The Coconino sun., 1916-09-08


 Northern Arizona Normal School the pride of the State of Arizona. To this end we ask the students to pledge their honest endeavor to make good in the classroom day by day, to excel in the athletic sports during the free hours, and always to conduct themselves as men and women, no matter how trying the circumstances. Let the phrase success through effort be the watchword for N. A. N. s. R. H. H. Blome."
 The entire student body and the rest of the faculty seem to cooperate in many things, and they are becom- ing more and more closely connected, and this sort of spirit is what is go- ing to make the Arizona Normal School great institution.
 The first issue of the "Pine" was a very good one, and much enjoyed by all. Heretofore, only those who subscribed for it received the "Pine," but now since the additional incl dental fee has been charged students, everyone gets the "Pine," a season ticket to the athletic games held on the football field, and season ticket to the Entertainment Course.
 A meeting of the May senior class was held on Friday, August, 25, for the purpose of electing officers. Miss Anderson, the former class president, acted as chairman. The following of ficers were elected: Mir. Beaton, president; Miss Vein, vice president; Miss York, secretary-treasurer; and Mir. Sykes, business manager. The class is now organized and is ready to begin it's work at once.
 Miss Bolts has organized a class in Sociology. The class is not too large for good work and the students have the making of real sociologists.
 Miss Walmae Mahoney and Miss Louise Dadey will be the guests of Miss Mercedes Hosmer on Wednesday.
 A number of improvements are soon to be made to the new dormitory sur roundings. Among those now being planned for will be the grading of the premises and the. construction of ce- ment sidewalks.
 Miss Suzanne Tuohy has accepted a school near Duncan, Arizona, for the next school year. She has been stu dent in the Normal school since last June.
 A number of arrivals to New Hall are: Miss Winifred Gratz, of Prescott; Miss Mary Boyce, of Will Hams; and Miss Ester Carr, of Ocean side, Calif.
 The many friends of Miss Addie E. Morse will be surprised to learn that she has resigned her position as sec retary, and is going to Washington, D. C., to enter the forest service, in which she already has had some ex- perience.
 Miss Gladys Shilling, of Riverside, California, has taken up Miss Morse's work.
 4 registration of students was held at the main building last Friday morning, of those who were past the age of twenty-one, and who wished to vote at the coming election. Fifteen students registered, twelve of whom were democrats and three republicans. A delightful reception was given to the new students of the Normal School by the Christian ,Endeavor League of the Federated church. More than seventy young people were pres ent, and the early part of the even ing was spent in playing games. An excellently rendered program, consist ing of vocal and instrumental selec- tions, was enjoyed by all. Punch and cake were served after the program Ralph McCammon, who left for Tempe about two months ago, has re- turned to school and will finish here with the May class of IT.
 Leo Mulligan, a former student of the Normal school, is expected to re- turn soon and take up his studies.
 Commercial Work.
 The class in shorthand and type writing has entered upon the years work with much vigor and enthusi, asm. Every member of the class, this year, hopes to become gold medal writer, and winner of the prize money which is to be offered for ac- curate and rapid work on, the type writer.
 There is excellent material in this class, and it will be a winner. A new dictaphone has been installed, so that all members of the class may be able to handle work from the records in a rapid manner before the school year closes.
 One of the very latest improved Stenotype machines will be used dur