The Coconino sun., 1925-02-20


had been successful in having trans
| ferred to Leupp from another depart
ment of the government. r. H. Reid,
i of the Indian employment agency at
/ Phoenix came along ahead of the boys
after remaining with them in Albu-
querque to direct and assist in a
| thorough over-hauling of the trucks.
After spending Thursday night here,
he drove on through to Phoenix.
/ Right in line with the end of the
world predictions we observe that a
goodly number of Leupp people crop
ed about in darkness all last week be-
cause the Coconino Sun did not shine,
| at least in this community. Some care
less mail clerk gave Leupp's bundle
of papers little extra run for the
money and after sojourn at Joseph
City, way down near Holbrook, the
"prodigal Suns" returned on Friday,
just one week after publication. No
fatted calf was killed but we've lived
happy ever after.
Rev. A. X. Locker arrived home
Thursday afternoon from a trip to
Phoenix, where he had attended a
meeting of the committee on national
Presbyterian missions of Arizona. He
reports very splendid weather, and
had brief visits with several of
Leupps eX-employes All are well
and prospering.
Friday, the thirteenth, has come
and gone, and the old world wags on
in spite of the prediction by band of
fanatics throughout the country that
all our earthly careers were to end
on that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Grant enter
tanned at six o'clock dinner Saturday
evening, Dr. r. E. Lee Newburne of
Washington, D. c., Rev. and Mrs. A.
Mrs. Harmon P. Marble.
A. w. Simington, a government of
ficial, spent most of the week at the
agency office looking up data in the
files, that concerned Navajo allot-
ments on the public domain. Mr. Sim
ington has charge of that phase of the
Indian work in the southwest, and
maintains headquarters in Gallup.
The mid-term examinations have
just been held in the various class
rooms, also in the industrial depart
mentS.
The Native American" Phoenix
Indian school journal contained an
item in late issue which was true so
far as it went, but did not go far
enough, and would leave rather mis-
taken impression to its readers. 1t
stated that in November every one of
Leupp's former enrolment of Indian
children had returned to school. This
number was 287 The item was cor
rect that far but beside all the old
pupils there were a great many new
at that time and still more at this
date. Principal Cunningham reports
this week a total enrolment of 463,
with 446 actually in school, The diff
ference between the two figures rep
resents the number excused for var
ious reasons, but who came in and en-
rolled.
Supt. Harmon P. Marble was a
Winslow visitor Wednesday afternoon.
A. O. LaPrade was out from Wins
low Saturday delivering new Singer
sewing machine to Jack Balmer, the
property clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs G. 0. Anspach are new
employees at Leupp, having arrived
here Saturday evening. They have
not been assigned to regular positions
as yet, but are acting as 'fillers"
wherever most needed. For many
years the couple has resided in this
section of the country, owning home
near the camp ground this side of
Flagstaff. For few months past
they have been in southern California
and drove through from there, only
last week.
Our tennis fans are having their
"daily dozen" in the shape of some
hard fought contests these days. The
glorious, warm sunshine of the past
week assures us that spring has
"came" in spite of sunny grounding
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Balmer and
daughters Betty and Marjorie drove to
Holbrook Sunday afternoon on a /
business mission, returning the same
evening
Officials and employees feel justly
proud over the announcement by DR.. /
Newburne, that considering the num-
Der he had personally examined since
arrival, he finds less trachoma among
Leupp's school children than in any
school he has visited in the southwest |
1t could hardly be termed the
"Great White Weigh" but anyway,
the regular fortnightly party was held
on Saturday, with doctors, nurse and
assistants doing the principal stunts.
Most of the children passed muster as
to steady gain and speaking collective
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sical condition.