The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1923 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 College
VOLUME XI.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923
NUMBER 25
HILLBILLIES ANS
BOBCATS DIVIDE
HONORS HERE
Bobcats Win First Game 4 to 2;
Lose Second 6-10; Bobcats
Go On Trip Next Week
Leaving Sunday.
Thursday and Friday afternoon’s
were the occasion of two very heated
arguments on the diamond between
the Hillbillies from /Daniel Baker and
the Bobcats. The first day seemed for
the Hillbillies to be much like the first
game was for them at Texas Univer-
sity, stage fright or something. Fri-
day, with Wood pitching, they came
back mighty strong, and left the Bob-
cats with the small end of a 6-10 score.
The First Game.
The game was a regular pitcher’s
battle, Hennig for the Bobcats getting
10 strike-outs, Witherspoon for the
Daniel Baker team registering 7, and
White of the same team getting 2. The
game was one of many errors, Daniel
Baker making 8 to 7 for the Normal.
Besides its faults the game had many
excellent features. Daniel Baker pull-
ed off a nice triple play on a short fly
to the pitcher by Weir, and the Bob-
cats made a beautiful double on a hot
grounder to first. Ed Kallina, the star
of yesterday’s game, kept up his good
playing by poling out a single and a
homer. The last drive was the long-
est poled in San Marcos this year. It
cleared the right center fence and land-
ed in a grove of trees. Hopson for
the Bobcats also got a three-bagger.
The Bobcats play their third game
ci the season with the same team to-
morrow, and have a standing of 1000
per cent in the T.I.A.A., wininng to-
day’s game and taking one from South-
western yesterday by a score of 5-2.
Box Score:
Bobcats
AB.
R.
H.
E.
Jowell, 3b. --------
_„4
0
0
1
Hopson ss.---------
_ _4
1
1
1
Brown, 2b. _-----
___4
0
0
1
Lowman, lb._____-
_„3
1
0
0
Spruiell, If. -------
_„3
0
0
0
Weir, cf. ----
—4
0
0
0
Freshour, c. —----
___0
0
0
3
Kallina, rf. - ------
_„4
1
2
0
Kellam, c.
„ 3
0
0
1
Hennig, p. -------
—3
1
1
0
Totals----
_4
4
7
Daniel Baker
AB.
R.
H.
E.
Stringer, 2b. __
—4
0
0
3
Witherspoon, p.
—3
0
0
3
Denney, lb. __
—4
0
0
1
LeMiay, cf. —-----
—4
1
2
0
U. Lane, 3b. ______
—3
0
1
1
B. Lane --------
—4
0
0
0
L. Lane, If. __
—4
0
0
0
Haynes, rf. -------
—4
0
0
0
White, ss. _ _
_4
1
1
0
Totals. .
_2
4
8
Score by innings :
Bobcats _
000
201
100-4
Daniel Baker____
__ 011
000
000-2
The Second Game.
The second game proved to be ex-
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NEW FEATURES ADDER
TO ATHLETIC CARNIVAL
To Put On Annual Blow-Out In
Grand Style As In Years
of the Past.
East Monday morning at chapel per-
iod the letter men were called together,
in room 40, by Pres. Bob Shelton. The
purpose of the meeting was to discuss
the plans for the Athletic Carnival of
May 19th. There are going to be sev-
eral changes in the program made this
year. There are to be more free at-
tractions, such as: boxing, wrestling
and a number of “athletic stunts”. You
fellows need not be excited for, Clau-
die Kellam will be there with his old
standby, the cat-stand and you can
chunk till your hearts content for a
dime or so.
We do not think that we have left
out anyone for if the ladies are not
interested in the above mentioned at-
tractions there will be many things
that will interest them, such as: Mu-
sical comedies, soda-pop, and ice cream.
Mr. Barrow has also assured us that
he will have his entire band out and
that they will give us many_ snappy
selections throughout the evening. This
attraction alone will be worth the
price of admission.
All the letter men have agreed to do
their bit toward making a success of
the Carnival, all we need now is the
support of the student body. Even
“Sparky” Kellam figures that he can
do his bit inspite of the fact that the
carnival and “cotton-picking time”
may conflict.
H. E. DEPARTMENT
STAGES CONTEST AMONG
COLLEGE CLASSES
Seniors Win First Honors; To
Be Given Luncheon By The
Serving Class of H. E.
Department.
The Home Economics Department
put on a real show last Saturday even-
ing in the Normal auditorium by stag-
ing a contest among the Freshmen,
Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes.
The first stunt, “Wanted, a Model
Wife”, was given by the Senior class.
The cast included, Bess Barnes, the
wife; “Buddy” Ivey, the groom; Will-
yc Caver, a high jumping bugologist;
Mabel Morris, the dainty .fingered mu-
sician; Elza Pickens, a history stu-
dent with many sneezes ; Rosalie Bragg,
a “Henglish” student; Laura Kate Hil-
burn, an artist; Frank Duke High-
tower, a fanatic on physical culture;
Willie Stephens, the maid Elva McDa-
\id, a flapper, and Sadie Hatfield with
her ten bright children.
Miss Barnes was especially clever in
her role. With her many household
accomplishments, she easily won the
heart of the groom who was worn out
in his search for a model wife. Just
as the wedding was taking place, a
dignified faculty member, as a flower
girl, marched down the aisle and pre-
sented the bride with a large and beau-
tiful corsage. “Buddy” might easily
have been mistaken for a “Devereux
player.” The part of the flapper was
carried out to perfection by Elva Mc-
David. No one can forget the checked
stockings and the wrist watch on her
ankle. Sadie Hatfield and her crowd
of prying, curious children, made an
impression even upon the groom.
The Sophomore class gave a “take-
off” on “Lochinvar”, Fannie Woodson
reading the poem while the others
acted various parts. Bill Cole, really
made a handsome young Lochinvar as
he stepped high in imitation of a pranc-
ing horse. Harriet Galbreath took the
part of the bride and John Coers that
of the father. Howard Brown repre-
sented the rather timid groom ani Lena
Perkins the minister. This stunt was
easily one of the best staged, for the
audience had a chance to see the young
gallant and his bride as they escaped
on the prancing charger—a long broom-
stick. Indeed, there “was racing and
chasing on Cannobie Lee.”
Not to be outdone by the Sophomores,
the Juniors gave a pantomime that
was interesting every* minute of the
time. Nicola Karnes deserves credit
for her make-up as a white trousered
blue-coated young man. Agnes Mae
McGee was perfectly at home in the
part of “the dear young thing.” Non
Douglas McGaughy, a high private,
was worthy of any young girl’s love.
Eloise Holman took the part of the
“chesty majir”, who put his rivals to
flight. Alas! the major and his sweet-
heart were forced to part, at two in
the morning, for the minutes, which
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LOBOS DEFEATED 8-6 BY
AUSTIN HIGH BALL TEAM
Neither Team Shows Any Ex-
traordinary Baseball.
The Austin High School baseball
team nosed out a 8-6 victory over the
High School Loboes in a poorly played
exhibition of baseball at House Park
Wednesday afternoon.
Errors and erratic playing on both
side drew the fracas over a two-hour
period. Plenty of hitting, base run-
ning and numerous errors featured the
afternoon’s performance.
The score:
Loboes
AB.
R.
H.
E.
Floyd, If. _______
__3
0
0
0
Gary, ss. -------
—3
2
0
2
Lloyd, lb. — —
-5
1
2
0
Newman, 3b. - -
__4
1
0
0
Brenham, cf.
_4
0
1
1
Sorrell, rf.
_ 2
0
2
1
H. Kallina, rf. _ _
2
0
0
0
Kornegay, 2b.
__4
0
0
1
Haynes, c._______
__4
1
0
0
Crouch, p. ----
-0
0
0
0
Milligan, p. __
__1
1
0
1
Robertson, p. _ _ _
__2
0
0
0
Titals____
-6
2
6
Austin
AB.
R.
H.
E.
Dickerson, If.____
__4
1
2
2
Clarke, p.-rf. ------
-3
1
1
0
Bowles, Ib.-cf. ___
-5
1
1
1
Falk, cf.-p. __ _ —
-5
2
2
0
Ogletree, ss. ___
__4
0
1
1
Keyes, rf. _ _
__3
0
0
0
Peacock, lb. _____
__1
0
0
0
Camp, 3b. _ __
__4
1
1
2
Krueger, 3b. _______
-0
0
0
0
Moulden, c. ______
-4
1
1
1
Carpenter, 2b. _ —
__4
1
2
0
‘Totals----
—8
11
7
San Marcos---- __
- 000
030
300—6
Austin High ______
. 021
003
02*-
-8
NAMES OF TEXAS NOR-
MAL COLLEGES CHANGED
Governor Pat Neff Signs Bill
Changing the Name to
“Teachers Colleges.”
A bill passed the Legislature and
was duly approved by the Governor
changing the word “Normal” in the
name of the educational institutions to
the word “Teachers”, thus making the
institution located here in San Marcos
The Southwest Texas State Teachers
College.”
The change was made by the request
of the educational interests of the state.
The word “Normal” has been dis-
carded by most of the teacher training
institutions and colleges throughout
the United States, because it does not
convey the true meaning of the insti-
tutions. The meaning of the word
“Normal” was lacking in its signifi-
cance for the thing it was supposed
to stand for, having a very vague and
indefinite meaning, indeed.
The change of the name is welcom-
ed by all teacher training institutions
in the state, we have reason to believe.
--—--o---—
GYPSIES SPORT NEW
BASKETBALL SWEATERS
Nine Letters And Manager’s
Monogram Awarded.
The cool weather came in mighty
handy for the basketball girls enabling
them to wear their new sweaters last
Thursday and Friday. The sweaters
are indeed pretty. They are fitting
awards for the excellent record the
Gypsies made for their school this
year.
The ten girls awarded sweaters by
the athletic council are: Ila Lowman,
captain; Lillie Bentley, capt.-elect; Ma-
bel Bates, Fannie Woodson, Lillian
Dykes, Marietta Collier, Glyn Patton,
Thelma Ellis, Jimmie King and Mar-
tha Woodson, manager.
Y. W. C. A. TO PUT
ON THREE WEEK DIS-
CUSSION COURSE
Course to Include Discussion of
Blical Womanhood; Meetings
to Be Held on Saturday Morn-
ings at Assembly Period
Plans for a three weeks discussion
course, to be fostered by the Y.W.C.A.,
were completed last Wednesday when
a representative from each of the
girls’ boarding houses came together
in a meeting at the request of the
chairman of the Bible Study commit-
tee of the Y.W.C.A.
The course, as outlined by the Bible
Study committee, will include a discus-
sion of Biblical womanhood, with ap-
plication to modern campus life. The
first week’s study will be of Builders
of the Home and Builders of the
Church, the second week’s will be of
Builders of the State and Builders of
the World, while the third week’s dis-
cussion will be about “Building for
Tomorrow and Building for Eternity.”
Among the Biblical characters which
are to be studied are Lois and Eunice,
Esther and Miriam.
Plans for conducting the course
were given by Ruth Knispel as fol-
lows : A fifteen-minute discussion "will
be held every evening by the individ-
ual groups in each boarding house.
The plan is to have the groups meet
immediately after supper during the
three weeks. Then on Saturday morn-
ing, at Assembly period, larger dis-
cussion groups, in which girls will
meet to talk over the discussions and
the decisions of the week’s study, will
be led by Miss Sayers and Miss Mur-
phy, teachers in the Normal College.
The whole scheme, Miss Knispel said,
is designed to give the girls an oppor-
tunity to think and to talk over some
of the vital present-day problems with
which they should be concerned.
All girls are asked to enter into this
course and to attend the Saturday
meetings. The Y.W.C.A. is indeed for-
tunate in obtaining two capable lead-
ers, Miss Murphy and Miss Sayers,
for the discussion groups.
BOBCATS DEFEAT OLD RI-
VAL, SOUTHWESTERN, 5-2
IN OPENING GAME HERE
Y.M.C.A. CONCERT WAS
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Vocal Selections By Chorus and
Theatrical Numbers Well
Received Bq Big Crowd
The Southwest Texas State Normal
College Young Men’s Christian Asso-
ciation presented last Monday evening,
April 2, at 8:00 o’clock in the Normal
college auditorium, a musical concert
to which variety was added by Maisie
B. Whiting’s comedy, “The Photo-
graph”, an audience approximating sev-
en hundred witnessed the program.
Under the direction of Mrs. E. O.
Tanner, director of the play, and of
Mr. Talley, director of the chorus, this
program presented by amateurs was a
brilliant success.
To these two directors, to the per-
sonnel of the Chorus and of the play,
to Misses Burnyce Stevens, Jessie Dick-
ens, and Edna Waters, the men’s asso-
ciation wishes to express their thanks
for the willing attitude shown by the
above persons throughout the rehear-
sals and finally in the actual presenta-
tion of the concert during that evening.
The association wishes, also, to com-
mend the work of each member of the
Christian Associations of our college,
especially of those who engaged so
earnestly in selling tickets and in ad-
vertising the chorus, and of those
many students, members of the faculty,
and citizens of San Marcos who gave
their financial support to the ultimate
success of the program and of the de-
finite end involved.
The funds that were taken in are to
be used to help finance the work of
the men’s association for the remainder
of the year. The probable distribution
of the funds will be to the aid of sup-
porting the educational and American-
izing project in the San Marcos Mexi-
can night school, meeting the pledge
to the International Committee of the
Y. M. C. A., defraying the expenses
of the delegates to the recent State
Convention of the Y.M.C.A. in Waco,
providing needed improvements for the
men’s reading room, bringing a prom-
inent speaker on religious and social
problems to the institution in the near
future, and to establish a nucleus upon
which to base a suitable fund to send
a delegation to the summer training
conference of the Y. M. C. A. in the
Ozarks near Hollister, Missouri.
With the help of many friends and
the backing of the city and of the en-
tire school, the college Y.M.C.A. has
realized from the recent concert suffi-
cient funds to commence work on the
above prografn.
-—-O-T----
It is understood that Hawkshaw is
trying to run to earth the upperclass-
man who sold a freshman seventeen
shares in the Hicksville Oil Company
which has erected a derrick in the yard
behind the Luncheonette.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT TO
GIVE TWO RECITALS
First Victory of the Season Is
Taken From Strong South-
western; Big Kallina Figures
Mightily in Game.
Date Set For Monday, April 9;
Chorus And Orchestra to
Give Numbers.
Music week has been observed in
San Marcos and will come to a fitting
j close with three recitals, one on Sat
I urday
Playing their first game of the sea-
son before an exceedingly large and
enthusiastic crowd of baseball fans and
students, the Southwest Texas State
Normal College Bobcats easily defeat-
ed the Southwestern University Pirates
in a fast game of baseball on Evans
field Wednesday afternoon by a score
of 5 to 2. This is the first time in the
basezall history of the Bobcats that
they have managed to defeat the Pir-
ates, even on the Bobcats’ grounds,
and they should be given praise there-
for.
Big Kallina, that mighty and power-
ful Bobcat southpaw, handled the ap-
ple from the mound in such a manner
that when the Pirate Patters were at
the plate, they resembled some hash-
slinger fanning the flies off the pie
counter, for when they saw Ed wind-
ing up, they would strike at the open
air, and great was the succion caused
therefrom. They just simply couldn’t
hit his pitching, for he allowed them
only two measely singles.
Not only did Ed show stuff in the
tox, but he figured very conspicuous-
ly at the bat, getting two three-bag-
gers out of four trips to the plate. He
whammed both of ’em clean over the
center fielder, and in order to get the
pill back to the diamond it had to be
relayed. Ed pulled a very sensational
play when he slid in home the first
time, it appearing that he mistook the
pan for a football, and proceeded to
slide on it, head and hands first.
Little Brown, Hopson, and Hennig
did some good work with the stick, all
three getting a two-bagger each, while'
Weir and Spruiell each got a single.
The two Pirates being lucky enough
to get a hit apiece were Crump, third
base, and Pierson, catcher, buit they
were only singles. We’ve got to hand
it to Pierson when it comes to steal-
ing home on Big Ed. He did it, and
it couldn’t be helped. Never worry,
it won’t happen again.
Southwestern has a good team, and
it was only by playing goc ' V.sabaJI
that the Bobcats were able to win.
Simmons pitched a good g one until
the seventh, when he was taken out
and Normal run in in his place. Nor-
man got two strike-outs to his credit,
while Simmons got five.
Following is the line-up
Bobcats AB.
R.
H.
E.
Towell, 3b. - - _ _
-3
1
0
0
Hopson, ss.
-3
0
1
2
Brown, 2b. ________
__4
1
1
i
Lowman, lb.
__4
0
0
0
Kallina, p. _______
__4
1
2
0
Spruiell, If. ________
__2
1
1
0
Griffin, rf. ___
..1
0
0
0
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page
Four)
NORMAL EASILY TAKES
FIRST IN TRACK MEET
Bobcats Take All Place in Eight
Events of 12 in Which They
Took First Place; High Pole
Vault; Academy 220 Hurdles
urday and two on Monday of next The Southwest Texas State Normal
week. Monday afternoon Miss Stevens College track team easily carried away
the honors in a triangular track meet
with the San Marcos Academy and
How Was He to Know.
Prof. Ferguson was very absent
minded. One morning he drifted into
the barber shop to be shaved. After
the operation he continued to occupy
the chair, and the barber, thinking that
he had dozed off, gently reminded him
by saying, “Asleep, sir?”
Mr. Ferguson started. “Bless me,
no!” he exclaimed, “I am not asleep
but I am terribly short-sighted. When
"I took my glasses off I was no longer
able to see myself in the mirror or op-
posite me and I naturally supposed I
had already gone home.”
will present her intermediate piano pu-
pils in a recital and Monday evening
the Liberty Chorus and the Orchestra
will appear under the direction of Miss
Butler in conjunction with Miss Ste-
ven’s advanced piano pupils.
Another interesting feature is a re-
cital at the Elks hall on Saturday
night, in which Mr. Griffin, noted voice
teacher from San Antonio, will pre-
sent his advanced class of artists to
the people of San Marcos. Among
these will appear Miss Stevens of the
Music Department of the Normal and
Willie Doyle, noted soloist.
Your presence will be a manifesta-
j tion of interest in the things the Mu-
sic Department has put across this
year, besides being an inspiration to
the performers.
You Wouldn’t Believe It.
New student (rushing into Ex-
change) : “Give me seven hours of
“A’s, a doctor’s certificate for a weak
heart, the addresses of two good re-
liable bootleggers, a tabulation on Co-
eds, a gasolineless car, and I think
that will be all for the present.”
Jimmie King; “Why, what do you
mean?”
N. S.: “Why, I thought you had ev-
erything that a college man needed.”
the San Marcos High School at Evans;
field on Tuesday afternoon, making 92
points to 15 for the Academy and 5
for the high school. The time made
by entrees was excellent considering
the heavy condition of the field due to
the rain Tuesday morning. The Bob-
cats took all places in 8 of the four-
teen events and first place in twelve,,
while the High School and the Aca-
demy took one each.
Captain Emmett Shelton of "the Nor-
mal college was high point man with
17/4 points to his credit. He took first
place in the javelin and broad jump
and second in the high and low'hurdles..
He wTas also a member of the winning;
team in the relay.
Results.
120 yard high hurdles : Gunn, Nor-
mal, first; Shelton, Normal, second.
Time 18-3.
100 yard dash; Weir, Normal, first;
Horton, Normal, second. Time 19-3.
One mile run: Winnans, Normal',,
first; Briggs, Normal, second. Time*
4 minutes, 55-2' seconds.
220 yard low hurdles: Fritz, Acade-
my, first; Shelton, Normal, second.
440 yard dash.; Showalter, Normal,
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