The Coconino sun., 1927-03-04

accredited standing. President Cam
mage is expected to return to Flag
staff today.
Mrs. Lorna Jessup and mother and
Miss Lora Maxwell spent Saturday at
Grand Falls on the Little Colorado
river.
Plans are being made for the COM
| mencement exercises at the close of
| the winter quarter on March %.
Eleven college students will be grad
uated and given teaching certificates.
Plans are being made by the col
/ leges dramatics club for the presenta-
tion Of the play, "Are You Mason
IN several northern Arizona cities in
| view of the success they met here last
week when the play was presented to
/ local people. 1t is being planned to
take the play to Prescott, Winslow,
Williams, Holbrook, St. Johns and
Snowflake as soon as arrangements
to that end can be worked out. Regu-
| lar rehearsals are being held to keep
| the all-star cast tuned up to its best
| Mrs. Ida wv. Douglass of the for
eign language department is spending
the week in Tucson where she went
on business. Mrs. Douglass is ex-
pected to return to the college this
weekend ready for her regular duties
Monday morning
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Professor and Mrs. e. C. Glass,
Dean Minnie F. Lintz and the Misses
Ruth and Edna Dotson comprised a
party that visited Grand Falls Satur-
day. The greater part of the day was
spent in that vicinity and upon their
return to Flagstaff that evening a de-
lightful dinner was had at Hotel
Monte Vista.
Mrs Carolyn Smith, business sec
retary at the college is expected to re-
turn this weekend from California,
where she has been the past month
spending her vacation.
Professor W. w. Tinsley Of Wash
ington, d. c., arrived here last Satur-
day and assumed his duties the fol-
lowing Monday as instructor in the
history department in place OF w. B.
Niles, who has been given a leave of
absence until the fall quarter on ac-
count of poor health. Mr.. Tinsley was
accompanied by his wife. Mr.. and
Mrs Tinsley have taken up quarters
in Taylor hall and assumed charge Of
the boys.
Mr. Tinsley received his degree
from Clark university and has been
taking post graduate for the past four
years at George Washington univer-
sity from which place he. comes to
take over his new duties here.
Although this IS Mr. Tinsiey's first
work in Arizona, be is not new to the
west, having spent several years in
Colorado teaching IN the public
schools and colleges. In view Of the
many qualifications, Mr.. Tinsley
should prove valuable addition to.
the faculty.
Although It is two weeks before.
the northern Arizona high school bas-
ketball tournament takes place al the
college gym, Il. d. Jessuppe, physical
director Of the college, and chairman
of the Northern Arizona Athletic as
sociation, has practically completed
arrangements for the tourney.
Drawings for places occurred IN the
presidents office on March 2. Notices
were mailed out at that time to the
teams entering, Mr.. Jessuppe arr
nounced.
Instead of having the coaches and
officials of the tournament select the
all-northern teams this year, com
mittee will be appointed to act in this
capacity before the tourney takes
place, the director announced.
Trophies will be offered to the team
winning the tournament and to the
most valuable man, and in addition,
there will be trophy offered to the
team displaying the best sportsman
shin during the entire tournament. To
each man of the first five on the all
northern team a gold basketball will
be presented; the second viii be given
silver basketballs. The presentation
Of gold and silver basketballs is an
innovation.
Snowflake high school won the
tournament last year. Tom Daley of
Jerome copped the individual trophy,
while the craftsmanship trophy was
awarded to Prescott high school,
1t is expected that twelve teams
will be represented in the tourney this
year. Last year there were only ter.
Director Jessuppe will use mem
bers of his physical education classes
to assist him with the details OF the
tournament. Schools sending teams
will be accommodated on the campus,
it is said. Officials for the tourna-
ment have not yet been selected but
this will be done in few days. Mr..
Jessuppe is now working on a season
ticket plan.
Al dinner for the visiting coaches
and superintendents on the night
previous to the tournament will be
held at Mr.. Jessuppe's home, when
details of the event will be discussed
and other items of general interest to
the group will be brought up.
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