Arizona republican., 1917-12-25

that if all goes well work must start immediately on this gym Now that the boys of the school are each and everyone required to take military training, there is another point to con- slider. Of course, it is all right for the boys to drill now, but when rainy weather starts and they have to tramp around in all that mud the boys will surely wish they at least had a floor which they could tramp over. Last year stadium was wanted for the school The pupils had been wanting it some time in the past and finally got it. The pupils got down and worked for it. The same proposition occurs now. If we want this gym we will get it. Everybody get out and | boost for the gym.
 | The next meeting of the Hi-Life club will be on January 1. The mem | Ders of this club were so enthusiastic 1 over it at the last meeting that the | members on the entertainment com mittee have been making a special l effort to get something new for the next meeting which everybody will ap- preciate. This time they are planning a nick party" That is, everybody attending must be dressed as some sort of nick" country jake" or hay seed.' The members foresee great sport in this new mode of entertain ment The committee is inducing | everybody to come dressed as nick | by offering a prize for the best cos tune. Then, too, it will be amateur night, and a prize will also be offered for the person or persons who act the best stunt.
 All who have not joined this club should send in their names so that they may attend this wonderful meet ing for January A.
 Mrs. Cook, the freshman algebra teacher, has taken quite a big jump She is still teaching algebra, but she is taking MT Wilson's classes in sci ence also. This is quite a big jumI to go-from algebra to science.
 Since MT. Elliott has returned iron his two days siege of illness he ha! been following a different mode ot teaching. Before he left the students on entering would take up immediat, recitation, and following the recita. ton would give an experiment. Now he gives the experiment first and fol. lows it up by long list of questions He has some of the extra bright boy: in the class-Earl Meness and Jimmie Derand-sit up at his desk and reaC the questions, while he shuffles tho cards and calls on the individual tt answer it. When he gets through witt one set of questions he goes back tt the last set. Woe unto those wh( cannot answer the ones that have beeI asked the day before.
 Miss Whitfield, one of the populal members of the faculty. has taker leave of absence until after Christ mas. She is at home on account O her mothers serious illness. Mis-! Whitfield has been with Phoenix higl for a long time, and she has nevel been known to miss more than a day at a time. The pupils have showI their appreciation of their teacher by each contributing a small amount O. money to purchase a bouquet of flow CTS for Miss Whitfield's mother.
 Ever since the basketball game witt Tempe. Walter Tolleson has beer going on the campus with peculiarly colored eyes. The center is a darh purple outlined with vivid pink streaks Walter says Wait till next year and someone in Tempe will have two just like them
 Mir. Elliott says the following story helps one to understand Newton's law of inertia; A man was walking dowT the aisle in a train when it turned suddenly. The man landed in a stout womans lap.
 After apologizing profoundly, Inc