Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-02

MISS ALI Bel was Called nome
Tuesday. Her brother In Shreve-
port, La, Is seriously Ill. Mrs. Bas-
con Cox has been substituting for
her.
Juanita Edgworth and Lena Mae
Basset will soon be taken home
from Mercy hospital. Each has re-
Gently undergone an operation for
a7pendicitis. Lena Mae Is an old
stu lent Of b. II. s. and we are all
int tested in her.
Miller Scanian was improved suf-
ficiently to sit up in the sunshine,
on their front porch this week. He
has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia.
Edwin Clark has recovered from
an attack OF pneumonia. and vis-
tied some OF his friends Friday.
The Junior High Schools clubs
met Friday afternoon, from two to
three o'clock.
Teachers Of modern history and
English classes suggested that stu
dents in those classes attend the
showing Of the historical picture
"Disraeli" which was shown at the
Capitol theater two days this week
A number Of students were excused
at three o'clock in order to see the
picture. Pupils from both high
school and junior college were in
terested in this production.
The freshmen class IS planning
to put on a Junior Night entertain
ment in the auditorium Of the sem
Tor high building. The program viii
ion high building. The program viii
and drills. The program viii be for
the benefit Of the Junior HI library
1t viii be presented some time In
March.
The book, Texas Wild Flowers"
has been added TO the library OF
the junior high.
Mrs. Eugene Workman presented
the high school library with a beau
tiful sepia portrait OF Rembrandt
by himself.
"Whos Who" is the latest addi-
ton TO the high school library.
First and second year Home Eco
Monies (sewing), students are plan
ming their home projects. This prof.
ect Is TO be something that they
really need. Most of the second
year students are going to make
coats OF the same materials as the
dzfFes they made in class.
Re second year Spanish classes
ordered "Espana Pintoresca,"
Carolina Marcial Dorado. The
asses will read from this book
10 or three times a week. Their
ySpanish teacher. Mrs. Portilla, has
Romero Navarro's Historic de Es-
pana." which they will use for ref
erences.
The high school glee club held
only one rehearsal this week. Mar
garet Houston. the accompanies,
has been absent due to illness. She
is back in school now. and the club
expects to resume rehearals regu-
pairing their uniforms now These
larlv.
Members OF the glee club are pre-
will be white and yellow.
Mrs. Fessenden has asked her
history students to have some leg
end or historical facts ready to tel
the class In NAV. She wants the
students here to become familiar
with and interested in the history
that took place right around them
She Is greatly interested in the his
terry OF this section Of the state.
Under Mrs. Fessenden's direction
and with her aid. her history classes
are going to make a colored map Of
the Lower Rio Crande Valley. in
Guiding Mexico. The man will COW
er the territory from Brownsville
and Natamcros to Nier. and from
the Rio Grande To Ravnondville.
The name Of the man will be
Modern and Ancient History Of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley" Ii will
be an imitation Of old fashioned
mans with decorations.
The students are collecting his
torical information and pictures
The most interesting Of these viii
ne selected and the .rictures used
to illustrate their olcntion on the
map. Antonio Cisreros is to do
all the drawings. His clever and
artistic work on rosters shows his
ability as an artist.
srhe whole story or f~ransnorta-
tation win be renreserted with mic
trrres. OK carts. ferries. stage
coaches. horseback riders and even
the old Matamoros mule cars. The