, 1935-05-09
Music Week
Is ObSer0edAt
PTA Confab
Especial to The Herald

EDINBURG, May y. MUSICAL Sc
iections in keeping with the National
Music Week were given Monday af-
ternoon at the meeting of the Pa
rent Teacher association at the Sam
Houston scfaol. Ivar Skougaard,
professor Of voice in the colleges
Fine Arts department. sang an old
English ballad. Miss Ann Faye But
Ter was the accompanist for him and
for Mrs. c. r. Baird who also sang.
Mrs. z. Sutherland gave a vocal
number also.
II. L. Berridge. head Of the Health
Education Department. discussed
plans for play day which will be in
augurated here Friday. May 10. when
two thousand grammar school stu
dents will gather for participation
in various games.
Attendance prizes were also
awarded during the afternoon TO the
rooms taught by Miss Dorothy Sayle
and Ivan Johnson. II was voted
upon by the association to give $3.50
TO the libraries Of the school for
funds. The meeting Of the County
Council in Hidalgo May ii was n
nounced.
The members OF the kindergarten
under the direction Of Mrs. A. <. s.
de Bessieres and Miss Lorayne Har-
g gave four musical numbers. Mrs.
Langford accompanied them at the
piano. Carla Hansen gave a tap
dance.
Mrs. H. L. Hall and Mrs. Jack Tro-
linger presided at the refreShment
table later.
The National Piano Playing Tour
nament will begin here Thursday
morning. May 9, at the Presbyterian
church when the Dorothy Kirkpat-
rick Studio presents nine students.
All of the compositions will be
pIaved from memory. Those pupils
PLAYING four to six compositions are
eligible for state honors; those play
ing from seven to nine are eligible
for district hcnors and those playing
ten To 20 for national honors.
Dorothy Goldman, Carl Bright,
Mona BeSs Smith. and Margaret But
Ter Of Edinburg and Virginia Mae
Maddox Of Pharr are the five stu
dents who will enter for district hon
crs.
John Blassingame and 10 Ann
Mcconnell Of Edinburg and Ella
Seth Melton Of Pharr will enter for
State honors.
The national entry will be Miss
Mae Hamme.
Mrs. j. A. Braden vas in charge
OF the devotional Tuesday afternoon
when the Missionary Society Of the
First Christian church met In the
home Of Mrs. Victor CloSner.
Mrs. j. o. Ward was elected pres
ident Of the society with the other
officers as follows: Mrs. CloSner,
vice president: Mrs. Trotter, Secre-
tary; Mrs. FoSmire. treasurer; and
Mrs. Braden. World Call and Liter
allure chairman.
Mrs. J. NJ. Frisby will present her
class Of piano students in a recital
Friday evening at 2 O'Clock at the
college auditorium. The program
will be given IN two parts with the
younger students appearing before
the advanced pupils.
Alice Pearl Smith will play Am
erica with the members of the class
and the audience singing. Two
choruses. will be sung by Justine
Miller. Lois Wise. Maxine Beane,
1zora Tinker. Grace Delamater. Bet
~ Sue Bonner. Lillian and Irene
Krska. Marilyn Potter. Lucille Haigh,
and Alice Pearl Smith.
The program presented by the adj
vanced pupils will be two choruses.
by Mildred McHenry. Topsy Collier.
Janet Cramer. Alice Chapman, Phyl-
lis Cramer. Ardyce Baylis, Nancy
Rhea Wharton. Marjorie Bonner,
Jerome Schlader. Drew Reid Hand
ley. George SQuyres. Ralph Davis,
Miles White. Rennie Mae Tarpley,
Marjorie Chapman and Charlotte
Tinker.
Mrs. Elmo Bright, president Of
the Methodist Women's Missionary
society. gave an interesting report Of
the annual missionary conference
held recently in San Antonio. The
next conference will be held in the
Valley with the Brownsville district
as host.
During the social hour which was
in charge Of Mrs. w. f. Mcfarland.
a play. Answering the Telephone, !"
was given with the following char
acters: Mrs. Courtney. Mrs. H.
Tarplev, Miss Courtney. Mrs. Carl
johnson, and the maid. Nora Flani-
gan, Mrs. NJ. B. Crouch.