The Coconino sun., 1919-03-21
NORMAL NOTES
 MAY CALHOUN

Last week a very interesting trial
 was conducted in Miss Hornbein'3
 civic class. The defendant was Neal
 Phelps and the plaintiff Floyd Hub
 bard. The charge made was that of Assault and Battery committed by
 Neal Phelps on the person of Floyd
 Hubbard The lawyers for the de-
 fendant were Harvey Pitts and Chas.
 Pierce; for the plaintiff, John Conrad
 and Dewey Campbell. MT. R. G. Stew
 enson was the presiding judge; Ruth
 Murry was the clerk, and Cornelius
 Buckley the bailiff. The jury was
 comprised of sage, judicious people
 who rendered their verdice of guilty
 through their forewoman, Miss Lilly
 Belle Tally in very masterful way
 Witnesses were plentiful. They all
 showed the. utmost composure and
 coolness throughout the rigid cross
 examination. Many campus happen
 ings were brought to light to the
 amusement of the people assembled. The trial lasted for three days with
 the interest of everyone held to the
 highest pitch during the entire pro-
 ceeding.
 Lieut. Lacy Eastburn has arrived from the east to take charge of the
 military drill work and some of the
 English classes. Lieut.. Eastburn is a
 graduate of Springfield Normal col lege with Pd. B. and from Drury
 college with an A. B. He was a pro- lessor in Drury college previous to
 his entering the service and is glad to be back in his old work. It seems that Lieut.. Eastburn passed through Flagstaff some few years ago and is
 back here to become familiar with
 the sights which he had previously
 enjoyed.
 Last Thursday in general assem- bly, Doctor Slipher gave an address concerning the late Doctor Lowell of
 the Lowell Observatory. At the con
 clusion of this speech MT. Walker an-
 nounced the rank of the various stu
 dents in the mathematical classes and
 Charles Pierce was the student hold
 ing the highest rank in the highest mathematics for continuous work talk.
 en in this school. MT. Pierce received the Lowel prize of twenty dollars which is given each year to some stu dent in higher mathematics. Professor Walker, who has had , charge of the department of mathe- matics at the Normal school is now , vice president and every one is very ' glad to see Mir. Walker holding this position. Miss Mary Dadey returned from r Winslow Tuesday where she. spent the weekend. 7 Frances Blalock of Bury hall spent the weekend at her home in Jerome Junction. ., ) Miss Pauline Jones of Bury hall spent the week with her parents Tn Winslow. r March 17th Miss Walsh presented a very entertaining program for St Patrick's day.
 The first number on the program was a very delightful Irish dance by the Misses Phelph, Bondesson, Town send and Margaret Holt in costumes ; befitting the occasion.
 Miss Mary Beckwith sang "A Little Bit of Heaven" and You'd Better Ask Me" in her usual entertaining way. Miss Rose Walsh gave two Irisf 9 readings, "The Donovans" and "Tht 7 Old Plaid Shawl" Miss Walsh is al . ways welcomed as a member of an!
 program. ss
 Then "Macushla" was sung By Cor
 nelius Buckley.
 Little Katherine Beckwith danced
 an Irish lit. .... e Then girls chorus sang som d Irish folk song. Those in the choru e were the Misses Abbott, Baker, How g ell, Smith, James and Taylor. Thi IS concluded a very good program an IT Harvey Pitts led yell for the Irisl IT Tuesday evening the debating try IS out was held in the assembly hall ( l. the Normal school at seven o'clocl 'e The judges were Messrs. Corneliu m Richardson and Gold. MT. Wake s, was chairman of the occasion. IT se contestants were listed as follow 'n Miss Mary Beckwith, MT. Harve to Bunch, Miss Clarabelle Douglas, M r. Harvey Pitts, affirmative; MT. Pa m Richards, Miss May Calhoun, neg ie tive. This was Miss Beckwith's fir It, attempt in debating and her argume ut and delivery were especially goo ne Mir. Richards gave a very splend at argument, and MT. Pitts deliver lie his debate in his usual masterly sty er Miss Douglas upheld her past recol er and Mir. Bunch was right there wi A. the statistics. Miss Baxter was as lat ed to play while the tellers comput 'ees the points. The team which will ( It's bate with the Tucson team here
 Flagstaff are the Messrs. Paul Rit lst ards and Harvey Pitts. Miss Calho lc,, and Miss Douglas will go to Tues od to debate the Tucson team. The fir Ter debate is scheduled for April to 1919.
 CT, Saturday, March 18th, Campb