Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1911 Page: 1 of 4
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Published Weekly During the School Year by the Students of the Southwest Texas Normal
Volume I San Marcos, Texas, July 7, I9U No. 18
View From West End Showing Normal in the Distance
Benefits of Society WorK
Those who attend the summer
school cannot know the benefits
and pleasures derived from act-
ive work in a society. It is not
those members who have their
name on the roll- but do not take
any part in the work—it is the
members who take an interest in
the programs and an active part
in all the proceedings of the so-
ciety, who derive benefit and
pleasure.
The work of the society may
be classed under two heads:
1. The Society as an influence
in the school.
2. The wmrk of training in or-
ganization outside of the school.
The society is -n influence in
the school in that it is a basis on
which many lasting friendships
are formed. The students of the
Freshman, Junior, and Senior
classes are brought together and
in this way become acquainted
with each other, and with their
common interests. The society
is a tie that binds the students
together, and it is by this unity
that many helpful measures have
been passed in the school. The
programs that are given on Sat-
urday afternoons are a source of
information and pleasure, And
then, the parties, entertainments
and federated meetings are oc-
casions on which the cares of
school work are forgotten and
all have a good time.
The work of training in organ-
ization is accomplished by the
members of all the societies com-
ing together for a thirty minute
parliamentary drill just before
they assemble in their respective
rooms. The different societies
take turn about in giving these
drills and presiding over the
meetings. During the past year
we have found these drills very
helpful as a means of informa-
tion as to parlimentary usage
and organization v ork.
In conclusion I will say that
the time spent in society work
is not wasted, for it is just this
element of activity that keeps
our school work from becoming
a drudge and our school life from
becoming dull and monotonous.
An Every Day.
Nailing Down Loose Ends.
“We presume that no one
could have the hardihood to con-
tend that the retail sale of intox-
icating drinks does not tend, in
a large degree, to demoralize the
community, foster vice-produce
crime and beggary, want and
misery”—Supreme court of Ill-
inois, Schwouchow vs. Chicago.
“It is not sufficient to say that
liquors are property, and their
sale it as much secured as that
of any other property. Their
sale for use as a common bever-
age and tippling is hurtful and
injurious to the public morals,
good order and well-being of so-
ciety. — Supreme court of Illinois,
Goddard vs. President.
“The evils which attend and
in here in the business of handl-
ing and selling intoxocating
liquors are universally recogniz-
ed, and the danger there from
to the peace and good order of
the community everywhere
necessitates the exercise of polic
power. The necessity for regul-
ation and restriction in the in-
terest of peace and good order
and for the promotion of good
morals, as already said, distin-
guishes the liquor business from
useful and harmless occupa-
tion.”—The Supreme court of
111., Schmidt vs. City of Indiana-
polis, 80 N, E. 632.
The evils flowing from intoxicat-
ing liquors arise wholly from its
use as a beverage but this is
widespread reaching all classes
of people, and both sexes and
every age. No condition of life
is wholly exempt there-from.
An enumeration of all the evils
arising from the use of intoxicat-
j ing liquors need not be attempt-
i ed. They are numerous and
1 effect the people collectively and
individually. Idleness, poverty,
pauperism, crime, insanity, dis-
ease and destruction of human
life, following ingulgences in the
habit of using intoxicating
drinks. Millions of our fellow
: countrymen are addicted to this
; habit, and of these, millions be-
come drunkards* The prisons,
aim houses, and institutions for
the care of orphanage, insanity
and affliction are largely filled by
the vice. These are evils but
not all the evils of the alcoholic
habit, affects the social condi-
| tions of people and their comfort
and good morals but other evils
attending the use of intoxicating
beverages affect the state and
its government. It is the prolif-
ic source of crime pauperism and
insanity, and thereby entail tax-
| ation to defray the expenses of
ffhe conviction and punishment
of criminals, and support the
i almshouses asylums and hospit-
lals.”—Pearson vs. International
! Distillery, 72 Iowa, 348.
“The evils that result from
I the use of intoxicating liquors
j generally occur at the place
where they are consumed and
the tendency to crime and paup-
erism follows in that place, and
it can readily be seen why a
legislature will make a discrimin-
ation between the burden on a
business which naturally breeds
disorder and which casts upon
the general tax-payers an addi-
tional burden in the cost of pro-
secution and increased police
force, and a business which ex-
ports the intoxicating liquors to
other States”- Supreme court of
Missouri, state vs. Bixam
! -
Of Course!
Town Boy—(to Normal girl)
What foreign languages do they
teach at the Normal?
Normal Girl—German and
Physics.
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Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, July 7, 1911, newspaper, July 7, 1911; San Marcos, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614517/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State University.