The Coconino sun., 1921-12-23
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES

President McMullen returned Tues
day night after spending three days
in the valley. On Monday he attended
the meeting of the state board of edu-
cation at Phoenix, going to Tempe
that night where he spent the night
with president Mathews of Tempe
Normal. Tuesday morning he visited
the Flagstaff Normal's basketball
girls who are there on their valley
trip.
Tuesday the president had a con-
ference with Mr.. Bacchus, secretary
to the governor, in regard to the bud
get for the normal which is to be pre-
sented to the special session of the
legislature. The president said that
due to the strfctest economy the
school is able to show decided saw
ing in the amount granted by the leg
islature of 1921
Mr.. McMullen went Tuesday eve
ming to Glendale in time to see the last
half of the basketball game there be-
tween the Flagstaff Normal girls and
Glendale high. He said that he claims
the victory that Flagstaff made in this
game because when he arrived at the
end of the first half the score was 10
to 8 in Flagstaff's favor and in the
second half he witnessed the making
of 26 points by our girls while the
Glendale girls made 2.
Up to this time the girls had played
three of their five games with Tempe
high, Mesa high and Glendale high
schools. Flagstaff won against Tenn
pc and Glendale and lost to Mesa. The
unbiased Tempe girls according to
president McMullen, said that the
Flagstaff girls played circles around
the Mesa girls but could not seem to
put the ball through the basket as
they usually do. At the end of the
first half the score was a to and the
game ended with score Of 10 to 10.
Wednesday the Flagstaff girls
played Tempe Normal and today they
are to play Florence high.
The team from Flagstaff is making
its headquarters at the Tempe Normal
and every one of the girls are enthu-
siastic about the treatment they have
received there.
The Tempe people have shown a
very marked spirit of hospitality and
a generous nature toward our Flag
staff Normal people. When the foot
ball team played in the valley they
were specially invited to visit the
Tempe normal and to. spend the night
there after playing at Mesa and now
the girls are all euated with the atten-
tions they have received.
Wednesday night Christmas pro-
grams were given in Ashurst auditor
ium by the normal and training school
students.
The training schools program
came at 8 o'clock. The rail in front
Of the stage was decorated with ce-
dars and pines, and candles with a
gray background for the setting Of the
scene. All the windows and wood
work of the auditorium were also
decorated with the green and lighted
by candles. This candle service"
participated in by about lao training
school pupils, was very pretty and ex-
ceedingly we'll given. It also repre-
sented' lot Of work by the critic and
student teachers.
The Normal students gave "The
Dawn of Redemption" story Of the
Nativity. The play was very beauti-
full and well given. About twenty-five
took part in the play, while a large
group Of girls and boys from Miss
Walsh's music classes sang beautiful
Christmas songs, from behind the
scenes.
Miss Dewey supervised the complete
program, the directing of the plays,
making of costumes and all arrange
ments. She deserves credit for the
success. y.