Arizona republican., 1903-10-16

have put the field in good shape and the team promises to keep it in excel lent condition by constant practice. Arrangements have been made for q game with the Phoenix Indian school team to be played on the Normal field Saturday. October 24th. With a game ir sight the boys will put forth their best efforts and we are confident that they wiE give the red men a warm re- ception.
 The students take a great deal of in- terest in tennis and there are two flourishing clubs. They are the Nor nal Tennis club and the Tempe Ten his club. The former boasts of the larger membership but the latter claims to be superior in manipulation of the racket. The Normal tennis club, which has possession of the courts on the campus. has recently purchased about forty dollars worth of new ma terial consisting of ten new rackets and dozen balls. The courts are in splendid condition and President Noble announces that the members are anXi- ous for the arrival Of the new material that they may begin playing. The Tempe tennis club, of which F. l.. Hendrix is president. has it's courts on
 
 years contests this club won the flon- ors and it is expected that during the present year some lively contests will take place between these two clubs.
 The Basket Ball team of the Normal school has organized and is beginning it's work in earnest. Professor Irish is coach. Miss Mae BreweC is manager. and Miss Mamie Cain is treasurer. There is material in the school for very fine team and the young ladies are showing q lively interest
 During the first week oi the term the Athenian Debating club elected the following officers for the first quar- ter. Frank G. Hough, president: Ed gar l.. Hendrix, vice president: Cone Webb. recorder: Alma Jones. treas urer: Rob't O. Richards marshal; Roy Hutchison. guard. The club has held several interesting debates this quarter and the prospect is good for a success ful year. During the present semester the club intends giving a public de- bate.
 The Philomathian society under the direction of Professor Anderson. with Roy Hutchison, president, and Nellie Duncan. secretary. is doing excellent work this year. The programmes rem dered every Friday afternon are ex- tremely interesting as well as being very instructive.
 The Olympian society is fiourshing with a membership of fifty-five. Un- der the direction of Professor Irish the society is doing very satisfactory work. The following are the officers fer the first quarter. Frank G. Hougn, ] president; Mabel Goldsworthy. vice president; Maude Wilson. secretary: Winnie E. Allison, treasurer. This so- cicty is taking the lead in working up enthusiasm for football and committees are at work composing new songs and yells.
 The Alpha society, composed of the preparatory and first year students, is under the direction of pr. Bome. Ed win Jones is president and Miss Edith Corbell is secretary. This society is up to the old standard which we all know to be very high.
 The Cadet Amusement club. which is a new departure at the Normal, was organized a few weeks ago and has already given a very successful dance Its membership is made up of the young men of the school and it's pur- pose is to furnish to the students amusements in the form of dances, en- tertainments, etc. The officers for the present semester are l.. C. Corbell president; Alma Jones, vice president; and J. F. Noble. treasurer. The club will give no more entertainments until after the football season
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