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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
4
Dr WV Horn president Soutstern University told a School Parents Teachers meeting that youths are not worse than earlier generations. He defended bobbed hair and flappers as sanitary and sensible, noting changes in grooming and a shift toward practicality while praising overall progress.
The Picayune asks readers to send magazines and good books to Henry Rawlins in Richmond Texas care Harlan Warm No 2. He will distribute them to convicts who have little contact with the outside world. Some are well educated, some innocent of their crimes, but all crave recognition beyond prison walls.
Registrar EK. J. Mathews of the University of Texas reports that Texas has more affiliated high school and preparatory schools than any other state in the South. The figure underscores the Lone Star State’s expanding network of secondary education institutions.
The piece urges outward calm to calm the mind and body, advising stillness in actions to achieve serenity. It notes quiet living aids mental rest and warns against unnecessary movement while highlighting Quaker worship’s serene discipline. It also cites Anna C Brackett on UT Austin enrollment figures, reporting 484022 students, 92 withdrawals, 2080 new freshmen, and 700 transfers.
Arthur E Mallick of Hallettsville Texas is named on the Navy Honor Roll at the U S Naval Training Station San Diego for the week ending November 8 1923. His father W A Mallick received a congratulatory letter from Captain D F Sellers U S Navy noting his son’s progress and designation as Honor man of his company. Arthur Evertt Mallick enlisted as Apprentice Seaman at Houston Texas on October 2 1923 and the Navy seeks more boys of this caliber to apply.
More girls are enrolled in law courses at the University of Texas than since the war, per Miss Lucy Moore law registrar. The women met all admission requirements and pursue the bachelor of law degree.
The Dr. F. M. Wagner Hospital project in Shiner is delayed by recent bad weather. Alois Kasper holds the contract and has a large crew. rapid progress is expected once conditions improve, adding another building to a city the community will be proud of.
The McWhorter family thanks Shiner residents for their generous gifts last Sunday and praises the spirit of kindness. They commend the Junior League of Shiner for painting the Ford and note outside help, including a painter praised by Hallettsville friends, and extend gratitude for all who contributed to the pounding and painting.
Mr and Mrs Jenny Garbade of Galveston were guests in the D Garbsade home last weekend, joining local family for a social visit and discussions of shared memories in the seaside city.
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