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PAY YOUR
library fees
- THE ROCKDALE REPOI
TIGER
RTER. Thur
uday, October 7. 1937
TALES
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EDITED BY STUDENTS OF ROC KDALE HIGH SCHOOL
NO. 1
~~nGER tales staff
Edrtor-iiv-Chlef
IXIROTHY PRUITT
.«rt«tant Fdit/vr
H. E. Ill CLASS STUDIES FIRE PREVENTION WEEK NUMBER BOARD 7TH GRADE SPONSOR
UNIT ON FAMILY LIFE BEING OBSERVED BY THE | BUT NO NUMBERS j TALKS TO REPORTER
* STUDENTS OF ROCKDALE b, i con«tot **• ibmm ***• uroM.
YOEMEN TAKE ANNUAL
GRUDGE GAME 18-0 IN
CAMERON LAST FRIDAY
Sports Editors
CLYDE SMITH
MARY SID AUUEN
Society Editor
RUTH SMITH
Feature Editor
EUGENIA WOLF
Reporters: Madie Eadt. Clyde C
pnnklir,. Aline G«>t La Verne
p,.Ue:t Nancy Smith, Celeste Swat-
ford
'I he Reviewer Reads
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Jacob Abbott’s history of Marv
6lUart is not unsympathetic. Nor is It
sympathetic. It may more properly
,t said to oe "judicial.” The author
» wi*h Mary’s birth in the bleak
old palace at Linlithgow and follows
her 'sad and sorrowful life” in a fair-
jv detailed account to the executioner’s
jinai "So perish all enemies of the
Queen!”
Particular attention is given to
Mans first marriage and her life in
Prance, to her attachments to Darn-
>y Rizzio and Bothwell, and to the
execution itself. It is in dealing with
Bothwell that Abbott consistently dis-
plays his judicious nature. "It is one
of those cases where, the evidence be-
complicated, conflicting anri in-
complete,” he says, “the mind is sway-
ed bv the feelings and the readers of
the story decide more or less” for
themselves.
Abbott’s account of Rizzio’s murder
particularly interesting because it
gives the accurate historical circum-
stance* upon which Maxwell Anderson
has based his now nationally famous
play in which the circumstances are
a bit altered.
But it is in the execution at Fother-
ingay that the author excells. Does he
unconsciously lose hi* judicial attitud'*
and infu'e pathos for the queen? Or
if it simply that no one can read these
strange, horrid details without being
singularly impressed with Mary’s noble
tragedy?
Abbott’s fifteen pages devoted to it
arc well worth reading to discover for
oneself.
al Council *>f Parent Education
The Home Economics III class last
week studied a unit concerning the art
of getting along with people, or living
together with the family
approaching thi* Important and
difficult subject ” Miss Bettie Lu Ga-
rett, instructor, said ‘we first con-
sidered what constituted happy home
life and what wa.- meant bv an ideal
family pattern We studied the rea-
son* for poor family adjustment* and
i now are particularly concerned wit;,
means of securing harmony :r. the
family groups ”
Next week the class will take un th"
studv of "Three Family Narratives,"
which is a publication of the National
Council of Parent Education
THEMES. POSTERS. DRILLS IN LO-
CAL SCHOOL MEET REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR LOWER KEY RATE
OPPOSING TEAMS HOLD
JOINT PEP RALLY HERE
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TIGER TRICKS
By CLYDE SMITH
Ccach Dennis says he will not try to
match a game for the Tigers open
date Friday night. The locals will
nave two weeks of practice before tak-
ing on the Granger lions in Granger
October 15. The Lions were taken by
!he Rosebud gladiators 12 to 0 last
Friday night. Last year the Tigers
didn't meet the Granger eleven due to
ar, ineligibility in the Granger line-
up.
Edward Baker has been heard
to state that he is in favor of in-
stalling the system of radio in-
struction in RoekdaJe High. Baker
»ys that the forementioned sys-
tem would enable him to have his
first class in bed, which would
make his schedule about 85 per
fent better.
With P. F. Classes started the school
is settled down to normal. Each pu-
Pii has been assigned a regular period
Play on the campus or in the gym
The football boys have also been as-
signed a p e. period besides the
eighth, when they practice football.
Touch football is going over in a
mg way in P. E. period. Two regular
teams have been chosen by Coach
Dennis. These teams play every day
during physical education class.
Calvert Gibson, well-known wa-
fer bey of the RoekdaJe Tiger
team, has been accused by the
football boys of smoking Bull
Durham. Calvert was thus, wrong-
J.y lor rightly), accused when
toach Dennis told him to hurry up
onJ L •. . , . < n
—•'* “<• imrraswi ills parr w “
fast walk. He came up breathing
Following suggestion* given in the
Fire Prevention Handbook" issued by
the Texas Fire Insurance Department
Austin, the Rockdale Schools are this
week observing National Fire Preven-
tion week Activities, indicated bv the
handbook and being used locally, in-
clude study of source material rela-
tive to fire prevention, com]>osilion ot
themes on pertinent topics, designing
of effective posters and rchcar>al oi
fire drills
The.-e project* are carried out not
only to teach lire prevention as one
of the most valuable subjects covered
in the school curriculum but also to
meet requirements set up by the statr
Fire Insurance Department leading U)
»a reduction in the key insurance rate
for the town of RoGtciale
The fourth grade began its weeks
- | work in thus field bv reading "Unde
. . . w L , | Jim—the Fire Chief ” 'Die fifth
)v!a!i 15 thought to have been posi- grade’s principal activities along this
a '.ir‘vt ^olnt ^ -v P^ici- line are hinged around poster making
pated in by opposing schools was heid 'Die seventh grade pupils have wrlt-
h‘ re c,r W« W'day rif!ht °I list week, j ten themes, made scrap books from
when Yoe High School o, Cameron newspaper clippings concerning fires
came to town The pep rally proper an(j their prevention and will .‘elect a
was preceded by a parade which start- fjro marshall to help direct fire drills
cd o[ the Post Office and progressed jn school, the sophomore and
10 fhe gymnasium Cameron was re- junior English classes have written
prc.ieiiiea m ait (mum- by it* band, cnmnoMtion* on lire resisting bunding
led by Director Francis Cox. its foot- construction, fire insurance, fire pre-
bail team and its pep squad vention and fire protection.
A, trie ral.v a short address by jn the primary department, talks on
Mavcr E. A Camn was given expres-ithe prevention of fire drills nnd pos-
sing the value of the annual Rock- ters lire being made this week.
riale-Cameron tilt, and welconvne the , .. .
Cameron fans to Rockdale. Follow-
ing this, the Cameron band played ll/AD^ ‘DAAIfC ICCIII7T\
several selections, and the pep squads IfvIVIV Dl/UIw lDuUU/
vavc yells and songs for their respec-
tive teamv
After several banners were present-
ed to Cameron, the football captains of
both teams were called forward to re-
reiv-“ torches with which to light the
bonfire, climaxing the evening’s rally
.board on its football field It Is large
enough for all the crowd to see but
what'r 'hr number board
when Rockdale doesn't even use the
j numbersr) As in the Hramc-Rtx'kdaic
game Hearne had 71 and Rockdale
’had 0 Again in the R<v*>boud game our
score was 0 So what’s the need of a
score board when we don t have any
scores?
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BOOKEEPING CLASSES
Students Working on Balance Sheet*
And T A(vouht<. Showing Profit
\m! !.r-,‘ rf Business ( onnm
A COMPARISON
The Old School
(Compulsion)
1. Teacher assumes entire responsi-
bility.
2. Snap judgment.
3 Communication forbidden.
4 Teacher control.
5. No original work.
6 .Subject matter organization < a
place to learn.
7. Social tendencies ignored.
8. Passive acceptance of textbook.
9. Crentiveness is curbed.
10. A fixed daily program.
11 Short hurried periods.
12. Laws of learning not adequately j
recognized.
13. Limited to textbook.
14. Daily assignments.
Work books, costing thirty-five
cents each, were issued to th** twentv-
seven bookee*ping students by H. D
Maxwell, instructor, last week. Max-
well stated that several work books
will be used in the bookeeping course
during the school term each lasting
students from nine weeks to thre*
months.
At present the class is working on
balance sheet* and T accounts, show-
ing profit and lass of the sales of a
business concern This work will be
studied and recorded for the next
nine weeks in the work books just re-
ceived At the end of that time other
work books will be ordered for another
We wonder wh> a the high school
boys let no many GOOD-LOOKING
(1IRL£ go u> the show on Sunday af-
ternoon by themselves
| A certain JUNIOR GIRL blushes
everytime anyone mentions cherries.’
We wonder why?
J It Is known to everyone that a
! BEAUTIFUL BRUNETTE. classified
as a Sophomore ha* lost her sex ap-
peal We hope that ho Is able to re-
gain it
I In the first period geometry class
jPTof. Miles said that JOHNNY WEED
ought to start walking to Cameron
Friday morning In order to be there
to see the game that night Johnny
answered with Tm afraid my feel
are too big to lug that tar”
CLYDE BMmi pops up with this
platitude; "All blondes are light-
headed.”
I A certain '71 V-8 ha* been seen
haunting cemeteries We wonder
whether they call that place private
fiTH GRADE OFFICERS
ELECTED LAST WEEK
Sporty Seibert wh; elected president
of the sixth grade last week In a
class meeting under the direction ot
MIns Mary Kathprine Baxter, sixth
grade sponsor
Other officers are Kathryn Balhorn.
vice-president; Doris Hpence, secre-
tary; Blllye Jean Landis, treasurer;
and Wayn< Komegav re pro ter
Plans were made for a welner roast
FYiday
SECOND VACCINE FOR TYPHOID
GIVEN lOCKE LAST FRIDAY
I>rs I P Se.sions. 1 & Barkley
and H T Coulter gave the second
vaccine injections for typhoid fever
art Friday, at the Rockdale school
The physicians were as-sslted by two
nurses.
Approximately 250 injection: were
j administered
PERSONALS
15. Mastery of subject-matter is ma- i
jor aim.
16. Pupils progress in lock-step.
17. Repression and restraint.
18 Inactivity (memorizing!
19. Pupils recite.
20. Pupil doesn’t help his neighbor.
21. Imitation.
22. Obeys orders.
23. Learn and recite lessons.
24. Follow formal directions at the
rent of 1,2.3.
25. Weak points emphasized (blame).
26. Teacher initiative and direction
27. Teacher presents the plan.
28. No oportunity to relate exper-
iences.
FRESHMEN MENTALITY
GETS LOWER BY THE
YEAR. SENIOR FINDS
The New School
(Freedom)
1. Many opportunities for pupil to
asvsume responsibility.
2. Provision for deliberation.
3. Purposeful communication.
4. Self-control. Exercise of choice.
5. Time and place for free and ori-
ginal work
6. Children are center of organiza-
tion <a place to live).
7. Social tendencies provided for.
b opportunities to explore and in-
vest i prat 6
9 Opportunities for creativeness.
10. A flexible «rivi clsr.t'.c program.
11. Long and unhurried periods.
Recently a noted Senior of Rock-
dale High School went through the
note book of one of the freshmen.
Among notes on Science, a few Alge-
bra problems, and a bad English
theme, our Senior found a page en-
titled "Dictionary.” The "Dictionary”
was evidently one of the Freshman’*
own origination, because the followin'.7
definitions were taken from it:
Atom—The first man on earth.
Kipling—A kind of fish.
Macaroon—A cast away on a desert
island.
Recessional—Past participal of re-
cess.
Cavalier—F’ish eggs, eaten by the
rich, mainly.
Macadamizer—A thing to spray per-
fume with.
Mug—Same as the face.
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GUM-CHEWING PUPILS
CAUSE DISTURBANCE
IN HOME ECONOMICS
Jeraldine Anderson withdrew from
the fourth grade Friday to enter a
San Antonio school.
Celeste Swafrod went with her sif-
ter. Miss Martha Ann. to Austin Sun-
day morning, when she was to meet
friends and thrn continue to San Be-
nito.
Harold FTuett, went to th* circus in
Air tin Friday
Mr* Jeb Fitzgerald, the former Miss
Lois Gunn, is teaching Business Eng-
lish in Nixon Bu.sir.es College in A:i;
tin this year.
Five ex-Cameronites are enrolled in
Rockdale Public School this year They
are J R and Edgar Sander*- who
went to Cameron last year; Edward
Balhorn. who attended Allen Academy
last session; and Elaine and Reba
Young who went to school in I-(k<
Charles, Louisiana, last term
University u4 Trt*» in I9U
(By Eleanor Howell)
Coming home from ('tuneroi Mon-
day afternoon in Miss Margaret Lrn-
gert’s car. I asked her a few qut tlon*>
which she and Mlv Ruth Kirk joint-
! ly answered the former being u little
shy about replying
Ml** lingert graduated fr*>m He *
dale High School In 1929 and the fol-
lowing year entered the Untvrralyt of
Texas where she received lirr B H
degree in 1933 During her college
Near* she wu* a member of tlx I’m;
Mu social sorority and the tv ei
Day History Club In hlgli school she
belonged to the Spanish Club
M. • Lrngert has liad four years of
teaching exierience previous to Dus
I y* ar three term as primary teacher
of Minerva Schools aft«*r graduating
from the University and In 193d ami
37 as a member ol Utt Navusota
school faculty
Tins year, as seventh grade sponsor
Mis* Lengert has horn* room subjects
and also teaches modern history in
I high school Although she conducts
no physical education clase.v she u>
very fond of i ports and enjoys botn
taking part In tiwm and observing
When asked this question about s|K)rts,
she replied, "Oh! Yes' 1 like tennis,
swimming, and horseback riding!
But don’t put that!'
I One , Mi; v * t it n ; i M,.. i r t
dre.s.s« d in Brown and yellow, which
are her favorite colors, and it is also
Mild she prefers red evening dresses
ORGANIZATION OI HIGH
SCHOOL P. K. i LASSES
COMPLETED LAST WEEK
Organization of high school physi-
cal (duration clnv.rs wa comjileteti
lu‘t week by teacher* in charge P F,
rlas.se* are scheduled from the third
through tiie seventh periods ir.cluslvt
At the third period J M M '»rrn?m
has sixteen girls and (\n« nty-on< Ik>\s
playing volley ball tennis and play-
ground Dull Hubert Dennla and Flw
H Grave up in charge of tiie fourth
iwrlod cl?.*.**’.• In thl* group the Mime
game* are played, and touch football
| is added for the oldest boys
During the fifth jxriod Miss Bettie
Lu Garrett dlrecls twentv-three girl.*
in rvhml gym and volley hall M:“»
Gladys Matson teachiv thlrtjl- even
girl.- in tin* same activities during the
alxth jjerliKt.
In the last class Denni* hiu twenty-
five bo vs.
IIKUWWII
TIGERS ROW BEFOHF SUPERIOR
WINNING AND HA14. “TOT-
ING" Of OPPONENTS
The Tiger*! bowed before the stiper-
i tor running of the Yoemen liwit FTlday
night to suffer n stinging defeat of
i 180 The Yoemen backs slH>we«l up
[writ it; doling' th»- |'ig-kin, while
I their :in« wu* g<*«>d, but not so giasl
i Mi line ■ f * he !a.*t two years
^turfing Mu game Avrett’s kick was
fakiTi bv Kennon f'ameron drove at
Jth* lira f r M.tn« g« * <1 gains IP«‘k-
dale took th* l Ml ai d made some
slu rt gait; At Mn end of th** first
quarter Kenon gal!i'i)*’d IH yards for
| the tal!e\ Wllcv failed to convert
In til*- last of ilie aeeoiul Kennon
drew over th*’ line fm r*>ur yards and
another score
The Tiger? rallied at tlie half nnd
played g*a-d football during tlx third
quarter They failed to .More but
neither did Die Yoemen cron* the
white fdrl|w* of honor
In the middle of the last (terlod,
Kenon eonslstentlv taking honors for
Y<e High sprinted 30 yards to make
it 18 to 0 for Cameron
The tar ting line-up for Rockdale
vtn. Center Avrett; guard* Baker
md I, Oilbert; Taeklea, 4! Do and
s'exton; Ends Tuton and K Do.v*;
B h k.* Kyle Mose.*; Grtvon and F
O’lhert
i he laliei- (u l Lite Yt>» inriV r<
Center Chamber* , Guard* Angel wwf
Gu>”* Tarkle- Wiley* and l.nzek;
Fr.ds Pammcr arul Musopust; Backs,
Kenon Chandler, Ifughes, and Hatch.
EIGHTH GRADE NL 0. S.
BOOKS RECEIVED MON.
i ———
Forty-one M O H. book? were rc-
| reived Monday morning toy Ml.vt
Oladvt Matson to be used In her
elgtith grade English cla.v*ev M O
S (Malnt’.ilnenee of Kklll) FUaiks liave
been used in this school for the last
! three year?
The first year MOB book ron-
r ;* In. a ii-w of the sentence ele-
I merits Mu ' are used in composition
| Th«’.ve txM»k* are divided Into three riec-
I tions The first section contain* fIfty-
I one lessons, tiie second contains «**v-
•nty-ene exerei.***#. to be worked in
connection with the leswma. and the
f t * Mon h«. a number of mastery
that r*r* given t intervals dur-
ing tin study of the book
SERVICE wrm
A SMIlIj^
MIXED
Mr? Newlywed— 'Oh, Jack look
what you've done. You left the kit-
chen door o;x*n and the draught ha?
shut my cookery book Now I haven't
the faintest idea what I'm cooking
Better th' last
SMILE THAN TH'
FIRST LAUGHTER.
Always
Imprc (injjt...
Phillip?. A? I.urkfy Co con-
st untly improving the tyyx of
?<crvkve offered. We keep
abr* .urt of lh< flin**.s in our
• 'fort to offer a truly in«Klerti
and complete service Ye*i
nominal price? make our ser-
vice* available to everyone
Phillips Si Luchey Co
FunrraJ Directors And
EmbAimen
AMBUI.A St l sf I* v U K
line Pl.no* 54
Night I'ttu.a., "hi, 1M, ,«mJ lSS
13. Children take excursions
14. Long units of work
15. Development of personality
major aim.
16. Indvildual progress.
17. Self-expression.
18. Activity (pupil* learn by
19. Pupils discuss
20. Help*; weaker neighbor.
21. Pupil tries to be himself.
22 Interest promotes effort
23 Individual interests recognized.
24 Procedure is free and informal
25 Strong points are
(praise).
26 Pupiliinitiated activity
teacher control.
27 Pupils assist in planning
28 Pupils pool experiences
—Minnesota Journal of Education.
from his groat exertion. The Laws of learning followed
•'gfTs told him that smoking was
fetting his wind.
Most of ye ole footbal fan* were
>urpri.ved {0 see \Yeems back in the
^ne-up against Cameron. He is back
^ ms old habit of ball toting and !
‘^ng orn away again.
CLASSIFIED
Wanted: a person who can teach
•J to be romantic in ten easy ;
•<*v‘cns. Call 949-Ft.
Vented: Someone wlio will be able
iw.;r:’m^ate mv Spanish lessons cor- .
ref'iy. Phone 116.
Nerve enough to tell my
v,r :'h t€acher what I think of him
i t, at£l£ning feature stories Address
1 l ? O. Box 145.
. ^'a:.:ed a person who's easy to
ue, Sw Robert Buniva.
m*' Someone who will lend
209<n<* some kinetic energy
^Wanted: Some possible way by
MatJL 1 ,ma>' be able to go to San
m-eos often. See Genie Wolf
^Ability not to be airaid of
at four o'clock ;n the
_;”ir»g See Eunice West.
Uft.r My shyness. W'lll con-
Phasing personality.
GUbert- Rockdale. Texas
iroura My appondix. somewhere
the Cameron hospital Libera!
c^ered See or write T. A.
Vo!?*. 50 Per cent of my loud
p? Phene 38.
H ,nt: large feet .availabiC
Pe-, . -me Phone 276 or come in
mar. St^ee*^6 Station on Acker-
Wii* : Mv beautiful red hair
HoJ*1 provided there to
dark and handaoene in
toec Elaine Young.
T a a flit Inrhlntr e/Mm/lc
which Iv-ued from the home economics
rooms Thursday afternoon were not
due to suffering humanity It was
only the result of twenty-four Home
Economics glrL*- chewing gum.
On Tuesday. Miss Betty Lu Garrett
j told one member of the class, who
I was chewing gum. to throw it r u*\
doing), junior she had enough for everyone in
I the class.
Natha Lee Henry decided the pro-
nosition was too good to resist. On
j Thursday she came to class with gum
I for everyone Miss Garre't kept her
1 word but said, "never again.”
emphasized '
i Miss Laura Beesiey accompanied by
under i her mother. Mrs T J Beesley, and
Miss Ray Beesley. her sister went to
; Austin Saturday to shop Tom Hug-
gin* returned with them for the week
end.
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At Your Grocer Call For....
TEIN*
Butter^Top Bread
“it’s better”
'What Rockdale Makes, Makes Rockdale'
Many of th* u»«d can and bucks o(t*r*d
F* ''■AC“ unlU. Tb*M ar* R*in«w»d to
Fo»a Factory apoclflcationa. Thao Guaranteed
In writing. Satisfaction ot your mcnay bock I
TWO SURE GUIDES
These distinctive signs signal the place where the
greatest used truck sale or the year is in progress—
Stop and shop—We have a wide assortment of money
saving bargains for thrifty truckers.
GAITHER MOTOR COMPANY
Phone 86—Rockdale, Texas
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