Arizona republican., 1920-04-11

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUG SON. April 11.-Dr. won Klein Smid, re- tlrlng president of the League of the southwest, spoke in the University as sembiy Tuesday morning on the pro- JectS and purposes of the League, and of what the league tried to do at the meeting in Los Angeles from which he has just returned.
 The president declared that the har- messing and control of the Colorado by government aid was the largest single economic project attempted by this country since the construction of the Panama Canal. Senator owen, the representative of the federal govern ment, believes firmly in the Colorado river project.
 "The problem of the upper Colorado is the one with which we are partic- ularly concerned. The Parker and Boulder Canyon projects are there. If the river should be so controlled, the Parker district would become a second Salt River Valley. but only third as large Development of the Boulder Canyon would mean a distribution of water for one and half million acres. The control of the whole Colorado would add as much as 100000 acres to the cultivable land of the southwest. About 50,0o0,0 900 will be -s.ided to the wealth of this country annually. The realization of the project would not cost more than that. It would create homes for 100000 people.
 "Out of all this. electricity could be generated to furnish all that Utah. Arizona and Colorado want and all that California needs The economic features Of the project are most at tractive and all we lack now is for con- gress to give the appropriation. We look for the University of Arizona to have a large part in the carrying out of this project"
 The Alumni Association of Tucson entertained the members of the senior class with a desert picnic at the Uni- versity farm. Mrs. Charles Solomon. president of the association, and Miss Frances Leeson, Of last years graduat- ing class, had charge of the program and the supper. During the evening the seniors were called upon to give some entertainment for the alumni This came as a complete surprise but the seniors immediately decided to give the playlet .'-rhe Lady and the Lion' which they had already presented to the student body in assembly. The senior girls in a row represented the footIights, the men, in a row behind them, were the curtains. and Ice Adams was the mantie-piece. Gertrude Clark and Aaron McCreary gave the play.
 Alan Johnson won the individual ten his championship Of the University Saturday afternoon by defeating Lorain Lepp1a in three fast sets. The score was 3-6, 6-4. 9-T.
 The Varsity team which is composed of Johnson, Leppla. Stafford and Cop len, will play their first game with the Evans school Of Mesa next week. Next month they will make trip into South ern California to play several univer- Sities there.
 The finals in women's singles will be played off on Saturday afternoon. The games have been continuing through out the week.
 Dean Cummings announced in as- sembly Monday the results of contribu- tions to the Near East Relief fund at the University. The total amount re- ceived to date is $322.t0. Of this amount, the faculty contributed s427, the student body s30.65 and other per- sons of the University community who preferred to give through the Univer- sity s364.45.
 The tryouts for Sigma Delta Psi, the honorary athletic fraternity, are in pro- gress this week. Interest runs high among track men. In the hurdles NI1sman, Erb. JeIks. Stoltze. Goodwin Slonaker, AIahoney, Bluck and E-owers made their senior standing, and Hobbs,