Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-04-09
Normal University
(Ias NegaS.l


President Wagner met the two
senior classes Wednesday and an
nounced to them that II. ]. Scott
Of the Cadman Lyceum bureau has
been employed to direct the de-
partment of dramatics here this
spring and summer and will arrive
to begin work on the annual class
play about the first OF May. Mr..
Scott is a we'll known coach and
entertainer with the lyceum people
and Is not a stranger to New Mex
leo, having at one time coached
community theater plays in Santa
Fe. Miss Ida Jean Harper, a Nor
NAL graduate, travelled in his
Chautauqua company for two sum-
mers and recommends him very
highly. The seniors went on rec
ord as favoring a. current comedy
drama rather than a classic play.
This will be presented about the
22nd OF May.
Steel girders have been swung
into place over the old library in
Springer hall. The space which
was formerly an attic is to be made
into a large library room on the
fourth floor and extra heavy grid
ers are being put in to support the
weight Of the steel book stacks.
The rafters and skeleton roof have
been erected over both wings to
date.
President Wagner and Dean
| Carroon left Thursday morning in
| the institution car to fill several
speaking and conference engage
ments in Otero and Lea counties.
| The president reports from his last
| trip that the interest in summer
school is great among the states
| teachers and enrolment is expect
ed to be large. R. s. Upton, dean
| of the training school, went to
| Mora last weekend to address
| meeting of teachers there Saturday
evening.
Miss Naomi Underwood, gradu-
| ate of Normal high, 1920, was n
member of the Eugenic Players
company. who presented Sup
pressed Desires" and Ibsens
"Ghosts" here during the past
week. The company is travelling
in the interests of race betterment
and is sent out with lecturers and
company of actors from the
Southwestern College of Kansas
Miss Underwood received her first
dramatic training at the Normal
The high school juniors have
announced a carnival at the Arm
ory for Friday, the 21st.
The Delta Sigma Epsilon people
celebrated the fourth anniversary
Of the Zeta chapter on April I. A
pleasant dinner at the Castaneda
was a feature of the day. Miss
Isabelle Straussen Is president of
the local chapter.
Basketball letters were present
ed to players who had played the
required number of games during
the past season at chapel Tuesday.
The boys letters, conferred by
Coach A. II. Miller, are white six
inch old English Ms. Those of the
girls, conferred by Mrs. Victoria
Miller, are purple four-inch letters
of the same design. The girls TO
receive letters were Joy Currie.
captain; Helen Ellis, Charlotte
O'Malley, Augusta O'Malley. Dea
Heringa, Violet Ford and Mozellc
Borders, though the last named is
now at her home in Texas. The
boys were Pete Pankratz, captain
Tony Gutierrez. Herbert Hilgers
Barney Cation. Dean Stapp. Brew
ster Hursh and Russell Nelson
Stapp has been elected captain for
the 1929 season, Pankratz re-
tiring on account of graduation
this spring. Yell Leader Cochra r
directed a good explosion in the
teams honor, and was himself
mentioned with a word Of praise
by a faculty member for his faith.
fulness in directing the Normal.
roofing. Cochran received an en-
thusiastic ovation from the stu
dent body.
Mid-term exams were held on
Thursday and Friday.