Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-09

debated is; Resolved, That the Ster-
ling Plan for Financing a State
System Of Highways in Texas
Should be Adopted. The county
meet is set for the last week IN
this month.
Maxine Marler will represent
Brownsville high school in declam-
alton for girls.
About two weeks before the county
meet James Worley and John Rowe
will debate. The winner will repre-
sent Brownsville high school in the
Interscholastic league meet.
The subject must be pertaining
to Americanism or Good Citizen
ship. The talk must not exceed
five minutes. The contest will not
be counted wholly on delivery.
Miss Conklin has charge Of the
essays. This contest is open to any
high school student. The topics
will be furnished by the state de-
partment. The only preparation
necessary in the understanding OF
some current topic. The contest
will be held in Harlingen on March
twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth.
Last Tuesday Leland Lee enrolled
at the high school. as a sophomore.
He has been attending school at
Berger, and IS going out for the
hundred yard dash, on the track
team.
Boys started training for base
ball this past week.
Girls started volley ball training
last Wednesday afternoon. The
team is made up Of girls who were
on the basketball team.
The high school glee club met last
Thursday and Friday mornings
from eight thirty TO nine In the
high school auditorium. They prae-
ticed songs which they have been
learning the past few weeks.
The Girl Reserves had to have
another group picture taken Wed
nesday afternoon. Mrs. Fessenden,
their sponsor. failed to get in their
last picture and the club was an
xious to have her appear in the
group.
The freshman clubs met Friday
afternoon, from three until four.
Miss Elizabeth Campbell, an ex-
high school student, visited III
Brownsville Tuesday. Miss Camp
bell now resides in McAllen.
The second year economics class
have started their class problem.
They are studying the problems OF
buying ready made clothing.
The home economics department
Is having a magazine contest. This
contest is TO help raise funds to
send representatives to the state
clothing contest. The losing side
is going to give a party TO the win
ners next Friday. The girls are
very enthusiastic over the contest.
Mr.. Sheldon was at the high
school FRIDAY afternoon taking pie
lures Of members Of the Hi-f, and
OF the library. During the past week
he has been taking pictures OF ne
various athletic organizations. These
pictures will be used IN the last
isslle OF the Palmetto.
Misses Irene and Ruby Bennett
ex-hieh school students. are taking
training for nurses in the Methodist
Hospital in Houston. Irene will re-
ceive her degree in June OF TINS
year. Ruby graduated last May and
entered the training school shortly
after she finished high school.
Mrs. Goode and Miss Wilson,
| Spanish and science teachers. Will
leave next Friday night for San An
tonic. They are going to attend the
grand opera.
Miss ALI Bell who was called
away on account Of the illness OF
her brother Is still absent. she Is
now in Teaeha, Texas. We are
sorry to hear that her brother died.
During her absence Mesdames
Bascom Cox. Manske and Meyers
have substituted for her.
Each OF Doug Fessenden's Eng
lish classes Is going to edit a school
newspaper. The idea is to give the
students an idea Of the work con-
nected with journalism. Each Of
the classes selected a name for its
paper. The editors were elected.
They elected a chief editor, a city
editor, a column editor. a sports
editor and an editorial editor. Every
pupil must contribute TO one OF the
columns.
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