Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-17

VALLEY STUDENTS
All. RAYM0NDv|LLE
TEAMS FROM HlDALGO AND CAM
ER0N COUNTIES WIN EVENTS IN.
ccn00L LEAGUE CONTESTS.
RAvM0NOvilLE WINS FAVORABLE
COMMENT FROM DELEGATES
IN ITS ENTERTAINING.

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas, April IL
the ten counties IN this scholastic district
Were represented al the District University
lntcr,hcolastic League meet here Satur-
day, the affair proved an unqualified sue
cess and was Witnessed by scores Of visi-
tor from the entire section.
The spelling contest which occupied the
forenoon, was won easily by Donald Free
man "f San Bcnitn. with Paul Ruckle OF
Mercedes second. This was followed in
the afternoon ~ the Junior defamation
contest. Frances Ward III Brownsville.
for the girls. and Lester Swavne II Mer-
'cedc~. ter the boy. were the winner, Of
hr~t riac'- ~ TIM event Miss Ward.
with her drclaniaiion. 'Imphm,'' was On.
~ th" his hii- 81 The day.
ln the senior defamation for bows Roy
Decker Of Harrington was the winner: Miss
Beatrice DIehl oi Mercedes was the winner
~ the Senior defamation for sirIs.
In The district championship tennis
match hme>vlle won easily over McAllen
and Brownsville, taking Two straight
game from each team, the score an each
.oi the games with McAllen being 90. and
IA diic games with Brownsville SO and
81. Knox Chandler and Sidney Baird
tho team winch took the pennant for
htnesVllle. excited the keenest admiration
by Their qnlci, u%nerrlng playing, which
Tar over the heads of Woodward and
Ever, The McAllen team, and which was a
lttle too strong for the Brownsville BOYS.
lllnEley aud Thayer.
Two debating teams, Mercedes and San
B"nto. beginning a. 8 j.. NJ, fought ont
the question. Resolved, that ! constitn-
ti"nal tax 81 one mill. equltably apportion-
81. should be levied for the support Of The
state institutions 81 higher education IN
Texas, and supplementary appropriations
~ the legislature prohibited The sid.
Tor the negative was well handled 81
blaine Christian and Brewer Wilmer. Ful-
Ton Dye s.n4l Edward Robinson. the San
bemto team, were ~ a fighting mood, how
ever. and the five Judges voted solid for
the negative, 4 decision amplauded by the
large audience.
Judges Tor Ill the literary events were
Judge u. II. Gus~a.c of E%dinbury. Attor-
ncN w. ;. West of brownsville and Rev. o.
{. Crow OF R~aymondvilIe. Their decisions
were universally popular IN spite of the
Keen parti~anship manifested by the
friends of the participants.
R~aymondville paid the entire expenses
at al entrants IN the event. and of one
teacher from each visiting school. a libcs-
alIty which attracted the most favorable
Comment from the visitors.
Delegates from the various towns were
a. follows:
Brown~vilie-B. Gerard Thaycr. Leon
l%llnklcv. MIS- LANE VI. Barbour. France.
Ward. Burt T.. IImkicy ST.. William 5.
West. Mr.. William :. West and Margaret
Wc~t.
Rivera +. f.. Harrison. Leo Kanlcr.
Ramsey Nomack. n. Scarborough. /. 4.
Adams.
san EcnIio-IIrIcn q. Gillctt. Iona
Stephenson. y. Tlnling>worth. Buddy
BENIN. Mr.. =. a. IInIlingSworth. l.. Il.
iIolling-worth.
Mercedes Mamie Mcr Buck. Fave Phil
'ip~. Paul Ruckcl. Blame thri~tncr. Brewer
Wilmer.
Ricardo Elizabeth Clay. CLYDE Billiard.
Edinhurg -. :. Bum. Judge ". n. Cos
sage.
McAllcn-lr Irene Hall. Clara Archer.
llarlm.cn-N. +. Jourdan.
Prof. ". I. Holder 81 Ra,~mondyiIle. III
rector general 81 the district. - gwen much
~ the credit Tor the success of the meet
ing. and IN the arrangements for the meet
M was materially assisted by J. :. Bunn.
county superintendent of ilidalro; 4 y
isehee, superintendent ct the klebefs
eh"ols: Z. T.. Thomas. superintendent Of
the san iiento schools, and j. J. Gallo
way. superintendent of the Cameron county
SCHOOLS.
All the winners except in the girls n.nlor
defamation, Will go 10 the state meetine
At Austin. which viii be held Nav 5 and q