The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 17, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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THE NORMAL ST A R
Published Weekly During the School Year hy the Students of the Southwest Texas State Normal College
Vol. 8.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1920.
No. 36
AQUATIC CONTESTS TO BE
STAGED SOON AT RIVERSIDE
July 31, August 7, 11, and 12.
At a meeting of the Student Wel-
fare Committee it was decided to
inaugurate a series of contests in the
water activities at Riverside. These
contests will be open only to students
who are in attendance at the Normal
this summer. The following list or
activities has been selected for con-
test:
TOO-foot swim against current in
shortest time.
100-foot swim against current in
shortest time, using four different
strokes changed at signal.
100-foot swim down stream in
shortest time by those who have
never swam at all until this summer.
Longest under-water dive.
Lpngest time swimming within a
prescribed area.
Most graceful and difficult feats
from spring-board, swing, and tree.
Longest running dive from bank.
Best spring-board dive by those
who never dived at all until this
summer.
The hoys and girls will contest
separately; i. e., there will be a con-
test for the boys and a contest for
the girls in each type of activity.
In the girls’ contests it may be found
advisable to shorten the distances
above mentioned. The winner in
each contest will receive a prize
(probably from $2 to $3 in value)
and will be given five points of
efficiency. The second best will be
given three points of efficiency, and
the third best will be g.ven one point.
The boy who earns the greatest
number of points in all the boys’
contests, and the girl who earns the
greatest number of points in all the
girls’ contests, will each receive a
bathing suit with the college lettei .
Try-outs in the first, second,
fourth, and fifth events will be held
from four to six on Saturday, July 31.
Try-outs in the other four events will
be held from four to six on Saturday,
August 7.
Finals in the first, second, fourth,
and fifth events will be held from
four to six on Wednesday, August 11.
Finals in the other four events will
be held from four to six on Thurs-
day, August 12.
All who wish to enter the contests
must register with Mrs. Sewell,
specifying the events they wish to
enter, at least two days before- the
try-out in such events.
In connection with these contests
there will be a demonstration of
resuscitation from drowning, given
by Melvin D. Miller, who had two
years of experience in the U. S. Navy.
H. E. CLUB GOES TO NEW
BRAUNFELS
On Reading “Rugby Chapel!
Mr. Arnold.
What matter if the wila waves swell,
Then sink to ocean’s boundless waste again,
Leaving no mark by w hich to tell
That they have ever been.
Have they not caught the moonbeam’s light
And felt the all compelling sweep
When God’s strong wind kissed them goodnight
And rocked them back to sleep?
And thru creation’s endless strife
Their little taste of joyous life
Is theirs forever.
’Not e’en the gods can recall their gifts.’
What matter if I loiteras I can
To bathe my soul in dew and flower
Or catch the wild, sweet notes of distant Pan,
Content to live each shining hour.
The same hand plants the violet meek
And gives the waves their matchless force,
He paints the roses crimson cheek
And sets the stars their endless course
And all I think and feel and see
Becomes a deathless part of me,
To be lost never.
‘Not e’en the gods can recall their gifts.’
MUSICAL CONCERT PROVIDED
FOR NORMAL STUDENTS
Last Monday afternoon about forty
of the H. E. girls gathered on the
Court House Square and from there
they were chaperoned by Misses
Thompson and Davis to New Braun-
fels, where they spent several hours
picnicing.
When all the girls reached Landa
Park they went in swimming in the
beautiful pool. After enjoying the
water they went over near the springs
and ate a delightful supper.
When the supper was over they
“explored” the park and then were
ready to leave for home. The trip
home was a delightful one supple-
mented by a number of good songs,
both old and new.
Students will have an opportunity
to hear something good in the way
of music by attending the concert
given in the auditorium, Monday, July
19, at 8:30 p. m. The concert is
given by two well-known San An-
tonio artists, Miss Ruth Witner,
vocalist, and Mr. Oscar J. Cox,
pianist. There is an exceptionally
good program prepared and you can-
not afford to miss it. Your blanket
tax will admit you.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
I
Crepuscule Massent
Un Bel Di (Butterfly) Puccini
Ruth Witrner
II
Autumn Wind Branscombe
Bluebells
I Bring You Heartsease
Morning Wind
NORMAL TIES STAPLES IN FAST
TEN-INNING GAME, 4 to 4.
TO PLAY LULING AND STAPLES
NEXT WEEK
Yesterday afternoon on the Staples
field Normal played the Staples Nine
a tight game to a score of 4 to 4.
Thruout the game Normal showed
good work and good hitting. The
feature of the game was the three-
bagger by Brazzel which brought
Normal out of the hole. Henmg
pitched good ball, allowing his oppo-
nents to get few hits.
Watch for announcements of the
games to be played next week. We
have a game with Luling and one
with Staples on Friday. Both of
these games are on our field so come
STAPLES ■
Autrye
Carlisle
Autry
Lowman
Lowman
Carlisle
Vest
Linebarger
Mercer
TOTALS
A.B. R. H.
5 0 0
4 0 X
4 11
4 0 0
4 2 1
3 10
2 0 0
4 0 2
3 0 0
33 4 5
Two base hits, Hatfield, Wiginton,
Vest. Three base hits, Brassell.
First on balls off Mercer 1. Struck
out by Hennig 11, by Mercer 12. Hit
pitcher, Vest. Double plays, Normal
3.
III
out and see some real
baseball.
Musical Talk
Box score for Staples
game,
Oscar J. Fox
NORMAL
A.B.
R.
H.
IV
Devinney .
4
1
1
Dolce Suono (Lucia)
Donizette
Brassell
5
1
1
Ruth Witmer
Cone
5
0
0
Y
Hennig
5
0
2
My Heart is a Lute
Woodman
Platfield
5
0
1
Pierrot
Gaynor
Wiginton
4
0
2
Morning
Lehmann
Johnson
4
1
2
Habanera
Fuentes
Pochman
3
0
0
Ruth Witmer
Jowell
4
1
0
Mr. Oscar J. Fox at the
piano.
TOTALS
40
4
9
Maudee Bronaugh accompanied
friends to San Antonio last week-end.
Marie Huling, Bernice Gabriel,
Annie &.nd Lena Munk visited home-
folks in Staples Saturday.
Lois Rogers and Ruth Rackley
went to their homes in Buda Satur-
day.
Katie Chesser spent two pleasant
days in Kyle.
LA SALAMANCA PICNIC
THERES A REASON
Earls Frels to Raymund Gentle:
“What you say is so uninteresting, it
goes into one ear and out the other.”
Gentle to Frels: “What else do you
expect? There is nothing in the in-
side to stop it.”
Last Saturday afternoon twenty
five La Salamancas met at “Joe’s”
to go out on the Blanco near Evan’s
farm picnicing. There was so muen
lunch, ice cream, and water melon
that there was hardly any room left
in the cars for the people; but with
much scrambling, we all finally got
in and rattled joyfully away to the
tune of “tVe Won’t Get Back Until
Morning. ”
Once at the Blanco most of us took
to the water like a lot of ducks and
for an hour swam, dived, and engaged
in water fights and duckings while
those on the banks, in a fit of “sour
grapes,” threatened to eat the lunch.
After that swim we could have eaten
hardtack if necessary. Nothing but
a pack of ravenous wolves could have
gotten away with more in any shorter
time than we did; but in spite of our
appetites because of lack of capacity
the watermelons had to be left until
later. For the next hour we sang,
talked, and basked in the light of
the distant campfire like well-filled
crocodiles. Then we took up the
bother of eating again and made
way with four tremendous melons,
saving only the rinds for a few of
the bravest of the party to use as
weapons in a fight which followed.
The battle royal ended with honors
equally divided between the brave
and the fair.
The rattling of the cars down the
road warned us that it was time all
Normalites were abed. With tired
feet and drowsy head we scrambled
up the hill to enjoy the cool ride
home—a fitting ending to a perfect
evening.
Star Reporter Interviews Dean Birdwell
On His Return From National
Educational Association.
LOCKHART VS. BAY CITY ON
EVANS FIELD
In a fast, snappy game played on
Evans Field in San Marcos Thursday
afternoon, Lockhart defeated Bay
City by a score of 3 to 1. Cocrehan,
pitching for Lockhart twirled a
gilt-edged game holding his op-
ponents 5 hits and 1 score. Reviere
who recently signed up with the St.
Louis Cardinals, pitched for Bay
City, allowing 9 hits and 3 runs. I ew
errors were made by either team,
and none were very costly. This is
the fourth game played by these
T.r>r-irVi5iT-t ‘winning three.
Dean Birdwell has returned from
the National Education Association,
which met at Salt Lake City, Utah,
July 4-11, and when asked by a
reporter of the Star for an interview,
said, in substance:
“The whole setting of the National
Education Association was unique.
Meeting at Salt Lake City, a modern,
economic miracle, holding its sessions
in the world famed Mormon Taber-
nacle under the inspiration of one
of the world’s greatest pipe organs
and organists, the members of the
Association were charmed to begin
with. The theme of the meeting was
“A Better Citizenship.” This theme
was worked out from many different
angles. Over and over, emphasis was
laid on the importance of vocational
training of teaching the children of
the land to earn a living, to become
economically independent—this, too,
thru formal education. The burden
of many of the papers was that this
business is too serious to leave to
chance. Physical education as a
necessary basis for good citizensh p
occupied a whole meeting of the
Association. The idea was that
there is a technique of good liv.ng
and that if one lives intelligently he
may keep well and strong and there-
fore be better able to meet the
demands of citizenship in the present
complex or confused situation.
"Civic instruction is demanded Ly
the National Education Association,
not merely in a formal sense, bi t
practical citizenship—a kind of Lam-
ing that gives one a tender con-
science concerning the obligations or
citizenship as well as a knowledge of
iho rights of citizenship. But white
practical citizenship and pramDui
living engrossed the attention of the
Association for a large part of th-
time, yet the more definitely cultural
side of the educative process was not
forgotten. It was the opinion of the
Association, as expressed in their
resolutions, that it would be ex-
tremely dangerous to forget the
artistic side of life; to forget the
extreme importance of mental
achievements as such; to cease to
love as a race the best in art, litera-
ture, music, etc.”
“Another interesting phase of this
meeting of the Association was its
reorganization. Heretofore the Asso-
ciation has been made up of members
from all parts of the common country
and has been subject to the domina-
sotion of the various localities in
which its meetings were held. Here-
after the Association will be com-
posed of representatives chosen by
the various educational organizations
in the country. It will, therefore,
become a representative body, not
subject to so great an extent to local
influences. It is the concensus of
opinion that this reorganization of
the National Educational Association
is one of the great forward steps in
our educatonal progress. To be sure,
the individual members of the Asso-
ciation, whether delegates or not,
may attend its stated meetings and
may enjoy the inspiration that comes
with close fellowship with the men
and women who are thinking big
thoughts and who are doing the
mighty educational tasks of the na-
tion. The National Educational As-
sociation went on record in its reso-
lutions as favoring a greater partici-
pation in the educational affairs of
the eounti’y by the Federal Govern-
ment. It was the opinion that as
citizens of the United States we ought
to be willing to use all the resources
of the nation for the education of all
the people. To be sure, it was not
forgotten that- the education of the
people is a function of the various
commonwealths, and therefore the
Federal Government should not
undertake to dominate the educa-
tional policy of any state, but should
supplement and stimulate such policy
to the end that ignorance and its
attendant evils may be driven from
the land.”
“These were the big features of the
1920 meeting of the National Educa-
tion Association. It was a great
meeting—great in its ideas, in its
purposes, and in its achievements,
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The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 17, 1920, newspaper, July 17, 1920; San Marcos, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614155/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State University.