Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-01-02
STATE NORMAL

The elaborate evergreen decor
ations put up Sby Mr.. Varrelman
and his student assistants Ior llle
Normars Christmas party We're
dismantled the next morning alter
the party in order to be usea
again by the Silver City Order OF
the Eastern Star for its Christmas
party. In every way, the Normal $
Christmas party OF this year set a
standard so high that will be diftl-
cult for those in charge OF next
years party to measure up 10 IT,
let alone surpass 1t, ~
The fine weather of the Christ
mas vacation has been taken ad-
vantage to clean up and brighten
the Normal buildings and grounos.
The work along this line, that mas
been under way ever since Presi-
dent Hall took charge over a year
and a half ago, has now been COM
pleted, and the task of maintaining
the existing campus in the best
condition possible will be much
easter from now on. The next step
will be the working out of the
new campus nlan prepared by
CAPTAIN Fox faes- .sIr. IhlS, now
ever. waits on the action OF the
Legislature for its beginning.
Members of the state normal
faculty have utilized their vaca.
tions in different ways. President
Hall has done some extra Office
work and to get outdoor exercise;
wednesday he and Mrs. Han anu
the children spent the day at the
City of Rocks, one of the fayorlte
nicnic -spots for normal and Silver
civ people. The day before
Professors Epley and Persingef
took a twenty-mile hike to Pinos
Altos and back, travelling through
six to eight inches OF snow on the
north sides of the mountains. sew
eral members Of the faculty, TO-
eether with numerous Silver Clty
Folks. have spent the week at ~
paso attending the grand opera
season there. Still other lacuuS
members are spending the vaca-
ton with friends in other towns.
Coach Arnold found enough o.
his basketball men In the city dur
ing the Christmas holidays to per-
NIT practice three times a week
There are enough players TO per
nit use Of a number of substitutes
without materially reducing the
strength of the team as q Wnoie
soon after The re-opening o'
school the normal will begin meet
ing its out-of-town compettors
| and some opportunity Will pc siye,
for measuring its real strenstl
The girls are not practiclng our'
ing the holidays, but their coacn
Miss Isensee, believes she will nave
| a winning team. t
School opens again Monday
January 3. for the fifth week o
thA second term: of this year. Al
spite of the numerous holiday ant
other Interruptions to which IN
first term is always subject, ciasse'
and school work are rather aneat
than behind schedule for this tim'
{, of year, and with the uninterrupt
ed seven weeks Of the second teTii
now beginning, 1t is expected tlia
the work Of normal classes VI,
be even more advanced than usual
plans and preparations are airead
l under way for the third term an
the summer session. and announce
ments concerning these VIII o
| ready for the press soon after IN
new year. All prospects indicat
that last years successful recor'
4 al the state normal will be largef
exceeded by the work Of this year
while next summers session 1
| haipp looked forward to as I'm
doubtedly larger and better thal
even the big and successful one o
last summer. &A