Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-19
NORMAL SCHOOL
 COMMENCEMENT.
THE NORTHERN ARIZONA NORMAL TURNS OUT ITS FIRST CLASS OF GRADUATES.
Interesting Exercises Mark the Closing
 Week of the Second School Year.

Flagstaff, June 12-(Special Cor respondence) The second year of tn, existence of the Northern Arizona Normal school closes this week anC
 the results attained during the two years have been most satisfactory , The building in which the school is
 located, erected as a reformatory for
 boys has been remodeled and is
 most admirably suited for its present
 use. It is an imposing structure
 located about a mile southeast of the
 town, and has a capacity of accommo-
 dating two or three hundred students
 very comfortably. Flagstaff possesses
 an ideal climate for an educational
 institution, as the student can pursue
 his studies the entire year in perfect
 comfort.
 The board of directors are T.
 E. Pollock and A. A. Dutton,
 residents of Flagstaff and Territorial
 Superintendent Long, who is ex-of-
 cio member of the board of both
 the Flagstaff and Tempe normals.
 The resident members take a great
 interest and pride in the institution
 and have been extremely fortunate in
 securing a very competent and eff
 cient faculty. Prof. A. N. Taylor, who
 is president of the school, is an edu- cator of the modern school, and is
 very enthusiastic in his work and the remarkable progress made during the past two years, when one of the duties was to organize the school certainly reflects great credit on his executive ability, as well as educator As as sistants in his work he has Miss Fran ces Bury, formerly of the Tempe Normal, Miss Cornelia Hartwell and Miss Lulu Hunter. the latter being selected to take charge of the train ing department.
 The enrollment during the past year has been forty students in the normal department proper and thirty three in the training depart ment and the present in- dications are that this number will be largely increased if not doubled next year. The enterprising citizens of Flagstaff take a pardonable pride in the school and give it their hearty CO., operation and encouragement thereby contributing to its success, as well as adding pleasure to the faculty and students.
 A prize contest of the students for essays and declamations took place last evening at which Nor nal hall was packed to its fullest capacity. There were five con testants for the essay prizes and eight | for the Reclamation prizes. There were two prizes given in each contest, the first prize in each one being "a ten dollar gold piece and the second a five dollar gold piece. The prizes were given by Dr. D. J. Brannen and Hon. E. E. Ellinwood of Flagstaff, and served as incentives to the stu dents to put forth their best efforts. The judges of the essay contest were Prof. Lowell of the Lowell observa- tory here, Hon. M. J. Riordan of the Arizona Lumber and Timber com pany and member of the council of the last territorial legislature, and J. C. Martin of Prescott.
 Miss Clara NJ. Kendrick was award ed first prize, her essay being entitled Work" and Miss Bertha Beecher re- ceived the second prize, the subject of her essay being, Mature Speaking to Us." The essays were all creditable both to students and teachers.
 In the Reclamation contest, B. s. Gosney, the Flagstaff capitalist, R. B. Burns, chief engineer of the Sarha Fe Pacific railroad, and Prof. Dou- glass of the Lowell observatory off ciated as judges. Miss Marie Merritt received first prize, her selection being James W. Riley's "The Bear Story" md the secohd prize was awarded to Miss Grace Grim, her selection being Marcel"
 The regular commencement exer ,ises will be held Thursday evening June l3, the following being the pro gram of exercises.
 Music by the Flagstaff orchestra.
 Address to graduates, Rev. A. L. McAfee of Phenix.
 Music, "Voices of the Woods" Rubinstein) by the Normal Glee dub.
 Presentation of diplomas by Presi- lent A. \. Taylor.
 The graduating class is composed )f the following students: Miss Alice of Prescott, Miss Maude A. Williams of Los Angeles and Misses Margaret H. Wallace and Clara NJ. Kendrick of Flagstaff. It is compli- nentary to the school to note in this that each of the graduates :, las already had offers of schools fsfsT he next school year, some of them having two or more to select a posi- ion from.