The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 28

wfiTi? Mnnvrvr, newspaper TWENTT-FWJTT Ttra wHRryppoirr ttmm, tmrvrvonr, rAsrvTUT, javtary iwt Ti STATE BANDS VEL APPEAR HERE IN APRIL Pleasant Hall Continues Cultural Traditions of Its Founders I (CeatUaed Frsat Fas Oae.l eral events of general interest for Shreveporters have been announced. These will include a giant parade of all attending bands during the afternoon of April 33; the Class A band contest which will be held at the Municipal auditorium, and in which the two Shreveport high school bands nil bands from high schools in Monroe. Baton Rouge and New Orleans will compete; and the presentation of a concert by a massed band of 3.000 piece. COMMISSION CONFERENCE NEARINGEND H. 1 ft VT vJH Methodist Group Strives to Complete Unification Program Plans i III.

'l Jj 0 0 fc" mm mm mm mm mm mm mm i -ef SI 1 i Aft OJ) Hum 1 UPPER-LEFT: Fivt and six-year-old youngsters at Pleasant Hall school in their first art class, moulding with clay. Background shows these younger children's conception of a polar bear before the aurora borealis. UPPER RIGHT: Older children find basket ball and similar outdoor sports beneficial in play hours, with the girls just as active as the boys. LOWER LEFT: "Ring-around-a-rosey" and similar games amuse both younger and older children, always under supervision of the faculty. Varied activities both interest- ing and instructive include such nature study as growing flowers from bulbs and tobacco from seed, the latter being a complicated probes of ground preparation and cultivation which intrigues and instructs youthful minds.

LOWER RIGHT: 'Children of AH Nations" program by older children at last Friday's mid-term exercises, which also commemo- rated the 21st anniversary of the Junior Red Cross, in which all of the children are active continuously. The younger pupils also had their mid-term exercises of similar, nature. Throughout the year children of all ages present plays and entertainments in English, French and occasionally a bit of panish. (Times photos) CONTEST LEADER lng Christmas carols in both French and English from their first year, while plays in French are presented from tiie second year on. Art and music are emphftslaed.

The "three R's" are taught thoroughly from the ground up, while physical, outdoor development gets full attention. But, above all, Mrs. Pleasant believed in emphasis on English grammar and that emphasis is being continued, Among her own sayings, this thought on instruction in English Is found "While I believe that the upper grades pupils should be permitted to select subject suited to their particular talents, I consider the MAS Graduates' Records Tribute to Training Give Child the Desire to Learn and Genuine Love of School Will Follow, Mrs. Pleaat Admonished By DON SWING. Halfway through Its 15th year of existance, Pleasant Hall school quietly and without public announcement has emerged Jackson, Jan.

3 (). In an effort to complete the task of revising and editing the plan of reorganization the reunited 'Methodist church, the three-commission conference meeting here held three long sessions today to work on the plan. The major business concludeed by the sessions was the approval of the committee recommendation for the organization of the church' Judicial council, otherwise known a the "supreme court of the church." A council similar to that which has served the southern branch of the church for years was agreed upon and goes before the reuniting commission at Kansas City in Aprir as a part of the plan for the reunion of th three branches or Metnocnsm. composed of Nine Member Judicial council as recommended by the committee and ap proved by the council will be composed of nine members, five ministers and four laymen, appointed by the council of bishops. Three members of the council wlll be chosen at each general conference and the term per- mlttd is 13 years.

The purpose of the Judicial committee Js to provide a court in which grievances of the church may be adjudicated without reference to the general conferences. Its members must be member or minister of the church for at least ten consecutive years prior to their appointment to the council. v- The conference considerable time discussing the rules of order which will govern the' uniting conference in Kansas City and approved these late in the day substantially in the form submitted by th committee which drafted the rule of procedure. The conference also decided to employ an experienced 'parliamentarian to serve the Kansas City conference. i Divorce Law Discuswd At the meeting tonight the conference took up the question of liberalizing the church's divorce laws, along the general line of the law which already exists In the northern branch of the church.

The southern branch of Methodism has recognized but one legitimate ground for divorcer adultery end the church discipline requires minister to refuse to marry divorced persons except the Innocent suffers from adulterous conduct 'on the party of the spouse. The northern church had virtually the same rule until six or seven years ago when the discipline was changed to include cruel and inhuman treatment as one of the recognized exceptions to the general rule against divorce." Remarriage, Also As reported by the research committee to the conference here, the proposed new divorce, law will, permit the remarriage of innocent persons divorced, on ground of Infidelity and on the ground of "other vicious condition which, through mental and physical invalldat the marriage V' The new rule will also permit, of course, th remarriage of divorced person Who' later decide to remarry. The conference, -virtually completed It work tonight and most of the delegate planned to leave for their homes In various section of the special committee 11 Five the task of revising and Troo. 8Pr'icrrVn. organization 14.500; io down a.at Kansas City month.

"'Km several It Two new homes In moor. Each has lovely hedroa, 1 tils baths. Can be bought v. terms of II. inn cash.

Balance (lng IH.H per month. from a transition period to become a permanent memorial i to its fourlder, Anne Ector Pleasant, dedicated to carrying on in Shreveport the principles of cultural education and youthful character building which both she and her husband, M.WtM T) -f 1 Til i. 1 -1 1 1 Auuuei uuv, avuj.hh v. jrieaaau, jam aown ueiore wieir deaths. When Mrs.

Pleasant died 1934, Gov. Pleasant maintained the school as a quiet memorial in his own heart to the 1 18 (A s- 63 .5 4 fi 8 C.t. so i-pjj a 2 ti 4 to a a 13 sU TANI.E' Bmnht OAMHI S4S Ti a hurrrl Hit CAK Aui. (2 mi Si 15e I rtlscou Tnurley W. Hines Sims is chairman of the contest committee of the Louisiana Music Educators' associatlor which, It was announced Saturday, will, hold Its Louisiana State Band contest In Shreveport April 21 and 22.

"ston has mathematics and English at Pleasant Hall for five years. Miss Betty Lawrence, also Dodd College art instructor, handles the art classes for the children's school and Mrs. Martin Standard is grade teacher. Mrs. Williams emphasizes that the school will always stress the modern plan of treating each child as an In-dividual problem not to be rushed to "solution" nor to be unduly held back because of individual difficulties in program is one of continuing the principles of the school's inception in combining phy sical development consider gress, book Instrv practical inst-n Colonial cotus Highlands on large lot.

standij- 8iS00. caPVlx Special Located in beautiful Olenwood Park; I rooms and screened sleeping porch each si1i large, shaded plot. Rents for I7 per month. Special price for aulck sale, only Suitable terms. MAN IS HELD AFTER CRASH KILLS WOMAN Timber Goes Through Car Windshield, Strikeg Victim's Head Gladewater, Texas, Jan.

VI (Special). A Jefferson, Texas, truck driver was being held In the Gregg county jail at Longvlew today as a sequel to a highway accident near here Friday night in which Mrs. Quannah, Bell, 40, of Emory, waa killed instantly. Mrs. Bell waa killed while riding about 12 miles east ot here when piece of timber, protruding from an oil field supply truck parked near tr highway, went through the windshield of the automobile and -struck her In the head.

Two other persons In the car, David E. Bell, her husband, and Mrs. Maud Sea ton, her mother, were uninjured. The owner of the. truck to alleged to have left the vehicle In an unsafe position near the highway.

The three persons were returning to their home In Emory alter a trip to S'Teveport. Mrs. Bell's body was taken to the Everett and Welch funeral home here and late today was transferred to Emory, where funeral services will be held Sunday. CHILD BRIDE IS A MOTHER Girl, ,12, Mini Remarry When She Becomes 16 Chicago, Jan. 38 (LP).

Chicago's "child bride" 12-year-old Jennie Retiello Bota became the mother of a baby girl today. She had difficulty breathing after ah gave birth to the baby and was plaoed tn an oxygen trot, but doctor said her condition was not critical. The baby was placed in an Only Jennie's mother and her husband. Prank Rota, 34, unemployed hipping clerk, were permitted to eee her. Jennie and her husband were sep arated by court order shortly after it was revealed they had uped to Valparaiso.

Ib4 last August. The ymng girl's parent bad approved ot the marriage, but the court ordered that Jennie and her then unborn child must become wards of the obit kecauaa tlltoola laws do not permit marriage of a girl under van with the parents' content. The court ruled at the time that when Jvnnte, who will be It In May, becomei 16 aba aaa remarry Rota tn Jlllnoia, Mo KiMlnrem Payments jtiik fontenlrnt Car Rrflnptired Reduced Shreveport Auto Finance Company 111 1m-nrMriter 1-1707 K. Aah worth A tr. thtn, it.

I TO APPEAR HERE KtDOLPH GAXZ GANZ CONCERT HERE TUESDAY Noted Composer In Piano Appearance Sponsored by St. Vincent's Both music lovers and music stu dent will have choice opportunities this week when Dr. Rudolph Ganz appear tn Shreveport lor a piano concert and two piano classes, under the sponsorship of St. Vincent' academy and coUege. Dr.

Ganz will be presented at 8:18 o'clock Tuesday evening at the Byrd high school auditorium. Hi featured number will be Beethoven' dynamic "Sonata in Minor. Op. 67," more familiarly but Incorrectly known a the "Sonata Appasslonata." In addition, Dr. Ganss will play two other groups of shorter pieces, one consisting of older works, and the other of more recent compositions, Including two of his own, "In May," and "Scherzino." On Wednesday, Feb.

1, Dr. Ganz will conduct two master classes of two and a half hours each at St. Vincent's. One of the claseea will begin at 10:16 o'clock In the morning, and the second at 1 :30 o'clock in the aft ernoon. Hi type of Instruction of Inter est to non-performing music lover a well a the students and teacher of piano, for In conducting the groups, he discusses composers, the period in which their composition were written and their style, a well a the technical problems and point of interest.

Patron attending the classes art themselves Invited to play compost' tions from their repertoire for critt eism and discussion by Dr. Gens. Person desiring private study periods may arrange them on Wednesday or Thursday, by communicat ing with St. Vincent ooneervatory of musle. The complete program which Dr.

0an will giv Tuesday evening; Fxrrtaar lav sntnor (Baohi art. un). timn in A-flt minor (Mourn). tunimmt In rniunr Hvdn)k linpmtiifitu in minor (cnhri), rrluiil Molinn" WHwnnik tntrmKM lit K-flt mlnnrj (D) llhup- nny in tr-jimi major, (uraninsi, II. In Onim JT, () nil nnrtiinii eon mnto, U) llnro ma turn trtnvo lir-'non), III.

'Mr 4o." th) 'Vniflfn' Wlnh' Crnpin; rrna fnr nlnno lt0. "In Mnj-." (hi "chr.ini" ((MB), "The Whli Vnt-ntt" rtrfe), '14rrh Winil" (Mrrwll). "Hflion in the WaMt." le- ln! ef iojr- (limmrU Stvinwmr pturrn. tentAafnMA Polao4 Is sssslsHssssVsaslssssssHslsBsBssssslss TERY of English grammar as absolutely essential. It is our mother tongue and too often is neglected.

"Speech is the bearer of thought, and brain power often is Judged by the kind of conveyance that carries Its product to the world." In all of this, Mrs. Pleasant em phasized that expansion of culture, development of character and understanding of education must start in the child' early years. Quoting again from her own words: Instill into tne. mind of a child at an early age the desire to acquire knowledge and teach him or her HOW to study, and genuine love of school will follow. Neither Pushed, Nor Held Back "Pupils at Pleasant Hall are neither pushed nor held back.

Each child's mental and physical powers and po tentialities are recognized and developed accordingly. Physical and mental strain must be avoided, but the right sort of competitive spirit should be encouraged, for it is hu man nature to compete. There would be no advance in the world without this superb quality that is generatlvs of both mental and spiritual excellence, However, an atmosphere of unpleasant and ungenerous rivalry Is deadening to the spirit of cam- eraderle that should pervade any school that is seeking development of character as well as of intellect." Speaking further of the early years of training of mind, character and body, Mrs. Pleasant is recorded thus-ly: "The foundation must be made strong. There will then be no dang? of the impossibility of building a.

super-swucture thereon. This ways been the leading pedago' Drive. at Pleasant Hall. Much of cess or failure of pupils' sugar at educational career will be to their early training, 'l 154 "Too much emphasis cart' a-placed upon a sound foundafccritict. can too great stress be plaa character development in tf lerm' matlve years.

The first ao into school life is of far grea portancs than many realise. -To Develop Each Studef(85) "My experience both as (rv school teacher and college convince me that a great per of failures there are due to! educational foundation i purpose of a school should 1 velopment of each individual to hi highest and fullest i In lumming up her own tJ on education, Pleasant on timer- i "A real education is pur beyond value; flashy superfictl cation is tawdry tinsel," Those principles, taken fro Pleasant' own words spoken rlou times during her own recn tlon with Pleasant Hall ha cv uuwu ins luiiuRmeiiK.L. clple to be continued in tl lliei orlal project. The faculty no 10.42 to carry them on Is headed Martha Jackson Williams, and first grade teacher who with the school for six years. Barracc Is and has been Fr (tractor for 14 year, while McVoy Egan, instructor in pi music appreciation, ha brf the school 10 tjs woman who had founded it lOf years earlier, at first merely in generous agreement to give private instruction to children of her own friends.

He aided it through the depression. Mi many talk with members erf hi family and of her' after her death he expressed his desire to set up a permanent program of constant improvement of the school's facilities to carry on the fundamental principle stressing expansion of culture and development of charac ter which Mrs. Pleasant herself had initiated. Faculty Follows Up Work Ere this could be done, death sud denly took Governor Pleasant as school was opening: in the faU of 1937, Jolting the whols program and leaving the institution' future temporarily a question. faculty members, most of whom had worked with and for Pleasant over a period of year, stepped into this breach, making personal sacrifices, financial and otherwise, to carry on until stability could be established again.

Now, four and a half year after Mr. Pleasant' death and one and one-half year after that of Governor Pleasant, the school 1 on. a keel de signed by both, with a year of suc cessful operation on that foundation behind it. It is the type of institution which Mrs. Pleasant mads It, progressive in educational ideas but devoted fundamentally to character and culture, and it is the memorial to Mrs.

Pleasant which Gov. Pleasant desired. It Is on a strletlv non profit basli with all surplus over cost of operation each year ear-marked for improvement of Xacllltle. A fac ulty of tlx this year 1 giving In struction to some 60 students. The time soon may come when children of pupil in it inaugural class will among the school's tudent body.

In the words of a parent of one of its pupil: "Pleasant Hall wUl con tinue a long a culture continues la Shreveport." Mrs, Pleasant' Principle The purposes and principles of the memorial school are purpose and principle set down by Mr. Pleasant herself before death, with excerpt from her own spoken or written statement courteously made avail able for use hertn by members of the Pleatftnt family. Likewise, details of the founding and progress of the school have been made available by them a indicative of, the purposes of the future Llk virtually all private school the world over. Pleasant Hall had Its inception in action by group of parent seeking a specialised type of education not at the time immediate ly available. In the cut of Pleasant Hall, these founding families lnclud ed such well known names ss Ellerbe, Lane, Richardson, Zevt, Doyle, Sny- ftssjiiof pvtaau to H0LC Homes, $1,000 up.

10 Down, Balance Like Rent T. S. NEAL, Realtor Ricou-Brewster Building Phones 5257 7-4784 7-1776 "SPECIAUZINQ IN BETTER-CLASS HOMES' struction far their children in 1024, they naturally turned to Gov. and Mrs. Pleasant.

He was a public figure, former college teacher, graduate of L. S. U. in law and a man who continued his eduction through life. She was a daughter of Confederate General Ector, of a traditional Southern family, graduate of a teachers college, a high school and college teacher in her youth.

She agreed to teach the children of her friends for a year. At the end of the year, the parent insisted, on another year, and other parents wanted their children Included. The friendly instruction group became a school. Made Brilliant Records Of the first class, seven went through seven years under Mr. Pleasant to high school and she lived Just long enough to see all of them finish high school with brilliant scholastic records.

Most of them fin ished their interscholastic work in the spring of 1934. She feted them and other graduates of her school with a tea in June of that year. She died the following September The seven who were the first to start and finish with Mrs. Pleasant were: Tom Richardson, son of Mr. and D.

C. Richardson; fellowship at L. 8. studying there now on masters degree in business administration and engl-', neerlng. Reenle Zeve, daughter of and Mrs.

H. Zeve; majored in French at Centenary and TUS.V. Virginia Doyle, daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. Mede Doyle: majored in French at Dodd and Centenary; now in radio and studying for business career.

Millard Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Snyder, studying en- gineerlng at The Tulane unlver-" aity.

Lois Lane, adopted daughter of Miss Lucy Lane; La. Tech. Mollis Sllerbe, daughter of late Clarence and Mr. Xllerbe; majored in Trench at LB engaged la newspaper Work. Murrell Miller, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Olen Miller, attending Stephens college. In 1934, when this first class was finishing, lnterscholastlo period at various schools, Virginia Doyle, Tom Richardson, Rennle Zeve, Mollis Ell erbe. Sallle Her and Freddys Wil Ham (the latter two also grVduates of Pleasant Hall, but not In the founding class) were among Byrd high honor students and were placed In Its Hall of Fame. Misses Her, Doyle and William tied that year for the annual Hypatia medal for excellence in English, placed in com petition originally through effort of the late Mrs, W.

X. Henderson, Br. Emphasis On Grammar French Is taught at Pleasant Hall tJMSi leas, a ahUOreo sicf Used Insintst ond Industrial (87) NOTICE 'it INDUSTRIAL AND WAREHOUSE "OPERATORS INTHE Business and Industrial (87) ws rt I'hone 4246 1 ttm' NKW. frr set cash HKIHK8T suinmnMies Sprfnt 3 Ci HM1HKHT nut A NKI.H We are authorized to offer an excellent property for commercial, industrial or warehouse use. Located on a corner in the commercial and industrial area of Shreveport, containing 19,600 sq.

ft. of space. Build-is of the most substantial construction, and is available for immediate use. This property, completed, cost owner over $50,000, and is now controlled by parties who wish to liquidate same. No better opportunity exists in this entire irea to obtain such a property for the consideration of $20,000.

Wire, write or telephone for appointment. N. 'B. STOER, Realtor A BE. rur ear I her fhnnef "Illll" ron vnfd INIHVIKI'AI.

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