Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1912 Page: 1 of 6
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NORMAL STAR
Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas Normal.
VOLUME 2. SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, MARCH 29, 1912 NO. 20.
Y. M. C. A. TRIP
The Y. M. C. A. boys returned
from Austin last Monday evening at'- ^
ter an interesting stay of more
than two days. The meeting was in-
deed a great one, and full of en-
thusiasm.
the Blind. These were interesting,
indeed. The Asylum was visited,
but none were detained for any
great length of time. Of course, we
all saw the Capitol.
. The return trip was taken up by
singing, and by yells after we left
the train to go to our homes.
COMENIAN PARTY.
On the evening of March sixteenth,
the girls o thef Comenian Society en-
tertained their friends at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Harris. The
guests on arriving were met by Miss
Martha Harris and Mr. Homer Har-
A few speeches were made Satur j
day afternoon, after we arrived, by)
Dr. Weatherford, Mr. Percy of New j
York, and Mr. Hinton, who is State
Secretary of the Students’ Depart-
ment; but a more interesting meet-
ing was held that night when a great
informal dinner was given by the
University Y. M. C. A. After the
dinner was served, Judge Spencer
of St. Louis, Dr. Weatherford, and I
the President of the University all
gave short addresses. They were
all good and strictly to the point.
NORMAL AUDITORIUM
ionday Evening, April 1st.
THE CLASS GF 1912
will present the first annual
SENIOR PLAY
A Tirobbingly vivid emotional drama of marital mis-matching, entitled
The college yells, given while we
were waiting for dinner, were really
interesting. Some of the colleges
gave songs, and the University even
gave a bray. While the dinner was
being served, the boys sang songs
and joked each other in a manner
tha" brought about a strong brotherly
love and a good Y. M. C. A. spirit.
A Bond of the Spirit
Musical numbers in charge of the well-known orchestra-leader, Mademci-
selle Marie Stuart Butler. Costumes and stage arrangement under di-
rection of Madame Lilly T. Shaver. Electrical effects specially planned
by Monsieur Pierre T. Miller. Staging and properties from the arts and
crafts shop of Signor J. Rafaello Coxen.
By far the greatest speech of the
meeting, however, in the opinion of
some, -was that of Judge Spencer, de-
livered at the University Auditorium
on Sunday night on the subject:
“The Layman And The Bible.” Judge
Baker of Dallas, also gave a short
address.
We must not fail to mention the
Normal Quartette. They sang just
before Spencer talked, and at the
meeting on Monday morning. The
people were so well pleased with
the song on Sunday evening at the
Auditorium that a pin could have
been heard to drop for some dis-
tance. One lady even remarked to a
prominent lady of San Marcos that
the quartette ought to travel through
the summer months and make their
fortune by singing.
THE FOLLOWING ALL-STAR CAST WILL POSITIVELY TREAD THE
PLANKS:
Miss Martha Pollard—with a sensitive, poetic soul.
Mr. William Pace—her hubby, deeply interested in stars, etc.
Miss Fon Gentry—a matter-of-fact mother of a healthy young animal.
Mr. William Gambrell—the said healthy young animal.
Mr. Philip Smith—a pleasant parson with a perfervid past.
Miss Otha Nelson—his daughter, in whom the early paternal predilections
persistently predominate.
Mr. Crockett Smith—father of thirteen, who is not suspicious.
Mr. H. Romines—observant, reflective, communicative.
Mr. J. K. Montgomery—very useful around the breakfast table.
This magnificent ensemble of histronic ability discovered, subjugated,
trained, and assembled by Mr. Gates Thomas, ostensibly interpreter of
English as she should be spoke but better known as the perpetrator of
the notorious “Normal Casey Jones,” and by him exhibited for posi-
tively one performance only and under the general espionage and approv-
al of Miss Jessie A. Sayers, of the celebrated but seemingly unsuccess-
ful “Get Together Lyceum Bureau.” A W. Birdwell is advance agent and
general advertiser for this great attraction. Free List entirely suspended.
TICKETS, 25 CENTS.
A number of us visited the State
institutions for Deaf and Dumb and
rison, and were ushered to the punch
bowl which was presided over by
Misses Mary Bell McGee and Mary
Harris, daintily gowned in white. The
reception hall was decorated in yel-
low and white, the club colors. Agna-
rita with its yellow blossoms formed
a beautiful background for the punch
table. In the other rooms green pre-
dominated in honor of Saint Patrick.
Shamrock score cards were passed
for eight tables of the lively game
of “Hearts.” At the conclusion of a
number of games Miss Beulah Tilling-
hast was found to have the highest
score, and was awarded the favor, a
large bunch of violets. The consola-
tion prize fell to Mr. Zellers. Dainty
refreshments were served in two
courses. After some time spent in
music and conversation the guests de
parted, thanking Mr. and Mrs. Har-
ris and the Comenian Society for a
most enjoyable time.
WHEN THE BOYS ENTERTAIN
THE GIRLS.
When you feel rather lonely and sad,
And your head incessantly whirls,
You make a shrewd guess at the'
cause—
When the boys entertain the girls.
You wonder, I’m sure, how it is
That smiles wreath the face, shake
the curls;
The reason I’ll tell, ’tis a secret:
When the boys entertain the girls.
They sing us good songs to arouse;
Their songs all are like dainty pearls;
All the world seems but joy, who
could doubt,
When the boys entertain the girls.
They feed us on taffy, no, compli-
ments,
And say that our beauty unfurls
More delightfully than e’er Cleopatra:
When the boys entertain the girls.
A feast they prepare which astounds
With its quality—and of it there’s
worlds;
This, you see, is the way we are
treated:
When the boys entertain the girls.
So, now, if we dream all the week,
And seem toward our work like
churls,
Excuse us, dear teachers, we but
dream
How the boys entertained the girls.
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Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1912, newspaper, March 29, 1912; San Marcos, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614250/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State University.