The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 26, 1920 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. 8.
Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas State Normal College
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1920.
No. 33.
SUMMER NORMAL TEAM IS
DEFEATED THE FIRST GAME
KYLE VS NORMAL
Klye defeated Normal in the first
game of the summer season by a
score of 5 to 1. Normal was some-
what out of tune, due to the short
length of time she has practiced.
But a bad beginning makes a good
ending, and if all the student body
backs them we are sure to have a
winning team. There was quite a
crowd of students at the game, but
after the band stopped playing one
would have thought it a funeral
judging by the silence of the rooters.
What we need is a good, snappy yell
leader with lots of pep to get some
life into all of us. Then you will
certainly see the differnece in every-
thing. We ought not to let one man
“out yell” a crowd like we had at
the game.
The box score for Tuesday’s game
was:
KYLE
A.B.
R.
H.
E.
Holland
3b
4
1
0
0
Sledge
L.F.
4
1
0
0
Harvard
2b
3
2
0
1
Severns
P
3
1
1
0
Schlemer
lb
3
0
1
1
Montague
SS
4
0
1
2
Wayland
c
4
0
0
0
Milholland
C.F.
4
0
1
0
Camp
R.F.
3
0
0
0
NORMAL
A.B.
R.
H.
E.
Johnson
C.F.
4
0
1
0
Jowell
C.
4
0
0
0
Devinney
s.s.
4
0
0
1
Cone
P-2B
4
0
0
1
Henning
2B-P
2
0
2
u
Knebel
3B
3
0
0
4
Hatfield
R.F.
3
0
0
0
Walker
IB
1
0
0
0
Brassell
LF
2
1
0
0
Wiginton
IB
3
0
1
0
First on balls, off Hennig, 1; Cone,
2; Severns 1. Struck out by Cone, 1;
Hennig 7; 2-base hits Wiginton.
Double plays, Kyle 1.
DOINGS AT RIVERSIDE
Do cncj * ,*Vt HAva r i l it,
Every Normal student that comes
here during the summer months will
confess frankly when asked why he
came to San Marcos to attend
summer school instead of some other
place by saying that Riverside was
one of the chief forces of attraction.
This attractive place on the beauti-
ful San Marcos river belongs to the
Normal and has been continually im-
proved for the last three or four
years and it is now actually one of
the grandest places for swimming
parties, picnics, and other outdoor
amusements in this immediate vi-
cinity, even rivaling Rogers Park.
One of the most interesting devel-
opments within the last few days, es-
pecially to those who frequent River-
side is the prospect of getting another
new improvement on this favorite
spot on the river, and that is the
building of a chute. The work on
this chyle is progressing rapidly and
when finished will add immensely to
the popularity of our grand old swim-
ming pool. Here are some of the di-
mensions of the chute which will
give you an idea of its size. lhe
upper end is nineteen feet from the
ground. The length of the chute is
thirty-nine feet. The slope and
curvature of the lower end will be
such as to give unusual good ser-
vice. The chute is being substan-
tially and well built and it is hoped
that it w.ll be ready for use within
three or four days.
Miss • Lucy Holloman spent the
week end at her home in Lockhart.
STATE WRITING SUPERVISOR A
VISITOR TO S. W. T. N.
THIS WEEK
Miss Minnie B. Graves, author of
“Muscular Writing,” the state adopt-
ed writing system, has been here
this week demonstrating to the stu-
dents of S. W. T. N. the system of
muscular control in writing. Her
lectures, given the sixth period to
all those interested in this work, have
been very enjoyable and beneficial to
those who expect to teach in the
public schools of Texas next year.
This work is one greatly needed in
the schools, and for this reason the
week set apart by Miss Graves for
our students has been greatly appre-
ciated by the teachers in attendance
at this institution.
Miss Graves has been for several
years the successful writing and draw-
ing supervisor of the Waco schools.
She has for a long time been making
an exhaustive study of writing sys-
tems all over the United States, and
it was only after exhaustive research
of the system already devised that
she planned her excellent system now
in use. Experiments conducted by
her in many parts of the state have
convinced her that the only system
practicable for the schools is one
based on sound physiological and psy-
chological principles that can be apt-
ly adapted to rural and city schools
alike.
The Southwest Texas State Normal
College is glad indeed to have had
the benefit of Miss Graves expert
training and advice in this important
field of public school work.
FACULTY-STUDENT RECEPTION
On .Saturday evening June 19th.
the faculty of the Southwest Texas
State Normal College, true to the
custom of former years, entertained
the students with a most delightful
outdoor reception which took place
on ..the campus at the south of the
main buliding. On arriving the stu-
dents were given the privilege of
meeting the members of the faculty
by means of a receiving line^ then
the students began to mix around
among themselves, greeting old ac-
quaintances as well as making new
ones. The Normal band was pre-
sent with its usual enjoyable music
and continued to play thruout the
evening. One of the most interest-
ing feature of the occasion was the
rendering of several readings by ca-
pable students of the expression de-
partment, which added variety to the
proceedings of the evening. Deli-
cious punch was served and everyone
gladly participated in this feature of
the program. The student Body as a
whole wishes to thank the faculty for
their hospitality and for making-
possible such a delightful evening.
Little words of wisdom,
Many words of bluff,
Make our teachers tell us
“Sit down there, that’s enough.”
NOTICE
If there are any students, either
credit or summer Normal, who have
had experience in either band or
oi chestra work they will be welcome
in our Normal Music Organizations
MARY STUART BUTLER
Two pleasing solos were rendered
by Mrs. R. C. Harrison in Chapel
this week.
NORMAL IS TO HAVE BEST
GYMNASIUM IN THE STATE
NORMAL TO HAVE NEW
GYMNASIUM
NEW COURSE IS
ORGANIZED
The Education Department is de-
veloping and building a new course
to fit the needs of supervisors of
education. This is a course in
“Practical Problems in Supervision
and Administration.” In order to
make this practical and really fit
the needs, the department is sending
out questionaires to all experienced
superintendents and principals getting
their problems.
For one who supervises this> is
really a practical course in education.
At a meeting of the baseball
squad last week Charles Devinney
was elected captain of the baseball
team for the summer. In Devinney,
the team gets an old head at the
game and a man who can hold his
own against all comers.
NORMAL BEATEN BY SEGUIN
8 TO 4
Friday afternoon the Normal
baseball team lost to the Seguin
team in Seguin. The game was on
a good field and played against a
good team Seguin has a better
hitting team than Normal and hence
the score 8 to 4.
NORMAL
A.B.
R.
H.
E.
Devinney
S.S.-P.
3
1
1
J
Jowell
C.
5
0
0
9
Brassell
L.F.
4
1
1
1
Cone
2B-SS,
4
0
1
1
Hennig
P-2^
3
0
0
0
Wiginton
ibI
4
0
1
0
Johnsop
C.F,
1
1
0
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Hatfield
R.F;
3
1
0
0
Cavness
3B
2
0
0
0
Knebel
3B
2
0
0
1
SEGUIN
A.B.
R.
H.
E.
Bergfield
L.F.
3
2
1
o
Bergfield
21
1 4
0
1
0
Koepsel
RF..
4
1
0
3
Schraub
P.
4
2
1
0
Weiss
IB
3
2
2
0
S1 rake
S.S.-
3
0
0
2
Vickers
c.
4
0
1
0
Traeger
3B.
4
0
1
0
Bodt
C.F.
3
1
0
0
2 Base
hits,
Wiginton,
Weiss,
Schraub, Vickers.
1st base
on balls
off Seguin,
3; off Normal
4.
Hit
by
pitcher, Devinney, Hennig. Struck
out by Schraub 10, Kropsel 6, Hennig
3, Devinney 0.
Miss Nora Bradley spent Saturday
and Sunday in Buda.
ROBBERY AT THE McELROY
RESIDENCE
A burglar entered the McElroy
residence Monday night and made his
get-away without leaving a clew as
to his identity. The losers were Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Gattis, Miss Annie
Jackson, and a girl on the second
floor whose- name the writer did not
get. Mr. Gattis lost a watch and
chain and a purse containing several
dollars and valuable papers, Mrs.
Gattis lost two rings—one her en-
gagement ring, the other her wed-
ding ring. Miss Jackson lost a purse
containing currency. This loot was
found on the first floor in two
rooms. The thief then proceeded
upstairs where the watch was taken.
About seven o’clock Tuesday morning
Sheriff Allen was notified and search
began for a clew^ finding none. The
purses were found in the back yard,
sticking between the palings of the
yard fence.
HAPPY CROWD MEETS AT
PRESIDENT’S HOME
On Monday, June 21, Misses Fay
Harris, Janie Hopson, and Anna
Woodson very delightfully entertain-
ed in honor of Miss Blanche Gor-
man of Springfield, Missouri, at the
beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Evans. Tables were arranged on
the porch for forty-two games. White
daisies were used for decoration and
the score cards were or' green and
white. At a very late hour delight-
ful refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served. Those who en-
joyed this pleasant party besides the
ones already mentioned were Misses
Martha. Woodson, Maxine Wren, Eu-
nice Blanks, and Laura Kone, and
Messrs. L. C. McDonald, O. C. Rode,
H. A. Johnson, Claude Elliot, Sam
Wood Gardner, Carl Walter and
Eric Gaines.
Miss Annie Cottle visited friends in
San Antonio Sunday.
Miss Alme Ree Jones spent Sun-
day and Monday with her mother at
Kyle.
Misses Mathilde and Verena Fielder
visited their brother at Marion.
Miss Hazel Gaston made a short
visit home last week.
Southwest Texas State Normal is
getting ready to add another new
feature to her already well equipped
organization. Normal adds some-
thing each year in the way of im-
provements, such as: the Education
building, Riverside, and others. This
new feature will fill a need which
has long been recognized as a neces-
sity to every school. A new gym-
nasium is to be erected to accomo-
date the students of S. W. T. N.
All other normals are provided
with a gymnasium, so why should
old S. W. T. N. be behind the times?
The Normal is becoming more and
more interested in recognizing the
needs of it’s student body.
This new “gym” will be situated
just below or adjacent to the tennis
courts. This will make it handy
to Evans Field and Normal at the
same time. Also there will be ample
room for parking cars around the
building. Being located at the foot
of the hill it will not cause the cars
to have to pull the hill to attend
a game.
The new building will embody an
indoor basketball court forty by
eighty feet long. Thus in the cold
winter months the basketball team
will have an indoor court to play
and practise on, also the spectators
to the games will not have to sit out
in all kinds of weather but will be ac-
comodated by a warm, comfortable
seat inside a good building. All
other games such as volley ball,
indoor baseball, hand ball, etc., will
have their courts and equipment.
In the way of equipment the gym
will be up to date in all requirements
and will be the best built and
equipped gymnasium in the state.
This will be a thing for Normal to
be proud of.
The president already has the
authority to build the gym and the
plans are now being worked out for
the best equipped, lighted, heated,
and most convenient gymnasium in
the state. Something to boast of
eh!
- .......——
Y. W, C. A.
Thursday afternoon, June seven-
teenth, the Young Women’s Christian
Association met for the purpose of
organization for the summer. There
was the following choice of officers:
Mrs. Pearl Hooker, president; Essa
Mae Barnes, vice president; Anna
Garison, secretary; Emma Baker,
treasurer; Hazel Rice, meetings chair-
man; Octavia Wharton, chairman of
practical needs committee; Bei’nice
Foster, chairman publicity; Nellie
Dale, chairman social committee.
The Y. W. C. A. is to attempt work
among the Mexicans and Miss Thig-
pen was made chairman of this
branch. A good beginning has al-
ready made for the summer by the
preparation of a list of students with
their church affiliations to be pre-
sented to the various pastors of the
town. Every girl is cordially invited
to join, be present at the meetings,
and enter into the activities of the
Y. W. C. A.
Miss Bonnie Garret was a guest
ot her brother in Devine Sunday.
Misses Lenora Walters and Mary
Lackey visited Miss Walters’ home in
Buda.
Registers in San Antonio last week
were: Misses Elsie Franke, Mary
Shoede, and Emma Frey.
YOUR SCHOOL
If you want to live in the kin d of a school
Like the kind of a school you like,
You needn’t slip your clothes in. a grip
And start on a long, long hike.
You will only find what you left behind
■ For there’s nothing that’s really new.
It’s a knock at yourself when you knock at your school,
It isn’t the school, it’s you.
Real schools are not made b y men afi-aid
Best somebody else gets ahead;
When everyone works, and nobody shirks
You can raise a school from the dead.
And if, while you make your personal gain,
Your companion can make gain, too,
Your school will be what y ou want to see,
Tt isn’t the school^ it’s you.
—Sunflower, Fairmount College.
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