Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-18
GROWING
SCHOOL SEEKS
RECOGNITION
Experienced Teachers
And Fine Equipment
Expected to Attract
Record Enrolment


With only one scholarship rating rs
yet u~nattained. Brownsville's jun
Tor college will begin its fourth ses-
sion with the highest rating open
to junior colleges Of the South rs
its goal Of achievement for the year,
recognition by the Southern AsSo-
citation OF Secondary Schools. All
the practical requirements for such
membership, in the matter Of scho-
lastic rating and faculty have al
ready been complied with, and II is
expected that the other require
ments, such as additions to the Il
brary, will be met early In the year.
Registrations for the term 1929
1890 will be held September 10 and
IL. Examinations for admission and
all postponed examinations and ex-
aminations for advanced standing
will also be given at that time. AT
least zoo students arc expected 20
enroll.
Seek Recognition
The college Is at present a mem
Der Of the American Association OF
Junior Colleges with q rating Of the
first class, and has been given first
class rating by the Association OF
Texas Colleges, as well as the ap-
prevail Of the state department or
education. and graduates are &C
cepted in Texas Colleges and uni
versities without question. III the
rating of first class with the south
ern association Is attained, IL viii
give To the Brownsville students
carte blanche entry into any college
OF the South, without further e
ommendation.
Within the past three years. since
the opening Of the college In the fall
of 1926, the foundation Of an insti-
tuition Of higher learning which Is
a credit to its founders p p city
which supports IL has been laid, the
foundation Of an institution which
is due to grow more and more into
the life OF the Valley as time goes
on. More than almost any other
section OF the state. the Valley needs
a college to ARE for the hundreds
Of high school graduates, too many
OF whom never went SO far as 70
plan education beyond that offered
BY the high school because OF the
distance from college centers, the
expense and for other reasons.
Enrolment Growing
That the Brownsville college has
been filling this need Is shown by
the rapid growth from an enroll
ment Of -. TO an estimated 200
for the coming term. The institu-
ton is housed in a new and modern
building, with splendid equipment
for the various departments.
The strongest point. and the one
in which the directors take the
greatest pride, however, is the fac
ulty. OF this group, headed by q.
w. Gotke, superintendent Of the city
public school system, ten hold mas
ter OF arts degrees. and three are
members Of Phi Beta Kappa, hon
orary scholastic fraternity.
Besides their attainments in
scholarship. all are widely expert
enced in teaching. a point which
MI. Gotke believes Is one Of the
junior colleges greatest advantages
over the average university. I'm
which freshman and sophomore
students are usually turned over To
the younger instructors, the more
advanced one receiving the benefit
OF attention from the more capable
and advanced professors.
"A carefully worked out schedule
Of courses is offered to the students,
TO prevent wasted effort, and en-
able them TO reach their goal most
efficiently, whether they are work
ing for a teachers certificate, or
toward some special degree, such as
law, medicine, or journalism, while
for those attending for the cultural
value will find a variety Of courses
adapted to their needs. All kinds
of athletics are sponsored by the
college. for girls as well as boys. un-
der the leadership of j. w. Red
Irvine, and Miss Margaret Valent1.
A collegiate social life Is also beinG
developed, and the school Spiria
which II one OF the outstanding feaS
lures Of college life everywhere 10
remarkably strong for SO young an
institution. These features. while
not considered strictly educational
in a narrow sense. add much TO the
school atmosphere, and are vital
factors in building interest among
the students.
Students from Everywhere
The greater portion OF the enroll
ment Is drawn from Brownsville it,
self. as would be expected, but stu
dents are coming from an ever
widening circle. Harlingen and San
Benito furnished "a number of the
enrolment i'm 1923. other Valley
towns represented being Rio Hondo,
La Feria, Los Fresnos. XII Jardin,
Olmito, Combes. Santa Rosa, Meal
len, Alto, and Sebastian. One stu
dent came from San Antonio, while
others gave their homes as Kansas
City, Mo-, Kinsley. Kan, North Da-
kota, jefferson, Texas, and Mata-
moros. Mexico.
OF the students going from this
school TO the University or Texas.
figures given out by the university
officials show that all Of them kept
up an average there which compares
well with their grades in the Junior
college. and places them IN the
front rank OF students from Junior
colleges all over the state. as well
aS comparing favorably with stu
i dents Whn hnran fhafr ~-Ollagn urn~t~