The Coconino sun., 1920-12-10
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Lowell Popular Lectures.
Edited by w. E. Berry)

Lowell Popular Lectures.
 Due to the kindness of Mrs. Con- stance E. Lowell, of the Lowell observ- atory, the people of Flagstaff are to have an opportunity to hear some very interesting lectures on astronomy. Be- ginning Tuesday, December 14th, series of lectures to be known as Lowell Popular Lectures on Astron- omy," will be given at Ashurst audi torium. These lectures will be de- void of the dry technical data, which to most people not vitally interested in astronomy is very monotonous.
 On next Tuesday evening, at 8:15, Dr. Hamilton, of the observatory, will lecture on the solar system, and his talk will be illustrated with lantern slides. As rule we give little thought to the magnificence of this world we live in, and the unseen forces which control it and other planets, so this is an opportunity which should not be passed up, as the men who are so kind ly devoting their time to giving these talks, are men high in scientific cir cles, and unquestioned authorities on astronomy. There is to be no admis- sion charge, and it is the wish of Mrs. Lowell and President McMullen, of the Normal school, who has donated the use of the auditorium and ar ranged for the lectures, that as many as possible attend.
 The domestic art class, headed by Miss Payne, swooped down on the Babbitt store Wednesday morning, for a practical lesson in scientific shop ping.
 Mrs. Campbell, matron of Bury hall, was agreeably surprised Wednesday evening, when the girls in her hall laid an impromptu banquet in her honor, it being her birthday. Mrs. Campbell knew nothing whatever of the affair, and it required considerable ingenuity on the part of the girls, to keep it secret, considering the fact that they twice blew out the fuses in the building while preparing the feast on hot plates.
 School will close for the Christmas vacation, week from today, and will reopen on January 3. Most of the students will journey to their homes to spend Christmas with their par ents. About a dozen students will stay over and will be quartered in Taylor hail.
 Quite an eXtens.Je program has been prepared for the coming week, and will be presented to the pupils in assembly, as follows: On Monday, Miss Cox and Miss Gardner, pupils of Mrs. Eastburn's class in expression will entertain. Tuesday, the debate try-outs will be held, under the super vision of Miss Hornbein. Wednesday pupils of Miss Bush's English class will read Christmas stories they have written, and on Wednesday night the training school will present their Christmas play. On Friday morning special chapel exercises will be held at which the graduating class will re- ceive their diplomas. ',
 On account of the Christmas vaca- tion starting at noon Friday, the next number of the Lyceum course will be presented on Thursday evening. The boys basketball team plays Williams tonight at the gymnasium.
 President McMullen will go to Yuma on December 22nd, where he is to ad- dress the Yuma Couty Teachers insti- ute.
 The school football team, was of. ficially disbanded last Friday evening at banquet given by the male mem bers of the faculty and student body Professor l.. A. Eastburn, coach of tho team, had promised the boys this ban quet, providing they won the last twC games of the season, which happened
 to be with their heavy rival-Wins
 low. Whereupon the boys, anxious t,
 change the monotony of their train
 ing table diet, proceeded to dole ou
 grief to the Winslow team in tw
 large hunks, so large in fact that the
 have not yet succeeded in swallowin
 them. They are still wondering dow
 Winslow way, how come cyclones hap
 pen to hit Arizona.
 The team fully earned the generou portions of turkey n'everything, whic they slowed away. After the eat songs and few short talks were
 order. Those present were: Pres
 dent L. B. McMullen, Assistant Pril cipal J. F. Walker, Professor l.. 4
 Eastburn, Professor Kuezenkam ], Professor J. B. Gunter, D. w. Jeffer. . Phil McVey, and the following foo :; ball boys: Frank Saunders, Geors ]. Lamport, V. Barrett, c. Etter, Pa r Glassey, H. Osborne, w. Boyce, t Nay, J. Heckethorne, J. Gregg, Kel t meth Lennon, l.. Campbell, w. Arn n strong and G. Anderson.
 ;, Dr. McMullen presided, and u Misses Helen Sandon and Blancl '- Payne served the dinner, which w; cnncocted out of turkeys and othy