The Coconino sun., 1916-09-15
NORTHERN NORMAL NOW
 THREE HUNDRED STRONG

Dr. Blome, one morning in assem- bly, asked the students if they could sing the refrain to the "Normal Song" They could, and then he an- nounced that the enrolment had reached, the 300 mark, whereupon there was much applause and every voice joined in the chorus of the Normal Song" Dr. Blome said he would tell them later just when the holiday was to be given, but it was expected about Thanksgiving.
 The crowded conditions of the As sembly room has impeded very much the movement of students to and from their classes, so 8 new plan has been adopted Instead of just pass ing put in disordered bunch, a march is now played and the students file out to their classes. This system has been found to be successful and the classes are moved much more easily and rapidly.
 The ten teams of girls basketball players are showing much style and advancement. Coach Honn is able to coach four teams an evening, thus handling each team every other day.
 The debating society, organized by Mir. Lathrop, is taking much interest in their work. They meet on Wednes- day evening from to S:30. MT. Hyde and Mir. Prather are to debate the question, Resolved, That the United States should own and oper- ate the railroads" Mir. Hyde is a very good debater, and MT. Prather was one of the team who journeyed to the Tempe Normal last spring and helped to thrash" them. The organi- zation is composed of fourteen mem- bers. This society is independent of the Inter-Scholastic Debating Team, and it's members do not compose the team, but when the time comes for choosing the TEAM, this society is expected to have some good material ready for it.
 Among the new students who have arrived are Miss Gladys Woods, of Bisbee, Pratt Uda,l of Eager, Lucien Owens of Holbrook, and Elmer Robin cite, of Clinchport, Va.
 The students were allowed to dance in the dining hall from to 10 p. m last Friday. Punch was served and a spelndid time was had by all who at tended. The music was furnished by a number of the local talents.
 The game between Captain Bea- tons team and Captain Brandts team, scheduled for last Friday, was postponed until Wednesday on ac- count of rain. This will be the first game of the season, and a hot con- test will be had. The next scheduled game of the season will be held on the Normal gridiron with the Wins low high school, September 30. The Normal defeated them in both games last season. They have new coach this year, Mir. Porter of the Univer- sity of Arizona, and much stronger playing team is expected, but Coach Thorpe does not seem to think that the Normal is defeated, and the play CTS know that they are not.
 The two literary societies, the Lit erati and the Adelphian, are already having splendid programs. The Adel- phians meet on Tuesday and the Lit eratis on Wednesday of each week. The programs furnish much entertain ment for the members, and also de- velops the material for the annual in ter-society contest.
 On Thursday and Friday the stu dent body was given fine talk by Miss Ryan, the new domestic science teacher. Her subject was about her trip to the Hawaiian Islands, Japan and China. She told the students many interesting things about the trip going over, the people, their GUS toms, the climate, and the vegetation of those countries. Every two or three weeks member of the faculty addresses the students, and these in teresting talks are very much enjoyed and looked forward to by them.