Arizona republican., 1921-04-03

Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in Chicago. Sev- enty-two schools were aided to the list of the association but 5S were dropped. Schools are accredited for year and if reports show deteriora- ton at the end of the year they are dropped
 Arizona is the farthest removed of any of the states in the association. Seventeen Arizona high schools are accredited by the association, Clifton, C1arkdale and Gilbert being added this year. Phoenix and Globe were the first two to enter in 1916. Re quirements for membership are rigid. There must be a building of adequate size for physical and health needs, 2 being the normal size of a high school class. 30 is the maximum. Teachers must be graduates of standard col leges and must have had Il hours of education in a college or university Arizona requires 15 hours of educa- tion.
 Governor and Mrs. Thomas E. Campbell were at the university Sat urday to visit their sons, Allen and Brodie. They were on their way t. Fort Grant.
 Dr. John c. Merriam. president of the Carnegie institute at Washington who has more than 25 years contact with university students, spoke Q the student body on "Research as Voca- tion." He said that the initiative ten dency is one of the most dangerous things we have today in education. Defining education from the research point of view he said that education is an attempt to make available to ! T |. ~l. .i,,ere of the future the experience and ex- periments of the past in order that they may use 1t for the future. Arizona defeated the University of Redlands in a debate here on the inn migration question Thursday night. l Van Paten, Goldstein, and Howe | composed the Arizona team and | Brown, Finley and McPhee represent ed Redlands. The debate centered upon the relative merits of the literacy test as opposed to the in- telligence test advocated by Arizona. Howe. Van Patten and McPhee were 1 especially good in rebuttal. McPhee 1 made one of the best rebuttal speech l es ever heard from the Arizona plat ] form. Mr. Wellmeyer of Douglas 1 Ben Hill and James Dunseath of Tucson were judges of the debate, l giving two to one decision to Ari- zona. Arizonas next debate will be held here on April with the Uni versity of Southern California on the question of direct primaries.
 At a regular meeting Wednesday the senior class made plans for the Senior Follies to be given May 13 and IA at the university auditorium l Helen O'Malley, chairman of the Fol 1 lies committee, has succeeded in ob- taining the assistance of Emma l Carus, star in Salt of the Earth. Bob Burman was elected vice pres ident of the class to fill the place = Harold Gray who left school on ac. count of illness.
 The state museum at the univer. 1 sity has recently received some new gifts to add to the collection. Mrs l Alice Cameron of Tucson has con l tributed a collection of 6S pieces o fine old pewter, four pieces of rar,
 old iron ware, two pieces of brass two pieces of copper, seven rare olt
 swords, and a choice assortment o I old almanacs that give much histo
 rical information regarding colonia
 days. Mrs. J. $. Buckbee of Kayenta
 Arizona, gave fine rawhide laria
 and two Navajo necklaces, and an
 other Mrs. Buckbee of the same pla ce
 five pieces of prehistoric pottery. tw
 very rare. Other new pieces adde,
 to the museum collection include som 125 pieces of pottery, specimens o feather and fur blankets. many san dals, utensils of wood, bone and stone and an excellently preserved mumm of a child. A number of beaded buck skin garments of Sioux and Chippew workmanship were secured by pur chase.
 Donald scott and Julian Power
 spent Easter with their parents
 Phoenix.
 In stormy meeting Tuesday nigh
 the freshmen elected Mary Burto
 and Art Behm to the offices of vic
 president and house of representa-