Arizona republican., 1902-02-10
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Matters Athletic, Arbor Day Exercises
 and Address of MT. Baer

The apparatus for the High school gymnasium arrived last week and most of the pieces have already been put into place. This apparatus is all of superior make and the parallel bars. the hori- zontal bar, the wall machines. the fly ing and trsveling rings. the floor mats and the bells and clubs would do credit to any gymnasium. Besides the boys are proud of the fact that they have the first and at present the only gymra- sium in the territory. There are twenty classes a week in physical instruction and each class is full and well attended. The interest iI the work from the first has been most gratifying and the new apparatus has increased the enthus- iasn1 of the students so that the High school gymnasium is at present the most popular place in the city.
 John Willis Baer gave a short, pleas ant talk to the students of the High school on Wednesday morning. His remarks were strictly to the point and such as would he most highly appreci- ated by young men and women of high schools He said he had tried hard to remember some of the regulation school addresses. but had failed; so he gave instead his own motto. which he had adopted al the beginning of the year Do it now He reminded his hearers that the most favored are those who most deserved to be and that the bright student who slips easily through the exams is usually the one who slips all through life. but accomplishes little. At the last he urged the necessity of being fair-fair with ourselves, and fair with our fel- low students and our fellowmen, if we would attain real success in school and in life.
 Mir Baer has q clear, pleasant voice, a frank, unconventional manner and q strong personality that make him a very entertaining speaker.
 A great deal of interest is being man. ifested in the inter-class tennis tourn- ament for the championship of the High school. to be held Saturday. Feb ruary I5. In the singles Parker rep resents the senior class. H. Bennett the juniors. Marshall the sopomores and Clifton Penick the freshmen. In the doubles Parker and Cowan the seniors. Rosenberg and Robinson the juniors. Melczer and Luhrs the sopho- mores and F.. Bennett and F.. Penick the freshmen.
 The Arbor day exercises ct the High school were quite interesting and a goodIy number of visitors were present to enjoy them. Prof. McClatchie of the leXpeTlnental station Hldue d ldih on trees and the different ways they are beneficial to mankind. Each class planted a tree. Miss Ada Reber made the oration for the seniors. They named their tree Breeze. in honor of the for mer science teacher, Fred J. Breeze. In tn speech making Scott Osborn rep resented the juniors. Their tree was named in honor of the immortal Han nibaL When Principal Blount an nounced the sophomoTes' turn. Arthur Dysart responded in few well chosen words as to what that class expected of their tree, but if that tree lives up to the expectations of the class under the name they burdened it with it will disa ppoint a good many of the school prophets. The name is a conglomera- tion of Latin words. It cannot be given on account of lack of space. The freshmen were rep resented by Frank Meyers, who named the tree Mckinley.