Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-23

High School
Activities
BY r HEDRTCK
BY MARION HEDRICK

BY MARION HEORICk
Superintendent Hedrick Of Mesa,
Arizona, stopped over in Browns
vile Monday and Tuesday on hi:
way to the National Education
Convention in Atlantic City.
G. w. Gotke left for Atlansc
City Wednesday to attend the Ma
tional Education Convention. He
will be gone for two weeks.
Several high school students are
III. Miller Seaman has been very
III with double pneumonia, anc
has been out Of school for weeks
He is reported improving. Edwin
Clark is also i'll with pneumonia
but has been out Of school only
a few days. Juanita Edgeworth !.
IN the hospital, where she has IN
dergone an operation for appen-
dicitis.
A joint assembly Of the High
School, Junior High, and College
was called Wednesday morning from
1880 to 1900 for the purpose OF
advertising the Spanish Clubs pro-
gram. The Spanish Club sang sev-
eral Spanish songs which were "a
appear on their program.
The Spanish Club gave a program
Friday night. The purpose OF this
program was to raise funds for the
Collegian, the college publication.
The audience was fairly large, and
the entertainment was excellent,
Some Of the numbers were given
by outside talent. Mrs. j. d. Ward
Of San Benito sang, accompanied
by Mrs. Colmery, also Of San Ben
ito. Messrs. Tito Crixell, Manuel
Calsa. and Martin Martinez sang
several Mexican songs. MI. AL
fredo Laurents gave a violin solo.
accompanied by Miss Josefina Su-
maya Longoria.
Mr.. Gotke and Mrs. Caldwell went
To Pharr last week to visit the
State Inspector. The Inspector told
Mr.. Gotke that he had received
orders from the State Department
that IL was not necessary to in
spect the Brownsville school system
this year. This is quite a compli-
ment TO our schools and admin
strat!on.
The members OF the Honor So
ciety were entertained at a dinner
at the Althea Tea room on Monday
evening at $50. Their hostess was
Miss Velma Wilson. their sponsors.
The table was decorated with
tulips, and a three-course meal
was served. The active members
present were Rachel Barnes, pre-
sident. Martha Jane Butts. Cher
lie De Bardeleben, Ernesto Duarte,
Secretary, Raul Guerra, James
Campbell. and Angel fernandez
The graduate members were Pau
line Marler, Elizabeth Rowe, Nancy
Stringfellow, and Raul Cara. Mrs.
L. C.. Perkins was also a guest al
The dinner.
The Junior High School has been
organizing clubs. Some Of them are
the Hanoicraft Club. the Nature
and Bird Study Club. the Spanish
Club. the Book-LoVerS' Club, the
Good-Manners Club, and the Scrib-
blers' Club. Each student is re-
CURED to belong to u Of these
organizations. They meet every
Friday afternoon.
Last week was the last week in
the first semester OF the second
term. The monthly tests were given
and the report cars vill be issued
on Tuesday Of this week.
The girls basketball team has
been praCticing after school. 1t
looks rs though they are going TO
give the other Valley teams some
keen competition. The girls start
ed practicing late. but are making
up for lost time by working hard.
The first year Home Economics
girls have nearly completed their
first problem, and will start on
their second by the first Of March.
The Girl Reserves are going TO
give a tea on Tuesday afternoon at
five-thirty, and are going to invite
the members Of the HI Y. The tea
is to be given at the Presbyterian
Church.
Miss linda Benway Is back IN
school this week. She was absent
last week because Of illness. Mrs.
Bascom Cox substituted for her
during her absence.
Last Tuesday the English 80
classes made book reports. Doug
Fessenden, the teacher, said II Is
his ambition to get the students
TO read for pleasure and not just
to get enough points on outside
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