The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 15, 1922 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 X.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1922
NUMBER 37.
K.K.K. HOLDS INITIATION; 1 VAUDEVILLE IN AO- PRES. EVANS BACK SOPHS CRUSH JON
PARADE HERE MONDAY
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS SEE KLAN INITIA-
TION ON OPEN PRAIRIE NEAR'KYLE; IMMENSE
FIERY CROSS ILLUMINATES ENTIRE FIELD.
KNIGHTS OF KU KLUX ELAN TO
PARADE IN SAN MARCOS ON
MONDAY, JULY 17th AT 9 P. M.;
PARADE IS WELL ADVERTISED
Nobody in particular seems to be
responsible for the report which be-
came pretty well circulated Monday
and Tuesday that there would be a
public initiation into the Ku Klux Klan
Tuesday night near Kyle. But it
seemed that no one needed a personal
invitation to attend, and before dark,
many automobiles were observed leav-
ing town in the direction of Austin.
At a point about two miles east of
Kyle on the Post Road the procession
was stopped by robed Klansmen and
directed to park the cars at a point
about four hundred yards from the
scene of the initiation. Already there
were some two hundred cars parked
at this place, and many more came,
until there were some three hundred
cars parked in the pasture and along
the Austin road. Absolute order pre-
vailed among the large body of spec-
tators, and it was striking that there
was so little confusion in handling so
large a crowd. Klansmen acted as
traffic managers, and were placed in
pairs all around the robed body act-
ing presumably as guards to keep the
spectators a safe distance from the in-
itiation ceremonies.
At about nine o’clock a large Amer-
ican flag was unfurled, and the strains
of “America” floated across the inter-
vening space to the spectators, who
cheered loudly. The initiation cere-
mony then proceeded, the candidates
being in the center of a large hollow
square formed by some two or three
hundred klansmen. A twenty-foot
electrically lighted fiery cross stood
in the center of the square and could
be seen fully two miles distant along
the road.
After the initiation ceremony, the
klansmen came over to a point near
the crowd of spectators and two inter-
esting speeches were delivered by prom-
inent klansmen. They were frequently
interrupted by cheering. The meeting
was brought to a close about eleven
o’clock, and the long string of cars
began filing out on the road and back
to town.
The parade of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan of which there have been
several rumors, is now an authorized
fact. The official announcement states
that the parade will be held in San
Marcos next Monday night at 9 o’clock.
JOINT YOUNG PEOPLE’S
UNIONS MEET SUNDAY
Y.W. ANB Y.M.C.A.
PARTY SUCCESSFUL
YOUNG WOMEN’S AND YOUNG
MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA-
TIONS JOIN HANDS IN ENTER-
TAINNG; PARTY IS A SUCCESS
The entertainment given by the Y. W.
at the big Gym last Saturday night
was successful from every possible
point of view. The fun was started
-with a grand march, after which a
Faculty “Take-off” vyas staged. The
faculty members that were especial-
ly well represented were Miss Hines,
Mrs. Woodson, Miss Hearne, Mr. Bird-
well, Mr. Brown, Mr. Thomas, Mr.
Sewell, and last but not least, our
President. Those representing the dif-
ferent faculty members did so in a
spirit of play, and the faculty met them
half-way, some of them even going so
far as to loan them some of their char-
acteristic garments. You can’t beat
our faculty when it comes to being
good “sports” in the very best sense of
the word. Those impersonating the
faculty did so without any feeling of
criticism, and no one could possibly
have his feeling hurt. Those present
recognized the sayings and mannerisms
of their instructors, and enjoyed the
recognition.
After the “Stunt”, the Virginia Reel
was danced, after which games were
played. Among those played was the
old style “Going to Jerusalem”, where
the girls made a wild lunge after a
man. This is really not so embaras-
sing to the modern girl—when she gets
her man—but seems to embarrass the
boys considerably.
The time for refreshments arrived,
and the party immediately became wild.
Corks popped! Soda water shot over
all near those who should have been
drinking. Everyone familiar with soda-
pop knows how this is done. Women
screamed and strong men wept as the
pop hit them in the eye and went all
over their “Sunday Best.”
At the conclusion of the above men-
tioned activities, a sing-song was en-
joyed. This evening was really a dem-
onstration,. of bow far students can go
in entertaining themselves, since very
little planning was done for the party,
and it proved a success. Come again,
and entertain yourselves.
DIT0R1UM TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY NITE
DRAMATIC CLUB WILL STAGE
TWO evenings OF ONE-ACT
PLAYS; FREE TO HOLDERS OF
BLANKET TAX RECEIPTS
Subject of Mr. Kemp’s Address Was
Christianity; Musical Pro-
gram Well Done.
RADIO LECTURES
WELL ORDER WAY
At the Union meeting of the Young _
People’s Societies of the various PROFESOR VERNON’S LECTURES
churches of San Marcos last Sunday • ON FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIO
evening at the First Presbyterian church DRAW GOOD ATTENTION* TO
a great deal of benefit was received by ; TTVTfY TVTfYRTT TTV'rPTf' att?
those who attended. Mr. Kemp had an' 0,0 1JN1° MORE INTRICATE
especially helpful message to deliver j THEORY SOON
to the effect that all Christians should ; -*-
lose their sect feeling and' become real ! The lectures on the principles of
workers for the cause of Christianity,; radio, .which are being given by Mr.
not as Methodists, Baptists, Presbyter- ■ Vernon are attracting quite a number
ians, and other denominational work- of Normalites to the Science Building
ers, but as Christians. He preached on Tuesday. and Thursday afternoons,
the doctrine of Christian cooperation Here the fundamental facts as well as
in its broadest sense. He advocated, the theory of Radio construction and
not giving up creed, but making, it operation are being threshed out. The
subservient to the call of Christianity, j time relation to other forms of elec-
The true Christian spirit is shown fin ; trical work is discussed and illustrated,
whether or not one is able to forget The simplicity of this new and wonder-
personal interests in a great cause, ful fad, as some choose to look upon
The musical program enjoyed in con- j it, is being interpreted, in terms of the
flection with this talk by Mr. Kemp, known facts of established science,
was especially good. Plans are being; The college radio receiving set has
made with regard to a similar meeting not been installed yet. However, not
to be held in the fall, possibly at. having it, does not hamper Mr. Vernon
Thanksgiving. Those attending the ! in this work. A set has been construct-
Normal at that time will doubtless ed by W. P. Stevens and donated to
This evening and Tuesday evening of
next week, in the Main Auditorium, at
8:30 sharp, the “Moulders”, the Nor-
mal College Dramatic club, under the
direction Mr. Thomas, will present two
evenings of dramatic vaudeville, the
performance each evening to consist of
two one-act plays with incidental mu-
sical numbers by the Normal orchestra.
These performances will be given as a
part of the regular lyceum for the
summer term and are free to all hold-
ers of blanket tax receipts for the sum-
mer session. To others the price of
admission will be 25c for each' even-
ing’s entertainment. These perform-
ances mark the initial numbers of a
program of community dramatics that
Normal College students intend to pre-
sent at different times throughout the
rest of the summer session.
For the opening bill Saturday even-
ing the plays presented will be
“The Importance of Being a Rough-
neck”, a brand new burlesque that has
not been attempted publicly here before
but was rehearsed privately at a fa-
culty party and was pronounced a de-
light by those who had invitations
to the presentation. It is a witty satir-
ical burlesque, making fun of certain
extravagances of both the new woman
and the exotic and esthetic type of the
modern man. It will be presented by
Sophrona Brown, Franklin Herndon,
W. J. Edmonston Jr., and Alfred Ivey.
The skit gives them abundant oppor-
tunities for fun making which they
take advantage of acceptably.
The second play on the opening bill
will be Oliphant Down’s well known
fantasy, the beautifully romantic, “The
Maker of Dreams”, a play known and
favorably thought of wherever there
are little or community theatres. This
is a lively and wholesome story of
how Pierrot, a singer in a traveling
show, who had dreamed a long time of
his ideal girl and searched for her all
over the land, discovered her very
suddenly close at home. The cast
will be the same as that presented
this play in the New Theatre this win-
ter in an American Legion benefit
performance. The play was beautifully
presented then, and enthusiastically
received by the audience. With the
advantages of a better stage, newer
and specially adapted scenery and set-
tings and more experience on the part
of the performers, this little fantasy
should be even better received this time.
The bill for Tuesday night is made
up of two tried and well-known come-
dies, both royalty plays and produced
by special arrangement with the au-
thors and publishers. The first of these
is by Zona Gale, well-known American
novelist and dramatist, creator of
“Miss Lulu Bett”, the drama that won
the Poulitzer prize for 1921. It is en-
titled “The Neighbors.” This play
enjoys the distinction of having pleased
more American people than any one-
act play of recent years. It concerns
itself with the efforts of a number
of neighbors in a small town in the
middle west to assist one of their
number, an old maid, in getting ready
for the reception of an orphan nephew
of hers, aged seven, who is expected
on the evening train. The orphan
never arrives, but the preparation for
his reception affords the neighbors op-
portunity for bringing to the audience
an appreciation of the pathos, the hu-
mor, and the humanity of being “just
folks”. It is a heartening, wholesome
play of village life and always delights
an audience.
FROM BOSTON TRIP
NORMAL HEAD RETURNS FROM
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSO-
CIATION MEETING HELD ON
ATLANTIC SEABOARD
Every one is glad to see our Presi-
dent, Mr. Evans back on the hill after
over a week’s absence, during which
time he attended the National Educa-
tion Association held in Boston from
July 3 to July 8. Mr. Evans states
that in his opinion the meeting this
year was one of the most instructive
and at the same time most interesting
meeting in the history of the N. E. A.
The subject that was. discussed by all
the speakers and papers presented
shows the trend of thought among the
educational leaders. “Education and
Democratic Awakening” proved to be
a big subject and took the major part
of tlhe- time of the meeting.
The Association was presided oyer
by a woman, a rgeular Ivie wire. From
the earliest reports the Star can get.
Miss Chari O. Williams of Memphis,
Tennessee has been pronounced as one
of the most popular.and efficient chair-*
man that ever presided over a N. E.
A. meeting.
The delegates gathered in the his-
toric town of Boston from all parts
of the United States, every state in the
union being represented. Even the is-
land of Haiwaii was represented, and
its representative did not bring a
ukelele either. Texas was well repre-
sented, there being over 25 delegates
from the land of many climates, soils
and peoples. There were only three
Normal representatives from this state
however. Canyon and Alpine were re-
presented and of course our Mr. Evans
was there. He is not the kind of Pre-
sident to fail to take advantage of an
opportunity to advance the- interests of
S. W. T. N. He is always on the job
and the trip to Boston was just an
example of the fight he is making to
elevate this school even more than it
is at the present time. It is our pride
to have a president that will not stay
still. Such presidents are not easy to
find either.
From the information that the Star
has been able to gleam, Mr. Evans
had opportunity and took advantage to
visit and view several historic places
in the quaint old town of Boston. To
view and -,'sit Harvard University, to
go over the grounds where Paul Revere
made his famous ride from Boston to
Concord, to walk in the house where
Hancock and Adam were sleeping when
awakened by Revere, to stand on Lex-
ington battle grounds, to pass over the
scene of the battle of Bunker Hill, and
stand in the vicinity of the famous
Plymouth Rock; these are thrilling
experiences for any red-blooded Amer-
ican to encounter. These are some
oi the experiences of Mr. Evans while
at Boston.
We are glad you are back, Mr. Evans.
IORS; SUMMER-NOR-
MALS TAME FISH
NORMAL LEAGUE DOPE IS UP-
SET; SUMMER NORMALS ARE
NOW LEADING; BOBBY LYONS
CLOUT KING OF LEAGUE
Tuesday afternoon the Sophs trounc-
ed the Juniors 16 to 3. Kellam was
very generous in the Jbox for the Jun-
iors and allowed some 18 hits, three
of which went for homers. Ridgeway1
pitched a steady game for the Sophs,
and was never in danger. Lyons, Sum-
mers, and Ridgeway were the hitting
stars for the winners. Lyons acquired
a homer and two singles in four trips;
Summers a lhomer and a single in three
trips; Ridgeway, a triple and single in
four trips. Weir of the Juniors an-
nexed a homer and a single in four
trips. , •
The Sophs have started on their
climb for the top rather late, but they
promise to make the greater part of
the League take their dust.
The box score, Sophomore-Junior
game:
SAM HOUSTON NORMAL
A SENIOR COLLEGE
SOPHS
AB
H
R
E
Ridgeway, p. ____
-___4
2
1
0
Sims, cf.
___ 5
1
1
0
Lyons. 2b.....
_ _4
3
4
1
Summers, c.
----3
2
2
0
Lloyd, 3b. __
____5
4
3
0
Jowell, ss. _______
____5
1
2
1
Dobbins, If
____5
1
1
0
Fulcher, lb.
____5
2
1
0
Walker, rf.
___4
2
1
0
Total
—40
18
16
2
JUNIORS
AB
H
R
E
Weir, If.
----4
2
1
0
Faith, rf. _ _
_ .2
0
0
0
Pochman, ss
__ _3
1
0
2
Johnson, c.
----2
2
2
2
Phillips, lb. _ _
_3
1
0
0
Herndon, 2h
_ _2
0
0
2
Kellam, p.
_ _2
0
0
0
Horton, cf.
3
0
0
0
Fin frock, 3 b.
___3
0
0
6
Barrow, rf.
1
0
0
0
Totals
___25
6
3
5
Two base hits: Johnson, Lloyd. Three
base hits: Johnson, Ridgeway. Home
Runs: Lyons, Weir, Summers.'
Umpire: Strahan.
Wednesday afternoon the Summer
Normal nine beat the Freshmen twelve
to ten in a game that went for three
extra innings. The game was marked
by unusual hitting on both sides.
S. H. N. I. Follows Close in Wake of
Other Normal Colleges of Texas In
Securing Recognition From Senior
Colleges.
Four years ago the Texas Normals
extended their courses of study to in-
culde four years of college work. Since
that time the work of most these
W. T. N. into a college of the first
class. We take the following from The
Houstonian:
“Recently the Texas State neoart-
ment of Education, after ex'1 mining
this institution, granted
The box score,
Summer
Normal-
Freshman game:
Summer Normal
AB
H
R
E
Dobbins 4,
____5
2
1
1
Del Barto, 6, _
___5
4
3
7
Fulcher, 1
____5
4
4
2
Eilers, 2
___4
0
0
0
Lewis. 3
_____5
2
2
0
Carroll, 7
. _4
0
0
0
Sims, 5 _
___4
0
0
1
Gee, 8
’
0
1
0
Elber, 9 _ _
__ 3
0
0
0
Totals
—39
12
11
5
Freshmen
AB
H
R
E
Towell. 5
----5
2
'1
1
Lvons. 3
____3
2
3
1
May, 4
_ _4
1
0
0
Freshour, 2
___ 4
0
1
1
Gunter, 7
____5
0
0
0
Hare, 8
____5
1
2
0
Granstaff, 1
____5
0
0
0
McDonald, 9
___3
1
0
0
Lloyd, 6
----3
3
3
0
Totals
__37
10
10
4
N ormal
League.
Played Won
Lost Pet.
Summer* Normals
__3 2
1
666
Freshmen
__5 3
2
600
Seniors
-3 1
1
500
Sophomores
.3 1
2
333
Sub-College ____
__3 1
2
333
Tunions
.3 0
2
000
take advantage of the opportunity to
hear the speaker who will address the
meeting. It is to be hoped that those
who heard Mr. Kemp will receive a
lasting benefit from having been in
his audience.
FINAL EXAMINATIONS
FOR FIRST
TERM
Monday,
July :
7:30 to 9:30_______
___.all
10 :00 to 12 :00______
. _ ..all
-
1:30 to 3:30_______
___all
Tuesday,
July '
7:30 to 9:30_______
-----all
10:00 to 12:00_____
_____all
*
1:30 to 3:30________
30 classes
00 classes
11:00 classes
the Normal for temporary use until the
apparatus that has been purchased Is
installed.
Helen Newton of the Ward House
was the week-end guest of Frances
Donalson at her home in' Kyle.
* --——o--—
Who’d a thought it? Josephine' Ful-
ler has bobbed her hair. Even though
we are surprised, we’ll have to admit
she looks real cute. We can’t say that
much for everyone though. We can
only winder why they do it.
-o-
Mrs. Calwell of the , Garth House
was a visitor in San Antonio the past
week-end.
, „ it recognition
The second play of Tuesday evening’s las a Senior College of the first class,
bill is, “Moonshine”, by Arthur Hop-i The following letter is of interest :
kins, the well known New York produ-j President H. F. Estill,
cer. It deals wlith the success of a j Sam Houston Normal College
revenue officer in getting out of a tight! Huntsville Texas.
place in the North Carolina hills
whither he has gone to get evidence on
a group of moonshiners. His ruse is
very jmusual and very clever and the
play furnishes the audience a number
of thrills as well as much humor of
situation. It was given at the New
Theatre here last winter in the benefit
performance for the American Legion,
and was heartily received by the au-
dience.
The main purpose of these plays is to
afford teachers, prospective teachers
and anyone else an opportunity to
witness and enjoy what has come to be
known as community drama and plays
of the new theatre, that field of dra-
matic activity which has been aban-
doned by the professional theatre and
turned over to working groups in ool-
(Continued on last page)
Mv Dear President Estill:
It is a very great pleasure for me to
inform you that Miss Blanton, State
SHOW AND CONCERT
AT THE AUDITORIUM
Many Students Delightfully Entertained
Last Monday Evening By William S.
Hart and Radio Concert from Austin.
Many Normalites, and for that mat-
ter, many town people were happily
surprised Monday night when they
came to the Normal auditorium. To
be sure, they saw an interesting play;
Superintendent, has today approved i but besides that, they were entertained
^^commendation of the State Board j by a radio concert after the show. It
' ‘ Jl Sam Houston j is a deplorable fact that the
of Education, that the
Normal .College be recognized as a
Senior College of the first class. This
carries with it recognition beginning
with the summer term of 1922.
Yours sincerely,
Emma Mitchell.”
Saturday night there was a little
commotion and excitement in the Garth
House. When Frances and Mary Cas-
sady climbed into bed they came to
the_ conclusion that salt was all right
in it’s proper place but not in the bed.
They can’t imagine how the salt got
there, but anyway it was there.
operator
could not tune in earlier, in order that
students might have heard the music
while seeing the picture. The reason
for this delay was that the concert
wasn’t scheduled until nine o’clock.
Those that stayed, however, were well
rewarded.
This was the first entertainment of
its kind that Normal has given, but
since we know that Old Normal al-
ways keeps up with the most progres-
sive movements of science, we may
say that in the future the students will
have the privilege of hearing many
more concerts and lectures.
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