Arizona republican., 1922-02-17
MESA WILL OBSERVE
UNIVERSITY DAY IN
SER|ESOF MEETINGS

MESA, Feb. Is - University Day
will be observed in Mesa on Satur-
day with morning, afternoon and
evening meetings in the high school
auditorium. Experts from the Uni
versity of Arizona will be present to
address the meetings on subjects of
fruits, poultry, canning, home
methods, marketing, small farm pro-
fits and many other problems of in
terest to the farmer. The meetings
are under the auspices of the Mesa
Farm Bureau and officials of that
organization are cooperating with
the University experts to make the
day a success.
The days program will open in the
high school auditorium Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock with a joint
session of men and women from the
Miss Alice Joyce will talk on Home
In Its Relation to the Farm Unit"
Fred T. Merritt will speak on 1.-THE
Financial Background Confronting
the Individual Farmer" and Prof. -R.
b. Thompson will speak on Feeding
and Culling for Egg Production.
In the afternoon the women will
meet at 2:30 in the Home Economics
room at the high school with Mrs.
II. f. Hendrix as chairman. Cloth
ing In the Home will be discussed
by Miss Grace Ryan, a demonstration
of boning the fowl will be given and
FOOD For Children" will be dis
cussed.
j The men will meet in the auditor
ium at the same hour to hear the fol-
lowing subjects discussed: ''Value of
Pig Clubs, = Fruit Possibilities in
Maricopa County," Solution of Soil
Problems. Prof. William NJ. Cook
Of the University will treat on "How
to Get the Benefits of Organization /" |
A musical half hour will precede
the evening meeting at 1890. The |
high school glee club under direc-
tion Of Prof Sidney w. Dury will |
render a program of eight selections. /
'Home Methods Of Hopi Women |
will be discussed and the meeting /
will terminate with the biggest fea-
ture of the day, a talk by Prof. G.. E.
p. Smith, irrigation engineer at the /
University of Arizona on the Colo
rado River project. The engineer
has given much thought and study
to the project and his lectures will I
be well worth hearing.
Musical events will be worked into
each meeting of the day. The meet
ing in Mesa will be participated in by
the combined Mesa, Gilbert and Lehi
districts and farm bureau officials
in each of the districts are co-operat-
ing in the preparations for the event
All of the meetings are free of charge
and the attendance of all farmers is
urged.
Battle for Championship
Mesa high school athletes will /
journey to Tempe Friday afternoon
to take a final chance at the cham
pionship of the Class B league.
Phoenix defeated Mesa in the game
afternoon, tieing honors
and the championship rests upon the
of Fridays game. Many
of the high school students will ac-
the team to Tempe, leaving
the high school here at $50.
Expert Typist Here
Miss Owens, typewriter expert, was
a visitor in Mesa Thursday and gave
a demonstration at the high school
during the afternoon for the benefit
Of the students taking commercial
work. That she is an expert no one
doubted after watching her write 149
words per minute with but one error.
and taking 139 words in one minute
nictation with perfect score. She
also answered questions and carried
on a conversation, at the same time
writing perfectly at record speed.
Camp Fire Girls Will Meet
The Camp Fire Girls will meet Sat
urday afternoon at 2: so in the base
ment of the Methodist Episcopal
church. 1t is an important meeting
and the presence of all of the mem
bers is urged.
Literary Meeting
The literature department OF the
woman's club will hold it's regular
meeting Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
IN the guild hall. Arizona themes
IN the short story will be studied
Mrs. r. M. Fleisher will discuss the
lives of Stewart Edward White. VIII
II. Robinson and Alfred Henry Lewis
Mrs. c. A. Cave will read THE Gun
Aanl by White. Mrs. J. p. Nelson