The College Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 27, 1931 Page: 1 of 4
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The College Star
Schoolmasters
To Hold Feast at
New Braunfels
Lauda Park to Be Scene of Merry
Outing Monday.
BILL STOCKTON RESCUES GIRL
FROM DEEP WATER AT RIVERSIDE
Little Renee Handler, Daughter of Local Business Man, Suf-
fers No Harm From Few Moments of Terror.
Riverside’s perfect no-accident record was upheld Friday afternoon,
June 19, by William K. “Bill” Stockton when he rescued little Renee
Handler, ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Handler, from
deep water into which the child had inadvertently stepped. Bill was
on a high diving board at the time,**"—""—“—mi—""—■»»■—»—»—»»—««—"»—»
and saw the child struggling in
water beyond her depth. At first
he thought she was playing, but
when she started down the second
time he dived in after her.
Mr. and Mrs. Handler and daugh-
ter were in a group which included
Dr. and Mrs. Nolle, enjoying an
outing of the Junior Crescendo
Club. Young Mr. Stockton was in
swimming with a friend and was
fortunately looking in the direction
of the little girl when she got into
deep water.
Stockton was president of the
Freshman class during the session
ckf 1930-31, and was voted the most
prominent and best dressed Fresh-
man on the Hill. He is the son of
F. A. Stockton, proprietor of the
City Meat Market. Bill is nineteen
years old, was born in Williamson
County, but has resided in San
Marcos since 1920. He is a grad-
uate of the San Marcos high school,
where he was president of the Sen-
ior class. He lettered in basket-
ball while in high school, and went
out for the Bobcat basketball and
track teams during the winter and
spring.
Bathers at Riverside should by
no means gather from this inci-
dent that the swimming pool is
not safe. The long record of no
mishap furnishes ample proof of
the safety of Riverside and the
precautions taken to insure the
safety of bathers. Lifeguards are
on duty at all hours when the pool
is open to the college public. These
lifeguards are trained under the
direction of S. M. Sewell whose
classes in Red Cross life saving
are known all over the state. At
the time of this incident the life-
guard was on duty, and no doubt
would have seen the girl within a
few seconds. His “perch” is lo-
cated so that he can see all parts
of the pool, and is so situated that
he can dive from it into the river.
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OSCAR J.FOX
COWBOY COMPOSER,
TO SING JUNE 30
Burnet County Boy Has Won Fame
in Musical World With Songs
of the Range.
The Schoolmasters Club is mak-
ing elaborate plans for one of the
most colorful occasions it has ever
had. On Monday afternoon, June
29, the club members will leave
from the south side of the Main
Building at 4:00 o’clock. A swim-
ming party at Landa Park will be
staged as soon as the group ar-
rives there and this will last un-
til 6:30.
The main program will begin
JAMES EDWARD ROGERS
PHYSICAL TRAINING
IS A BROAD FIELD,
SAYS SPEAKER
Mr. James E. Rogers, National
representative of Physical Educa-
tion, in an inspirational lecture to
at 6:30 when Professors Rush and students and faculty on the quad-
Blake will entertain with cowboy | rangle Thursday night revealed
songs. This will be followed by j the fact that physical education
other stunts” which are assured j program is hampered in many cases
as surprises. Then will come the j by two outstanding unwholesome
eats. The menu, according to points of view: People refuse to
President Gibbs, will consist of:
Barbecued kid, potato chips, bread,
pickles, ice cream, cake, coffee, and
ice tea.
Tickets are being distributed by
several club members. The trans-
portation committee consists of W.
F. Hancock, L. Richardson, and
John Barron. A number of cars
will be needed, and the club will
appreciate having the names of
those who can go along and take
others.
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THE BULLDOGGER
:<S
Few New Faces
In Summer School
Faculty List
Parts of State Well Represented
By Repeaters of Other Summer
School Sessions.
see the need of so elaborate a pro-
gram, since it wasn’t necessary
when they were in school; and the
idea that what was good enough
for dad is good enough for son.
M|r. Rogers showed, however,
that the present day pace of liv-
ing was fast becoming a menace
to health, and that a health pro-
gram to build up a resisting wall
was a vital need. “Build today to
resist the fatal ‘forties’.”
Most of his hearers doubtless
were surprised to learn that physi-
cal education as planned for to-
day is as broad as any other field
of learning and that the building
of winning teams is a small part
of it.
DEEP STUFF
Conditions—like this poet’s verse-—
Don’t get so bad they can’t get
worse.
Everybody knows that’s true
For in the end they always do.
In the city gang guns pop,
In the country prices flop;
The price of grain is low and the
cost of liquor's high—
The song is more than sixpence for
a belly-full of rye.
The younger generation’s bad—
They always are—and so’s their
dad.
Several billion unemployed,
Most of whom are overjoyed.
For honest work no compensation;
We can’t all run a filling station.
But if you want your mind at rest,
your reason not unjointed,
Expect the worse and not the best
—you won’t be disappointed,
o—o
Mr. Rogers: “Explain how the
law of supply and demand might be
applied to marriage.”
Gibbs: “Well, the wife demands
a new dress, and it’s up to the hus-
band to supply it.”
o—o
We note that in the University
of Georgia two students in con-
ducting experiments on non-sleep-
ing ability have been able to re-
main awake 100 hours for science.
We move that a committee be ap-
pointed to find out how this was
accomplished and pass the infor-
mation on to the 7:00 o’clock clas-
ses.
O—0
Senior: “I attended the Sing-
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A review of the additions to the
summer school faculty reveals on-
ly one member whose face is en-
tirely new on the campus. This is
Mr. Ralph Steen of Abilene, who
comes to us from the graduate
school of history of the University
of Texas. Mr. Steen has had teach-
ing experience at the McMurry
College in 1929-30. He is taking
over part of the work of Miss Mur-
phy and Mr. Elliott who are on
leave of absence.
All the other teachers have been
here before, either as teachers or
as students. Some of the addi-
tional teacher seem to be getting
the habit of summering on the Hill.
At present, W. H. Butler holds the
record of endurance during the
warm months. In fact, he is get-
ting to be something of a summer
fixture. He hails from Dallas,
where he has taught geography in
the city schools for eleven years
now, to say nothing of similar
teaching at Sam Houston, East
Texas Teachers College, North
Texas Agricultural College, and in
extension work of S.M.U. Mr. But-
ler holds the B.A. and M.A. de-
grees from the University of Tex-
as and is a life member of the
Texas State Teachers Association
and The National Council of
Teachers of Geography.
Serving his third experience here
as instructor in English is J. L.
Neu, another recruit from the Uni-
versity of Texas, where he re-
TENNIS DRAWINGS
HELD TUESDAY
Twenty-two Singljes Players in
Line-up.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
For a summer term with
full credit a minimum of
thirty days is essential. The
slimmer term opened Thurs-
day, June 4, and will close
regularly July 11. To meet
the minimum days require-
ment we must teach two
Mondays—Monday, June 29
and Monday, July 6.
There will be no classes on
Saturday, July 4.
C. E. EVANS,
June 23, 1931 President
The All-College Tennis Tourna-
ment drawings were held Tuesday,
and the first matches were played
W ednesday afternoon. Drawings
were as follows: First round—D.
L. Vest vs. Henry Kyle; John Coers
vs. Harper Bass; Edward Johnson
vs. Ted McIntyre; L. C. Liston vs.
Hugh Wiilliamson; Hurston Moore
vs. H. E. White; Herschel Hopson
vs. L. H. Liston. Second round—
H. L. Draper vs. Howard Pear-
son; Babe Kennedy vs. Bill Han-
cock; G. B. Meeks vs. winner Vest
or Kyle; Roy B. Fator vs. winner
Bass or Coers; C. R. Stroman vs.
winner Liston or Williamson; C.
A. Thormalen vs. winner White or
Moore; W. J. Fraker vs. winner
Hopson or Liston; Phillip Trittipo
vs. winner Johnson or McIntyre.
The above drawing includes
twenty-two singles players. In
the opening matches H. E. White
won a first round contest from
Hurston Moore 6-2, 6-4. Lefty
Pearson took a second round match
from A. L. Draper 6-1, 6-1, and is
thereby already in the quarter fi-
nals waiting for the winner of the
Hopson - Liston - Fraker bracket.
Drawings have not been made in
doubles yet, but ten teams are en-
tered in the competition.
The tournament should be com-
pleted by next week or at least in
the final rounds. Three trophies
will be awarded to the winners of
the tournament, a silver single cup
and two doubles cups. The tour-
nament is beipg managed by Babe
Kennedy, and players are referee-
ing each other’s matches. All tour-
nament information will be found
on the bulletin board in the Main
Building. Watch the match dates,
and come out to see the compe-
tition.
Oscar J. Fox, familiarly known
as the “Cowboy Composer”, will
present one of the most entertain-
ing and classical musical programs
of the season Tuesday evening,
June 30, at 8:15 in the College au-
ditorium.
M[r. Fox, a native of Burnet
County, was at one time a Texas
cowboy but decided that he would
give up the life on the range in
order to devote his time and tal-
ent to the study and preservation in
song and music of one of the most
picturesque phases of American
life—the cowboy.
He spent three years studying
musical composition in Zurich,
Switzerland. He has produced
songs that have made him popu-
la rin the musical world. He knows
the power of infusing his song with
the solemnity and awe-inspiring
qualities of the vastness and loneli-
ness of the plains, while retaining
its folk-lore simplicity.
From the beginning Mr. Fox has
collaborated with John A. Lomax,
and together they have tried to get
into song the virile and colorful
life of the cowboy in their collec-
tion of “Cowboy Songs and Other
Frontier Ballads”, the climax of
which was reached, according to
popular sentiment, in “The Hills
of Home”.
It is of interest to know that
Mr. Fox, who is now director of
musical organizations at Dallas,
was at one time affiliated with the
musical department of this institu-
tion.
He has tried to do in song and
music for the “Cowboy Songs and
Other Frontier Ballads” what J.
Frank Dobie and Will James are
doing in literature to perpetuate
the cowboy legends and traditions
of Texas in the literary world. No
doubt his recital will be well worth
attending.
Blanket tax receipts will be re-
quired of students. A nominal ad-
mittance fee will be charged others
at the door; no reserved seats. Re-
cital will begin at 8:15 p. m.
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Men’s Glee Club
To Give Program
The Men’s Glee Club under the
direction of H. Grady Harlan will
be heard in concert at eight o’clock
Wednesday night, July 1, in the
college auditorium. The club has
been working earnestly all term in
order to present a program of
merit. This program promises to
be one of much melody, combin-
ing modern art songs with some
of the popular songs of the hour
Special features of the program
will be the groups sung by the
Quartette, the double Quartette,
and both vocal and instrumental
solos with Homer Springfield as
accompanist.
Since the program is one of the
summer Lyceum numbers blanket
tax cards must be presented at the
door for admission.
--o-o---
RAYMOND CAVNESS ELECTED
PRESIDENT BAPTIST ACADEMY
Popular Spanish Instructor Succeeds Colonel J. E. Franklin
As Head of Neighbor Institution.
News of the election of Mr. Raymond Cavness, instructor in the
Spanish department and coach of tennis, as president-of the San Mar-
cos Baptist Academy came as a surprise to his friends on the Hill
Wednesday of this week. M|r. Cavness, who was not an applicant for
V. L. Granville
Dramatic Reader
Here Thursday
Thursday evening, July 2, at
8:15 p. m. the distinguished Eng-
lish actor, V. L. Granville will be
presented in his costume recital
“Dramatic Interludes”. This is a
presentation, in costume and make-
up, of the principal characters from
the drama of all time. All stu-
dents, teachers, and town people
will be interested in this recital;
for it is invaluable to the discri-
minating lover of literature’, indis-
pensable to the dramatic student,
and interesting to all.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
First group of personations from
the Greeks to Shakespeare.
1. Oedipus, from “Oedipus Rex”
........................................ Sophocles
2...Ergasilus, from “The Cap-
tives” ............................ Plautus
3. Faustus, from “The Tragical
History of Dr. Fautus”..Marlowe
4. Falstaff, from “The Merry
Wives of Windsor”..Shakespeare
5. Duke of Gloucester, afterwards
“Richard III” --------- Shakespeare
Ten minutes intermission.
Second group of personalities
from Moliere to the present day.
6. Harpagon “The Miser”....Moliere
7. Mrs. Malaprop, from “The
Rivals” .......................... Sheridan
8. Fedya, from “The Living
Corpse” ............................ Jolstoy
9. Francois Villon, the great
French poet .................. Selected
10. Cyrano de Bergerac......Rostand
11. Svengali, from “Trilby”
............— - - George du Maurier
Blanket tax will admit all stu-
dents. Outsiders will be charged
a nominal fee at the door.
Raymond Cavness
the position, was elected Tuesday
night when the Board of Trustees
met and accepted the resignation
of Col. Franklin. Mr. Cavness will
take over the position, officially, on
the first of July.
Raymond is a native. of San
Marcos and a graduate of this col-
lege. He has attained the degrees
of B.S., B.A., and M.A. He has
had a very successful teaching ex-
perience both in high school and
college. Following his graduation
in 1925, he served for two years
as superintendent of schools at
Weimar, and subsequently has
served for four years as instruc-
tor in the Spanish department
here. He is a member of the Bap-
tist church; holds the office of su-
perintendent of the Sunday School,
and is a member of the business
board of the church.
REPORT SHOWS
FINE WORK DONE BY
TEACHER BUREAU
Seventy-Five Teachers Secured Po-
sitions in Public Schools
to Date.
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Golf Tourney
Gets Under Way
This Afternoon
Two Flights Each For Different
Student and Faculty Groups.
SUMMER DRAMATICS
TO BE ORGANIZED
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ART EXHIBIT SHOWN
Much interest was shown by stu-
dents this week in the art exhibit
which was displayed in the Science
building. This exhibit was being
shown by the Practical Drawing
Company. It was composed of one
hundred and fifty reproductions of
famous artists.
Thursday evening at 7:30 a num-
ber of interested people met and
perfected a temporary organiza-
tion for summer dramatics. It
was named the “Play Goers”, and
is to be only a summer organiza-
tion. The group was composed of
former college players who have
an interest in dramatics. At the
meeting it was decided to appoint
a committee for the purpose of se-
curing members and deciding upon
the plays to be given. Frank Buch-
anan was elected chairman, and he
appointed “Tiny” Thuem and Cath-
erine Dugger as a committee to
work with him. There will be an-
other meeting Tuesday evening at
7:30 in Mrs. Hunewell’s classroom.
At that time other members will
be taken in and a permanent or-
ganization formed. Persons inter-
ested in the organization are in-
vited to attend the meeting. The
organization is limited to students
in college who are interested en-
ough to come to the meeting and
help put the productions over.
The Bummer School golf tourney,
rumors of which have been float-
ing around the quadrangle for two
weeks past, is scheduled to become
a reality out on the Spring Lake
course at 2:00 this afternoon, ac-
cording to advices from Coach
Strahan, who is in general charge
of the undertaking. The tourney
will be pulled off in four flights al-
together-two flights each for dif-
ferent student and faculty groups,
according to their skill, respective-
ly. The first flights are for the
better golfers among the student
group and the faculty group; the
second for those in each group that,
in the words of Osky “do not break
a hundred very often.”
it is hoped that pairings and
other preliminaries will be over so
that play may begin Saturday at
2:00 p. m. promptly. Each match
will consist of eighteen holes. The
winners of the first and second
flights in each group will play for
the championship in each group,
and the winner of these in turn
will compete for the Summer
School Championship.
The entry list is on view at the
College Exchange where Jack Mor-
gan will be glad to give prospec-
tive entrants the necessary detailed
information.
Fewer calls than usual have
made the task of placing teachers
somewhat difficult, according to a
report from the office of the Teach-
ers’ Placement Bureau of the Col-
lege. The average run of positions
have not been vacant this year, be-
cause of financial conditions, and
the unusual combinations for which
teachers are wanted has added to
the difficulty of the task of the
Bureau in finding suitable appli-
cants.
The efforts of the Placement
I Bureau, however, have not been al-
! together futile. In fact, taking all
things into consideration, their
work shows a high type of service
to both the students of the Col-
lege and the schools. The follow-
ing teachers have been placed for
the ensuing year:
Vivian Adcock, intermediate, Le-
vi Sloan school in Victoria County.
Ruth Mae Burger, home econo-
mics, Hallsville.
N. A. Billings, superintendent,
Lytle.
Seleta Burleson, principal, Cole-
man Rt., Coleman County.
White Benbow, principal, Lower
Valley school, Guadalupe County.
Ward Brandstetter, science and
orchestra, Grapeland.
Merrill Blackman, coach-science,
Mathis.
Reed Brantley, history, El Cam-
po.
Joe Berry, science - assistant
coach, San Benito.
Ella Conrads, English, Ban-
quette.
Ellis Cockrell, principal, Rein-
hardt.
Ardis Clare, principal, Salty.
Hubert Carnes, principal and
coach, Lytton Springs.
Clemmie Durham, position not
learned, West Columbia.
Hester Doyle, primary grades,
Raymondville.
Marvin Doerr, principal Lamar
School, New Braunfels.
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COLLEGE CALENDAR
Monday, 4 P. M., Schoolmasters Barbecue.
Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:00 and 11:00 to 12:00 A. M., Typhoid inoculation,
Sci. 208.
Tuesday, 8:15 P. M., Lyceum number, Oscar J. Fox and Artists
Auditorium.
Wednesday, 7:30 to 9:00 and 11:00 to 12:00 A. M., Typhoid inocula-
tion, Sci. 208.
Wednesday, 8:15 P. M., College Glee Club. Auditorium.
Thursday, 8:15 P. M., Lyceum number, V. L. Granville, Dramatic in-
terludes, Auditorium.
H. E. SPECK, Dean of Students
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