The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1929 Page: 6 of 18
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TIGER
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Senior Class Reporter
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TALES
for Benefit and Advancement of the School
Rockdale. Texas. March 7. 1929 No’ 20
T,t>roy HUlyer
Charles Newton
Mary Frances Thweatt
Fred Graves
Billie Gaither
Douglas Linder
Mrs. W. H. Lyon
Congratulations
The soi&omores congratulate you,
ncnlors, who have Mary Frances
Thweatt to pep up the Tiger Tales.
And you, too. Juniors, with Fred
Oraves at the wheel to Steer you
The sophomores are trying hard
tills week to edit as good and us
Interesting a page as each of you
have hud.
And then to the freshmen and
Douglas Linder in particular, we.
“Fling the Torch." and may you
have tile best page of all.
We wisli to thank each one who
has this week done ills bit toward
making The Tiger 'Tales a success.
BILLIE GAITHER
The High Cost of Cheap Schools
(by S C. Milesi
Often when it Is suggested that an
extra approprlaton of money for the
public schools the cry is raised that
already there is too much being
■pent, arid the figures do seem large
when one does not stop to compare
them. Yet, in fact, the total cost
of our schools is really amazingly
small when compared with the vast-
ly larger amounts spent for waste,
ill health, crime, and luxuries,
Every time one cent is spent for
public schools, four are spent for
ill health, five for crime and five for
certain luxuries.
According to the U. K Bureau of
Education, the total expenditure per
pupil lor the nation as a whole Is
less than one hundred dollars, The
total expenditure per capita of pop-
ulation In only $17.15. Divide this
by three hundred and sixty five and
the quotient is less than five cents
a day per capita for the cost of
educating the nation's children—the
most Important single activity of
organized society.
With wealth rolling up around us
until there are billions in saving
banks, while at the same time we
have thousands of unemployed, can
we afford not to spend more for
•ohools? Are not many of those
BIRDWELL NAMED
AS SECRETARY OF
CHAMBER COMMERCE
(Continued from page one)
ed, as follows: J. W. Garner, Ben
Loewcnstein, H. H. Turner, A C.
Balhorn, W E. Gaither, John E.
Cooke, M. N. Strieker and W E.
White. The duty of this committee
is to prepare support lists for the
upkeep of the Chamber of Com-
merce, render assessments and se-
cure the pledges for the monthly
•upport fund. It Is planned that
the Chamber of Commerce be sup-
ported by regular contributions, with
a monthly budget of around $500,
and thus do away with special as-
sessments and contributions Insofar
as possible. Tills committee Is at
work this week and Is expected to be
Able to make substantial ro|K>rt to
the Chamber of Commerce meeting
next Tuesday night.
The selection of Mr. Blrdwell ns
secretary is considered a fortunate
one. The directors stated from the
first that they did not propose to
employ a hgh-powered, high-salar-
ied executive, but would choose a
local citizen who would through a
spirit of patriotism be willing to ac-
cept the work. In securing the ser-
vices of Mr. Btrdwell It Is believed
that a man has been found who
fills that bill to a nicety Mr. Bird-
well is a man of attars, and during
his residence here the past, five or
si* year; has demonstrated u re-
markable degree of executive ability.
He is a property owner, has heavy
interests In the local oil field, and
has demonstrated those qualities of
citizenship which go toward making
a good town better. He Is con-
servative and level headed, yet
possesses those powers of visualiza-
tion so necessary to the forward
looking executive. He is arranging
to devote a considerable jiortton of
his time to the work, and will be
paid a nominal salary—sufficient
only to provide a capable office
assistant.
The seven directors of the Cham-
ber announced lust week were elect-
ed on a long and short term basis.
Three of these directors—E. A.
Camp, T, B. Ryan and L. A. Bax-
ter-—drew the short term, and will
servo until June 1929, at which time
their successors will bn elected for
a full year. The other four—John
M. Weed, M, N. Strieker, Fred Pal-
mer and Clay Allen—will serve until
December 1029, at which time their
successors will be chosen for an-
other year.
* The directors will meet twice each
month—on the second nnd fourth
Tuesday nights, and on the second
Tuesday night the meeting will he
in the form of an open membership
meeting. Next Tuesday night will
witness the first of these regular
meetings, to which all citizens are
Invited, and at which time any sug-
gestions will be heard looking to the
proper work of the Chamber.
unemployed really unemployable
under present conditions because
their education did not go far
enough?
Modern life and modern industry
require a standard of personal fit-
ness and a degree of informed intell-
igence not demanded under simpler
conditions. Tomorrow’s life will be
even more exacting in its demands
for informed effectiveness. Ignor-
ance and laek of skill will be more
costlier than now
All that we put into the schools
comes back muny-folds. We put
a dollar Into education and gather
two from our commerce; we build
technical schools and found new in-
dustries; we draw four million of
our young people into high schools
and lay the foundation for a new
education. If we want that civiliza-
tion to be fine and large-minded we
must attract into our schools as
teachers the keenest minds, the fin-
est spirits, and the greatest hearts
from among our young people. We
must be as generous In equipping
these schools as we are in equipping
our homes, our shops, or our indus-
tries.
We cannot afford to starve educa-
tion-fundamentally alike to individ-
ual success and national security.
Let us rather insist that money wise-
ly spent for good schools is an in-
telligent Investment which every
community should make according
to Its resources, Its needs, and its
ambitions for its children.
Class Unity
"A house divided against Itself
cannot stand," may be read, a class
divided against Itself cannot stand.
At any rate a class cannot succeed
in any measure unless there Is unity
In the class.
Every worth whole organization
has Its leaders. Some of those lead-
ers are not elected to offices, but
because of their ability and per-
sonality, they automatically become
leaders in the various functions of
the organization. The natural lead-
ers and those in whom authority
has been vested must cooperate.
Personal Interest must be placed
beneath the Interest of the group,
and this should be done without any
show of Jealous or littleness . Each
member of the class should have a
voice in what the class does, but
he Is in turn responsible for the
failure or success of the class. He
should feel a responsibility for every
undertaking of the class whether
great or small.
When each member of the class
becomes Interested In the functions
of the class, when he accepts the
voice of the majority without quibb-
ling or complaining, in other words,
when there is unity in a class, we
shall see that class doing worth
while things.
to represent it. This pretty member
of the clover family Is a relative of
Ireland. It is said that a three (
■ ■• ! : :rr.rc=k mm by Si.
Patrick in a sermon, to Illustrate the ,
idea of the Ttmity. St. Patrick's
song Is sung in church on his day.
and there are several popular songs
In his honor, marked by Irish wit
and good humor, one favorite be-
gins:
"St. Patrick was a gentleman,
He came of dacent people;
He built a church In Dublin town
And on It put a steeple."
A familiar greeting Is. "It’s St.
Patrick'c Day In the morning.
Easter March 31
Easter Sunday is celebrated in all
Christian churches as the anniver-
sary of the rising of the Lord from
the dead. The name is from “Aster”
which means risen. The day is
a movable feast, fixed by a phaseof
the moon which happens to fall on
March 21. the date of Spring equi-
nops. It Is always the first Sunday
after the first full moon in March.
It many occur on any date between
March 22 and April 25. Easter had
It’s origin in the old Hebrew feast
of the Passover, Christ taking the
place of the Paschal lamb.
The egg which contains the germ
of life has always been the symbol
of Easter.
In olden times before Christian
religion, the people used to wor-
ship all kinds of God’s on Easter
and a rabbit was one of them.
They thought this creature lived
in the moon and had something to
do about the waking up of Spring.
The Christian missionaries came
ami told (hern about Jesus nnd our
Easter, they believed these men and
celebrated our Easter but they could
not forget about their rabbit., so
it was kept as a symbol along wth
the Easter eggs.
Home Economics Picnic
(J. L. Mason)
The warm spring weather that we
have been having lntely, has arous-
ed the picnic spirit in everyone, the
home economics girls included. They
have been planning a picnic for
some time and hope to put it over
soon. Miss Hutcherson has been so
busy coaching the declaimers that
she has not named the day, but we
know that her promise is as good
as gold. We have discussed the pic-
nic in sewing class each day for the
past three weeks and have deter-
mined to have as much fun as the
girls had last year. Oh, how we
envied those girls! They seemed
to have had a very delightful time.
We are waiting patiently for that
picnic day and arc hoping that It
will arrive soon.
Character Ituildlug
(Mrs. Lyon)
Of all the qualities necessary to
one who wishes to make a success
in life there Is one that stands out
far and away above the others and
that Is strength of character. In
fact, you might say It is a compila-
tion of qualities which endows one
with illimitable power over his In-
stincts and passions. Strength of
character Is not a simple thing. One
Is not bom with It, but It is built
day by day as we put forth our will
toward mastery of self. There Is
no truer saying than that one can-
not control others until he learns
to control himself. While some peo-
ple are born with a stronger will
than others, It often happens that
as they grow older they fall to use
It and as a result they allow their
emotions to govern their will. Hence
they lose the main quality with
which they were endowed by nature.
Self-mastery should be undertak-
en early in life; then when great
temptations come, one Is able to
withstand them. If students would
cultivate the power of Inhibition In
small things the big things would
take care of themselves. Upon feel-
ing an Impulse to do or say some
trivial things just ask yourself this
question, “Is it necessary?” If It Is
not, forego it. Physical exercise
strengthens the body; character
exorcise strengthens the character.
Special Days
(Billie Gaither)
As two of the special days are
yet to come In this month, I shall
give you the origin of them—St.
Patrick’s Day, March 17, nnd Easter,
March 31.
Ireland l'ntron Saint
The exact birthday of Ireland’s
patron saint, who was born about
377 or 387 after Christ, Is unknown,
but March the 17th is given to him
in the calendar of saints of the
Roman Catholic church. He Is held
In special reverence by Irish Cath-
olics, all over the world, because of
his conversion of pagan Ireland to
Christianity. The day Is celebrated
by a mass in the churches, by pro-
cessions In the street, and by even-
ing entertainments. Everyone of
Irish birth wears a real or artificial
shamrock, or a bit of green ribbon
Class Meetings
(Helen Stribllng)
On Wednesday, February 20, the
sophmores had a class meeting for
the purpose of getting up a party
or something to amuse themselves.
After voting. It was decided that
we would have a hay-rtde and a
weenie roast. This meeting was
held without Miss Hutcherson as
she was too busy to attend. They
did not accomplish much, therfore
another meeting was called for
Monday. February 24.
Miss Hutcherson held this meeting
and It was decided that Woodrow
could get his truck and each mem-
ber of the class would bring fifteen
cents. I leave the rest to be told
by the one who writes up the hay-
ride.
Declamation Contests
(Alice E. Barkley)
Lnst Monday evening the declam-
ation contests for Junior boys’ and
girls’ and senior boys’ and girls’
were held In the high school auditor-
ium. There was a large crowd to
hear the declaimers and each was
so well given that It was very en-
joyable. The chairman of the con-
test was Miss Hutcherson.
The following decisions were ren-
dered by the Judges: Junior girls
first place to Flora Schelhlng. sec-
ond place to Hallle Rutherford, and
third place to Martha Anne Swaf-
ford. Junior boys, first place to
Ross Wilder. Guy Pruett and Mar-
shall Floyd tied for second place.
In the senior girls, first place went
to Thelma Wlnslett, second place
to Maude Aldridge and third place
to Irma Schelhlng. In the senior
boys Noel KelsO won first, plaee, sec-
ond place went to Rodney Montague,
nnd third place to Harry Harris,
We are sure Rockdale will be well
represented at the County Meet and
we appreciate the efforts of all who
entered.
Chapel Lecture
(Catherine Wilder)
On Wednesday, February 27, we
were called to chapel. There Bro
8mlth, pastor of the Methodist
church In Rockdale, Introduced to
us Rev. Preston, of Dallas. It is his
business to go around to different
schools all over the southern part
of the United States and lecture to
the pupils. His message contained
very valuable material. Nearly
every pupil In school was touched.
Wo all enjoyed his talk and wish
to thank Mr. Miles for bringing
him before us.
%>ui no Hopes Ai®ive
This Spring style has come more into prominence than at
any time in the past, and the welldressed woman must use
even greater care in making her apparal selections. Know-
ing this, we have assembled a complete array of women’s
wear in keeping with what fashion dictated as right, and
women will have little difficulty in selecting their Spring
needs.
STYLISH AND COLORFUL DRESSES PRICED AT—
—$9.85—$16.75—$22.50—$25.75—$29.75—
For Saturday we will have one lot of new silk dresses priced
at $5.00—well worth $7.50.
M.
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[Spring Wear
for Men....
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millinery
Styles and colors
that will prove more
than interesting to
every woman as she
shops for her head
dress for Spring--
—$2.95, $3.95, $4.95
$5.95
The new Spring Korrekt Suits are here, per-
fectly tailored in the season’s newest fabrics
in rich shades of colorings. The latest novel-
ty creations for young men and also the busi-
ness man. For the young man we show the
Korrekt Tattersall vest. The style young
men will wear for Spring.
Select your Easter Suit now and get some
extra wear—
Priced—One pair trousers ....................$23.50
Priced—Two pair trousers....................$30.00
*
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Ladies’ New Sprng Phoe-
nix Hosiery, colors in
Phoenix Hosiery for this
Spring are shades creat-
ed to fit into the color
schemes of the seasons’
fashions in dress. Shoes,
Millinery and Accessor-
ies, Phoenix Spring Hos-
iery is classified in the
following color shades,
Sunburn, Suntan, Flesh,
Nude, Costume, Grey,
and Brown. Each of the
above classified shades
have from three to five
shades, which makes the
most complete coloring
ever offered in Phoenix.
We show them in Silk,
Chiffon and Silk Service
weight $1.95.
MEN’S HATS
New felts for Spring in
the New Color Shades of
Tan and Gray, in snap
and welt brims $4,00 and
$5.00.
THE NEW SCARFS
Again as in hosiery are
the color shade creations
such as to harmonize in-
to color schemes of sea-
sons’ fashion — scarfs
that are most beautiful.
$1.25, $2.95, $3.50. $4.95
Also complete line of ac-
cessories, beads, flowers,
handkerchiefs, gloves,
collars, ties, and many
other items.
NEW SHIRTS
The colorings of the new
Spring shrts are except-
ionally beautiful for this
Spring and makes shirt
selection very easy—
Prices — $1.25—$1.50
$1.75—$ 1.95—$2.50—
Complete assortment is
the last word in our
showing of Ties, Socks,
and Underwear, etc.
W'
Ladies and Men s New Spring Shoes are Here
SCARBROUGH & HICKS CO.
“ALWAYS THE BEST—ALL WAYS”
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1929, newspaper, March 7, 1929; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742803/m1/6/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.