San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
ASK TEACHERS.
To ENCOURAGE.
SCOUT PROGRAM
Arthur Michael, Commits
sioner, Appeals for En-
largement Of Movement.
SCHOOL MEET In MARCH
Plan to Give Two Cups, One
for Small and One for
Large Schools.

An appeal to the teachers of the
Bexar County Teachers Association to
encourage the boy Scout movement in
the schools, churches, homes and any
place where it might be possible, was
made by A. NJ. Michael, scout COM
missioner of San Antonio, before the
meeting Of the association, held Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock in the Bcxar
county court house. Mr.. Michael, who
has been mainly responsible for the
progress made by Boy Scouts in San
Antonio, whereby they have become ma
tionally known, made stirring appeal
to all those present TO assist in every
way possible by encouraging the move
ment in this city.
Mrs. George {. Wurzbach followed
Mr.. Michael by enumerating the values
of the Boy Scout organization and the
Girls Reserve organization and asked
the cooperation of the teachers in push
ing these movements to the utmost.
An appeal TO all of the teachers of
Bexar county to join the Bexar County
Teachers Association was made by
w. A. Thurman. superintendent of pub
lie schools in Bexar county. He also
gave a synopsis of the examinations to
be held in the county schools about
February 10.
Have Two Trophies.
II. S. Alves, principal of the Alamo
Heights school and director general of
the Scholastic League, asked all of the
teachers to see that their schools are
entered for the final meet, to be. held
on March 16 and II, as soon as pos
sible in order that the arrangements
for the meet may go ahead promptly. 1t
is planned to make this meet the great
est ever held and every school is urged
to participate.
Heretofore. only one trophy cup has
been awarded, but this year there are
to be two cups awarded, in athletic and
literary events. One cup is TO be award
ed the suburban schools, including such
schools as Alamo Heights and Har-
landale, and the other is TO be given to
the rural schools. Prior to this meet,
few of the smaller schools have en-
tered the meet because they did not
have fair showing against the larger
ones but it is hoped that all OF the
outlying schools will enter this time.
The cups TO be awarded will remain rs
the permanent property of the school.
To Have Spelling Contest.
Officers of the meet will be: Fl. s.
Alves, director general; II. W. May of
the Hot Well school, director of ath-
letics; A. s. West of the South San
Antonio school. director of defamation /;
L. s. J. Whitehead of the Los An.
geles Heights school, director of debate !:
George +. Baxter of the Harlandale
school, director of spelling; and +. W.
Mcdonald of the Edgewood school,
director of essay writing.
The officers of the Bexar County
Teachers Association are II. S. Alycs.
president; George +. Baxter. vice
president: and Miss Ernestine Edmund
son. secretary and treasurer. The as
ISOLATION now has a membership OF
80 but it is hoped that by the next
meeting. which it to be held on March
"a, there will be about 80 members.
Notices Of the time and place of the
next meeting will be sent to all of the
teachers. -...