Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-11
SCHOOL OFFERS
WIDE TRAINING
Extra-C urricular Activities
Give Students Broad
Viewpoint

r4ARR. Sept. 1.-THE extra
f7f5ricular activities Of the Pharr-
san Juan-Alamo schools r being
started during the first week q
school this year with an ldea IN
view Of making them worth more
To the students Of the school Pro-
grams for the first semester OF the
senior high school have been maoe
o1t and the first one was held IN
the high school auditorium on Wed
nesdav. Rev. Brooks Dickey OF Nc
Allen was the principal speaker Tor
the occasion and delivered an ex-
eelIent 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 ac-
q. rnplishes or is possible for him 70
accomplish during his lifetime Is
the standard by which an indiviou-
ais success in life Is measured.
Other people who had a part on the
program included Miss Thelma Slo-
cum Of Pharr. Hugh Butler OF Pnarr
and Mrs. r.. 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 q good year. Jul
Nor glee clubs and orchestras 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-
c&{xnical 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 in broadening and
finding Is being given this year and
il is expected to be of great sfc-
cess. Vocational training is belg
offered also 70 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 eto Sc
l. t 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
SEchool 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 courses 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 lakes physical training four
times per week. and the sixth
grade reports for this training every
day in the week.