The Coconino sun., 1923-12-21

Miss Mary Beckwith and Miss VIM
fired Jennings, graduate OF the
Normal class of '21, will come here
from Phoenix to visit Mrs. Beckwith
during the holidays.
Miss Carrie Fuqua will go to Par
ker to visit her father and sisters dur
ing the coming vacation.
Miss Helen King is anxiously await
ing the end of the quarter as she is
going to Long Beach for Christmas.
Mrs. Laura Davis is going to visit
her folks in Mayer. She will also
visit in Prescott for few days.
Miss Gertrude Scheele and Miss
Thelma Decker like st. Johns so we'll
that they are going back for Christ
mas.
Mrs. Jessie Cupp and Miss Willie
Smith will spend Christmas in Doug
las.
Miss Helen Easton is going to Will
liams to visit her folks Christmas.
Miss Charlotte Black will go to
Cooley for the Christmas vacation.
Miss Catherine McMullen is expect
ed home for the Christmas vacation.
Miss Edna Burmister will go to
Phoenix for Christmas.
Miss Viola Burmister will go to
Mayer to visit her parents.
One of the large publishing houses
announces the sale of Miss Helen Eta
Lambs new book, "Occupational ln-
formation in Elementary Grades" "
Miss Lamb, together with Thomas
Cooke McCracken, dean of the college
/ of education, Ohio University, had
been working on the book for the past
two years, and it is receiving favor
able comment by educators. Mr.. Cub
/ berly, an eminent text book editor,
edited the book. Miss Lamb is critic
/ in the Normal training school.
| Misses Chloe Edmonson, Clovis, N.
/ M, Gertrude Glasser, Yuma, and En-
/ ily Hamilton, Douglas, are the only
/ Morton hall girls who will not go
! home over the holidays. Miss Hamil-
| ton expects her sister, Mary Jane,
who is attending school at st. Joseph
! academy in Prescott, to visit with her
during the vacation.
! Youthful enthusiasm, artistic acting,
/ q well-balanced program and excellent
/ direction by Miss Helen Boyce, all
/ combined to make the Christmas play,
"The Alteration of the Magi Kings"
/ by the students of the Normal in the
/ auditorium last evening a brilliant
success.
The auditorium was artistically dec
/ Grated to carry out the spirit of the
holidays. The training school young
| sters, under the baton of Normal's di-
rector, Miss Mildred Whetsei, sang
/ Christmas songs and carols. The chill
dren carried garlands on their shoul-
ders and were garbed in white sur
/ plices. Miss Lutz' kindergarten
group led the professional, singing
| through the unique cloister which was
trimmed with pine needles and cedar
branches, to the front Of the auditor
| ium where the seats were arranged
in cathedral style. Electric bulbs took
the place of the usual candles and
made an effective scene. Misses
Whetsel, Boyer and Wheeler had
charge of the entertainment. Miss
Dockstader was chairman of the dec
Grating committees.
Flagstaff Normal graduated class
Of ten at the commencement exercises
today. The exercises were short but
impressive. Since the Normal gradu-
ates students four times year the
rule is to have the main exercises in
June when the class to be graduated
numbers rs or more. The graduates
of the December, March and August
classes are always invited to attend
the exercises in June.
The Christmas graduates are Jack
Tenney, Faye Cox, Dorothy Arm
strong, Mae Socket, Isabelle Coe
Dorothy Boice, Pollyanna Elliott, Mrs.
Roy McFate, Mabel Gentner, Roy Nc
Fate.
One of the outstanding features
that was brought to our attention dur
ing the banquet recently given in hon.
VI VI bliC OAf11otAiteso SASt0AcASSS1 fFNA
the happy keynote of cooperation
that was felt between the superinten-
dent of schools Of Flagstaff and the
normal president.
Normal's faculty are good entertain
ers. They believe in work when there
is work to doy and in play when the
work is over This lively, aggressive
group took charge Of the regular
Wednesday assembly and delighted
the students with their extraordinary
talent. Mr.. Ridgely and Miss Whet-
sci won the admiration Of the audience
with their excellent solos. Mrs. Lorna
Jessup and Tom O. Bellwood sang
Christmas carols. Miss Clara Wheel
er gave an interesting reading, en-.
titled christmas Rose" DR.. Chas
A. Gale, in the garb of Santa Claus
distributed slight tokens to the facul.
ty and students.
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