Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
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200 colleges during the last few years. The author computed that if the same rate of increase continues for 20 years, in 200 universities of the United States there will be 1.1s4OOO students in 1850.
 Mrs. J. o. Creager, wife of Prof. J. o. Creager head of the department of education at the university, gave Tennyson recital and reading of Enoch Arden, in the auditorium Wednesday night under the auspices of the Faculty club. This recital was one of the finest of it's kind ever heard at the uni versity Mrs. Weaver and Miss Post sang several Tennyson songs and Mrs. A. E. Douglas accompanied them. | Harold G. Wilson and Joe Conway have been chosen by the junior class as editor and business manager respec- | lively of the 1921 Desert. The rest of | the staff has almost been completed. Edward Asher will have charge of the art section of the book, June Slavens will be in charge of the feature section, Claude Van Patten and Anne Pace will have charge of the snapshots, and Ruth Roby of organizations. The sophomore assistants will be elected at the next meeting of the sophomore class.
 Dean Cummings took his archaeology class on a trip to the Tumacacori mis- sion Friday. He explained the con- struction and history of the different parts. He said that the Arizona chain of missions, though not so well known, are older and superior to the famous California chain, both in architecture and historical interest. The Guevavi, q small mission near the border is the oldest, built about 1880. The Tuna cacori is next and the third in order of age, the San Xavier, near Tucson.
 The mission is completely in ruins. The cross which originally topped the dome, has been taken away as also the copper bells. The university is in pos session of one of the iron clappers said to have belonged to the church.
 A convention of the seventeenth dis trlct of Sigma Nu was held in Tucson last Friday and Saturday. Al Otto of Berkeley. Wayter Shook of Stanford, and C. J. Frailey of the University of Nevada, were the visiting delegates. The sessions of the convention were held at the Santa Rita hotel and a banquet was given at the Old Pueblo club. On Saturday night the pledges gave a dance at the Woman's club in
  delegates and alumni.
 Arizona Alpha chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon had 10 alumni as their guests on Homecoming day. The active i, chapter entertained with a banquet al their chapter house on East Third street The dining room and tables were decorated with violets and roses The alumni present were Al Condron fol RnXrVO1dG E P Stanley, Zip Lesher,. Aaron McCreary . Chop Iselin, Roger Brown, Edward and Howard Eestil, Temple Pemrod, Peter son, Vinson, Grove, Porter.
 Ruby Reagan viisted her home fir Phoenix over Thanksgiving, returning on Saturday.
 Frances Jack visited her parents in } Phoenix Thanksgiving.
 Herbert Askins came down from } Phoenix to attend the Thanksgiving game.
 Max voskoehler. class of 1919, is now in Mexico City, where he expects to be for several months.
 The campus '. NJ. C. A. will give
 it's annual stunt night in the audito-
 rum Friday night. The assembly hal . was filled to its full capacity for tht
 stunt night last year. The manage ment announces that the program this year will surpass anything ever helc on the campus. The University Gle' : club will give several selections. Int Tau Delta Psi fraternity will presen "A Minstrel Troupe" Lewis Irvin' . will give some chalk talks, the archae D ology class will give a short play, ant
 the Sock and Busllin club will put or s two comedies, "l;ugenically Speaking ; and 'The Mad Musician" T. J. Kell, N' and H. H. Poeller will sing.
 : The purpose of the stunt night is t - raise sufficient funds to send a mum :; Der of students representing the uni
 versity Y. M. at the Asilomar confer
 ence in California.
 d The student of the home economic l. department met in the agricultur ,- building Friday to organize a hom
 economies association. Emily Cum
 ingham was elected president and Lil 10 Iian Cronin, secretary. Miss Cunning d ham made a short talk. and appointe 1t Helen Wood chairman of a committe E. to frame a constitution, and Mildre a Kelly to investigate national organiza 1t tions of similar character with whic l. the local club might affiliate. At tf le close of the business meeting MT vs Iancaste of the home economies de In partment. invited the girls in to tF