Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-11
SCHOOL OFFERS
WIDE TRAINING
Extra-Curricular Activities
Give Students Broad
Viewpoint
ESPECIAL to The Herald.)

pHARR. Sept. 1.-THE extra
e~,r-ir,IIar activities OF the Pharr-
San Juan-AIamo schools are being
started during the first week OF
school this year with an Idea IN
view of making them worth more
ri fhe students OF the school. Pro-
grams for the first semester OF n
senior high school have been mace
out and the first one was nelo IN
the high school auditorium on Wed
nesdav Rev. Brooks Dickey OF Nc
Allen was the principal speaker for
the occasion and delivered an x
ceilent address on the subject,
aWhat Is a Man WORTH" Mr.
Dickey emphasized that a man Is
worth in proportion to the service
he renders the community and that
the things which he actually &C
C. -nplishes or is possible for him 70
accomplish during his lifetime Is
the standard by which an individu-
ais success In life Is measured.
Other people who had a part on the
program included Miss Thelma Sio-
cum Of Pharr. Hugh Butler OF Pnarr
and Mrs. F. Snowden OF San JUAN
Texas.
Many Clubs
The activities OF the junior high
school have started and according
to Mrs. II. l.. Gum, principal OF
the Junior high school. work is pro-
crossing nicely with the future
looking bright for a good year. Ju-
nior glee clubs and crchestras have
been organized and practice has be-
gun with the idea in view Of max
Ing them as good as any in the
Valley. Other clubs which are
functioning dramatic. Home Econ
omics club. Know Texas club, Nov
city club, Girls athletic club, Boys
Athletic club, Science club. Me
thanical Drawing club, and Art
club. All Of the students In junior
high school are required to take
auditorium work and programs
are given one hour every week to
help the pupils become accustom-
ed TO thinking on the stage. A
special course I'm broadening and
finding Is being given this year and
ID Is expected to be of great src-
cess. Vocational training Is balg
offered also to the eighth grade
student to teach the students about
the occupations and about the
qualifications which each OF the
professions require. in order that
they may be the better abb etc Sc
4 I their life's work. Library
science courses are being continued
this year TO teach the pupils how to
use the library to make the use OF
the books more efficient. This
work is offered by specially prepar-
ed teachers in library science and
the teachers Of the junior high
school consider IL to be one OF the
best courses in the school.
Athletics
Physical training Is being offered
in the junior high school with
teachers giving these course who
are well prepared to carry on the
work. Coach Fred Sigler has charge
Of the athletics for the boys and
has twenty-eight boys out trying to
make the junior high school foot
ball team. Mr.. Sigler expresses the
opinion that he hopes TO work Up
a fine combination by hard and
regular practice. The girls are un-
der the efficient direction of Miss
Gyneth Stugard who has been In
the system for two years. The
eighth grade is required to take
health twice each week, seventh
grade sakes physical training four
times per week, and the sixth
grade reports for this training every
Gay in the week.