The Coconino sun., 1926-12-24
IN COCONINO COUNTY


". G. Rosenbaum, tenor. Indeed the
whole chorus is to be highly praised
for faithful, loyal cooperation and
pleasing work. The cantata was re-
peated in the evening at st. Johns
mission. The entire choir was vested
and again sang to an appreciative
congregation.
Next Sunday morning at Commun-
ity church school hour, 10 o'clock,
the children are to enter in white
Christina" worship service. Every
child of the Sunday school is to bring
special missionary offering to help
carry the Christmas story to the
worlds boys and girls who have new
er heard of Jesus. Each one is to
bring little gift or toy to be sent
to the Arizona Children's home and
if possible canned fruit and still US
able clothing for the same purpose.
The primary children will sing and
pantomime Luther's Cradle Hymn
away in a Manger," about an actual
manger and babe. The junior boys
will enact the story of s'The Three
Wise Men," while Mr.. Gotthold
sings "The Three Kings" Then.
while children and wise men are be-
side the cradle the entire Sunday
school will come by classes to offer
their gifts to the New Born King
with prayer and praise. Christmas
carols will also be feature:
At the church service, / o'clock the
pastor will preach his annual Christ.
mas sermon, carols will be sung and
a special Christmas missionary Of
fering will be taken for the world
wide service of the tchurch. Every
one is invited.
School Notes
After many ups and downs debat-
ing seems to have at last gained
permanent place as one of the out
side curricula subjects in the school.
Last week two interesting debates
were held at the high school, one
between members of the eighth grade
and the other between members of
the sophomore class.
Thursday afternoon the eighth
grade debated, Resolved that Wash
ington was greater man than Lin
coin" The affirmative was taken by
Louise Lebsch and Evarts Wells
and the negative by Mary Sullivant
and Lois Jensen. The judges, Uarda
Irish, Henrietta Wagner and V. q.
Rosenbaum, awarded the decision to
the negative.
Friday afternoon the sophomores
debated a question that has been of
outstanding Importance to the nation
for considerable time, Resolved that
department of education should be
added to the presidents cabinet. Both
sides were ably handled by Clara
Harris and Thelma Frazier, affirma-
tive. and Gertrude Williams and
Margueretta Way, negative. The
Judges decided in favor of the af-
firmative. The judges were Mrs. VI.
C. Rosenbaum, Miss Clementlne
Shurtleff and v. L. Craig.
Miss Helen Easton spent the week
end at Prescott visiting friends.
Two exciting inter-class, double
header basketball games were played
in the high school gym last week with
the senior team coming through I'M
defeated.
Thursday afternoon the seniors
defeated the juniors Il TO II anu eiie
sophomores were victorious over the
freshmen II to 5.
Friday afternoon the winners OF
the previous games, the seniors and
the sophomores clashed. A Il to
victory for the seniors.
In the second game of the alter
noon, the freshmen again tasted de-
feat. this time at the hands OF the
juniors by 17-to Z score.
Last Wednesday afternoon eacn
grade in the grammar school, with
the exception of the three higher
grades. the fifth, sixth and seventh
had its own Christmas tree and pro-
gram. The three upper grades COM
bined forces and had large tree and
program in the 7th grade room
Miss Bernice Swanberg, newly
elected head of the music department
will arrive in time for the opening OF
school after the holidays. Miss Swan
berg is a graduate of the MacPhali
school of music of Minneapolis and
has had special training in the fun
damentals of music and in sight read
ing. Besides three years of actual
teaching experience, two in Mime
sofa and one in South Dakota, Miss