University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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ai MESS .ANNEE President of the ffraaelqiers Ass oeia-limrl An hundred-point woman! Yes, she is that and then some, in the parlance of a l+'rosh -a woman who always measures up when it comes to doing things. tif course she knows-could teach the gerund to a telephone post+but it's what she doesg and that, after all, is what counts. XYay back in the early days of the Normal she began doing things, and has been up and didding ever since. After she got the Lyceum and the Girls' Lit- erary Societies and The journal, to say noth- ing of The Yucca, on their feet, and had used up a large supply of gray matter in setting forth arguments that would stump San Marcos, then she joined the XXYOIIIZIIIQS Shakespeare Club and began doing things for Denton. The drinking fountains in the public school yards, the county rest room and much of the work of the City Federationfall had this same little woman behind them. And now she is going to do things for the State as l'resident of the State Teachers' Association. Already she has reorganized the work, has been to numbers of meetings and has delivered addresses on subjects ranging from the Pedagogic Aspect of Culture Evolution to the rearing of infants for the uplift of mothers' clubs-and all of us know that the meeting at NVaco next Thanksgiving will be a record-breaker, for things will be doing. Every woman in Texas who is a teacher, to say nothing of all eyes of the Normal. will be there, and will help put a big thing through. But who is this distinguished little woman who does things? XVhy, no other than our own beloved Miss Anne XVebb Blanton, She is a native Texan, and the daughter of native Texans. Her father was also a Confed- erate veteran, and her ancestors on both sides fought for the Republic of Texas. So, born and reared in the South, she adheres to those ideals that belong to the Southern Lady twritten with a capitalh. Yet she is the most ardent suffragist, and it will indeed be a happy day for her when the women of Texas vote. Miss Blanton's chief interest, however, lies in her professiong and the verdict of her students at the Normal has ever been: Squareness, 15

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and students are fast beginning to rec- , . ognize that athletics are essential to the 'Z M FI continued development of the college. R College life is becoming more attractive in Denton, the Athens of North Texas. S T 1 , J Nowhere can a more loyal student body ,S T 'nn' b e f o u n d . Y.-g s 'li . The institution is blessed by a 'de' S ' faculty possessing a high degree of schol- arship and high attributes of character. T' -f f Let us fervently hope that the dear old 'ii g Y C T 'X' Normal College will continue to be I blessed by high and noble guides. Dur- ing the first session of the college the number in the faculty was fourteen. It now numbers fifty-seven, including office and library forces. There was a time when Dr. Bruce and Mr. Peters tended to all the office work of the institution. Many of us remember when we had to run the gauntlet for the privilege of paying Mr. Smith our thirteen dollars. XVe also remember very distinctly how the library and reading rooms were all in the room now occupied by Miss Moore. Wfe remember with what dignity Mrs. McCracken used to preside over that august assembly. Now the library has a separate building, and we are pleading with and begging the State authorities for a greater and better library. It would be unfair to the students and to the institution itself if we failed to discuss the almost miraculous changes that have been wrought in the course of study. Up to l9l2 all the students took practically the same course, with an election between science and language. Since then we are allowed to develop along the lines which are of especial interest to the individual student. Up to 1914 the Normal College was very little better than a first-class high school. As a result all student activities seemed somewhat amateurish. Under the old three-year course the leading universities gave only one credit above entrance. Now we are given ten credits above entrance. Beginning with the session of 1917-18, there will be added to our present course two years' work leading to the bachelor's degree in education. Then we expect to see PROGRESS! . V I V A g , 1 V . . ,vi M Q K h N U 'r' .. Z! i w','3Yi'A zrgqf 9'-'JL . lv: af ' 1' i v 'J- U' ' H ,' - 'Q 2 H ' --MU-fag-,x' 'M' ,.a.. ' M' Q lv-A . , WV . - P--..,...,..m .i ' ll 1 W X - 5 Q is V X 3 ' Q to Q ee he To it sfo' t it ':4-.....MM-W f. l, W g,.,,.f -gg, U 1 ... , 1 4 . . . . , , ' .1 . V0 it 1 VM ,, an --::vQfw '1 ,gg ,A A , - A Q M ' 3... - as ef-fm 1. W.. ,fs .- wumf- s as Sz A-avid: kk.. A f'N.,,LN A ' C 1' 4-Q. 14 ' '- .

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fairness, sympathy, patience, and the best teacher of English grammar in the State of Texasf' As a member of the faculty her influence has always been invaluable. No one has given more unsellishly and completely of her very best efforts to advance the interests of the institution which is so near and dear to her heart. Fortunate, indeed, are those that call Miss Blanton friend, and across the years we'l' ever lean and greet her tenderly. Then 'ere's to you, Mistress Annie, and the Women of the State. The way you blocked their little game, oh, my! 'twas something great! That speech of yours was tellingg it made the men all stare, But you won the place of President, and did it on the square. You told lem how for all these years the women had kept still And voted for a man whene'er an office was to hllg But now you thought the time had come for Education's cause To let the women be more than the audience and applause. So 'ere's to you, Mistress Annie, and to those Who'll by you stand, And we'll make the XVaco meeting the biggest in the land. NVe,ll add some things important to the Association's laws, And all the State of Texas, then, will furnish the applause. EDITH LA NIER CLARK. lsgnv vig A L 4 Pa WW 5 was ll 16 I-f .