The Coconino sun., 1921-10-07
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES

The Normal school opened on Mon day with a flourish that promises fine year. Many new students were seen finding their way cautiously around the grounds and buildings. The enrolment, so far, shows that there will be an increase in attendance of from twenty to thirty per cent over last year.
 Due to the resignation of Miss Bush, Miss Sandon, Miss Hornbein, Miss Curtis and the leave of absence of Mr. Eastburn, a number of new teachers are being welcomed to Flag staff
 c. Verrey Ridgely came from Springfield, O., where he had been teaching violin in Wittenburg college. MT. Ridgely has studied violin for six years under k. D. Brain, editor of the violin department of the Etude mag azine, and one and one-half years at Berlin with Barmas.
 Mir. Ridgely has had long experi- ence, although he is still a young man, in orchestra, band and all forms of conducting. He comes to Flagstaff to help build up the musical spirit in the school and in the northern part of the state. Townspeople who desire excellent instruction in violin will be able to enroll as special students in the school and to take work with Mir. Ridgely at nominal fee.
 Nr. Ridgely will also have charge of the girls glee club and will offer elementary work in voice placement.
 Mir. Ridgely was a lieutenant in the American army and saw service in France and Germany.
 Normal school students should have an opportunity for an excellent edu- cation in music while attending school and the coming of Mir. Ridgely is an important step in making this pos sible.
 William Holcomb, of Oakland, Cal, comes to take the commercial work which Miss Curtis leaves. Mir. Hol- combe has a bachelor of arts degree from the university of California, re- ceived last year. He has had excellent training for his work and comes with the unqualified endorsement of the university.
 Miss Lucille Wilkey of Urbana, H.. will have charge of the language de partment, offering classes in Spanish and French. Miss Wilkey has her A B. degree from the University oi Illinois, and has been educated music. ally in Bruneau college conservatory at Gainesville, Ga, in the Temple con. sevatory of Chicago and in the Met. ropolitan school of music in Indian apolis. Miss Wilkey will possibly have time to offer some individual in struction in piano. She has been in structor in the modern languages 1T her amla mater, in Carleton college and in the training school for higf school teachers at Ohio University.
 Miss Sandon's work was so success ful that the school is taking another graduate of the agricultural school d Corvallis, Oregon, Miss Florence Berchtold, who will arrive the latter part of the week and be ready fo work next Monday. Miss Berchtolt has had several very successful year as teacher of domestic science an, comes directly from the large higl school of Portland, Oregon.
 Those who are interested in dram atic work in pageants and the lik' will be glad to know that the school il reviving this department by bringing Miss Martha Dewey, of Wayne, Neb who has her A. B. degree from North western University, to take part O the English work, to teach the classe in expression and to coach the diff ferent dramatic organizations. Mis- Dewey will also have the high schoo girls in physical education.
 Miss Dewey is we'll known over tn
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