Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-03-22
News Of the Past Week at
University of Arizona

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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tue
SON. March 20-The annual Univer-
sity Week, when all the schools in the
state are closed SO that the teachers
ano students may come to the uniyer-
Slty, VIII be held April 10 to "a, incfu
sive- The program will open TUESDAY
morning, April 20, with a meeting OF
me school administrators of the state
loHowed by another in the afternoon
These meetings are open to all teachers
VINO wish to attend.
The Arizona State Teachers associ-
alton will meet Thursday morning.
the subjects for discussion will be
Characterization" school Legisla-
ton" and Teachers Salaries
1t is the aim of the university to
make University Week a stimulus to
the regular work of the schools of the
state, especially the high schools. To
TINS end, contests are offered in Eng
hsn, algebra, rapid computation, ply
sizes, chemistry home economies (do-
nestle science and art). bookkeeping
and livestock judging. These contests
are open to all high school students
under certain conditions.
There is one prize for each contest
rebate of all tuition and laboratory
Tees in the freshman year If the win
ner attends the university of Arizona.
The rebate amounts to from SIS to s25
according to the course taken by the
student
The contest in English composition
IS one in informal unprecedented COM
position, test of the Students ha-
ritual use of correct and effective
English A subject will be announced
and fifty minutes will be allowed for
the writing of the theme. In judging
the theme both thought and form will
be taken into account; under form,
aptness and force of style as well as
unity and conference of structure and
correct paragraphing, grammar, pune
tuation and spelling The number OF
competitors from each school is re-
stricted to two.
Assembly room, University Hall,
Wednesday, April 81, 1880 a m.
The contest in rapid computation
will be test of accuracy and rapidity
IN four fundamental operations-aodi-
ton subtraction, multiplication and
division of whole numbers.
In addition, six problems viii be
given, each requiring the addition of
ten numbers of six digits. In sub
traction, the numbers involved will be
4 eight digits. In multiplication, the fac
tors Will not have more than six digits.
In division, the dividends will have
eight digitS and the divisors will have
four digits.
Entry blanks should be filled out by
the principal of the school sending con-
testants and mailed not later than
April to W. A Porter, director of
athletics, University of Arizona, Tue
son. If blanks have not been received,
they can be obtained upon application
An interscholastic track and fiel6
meet of the southwest will be held IN
conjunction with the other activities.
Winners of contests in all the events Of
the week will be announced on the
field directly after the track meet Fri
day, and prizes or medals as an
nounced Will be conferred at that time.
No admission will be charged for
any games or contests.
The University of Southern Califor-
MIA will meet the Varsity debate team
here on the question of teachers affili-
Labor. This debate will be a decisive
factor in gaining the championship of
the southwest It will take place in the
auditorium Thursday night.
The astronomical observatory will
be open Tuesday and Wednesday after
the student contests for those instruc-
tors and students who wish to use the
telescope, under the direction of DR.. A
Z. Douglass. The observatory is
reached from the third floor of Science
Hall.
The general program of the week
has been changed since the first an
nouncement- The corrected program
Tuesday, April 20
800 a m--Meeting of school admin
fstrators.
1870 p m--Meeting OF school admin
iStrators-
400 p m.-Meeting of faculty repre-
sentatives Of Arizona Athletic associa-
ton.
500 p m.-Aeeting of music super
viSors-
$3.50 p. m.-Hi-Y club members
banquet.
700 D. m-OratoricaI contest.
Sis p. m.-Meeting of school admin
istrators in Woman's League room in
old main building.
Wednesday, April 81
900 a. Injecting of school admin
iStrators.
900 a m--Baseball games.
1000 a m--Hi-Y open forum on
problems of high school student
LOO p. m--BasebalI games.
1:30-Meeting of English teachers,