The Coconino sun., 1924-04-18

The Parent-Teacher association is
now firmly organized in the training
school. A splendid meeting was held
on Tuesday evening in the auditorium
Of the training school. Committees
of reception. entertainment, refresh
ment and decoration worked out
very ENJOYABLE evening for the mem
hers. Mrs. F. M. Gold is president
and a booster for the parent-teacher
len smoke of his recent trip to Apache
During the evening the new constl-
tuition was adopted and Mr.. McMul-
len spoke on his recent trip to Apache
and Navajo counties. He SAID tnae
the more he sees of outside scnoois
the more favorably he IS lmpresss.eu 3.
with the ideals and advantages OF tne
tra;n;np school. Miss Arliss Mlllers
tra;nine school orchestra played sew
eral entertaining numbers. A vloliil
solo was played by Master Joe BROWN
Apricot sherbet was served.
THE association stands for harmony
IF home and school and from the
s1;yit manifest Tuesday night It is
more than accomplishing its goal.
Mr. McMullen< and Mr.. Stevenson
retnrned Monday from survey TRIP
of Navajo and Apache counties. Inc
nurnose was to score the scnool
buildings for the statewide education
survey which is now beng mace
They scored buildings in WlnsloW,
Holbrook. st. Johns, Concho ana
Snowflake.
Friday was jefferson day and at
assembly jefferson seemed to i've
again. Miss Helen Boyce OF tne ms
tory department, read brief history
of Jefferson's life and description %
Monticello, which was the president :
mansion. It is for the purchase OF
this by the jefferson society that a
national-wide campaign is now IN
progress. Friday was designated by
the governor of this state as the day
for observation Of the memory OF our
GREAT third president and for the col.
lection. of funds for the purchase OF
Monticello.
Selection of temporary group OF
18 girls to practice for the annual
gIee club trip to begin the first OF
Nav was made the first Of the week.
While the list as stands has not been
made permanent it is not likely TO De
changed appreciably. Three things,
said Mr.. McMullen, determined the
committees choice: Experience, aDil-
itv and versatility. Most OF those
chosen have both ability and exper-
;ance in more than one line. 1t was
also stated that care was taken 70
IL h. TpnTG-
sented the school in some other act1v-
ity. The list includes the following.
Altos: Virginia Flicklnger, May
Webb, Olive Mcclure, Delpha Inomp-
son. Lucretia McMullen; second So
pranos, Frances Sharp, Louise Now
Catherine McMullen; Clara Johnson,
Maud Howell, Catherine Cooper, Ar
lis Miller. first sopranos. Dorothy
Tones. Guenn Houck, Willie Smith,
Catherine Beckwith, Carrie Fuqual,
Zillah Boice and Edna Saunders. A
diversified program of acting, sing
;np and dancing will be announced
soon. Maud Howell, Delpha Thomp-
son and Carrie Fuqua gave repre-
sentative dance for entertainment OF
the students on Wednesday Inc
Glee club also sang several gooo
numbers.
The junior play is fast taking shape
and it shows all the earmarks OF be-
ing some show. Zip" Boice, class
president, called a meeting of the
juniors last week and plans have been
made to have every seat in the house
sold within week. The date is
positively announced for Friday night,
April rs in Ashurst auditorium. Don't
fail to see "Her Husbands Wife," It
is one of the livest, up-to-date plays
on the stage today and the juniors
have splendid cast. Miss Dewey,
who is directing it, is highly pleased
with the prospects.
Two other big entertainments loom
up for tie near future. Axel Skov-
gaard, the great Danish violinist, and
Alice McClung Skovgaard, his wife
pianist, will be here on the 22nd
Cadman, the great modern composer
and pianist, and Princess Tsianina
the Indian singer who sings his songs.
will be at the auditorium on May IL
ToWnspeople are very much enthuseo
over the opportunity of hearing these
great artists in Flagstaff.
Miss Margaret Barrett is new
student from St. Johns. She already
has number of friends here, having
spent one summer term at Normal
She is staying at Campbell hall.
Tom o. Bellwood received sever
normal school certificates of profile
iency in penmanship the first par
of the week from the Zaner ant
Bloser company. These certificates
are awarded to those students O
penmanship who come up to higl
standard on the writing scale of thi:
company. Those receiving certifi
Gates were Cecilia Olson, Katie Wa
ger, Mrs. DAILY, Jake Bracker, Mrs
Lock, Mrs. Robertson and Regina
Rousseau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bellwood were ths
dinner guests of President and Mrs