Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-18
Normal University


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Basketball is at the center OF
interest in school activities at the
Normal now. The first series of
inter-class games were played on
December 8. On this occasion the
Junior boys defeated the Fresh
men, the Sophomore boys the Sc
niors, and Junior girls the Frosh
team. A second series was played
last Friday and Saturday, all teams
being given chance to meet all
other corners. Early this week,
either Monday or Tuesday, the
boys first team will meet team
of Normal alumni captained By
Leslie Dean, one-time star for
ward. The Normal's schedule for
the season is as follows: January
6, Dawson at Vegas; January IL.
Vegas High school; January 20,
Ration at Ration; January 81, Daw-
son at Dawson; January 27, Santa
Fe at Vegas; February 8, Ration at
Vegas; February 10. Springer at
Vegas; February II, Springer at
Springer; February "a, Vegas high
at Vegas; March 10-11, Tourna-
ment at Albuquerque. Possible
date, Maxwell at Maxwell, Feb. Is.
Most of the dates represent games
for both boys and girls teams.
President j. II. Wagner went to
Vaughn last weekend and spoke
at the dedication Of the new con-
solidated school building. This
marks a decided improvement in
the system at Vaughn and is due
in considerable part to Mr.. Wag-
ner's work while state superintend-
ent. Mrs. Wagner accompanied
the president.
The faculty will give a dinner
in the domestic science rooms on
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Wagner as guests of honor. Miss
Felicitas Kaune, head of the home
economics department, is chairman
of the committee in charge. A ex-
cellent- feeling of friendliness and
cooperation between the various
members of the faculty prevails at
the Normal and the affair is to be
quite intimate and informal.
The Trigonian society has been
reorganized to take the place of
the work OF the public speaking
department, in part at least. The
society will consist of boys only
and its meetings will be weekly.
with programs and drills empha-
sizing parliamentary law and gem
eral training in speaking before
public gatherings. The officers
are Clark Il, Persinger, critic; Pete
Pankratz, president; Barney Ca
ton. vice president. Carroll Com
way, secretary, and Fred Sher-
wood, treasurer.
Miss Lorraine Trainer has been
elected editor in chief of the an
nual, The Southwest Wind, with
Clam Sanford as business mana
ger.
The commercial department stu
dents have organized a CONNER
cial club with meetings once a
! week. The officers are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Myrtle Billau, presi-
dent; Della Chambers, secretary
treasurer. Mr.. McWenie, cashier
of the First National bank, adj
dressed the club at its meeting last
week.
Two members Of the Normal
faculty, Arnold II. Miller and s.
| o. Barker, We're among those ini-
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! cember IS.
The Christmas holidays will start
Thursday morning, December %,
and will end January 2, 1922. This
! length Of vacation will enable al
most every out of town student to
spend the good old day with the
folks at home.
| IA short story, "Gloves," in the
| current issue of the Overland mag
azife Of San Francisco, Calf, Is
the work of S. Omar Barker in
structor In English here.
! Carroll Conway, whose leg was
| broken in the last game of foot
ball of the season, is back In school
again, although still on crutches
| Nina Adams, a senior girl, is also
on clutches, having suffered
broken knee cap from a fall on the
Ice while skating up in the Hot
Springs canyon.
Laura Crawford, the popular
college Junior injured last month
in a crossing accident, is improv-
ing rapidly.
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