The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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THE NORMAL STAR
Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas State Normal
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Vol. 6 San Marcos, Texas, Friday, January 12, 1917 No. 9
CHAUTAUQUA INTER-COL-
LEGIATE DEBATES
SELECTED
At a very enthuiastic meet-
ing of the Chautauqua
Literary Society last Monday
the annual try-out debate was
held, and the men chosen from
this society to represent S. W.
T. N. in the inler-Normal de-
bates. The regular program
was postpond in order to give
the speakers the time. After
hearing the speeches the mem-
oers ot the Society chose Mes-
sers Irwin Woodson, E. G.
sers Irwin Woodson, W. D.
Lloyd, H. F. Faulk, and U. D.
Pa: tlow for first, second,
third, and fourth places re-
’.pecdvely. The Society feels
honored in having these strong
men to go with the speakers to
be chosen from the Harris-
Blair Society; and it seems
evident from the past record
of these men that we can ex-
pect a glorious victory in the
coming debates.
The hour was made more
pleasant by the presence of a
number of charming young
ladies, who came to witness
the try-out. Surely this is a
strong manifestation of pep
spirit.
As loyal Chautauquans we
are supporting our men with
all our might; but what we
want and we know we will get
it is the support of the entire
student body.
Otto C. Sykes, Reporter.
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Three double forges for the
Mannual Training Depart-
ment have just arrived, so we
learn from Mr. Coxen. Ow-
ing to a delay in the shipment
of these forges, metal work
planned for this term will not
begin until next term.
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Miss Alice Atkinson is .seen
riding about in a new Over-
land, which was awarded to
her by the merchants of the
town. More luck to this Nor-
mal student would be a care-
ful driver.
A YALE MAN TAKES MR.
HARRISON’S PLACE IN
ENGLISH
To fill the vacancy in the
English Department made by
the absence of Mr. Harrison,
who has gone to do work on
a Master’s degree in the Uni-
versity of Texas, the services
of Mr. Clyde H. Watkins have
been secured. Directly Mr.
Watkins comes from Wichita
Falls, where he has been
teaching English for the last
two years. Before accepting
this position he was a student
in Yale, from which institution
he carried away honors. Be-
fore attending Yale he was
principal of Dublin High
School, having gone to that
place from Baylor. In spice
of this seemingly long career,
Mr. Watkins is a young man;
and it is with pleasuure that
we welcome him into our
midst.
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THE THIRD NUMBER OF
THE LYCEUM COURSE
A SUCCESS
Splendid Entertainment by
Zoeller Strong Quartet
One of the best numbers
of the Lyceum course, perhaps
was that rendered by the
Zoeller String Quartet, of
Brussels, Belgium, last Satur-
day night in Normal audi-
torium.
A large number of students
and town people were in at-
tendance, to hear this splendid
company give its first perform-
ance in San Marcos.
Each number of the pro-
gram, being ably presented,
won the deserving applause of
an appreciative audience.
The Star congratulates both
the management for securing
these excellent musicians, and
the Normal students for hav-
ing the opportunity to hear
such a splendid program.
—M. D.
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Genuine Coca-Cola, Hofheinz
Soda Fountain.
PROSPECTS FOR BOYS
BASKET BALL TEAM
A Winning Team Pratically
Insured New Material
Showing up Well
Basket ball practice began
before Christmas and the boys
are rapidly whipping into
shape. The regulars of last
year’s team out this year are
Lambert, DeViney, Gipson, ex-
cap dan Lloyd, and Burnette.
Lambert has been elected
capiian this year. He is a
good man, knows the game,
and has been doing work of
mid-season form.
New suits have been pur-
chased ; and Coach Smith who
has charge of the team., has
given suits to Lambert, De
Viney, Lloyd, Gipson, and Ros-
sen, a new man who promises
to do some excellent work at
center.
Many other new men are
out, and a great season is ex-
pected. The first game is to
be played with the Long Horns
at Austin on the 15th. This
will be the first occasion for
a team from a State Normal
to go up against the “State”.
Efforts are being made to get
games with several good Col-
leges. With the present out-
look Baptist Academy and
Coronal will again surrender
the championship hopes to S.
W. T. N.
With this good team, back-
ed by the support of the
student body, S. W. T. N.
should have the best season in
basket ball of her history.
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Have you read “On Being
Human” or “When a Man
Comes to Himself” by Wood-
row Wilson?”
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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
LIBRARY
More Study Room Provided A
Large Number of Students
Accomodated
“Ail the minds in the
world’s history find their focus
in a library.” Each reader
may make his own deduction
and practical application of
the truth of this statement,
and in truth he need not go
farther than our own State
Normal Library to put in
practice his working plan.
It may not be out of place
this new year to call attention,
to the added convenience and
opportunities that the Library
now offers; with the opening
of the newest wing this Jan-
uary there is in the Library a
floor space of 4072 square
feet; this larger space together
with steam heat and good
lighting twenty large reading
tables, one hundred ninety
chairs makes this a thorough
comfortable and interesting
place for all who wish to avail
themselves of its use. The
magazine case always offers
attractions, containing » some-
thing like fifty of the leading-
periodicals not including
duplicates provided for the
course in current history.
Many new reference books
have been added the past year,
these with the equipment of
texts furnished free to the
students make us feel that our
State is liberal in providing for
the education of her youth.
Through the past term the
average daily member of
readers in the Library has
been over six hundred; the
number of reference books
given out per day ran from
one hundred to three hund-
red. The number of reference
books given out for one period
eight school periods per day
varied from ten to forty books
per period. Up to date this
second term there has been an
increase to more than seven
hundred readers in the Library
per day.
We think our State will find
that her young sons and
daughters are neither un-
mindful nor unheeding of the
opportunities offered and that
results will justify her promise
for them.
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The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917, newspaper, January 12, 1917; San Marcos, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614292/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State University.