Athletes to Form Ruston High School R Club
Ruston high school athletes plan to organize an R Club with Coach Horace Williamson guiding the effort. The first meeting is Wednesday at seven, inviting any lettered athlete or alumnus from Bearcat teams to join and help support school athletics. A Gold R badge will symbolize life membership, and the group aims to assist in emergencies and promotional efforts throughout the year.
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Ruston
Horace Williamson
Bearcat
Rustonite
Ruston Hi
Demonstration Club Meetings Set This Week in Parish
Miss Sophia Stone parish home demonstration agent will host three meetings this week with the Chaudrant Antioch and Hilly groups. Participants will learn jelly making and canning while the clothing project continues with a cotton dress contest now under way and to be judged soon.
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Sophia Stone
Chaudrant
Antioch
Simplicity in House Design Shapes Future Architecture
Forecasts for the coming year indicate American builders favor economically planned homes with sturdy, simple Norman-French influences. Architects note a trend toward practical, unornamented lines using available materials, with emphasis on color and regional styles amid shifting remodeling discussions and a notable judicial appointment in the lower courts.
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Normandy
Euipde
Balodana
Macedone
Sastabotiaes
Louisiana Tech Girls to Attend Blue Ridge Conferences
Students from Louisiana Tech will attend M. and Y. W. C. A. conferences at Blue Ridge North Carolina this summer. The photos show Clara Nettle Hemler Mangham Ella Mae Cowser Arcadin H Knippa Elizabeth and J Ellington Mangham. Sessions run June 6 to 15, followed by several days for the boys.
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Louisiana Tech
Blue Ridge
N. c
Clara Nettle Hemler
Mangham
Ella Mae Cowser
Arcadin
Bottom
Professor Clark Talks Reptiles to Kiwanis Club
R F Clark of Louisiana Tech spoke to the Kiwanis about snakes in Louisiana and their bites. He stressed snakes are not inferior, noted their long history, and answered questions on hoop snakes and other curiosities, while denying sensational depictions. Delegates J P Graham and C L Nicol sent a report, and Major Cole of Tech and Md Wilkin, son of Shreveport, were guests.
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R. F. Clark
Lousiana Tech
Kiwanis
Louisiana
Prof. Clark
Mr. Clark
J. P. Graham
C. L. Nicol
Miami
Major Cole
Tech
MD Wilkin
Shreveport
Farm import totals rise despite tariff walls in 1930
Government reports show 774 million dollars of farm products entered the United States in 1930 despite higher tariffs. Wheat, sugar, tobacco, hides, oils, and meat products are listed with multi million values. A French official linked to a staple wheat region is named in connection with a government mission.
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Congress
London Schools Get Talking Visual Aids for Pupils
Fifteen London middle schools are outfitted with talking apparatus to aid education. The devices display pictures of material wonders with descriptive narration, aiding pupils with voiced guidance as teachers foster learning through visual and audible cues.
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London
Middlees
Jools Saeed
Thas
Alih
Baak Ward
University Cures Homesick Freshmen with New System
The article reports that University freshmen formerly distressed by homesickness show improved study performance after a new counseling system. It notes students like Yoder and De Vinthe benefit from counselor assistance, reducing study disruptions since the system’s inauguration.
Selections Made for Tech Publicity Work At Louisiana Tech
The Louisiana Tech publications committee filled editor in chief and business manager roles for The Tech Talk and Laguiaune for fall 1931. Leste L. Brewton was chosen editor in chief. Ray R. Hoogers was reappointed business manager. Charles E. Tooke selected editor of the annual. Two candidates for yearbook business manager were ruled ineligible. Filing ends Monday night with a committee meeting Tuesday to choose the manager.
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Tech Talk
Laguiaune
Louisiana ‘Tech
Leste L. Brewton
Ruston
Ray R. Hoogers
Jonesboro
Charles E. Tooke
Brewton
The
Tech
Rogers
Lagniappe
Miss Merle Michael Honored Before Nurse Training Shower
A private shower for Miss Merle Michael honors her departure to enter the Tri-State Sanitarum nurse training. Hosts Mrs Russ Hilton and Mrs David Cook Jr arrange a secret gathering with guests in uniform bearing the Tri-State label. A note from the party announces the purpose as she and her mother arrive, gifts are opened, and well wishes are expressed for her future in nursing.
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Russ Hilton
David Cook, Jr
Merle Michael
Miss Michael
Mrs. Russ Hilton
Tri-State
Hilton
Tri-State Sanitarum
Michael
Watts
Sone
Michiel
Hata
Hoovis Halton
Nannie MfcCuller
Kathleen Colvin
Alle Belle Cook
Margie Gook
Atchley Cook
Misty Hess
Hilltunes Mesarnes
MA Michael
Joe Edwards
U.P. Cook
Woor
Wol Tag
Batlys
Dan Cook
Hay Youd Paltoun
Martha Agu Cook
Woman's College Receives $5,000 Gift
A $5,000 donation to a women's college supports a new program promoting study and comfort for students. The article notes the gift helps create a better living room setting where students discuss study plans, with the space already popular among attendees.
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Hewietudpe
New summer teachers named at Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech President G W Bond announced two new instructors for the summer sessions Eleanor Harkins will teach library science and L M Bowles will teach French. Harkins is a graduate of the Mississippi State College for Women and Illinois library school Bowles formerly taught foreign languages at LSU and studied at Sorbonne. Dr J H Poteet to remain on faculty during the first term with most regular teachers returning for the session June 1 to July 11. Registration for the first term is June 13 and for the second term July 13.
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Louisiana Tech
G. W. Bond
Eleanor Harkins
Miss Harkins
Mississippi State College For Women
Library
University of Illinois
L. M. Bowles
Eugenia Smith
Miss Smith
Paris
Bowles
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State Normal College
University of Sorbonne
France
Bond
J. H. Poteet
Tech
Dr. Poteet
G. W. McGinty
Social Science
University of Chicago
Bright Colors Lead Spring 1931 Fashion Trends
Fashion expert Ethel Holland Little highlights Spring 1931 women's wear focusing on vibrant color shifts from winter darks to bright blues with violet undertones, putty beige contrasts, greens and reds, plus new color pairings. Also notes longer skirts, varied daytime to formal lengths, and a trend toward multiple color shades and contrast. A perfumier notes jasmine blooms in four years and six girls needed to pack a box of powder.
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Ethel Holland Little
Card of Thanks for Sickness and Death of Little Boy
Mr and Mrs Jess Simmons and Family express gratitude to friends for kindness during the illness and death of their son. The note references Algeriagnore and a discussion of native woman fashions and old customs, highlighting dress, home life, and obedience to parents.
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Jess Simmons
Health gains and strong fishing output in Canada
Over recent months low mortality rates were set for diphtheria tuberculosis typhoid measles whooping cough and scarlet fever. Canada’s fishing industry remains highly valuable with a 1930 catch exceeding 1 002 022 200 pounds and a landed value to fishermen over 23 621 000 dollars.
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Canada
Dominion
Naval Attache Home From Chile Visits Ruston
Commander T. H. Mayfield of the United States Navy passed through Ruston this morning en route to Shreveport to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. S H. Mayfield. He recently returned from Santiago Chile where he was Naval Attache to the U S Embassy and has been assigned to the flagship Arizona as executive officer. He is a brother in law to Capt. B. L. Kidd and a graduate of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
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T. H. Mayfield
United States Navy
Ruston
Srreveport
A. S H. Mayfield
Mr. Mayfield
Santiago
Chile
United States
Arizona
BL. Kidd
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Women return to work in Britain rise over ten years
A million and a half more women are now earning a living in Great Britain. Indirect competition with men has increased over the decade, reflecting broader labor market changes and shifting gender roles in employment.
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Great Britain
Tech High grads to hear Riley J. Wilson in May address
Riley J. Wilson congressman from the fifth district will deliver the commencement address to Louisiana Tech training school graduates on Friday evening May 22 in the college auditorium. The event follows a Parents Day program with exhibits and room stunts. A May 15 track and poetry meet will highlight activities coached by George Welch.
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Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana Tech
A. E. Phillips
College
Phillips
George Welch
Tech
Homer
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