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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1955
Page
8
A collection of opinions on teacher pay argues higher salaries recruit and keep quality teachers. Contributors urge raises tied to efficiency, better standards, more scholarships, and less class size, with calls for national standards and broader career appeal to reduce turnover.
Catholic schools across Texas perform this weekend in The Times Word event. Sponsored by Phi Mu Alpha Psi, the national fraternity, festival judges will recognize outstanding actors with special awards. Participating schools include St Gerards Central Catholic Providence Ursuline Academy Blessed Sacrament St Anibery’s Janivy Seminary Infant Word High School Fort Evin.
In Las Cruces a station expanded its atom service offering free checks with modern equipment to test uranium samples. A bulletin board was started to share information on uranium searches and related topics.
Virgil Beavers of Baylor University drama department will speak on the applied contemporary concept of art at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Witte Museum. The event is sponsored by the San Antonio Art League. Beavers will discuss how modern fine arts relate to broader cultural practice.
Two chaplains reported for Lackland AFB duty. Chaplain Julius David Sieberg was assigned to the Officers Candidate School chapel after serving in the Philippines and a year in Germany. Chaplain John C. Baskett, a 10 year priest, graduates from Lackland chaplains school and joins the 3720th BMTG.
The fourth annual South Texas Vegetable Day contest sets rules announced Monday by Homer Verstugl chairing the rules and regulations committee. Eligible entrants include Texas truck farmers FFA and 4 H club members who must grow the vegetable themselves and submit on an official entry blank with certification of grower. Only one entry per household per variety permitted. Entries must be at the grounds by 9 30 a m November First. First second and third place ribbons will be awarded. ribbons in classes with fewer than three winners will not be sold at auction. Winning entries will be sold at auction. those not sold revert to show property. inferior exhibits will be reused. An auction fee of 23 percent applies.
Reported in Germany, Specialist Jesse Gomez 20 and Private Roberto Gomez, both of San Antonio, complete field training with the 5th Infantry Division. First Lieutenant Robert N. Rolf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil G. Rolf of San Antonio, slated to depart Germany for Fort Campbell under rotation. Local notices follow with auction and exhibit rules and a list of airlift commendations for Brooks AFB pilots.
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