fern
Kessler, Uvalde, second; Laurina
McVea, Floresville, third.
Class B: Ruth Woods, Devine,
first; Aileen Landrum, Round Rock,
second; Joyce Ross, Edgwood,
third.
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T. J. Dunlap Now
Campaigning
One of the recent members of
the senior class, now an ex-student,
is making a very strenuous cam-
paign for the legislature at the
present time. Thomas J. Dunlap,
who was one of the most promi-
nent members of the class during
the first part of the year, is a
candidate for state representative
from the Hays and Caldwell coun-
ty district. He attended school un-
til the mid-semester and then with-
drew to more actively pursue his
campaign.
He is a well known member of
the younger Democratic group of
the state. He, in company with
other graduates and ex-students of
the institution attended the Jeffer-
son Day dinner sponsored by the
Young Democrats of Texas in
Houston Saturday.
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The Trackhounds, managed by
Russel Forrester, defeated the
Freshmen yesterday evening by a
score of 8-7. The game see-sawed
back and forth throughout the en-
tire seven innings. Holman Day
managed the frosh. For the win-
ners, Ralph Herder toiled on the
mound while Randolph Brown dish-
ed them over for the losers.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Mid-term quizzes for the current half-semester will be held
in the College in all subjects in accordance with the following
schedule:
Wednesday, May 2
All classes meeting at 8, 10, and 1 o’clock daily.
Thursday, May 3
All classes meeting at 9, 11, and 2 o’clock daily.
All quizzes will be one hour in length and will be held at
the regular class hours on the days indicated, in accordance
with the following regulation:
All quizzes must be written in official Blue Books. Blue
Books for any one quiz must be procured from the respective
instructor at the beginning of the quiz in exchange for cards
that the student will be expected to purchase at the College
Exchange in advance of the quiz. Blue Books procured from
any other source may not be used in an examination.
ALFRED H. NOLLE,
April 23, 1934. Dean of the Faculty
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