Arizona republican., 1917-12-25

added But, really, madam, l couldn't help it; it is hereditary
 Hereditary" gasped the woman.
 Yes, madame, my ancestors were Laplanders," said he.
 Fridf y. during fifth hour, the s. P. Q. R. held it's third meeting The | meeting was called to order by Prima Consul Ethel Burton. Then America was sung in Latin by the members. The business of the club was next transacted. The club is planning to write a book this year. The title is "Quid Nunc, or What Now" Clarence | Bonnet was elected editor chief. | Meredith Bishop, assistant. A very | interesting program was then given. | Miriam Yaggy read a chapter of The United States Republic Contrasted | with the Roman Republic; Walter TollesOn read a very interesting paper entitled Cicero as an Exile; Jose | phine MacDaivd read a paper describ- | ing Cicero's orations. After having several pieces on the victrola the meeting adjourned.
 Thursday evening the Coyote Forum held one of its most interesting meet | ings of the school year. Members of the Coyote Forum debated with mem bers of the expression class on whether
  life than football Betty Barry Mabel Mathiss and Johnson McAfee repre- scented the expression class; Mary Harris, Joe Thalheimer and Norman Chaney the Coyote Forum. The eX- pressiOn class had the affirmative, the Coyote Forum the negative. The | judges were Merideth Bishop, Roberts | Davis and Joshua Abramson. The de- ! bate was rather lengthy and it is said l the members of the forum used some extremely long words. The judges agreed unanimously in favor of the | Coyote Forum.
 Thursday morning, surprised as everybody was the four bells rang out at the end of the second hour, pro | claiming that there was to be an as sembly. Rumor had gotten around l that there was not to be any assem- ply that day on account of the fact that MT. Robinson, who was to speak to the student body. had taken ill; | but nevertheless the principal took Oc- casion to have an assembly, marking the last to be given in the year 1917
 The program for this assembly com menced with Christmas carols which were sung by all students taking part in The Mikado." The songs were very well sung and the Christmas spirit rang through the halls as they were being sung.
 | Next, Mir. McEwen, the manager of the athletic games, gave a short talk He stated that there was to be bas- ketball game with the Flagstaff girls playing our girls on our own grounds Saturday afternoon. He pleaded with everybody to be sure to be there On account of the fact that the armory where the school basketball games have been formerly played has recent ly been rented for the purpose of mak- ing dance hall out of it, the game with the Flagstaff normal girls has to be played on our own grounds, un- less in the meantime suitable place can be obtained to take it's place ! Nevertheless. everybody should attend this game and see our girls beat the Flagstaff girls.
 Next on the program. Mir. Cook gave talk on the loyalty of the school
 Glen Metcalf, one of P. H. SIS for mer graduates. and who has been at tending this school the past three months as a graduate, has left school for the purpose of joining the marine corps. He was quite a favorite among the students and his leaving was looked upon with much regret. Wednesday, December .19. the type writing students all had to take the november test. MT. Michael states that all beginners in typewriting will be required to make h words min ute before the end of the semester In taking these tests there are certain awards that are given to the ones making certain rate of speed min ute For the first award on the Rem
 ington, which may be obtained bv making 25 words minute with mt over five mistakes. is certificate and a small card case. The students are all endeavoring to win this award and many of the beginners have already obtained them. Many of the beginners have made an average of B words a minute. This is very unusual because