The Coconino sun., 1926-05-28
FLAGSTAFF TEACHERS
COLLEGE HAPPENINGS
BY HOWARD w. DENMAN

The entire college enjoyed picnic
at Lake Mary May 26. The trip was
made out to the lake by various
means of transportation, mostly by
cars furnished by students and fac
ulty. Games were enjoyed until eve-
ming, the crowd returning in time for
supper at the dining hall Mother
Hanley had nice lunch prepared,
but that is not unusual; she always
does.
The faculty play, ''The Three Live
Ghosts" will be presented in Wins
low tonight. The play met with such
favorable response upon its presen-
tation here that the Winslow Parent
Teacher organization made arrange
ments for it. The proceeds are to
go into a fund to establish a scholar
ship for some worthy third-year stu
dent at Teachers college.
Several groups are at the Canyon
this weekend. The Hiking club is
taking its first annual hike into the
canyon and will go down Saturday
and return Monday. The Campfire
organization of college girls will be
at the rim and may hike down.
The College Glee club will sing at
El Tovar Saturday night This winds
up the most successful tour the club
has made. They have been well re-
ceived in all the towns in which they
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come in have been unusually strong
in their praise.
President F. A. Cotton delivered
the commencement addresses at the
Yuma and Somerton high schools the
early part of this week. He is now
in Flagstaff.
Mrs. Ida Douglass, professor Of
Spanish and French, entertained the
assembly Tuesday by lecturing on
Chopins work in response to the ro-
mantle movements in literature. Pro-
fessor Ridgely played violin solo
bv Beethoven and was accompanied
on the piano by Mrs. Douglass.
Mrs. Ida Douglass will spend the
weekend, including the Monday hol-
iday, visiting her mother and SISTER
in Pasadena, Calf.
The dance pageant which was to
have been given by Miss MaxwelPs
training school class in dancing to-
night has been postponed until May
%. The program will be greatly en-
larged and include not only the
training school classes but the col
lege girls. There will be no admis-
sion charge and the public is invited.
Lovers of the dance are sure to have
a real treat.
The Camp Fire girls hope for fair
weather this week for their two
nights under the stars" Last year
they attempted to spend them at the
Grand Canyon, but the weather inter-
fered. Frances Sharpe and Rosa
White, alumni, teaching at the cam
yon, came to the rescue and offered
the floor of their rooms as sleeping
quarters. They hope to have bet
ter weather this week.
Miss Laura Mae Plumleigh had as
her guest over the weekend at her
home in Tuba City Mrs. Kitty
Taught. They visited many points OF
interest near Tuba during the two
days.
Mrs. Thelma Davis, Miss Danielson,
Mr.. Deaver and Bob Wilson took a
scouting trip into Grand canyon Sun
dav to map out the course of the an
nual walk of the hiking club which
starts tomorrow and ends Monday
with blisters, etc.
The annual May day fete was staged
Nav 21 under the direction OF MISS
Maxwell. The large gathering OIL
mothers and friends of the training
school children were we'll pleased
with the exhibition.
The festivities started with pro-
cessional at the end of which Andres
Martin crowned Margaret Hart as
queen of May. All the training school
children took some part in the dances
which followed. In spite many side
attractions being offered this week
the student body in general is begin
ming to feel a deep down culver ABOUT
the examinations scheduled next week
and the week following. Some nave
even gone so far as to declare thaV
they will not take in any of the side
shows" but are going to stay home
and trvan1 "