Arizona republican., 1913-07-29

and a her head. as president a man who, not only by educational qualifications, but by depth and breadth of personality and character. is exceptionally we'll 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 II is the ambition here to have \, A. \. g, as she is fondly called by students and alumni, put her pc culiar mark or stamp on eacn or her students, and to have that stamp recognized everywhere as the trade mark of her quality and efficiency N. A. N. $. wishes to do more than send students out intellectual and brain -crammed-she desires to pro- -!uce 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 as sist it's graduates in securing work for the coming year, as a rule, N A. x. $. 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 eNistence-they are only chang ing 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 restrictions hut these are few in number and sane in principle with the best in- terests of the student considered first of all. The social life of the school is varied but always clean and wholesome
 Student Interests and Organizations
 There are a number of societies and organizations among the stu dents that help to give zest to school life. Some of these offer especial advantages to those interested The orchestra, for example, is under the supervision of an experienced director and those doing work in the organiza- ton get the benefit of his instruction
 
 vate lessons in piano and voice is of fered by competent teachers in Flag staff. There is in the school d chorus whose members are chosen from the student body. This is di- rectcd by Miss Tossing and does ex- Cellent work
 Considerable attention is paid to athletics. Two years ago, in a se- ries of games played in the valley at the time of the state fair, both the girls and boys basketball 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 ties, and one q decisive victory for N A N $ With the exception of a few weeks in the winter, tennis is played practically every month in the year, while baseball is here, as ev- anywhere the big game of the spring season.
 Along the line of strictly literary cndeavor. there exists the Coconino Literary society, an organization for both boys and girls that seeks to promote interest in all forms of pub lie address. Prizes are given for oratorical work and there are at least two plays q year put on where students, dramatically inclined may find field for expression.