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? Air. Che Coconino Sun Vol. XX. FLAGSTAFF. JULY 4, 1903. No. 27 R&?1 yre FLAGSTAFF FELICITATES Arizona and Itself Upon the Possession of the Northern Arizona Normal. Its Prin cipal, raculty and Students.-Openlnl of the Summer Session Monday. The opening of the Summer Session of the Northern Arizona Normal, Monday of this week, was marked by an attendance which is away beyond the average expected for the summer school, the indications being that by the end of the present week thero will bo an enrollment of at least thirty pu pils. This encouraging outlook is mainly due to the reports which have gone abroad throughout the territory and farther afield as to the efficiency and hcholarly attributes of Principal Tay lor and his able corps of assistants, as well as to the thorough teaching and practical utility of the different studies embraced in the school's curri culum. The Normal is Flagstaff's pride, the especial pride and care of Prof. Taylor, and with generous financial bolstering and his loving yet watchful care must undoubtedly become a great pride and credit of and to the territory at large. A comparatively insignificant sum insignificant in comparison with tho vast amount of scholastic good it is capable of accomplishing placed at the careful discretion, or expended at tho suggestion of Prof. Taylor, would bo productive of a vast amount of good, good that would not only bo for tho present, but would work to tho in calculable advantage of generations jet unborn. However, though in many details a little money would aid materially in developing and broadening the capa bilities and scope of tho Northern Ari zona Normal, Prof. Taylor and his assistants must be congratulated and commended for having, despito many disadvantages and difficulties, mado tho school a success and a credit from its beginning. Monday's work at the Normal con sisted mainly of enrollment, and or ganization of the classes for the sum mer session. The work was in no senso perfunctory, but kept Prof. Tay lor and assistants busy for the greater part of the day. However, the harder they work and the greater need there is for hard work the better they like it, which is one essential point in which they and the writer fail to agree, but, in tho evening they had apprecia ted reward for tho labors of the day in enjoyment of an interesting and Instructive lecture by Mr. Perclval Lowoll, a vocal solo by Mr. Lee Blair, and a piano solo by the talented young lady pianist, MissLotta Deal. More than a hundred people gath ered in the Normal study hall in the evening to enjoy Mr. Lowell's lecture, most of whom had previously listened to the gentleman in public, and came with the conviction that they would hear something well worth listening to, and they were not disappointed. Mr. Lowell's lecture dealt with the importance of the summer school and its manifold advantages in its correla tion to the regular sessions of the school, and, relatively, with the great affinity as existing between the minor studies of the pupil and the subject taken and followed as a special or ob jective study. Following the thread of his able and scholarly effort, Mr. Lowell illustra ted his point by speaking of the the ory of nebular-hypothesis found by Sir William Herscbel and in Kant's General Natural History and Theory of tho Heavens, and developed by La Place, and delineating with astronomi cal fidelity the correlation of the miner and major planets, drawing his illus tration particularly from the affinity or correlation existing between Mars and that planet's satellites. At least, as far as the writer can understand it, his Illustration, was up to date and, as far as science has progressed, was science's twentieth-century birth of an eighteenth-century germ. Mr. Lowell's lecture was very in structive and scholarly, and was very well received. Mr. Lowell is entitled to great credit, for his helpfulness and his willingness to oblige in everything that promises to aid in tho success of tho Normal. The counties of Apache, Navajo, Gila ya'4 Yavapai are represented In the summer session, far-off Albuque que also having a place In the organ ization, Miss Elizabeth Bassett regis tering from that city. Mrs. A. E. Hoffman, of Phoenix, and Miss Geor gia Tomllnson, of Tempe, represent Maricopa county. Miss Clara Fish came in Saturday evening, from Tucson, and will have charge of tho classes In Spanish, in which the following pupils are already enrolled: Mr. Lampland, Mrs. Reno, and Mrs. F. W. Sisson. In the Juve nile Spanish class there will be at least five children, between 8 and 12 years of age. Prof. Taylor speaks very highly of Miss Fish's capabili ties, and pronounces her a valuable acquisition to the faculty of the sum mer bchool. Miss Harriette Tefft, of Williams ; Misses Anna Sorensen and Leila Kempe, of St. Johns; Miss Julia Tan ner, from Navajo county; Mrs. Klara B. Brown and Miss Crcola Black; Miss May Herron, of Gila county, and Miss Bessie Daggs, of Yavapai coun ty, are among those registered for the summer school. Up to Tuesday evening, there were registered for the different studies as follows : In American Literature, 4; Geometry, 3; Geology, 3; Physics, 5; Pedagogy, 5; Primary Reading Meth ods, 0; History of Education, 3; Spe cial Classes, 14; English Grammar, 10; English Composition, 5. During July, Judge R. E. Sloan, associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona, will deliver a lecture in the Normal hall, other lecturers of note to be at the Normal from time to time. Prof. Taylor, on Tuesday, kindly showed the writer through the various departments of the Normal. It is splendidly-located, and as said before a little money judiciously expended in beautifying the grounds and adding a few minor touches to the building proper would redound, educationally and otherwise, to the lasting benefit and credit of Arizona's people. At the back is an annex, as yet un finished, three stories in height, the second floor of which will be ready for occupancy as a drawing room ere fall. The room will be an ideal one for that purpose, being commodious and well lighted from three sides, viz: North, 'east and south. Money should be forthcoming to thoroughly finish and equip this addition, and also to erect a needed dormitory. In the laboratory section of the school, Room 6 is fitted up finely as far as all new and modern appliances for the study of experimental physics is concerned; in chemistry there are but enough chemicals, at -present, for use of the teacher, but Prof. Taylor says the necessary chemicals for stu dent use will be soon available. Professor Taylor has the laboratory under course of rehabilitation and im provement, and promises that when completed it will be, In point of edu cational value, second to none in the territory. Appropriations sufficient to carry to completion the needed Improvements as outlined by Prof. Taylor would be very wise and judicious policy. The school is, and has been, and will be, a success, as long as there is a man of affairs at the head of its management, whose heart and soul Is yearning for its continued success, as is Prof. A. N. Taylor's, its principal. Of Prof. Taylor's assistants, the young ladies need no encomiums from the pen of the writer to enhance the firm hold which they have upon the affections of pupils and townspeople. They are cultured, refined ladies, young and attractive, and have shown their superior capabilities In their chosen profession In the past. With the exception of Miss Clara Fish, the ladies are not strangers to Flagstaff's people. The charming personality of each, so different from the corkscrew ringleted apparitions of the "teach ers" of our childhood, make them so welcome figures in the town that one might well believe that they were teachers of hypnotism, as well, and had all the residents of the town as subjects. Chief of Police Leads Mob. The trial of eight prisoners In the City of Mexico for participation in the lynching of a prisoner In 1897, re sulted In the acquittal of all. The crime for which they were tried was for the killing of a man named Arnul fo Arroyo, who had made an attack on President Diaz, and had been put in prison. A mob attacked the prison and killed Arroyo. Arrests were made, and it was found that the chief of police was at the head of the mob and bis followers were members of the force. The chief was arrested and committed suicide in prison. The others had hearings at various times, and their final trial took place on June 0th, resulting in their acquittal, on the ground that they acted through fear of their chief. Torreon Enterprise. Forest fire. A forest fire occurred in the woods southwest of Flagstaff, Sunday, near the pump house. Nearly a section of land was burned over, and the fire, for awhile, promised to develop into an extensive conflagration, but several hours' energetic work by Supervisor Breen and four of his forest rangers resulted in the extinguishing of the flames and the saving of the timber. Milton's Program for Today Following will be the program for the day : General Parade at 8:30 a. m. Speaking, by C. T. X. Flynn, at 10. Hose runs, at 11:00 a. m. Water fight, at 12 m. Lunch. Militia Competition Drill, at 1:00. Field Sports, at 1:30 p. m. Sawing Contest, at 3:30 p. m. Tug-of-War, at 4:00 p. m, Indian race, at 4:30 p. m. Dry Race, for hose companies, at 5:00 p. m. Field Sports, continued, at 5:30. Program and Band Concert, 7:30. Grand Illumination at 8:00 p. m. Dancing both afternoon and in tho evening until 11:50. Ladles calling cards in the latest shapes and printed in the latest styles of type, at the SUN office. Prizes Offered. Following is a list of prizes offered in the various contests: Parade Best-decorated vehicle, $5; Second-best, $2; mo3t grotesque ve hicle, $5; second, $2; most grotesque person, $3; most grotesque pair or character, $3. Militia Best-drilled squad, $6; to Co. I, $10. Log-Sawing First prize, $15; sec ond prize, $10. Dancing Best couple waltzers, $5 Hose Race Wet test: 1st prize, $52; second prize, $20; Dry Race, $33. Water Fight First prize, S10; sec ond prize, So. Tug-of-War Winning team, S25; losing team, $10. Indian Race Prize to be dlvlded,$30. First Class. 100-yard dash First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. 220-yard dash First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. 1-mile race First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. 120-yard high hurdle (3 ft.) First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. 220-yard low hurdle (2J ft.) First price, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. Hammer throw First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.90. Discus throw First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. Running high jump First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. Running broad jump First prize, $3.00; second prize, $1.50. Pole vault First prize, $3.00; sec ond prize, $1.50. Ball throw First prize, $3.00; sec ond prize, $1.50. Three-legged race (50 yards) First prize, $4.00; second prize, $2.00. Hop-skip-and-jump First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.00. Indian race First prize, $10,000. Pitching quoits First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.00. Fat men's race First prize, $3.00. Second Class. 75-yard dash Flret prize, $200; sec ond prize, $1.00. 115-yard low hurdle First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.00 Potato race First prize, $1.50; sec ond prize, 75c. Obstacle race First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.00. Running high jump First prize, $2.00; second prize, $1.00. 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