Weekly journal-miner., 1913-08-06

man who, not only by educational qualifications but by depth and breadth of personality and character is exceptionally well fitted for his position. Behind him is a strong faculty of earnest and sincere men and women who are united with the board of education and the president in their desire to make the school stand for work of the highest order. It is the ambition here to have N. A. N. s. as she is fondly called by students and alumni, put her peculiar mark or stamp on each Of her students, and to have that stamp recognized everywhere as the trade mark of her quality and efficiency. N. A. N. s. wishes to do more rhan send students out intellectual and brain-crammed-she desires to pro- duce students who will be better men and women because they have been under her influence
 A Policy of the School
 It is a policy of the school to assist its graduates in securing work for the coming year, as a rule, N. 4. \. s. graduates have positions be- fore commencement, especially is this true at the Christmas season when the demand for competent teachers seems greatly to exceed the supply.
 N. A. N. s. A Home For Students.
 Students who come to this school are not leaving home for boarding house existence-they are only changing homes for the time being. with Miss Barber and Mrs. Blome, in charge of the dormitories, there Is created for the boys and girls at Northern Arizona Normal School a big family home life, delightfully."- pleasant and comfortable There are, of course, some necessary re- strictions but these are few in num- Der and sane in principle, with the best interests of the student con sidered first of all The social life of the school is varied but always clean and wholesome.
 There a number of societies and organizations among the students that help to give zest to school life. Some of these offer especial ad vantages to those interested. The orchestra, for example, is under the supervision of an experienced di rector and those doing work in the organization get the benefit of his instruction free of charge. Oppor- tunity for private lessons in piano and voice is offered by competent teachers in Flagstaff There ,I in the school a chorus whose members are chosen from the student body. This is directed by Miss Loosing and does excellent work.
 Considerable attention is paid 10 athletics Two years ago, in series of games played in the valley at the time of the State Fair, both the girls and boys basket ball teams won championship titles. Last year the boys lost, but the girls won out more gloriously than ever. There is no regular football team, but in 1912 an eleven was organized and three games played, two of them resulting in tie scores, one a de- cisive victory for N. A. N. s. With the exception of a few weeks in the Winter, tennis is played prac- tically every month in the year, while baseball IS here, as everywhere, the big game of the Spring season.
 Along the line of strictly literary endeavor, there exists the Coconino Literary Society, an organization for both boys and girls that seeks to promote interest in all forms of public address. Prizes are given for oratorical work and there are at least two plays year put on where students, dramatically inclined, may find a field for expression.
 Location and Climate.
 Too, location and climate con tribute not a little to the popularity and efficiency of Northern Arizona Normal school, Flagstaff, is the center of a number of some of the most noted wonders, scenic and otherwise, of the world. Among these are the Grand Canyon of Ari- zona, the Terrified Forests, the