The Coconino sun., 1927-07-22
SURVEY INDICATES FLAGSTAFF'S
POPULATION NOW IS OVER $500
DEAN LOCKWOOD TOLD
ROTARY OF UNIVERSITY

With Art Riordan chairman, Tues
days Rotary meeting went along
smoothly and with plenty of pep. The
speakers were Art himself, Dean
Lockwood of Arizona university and
Lee Hines, the local artist.
There was considerable spirited
singing under the leadership of Tom
Bellwood, who wasn't satisfied with
some Of the faces presented during a
"smile" song. So he had Jim FELTON,,
Pat Moran, Joe Tissaw and Fred
Breen do, it as a quartette. jim is a
good singer.
Tommy Knoles, asked to tell Of the
origin Of the local club, called on some
of the charter and older members to
do it for him. He asked them ques-
tions and they answered as best they
could or couldn't.
Art told Of the difference between
a savings bank and a commercial
bank; why interest in the former is
granted only every six months to pre-
vent using savings accounts as check
| ing accounts; how because the savings
bank may protect itself against runs
by it's provision for two weeks notice
to be as LIQUID as in commercial banks.
Then Art told of the indispensibility
of banks and bankers to community
and to progress.
Dean Lockwood spoke of the func-
tions of the university. The first leg
islature, at Prescott in 1864, enacted
a bill to create university, though
| it was not in actual operation until in
the 'S0s.
The speaker enumerated the many
departments of higher learning at the
university, it's extension service that
reaches into every home in the state
that wants it; its research work in
agriculture, mining, literature, ar
chaeology, horticulture, stock raising
and many other things. The purpose
of research work is to broaden the
boundaries of knowledge, Dean Lock-
wood said, and there is scarcely a
field of knowledge it does not touch
He told of the many millions in value
that have come to the state through
university research work.
The dean said he believed the uni
versity has stronger hold on the af-
fections and pride of the people of
the state than has any other state
institution. That is evidenced in a
practical way, he said, by the splen-
did financial support it has received,
in hard times as well as good, from
/ the state.
| OF the lofty spirit of the institution,
he said it could not be otherwise
than remarkable, considering that
| there are a dozen or more interna-
tionally famous people on its faculty,
all of whom have been there for
periods ranging from 10 to 80 years
and whose ideal is education not only
for cultural development but to send
out young men and women fitted and
earnest to serve their state and their
country.
Mr.. Hines, one of whose paintings
of Grand Canyon-Was hanging on
the dining room wall and being adj
mired- told Of the greatest inspira-
/ tion an artist gets in this state, espe-
cially in the north part of the state,
than anywhere in the east or middle
west, He said with our scenic Won
ders it should not be long before we
have an artists colony here.
! Visiting Rotarians: ]. E. Ricketts,
of Covina, Calf, Chet Dietrich of
| Prescott, jim FELTON, of Tempe, H. 3.
McVey Of Phoenix, Bill Hornberger of
Phoenix. Guests: DR.. v. NJ. Slipher,
G. @. Lampland, Art Bennett, Mr..
Hines, Miss Elsa Myers, ]. w. Harri-
son of Grand Canyon, Dean Lockwood,
Henderson Stockton of Phoenix, Mr..
Smith of Amarillo, Texas, Franklin
/ Smith, DR.. Russell Of Princeton uni
versity, Prof Cogshall of Indiana uni
versity, DR.. Lintz of Phoenix, t. P.
Riordan of Phoenix.
Or. A. ]. Mackey, president, opened
and closed the meeting.