Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-23
Temples SCHOOLS.
The Progress Made in Popular
Education
In Matters OF Interest and Facilities
Tempe Is Surpassed by no Other
Section of the Territory.

While considerable has been said and
written about the Territorial Normal
school, little or nothing ever appears
in the papers in reference to the pride
and delight of Tempe-her public
school. A stranger always mistakes
the i'm posing public school for the Nor
NAL and can hardly believe the truth OF
his informer when told that the build
ing he thinks is the Normal is nothing
more than our public school building.
Finished last fall at cost OF over
$4,000, IL is today the most imposing
school structure in the territory, out
side OF Phoenix.
This is a conceded fact by those who
have compared the various school
buildings and no one thus far has dis
puted the statement. Containing six
large rooms, three on each floor, and
supplied with closets, two fine stair
WAYS and more than sufficient light
and air, it is no wonder the scholars
find it pleasant duty to attend school,
made much more encouraging ty the
excellent corps OF teachers in charge.
The present enrolment OF pupils is 1913,
having fallen off some during the last
month.
The first grade, controlled by Miss
Anna Price, contains ninety'two little
ones, and would be more than credit
to any school on account Of the wonder
iul advancement made during the past
six months. By far the greater num-
Der in this grade consists OF Mexicans,
who, when they first entered the school,
4 IA. "A nd .t
English, but can now understand every
thing said to them by their teachers.
They sing well and march like veterans,
while their recitations show that the
coming ge neration will be brighter in
intellect than the last.
Miss Lulu Sampson, who has charge
OF the second and third grades. has an
enrolment OF 81, with an attendance OF
over 80 per cent. Here the planes OF
study are little higher but the progress
made by the two grades denotes the
painstaking methods OF the teacher. In
these grades the Mexicans are almost
M to their American neigh bors as lar
as intelligence is concerned but they
outnumher their white sChoOlmates.
All ave eager to learn but as in all ma.
tionalities. some will grasp the meaning
of the subject very readily while others
will consume much more time to gain
the same end.
The third room on the first door is in
charge OF Miss Mammie GarIick, who
but a month ago relieved her sister Miss
Ella, on account OF illness. This room
contains the fourth and fifth grades and
here is where surprising fact presents
itself. The Mexican element has al
most vanished. This race evidently
disbelieves the maximum that little
Knowledge is dangerous, because after a
child arrives at the age OF about four
teen, he is taken from school and the
result is an almost total absence OF
Mexicans in the higher grades. This
class has 81 members and more be-
having and studious set OF pupils can
not be found in any school.
Prof. Fulton's class consisting Of the
sixth and seventh grades, is in the
south wing OF the second story. Twenty
four bright scholars are under his i'm
mediate command, but no student OF
Spanish extraction appears among
them. Here the higher branche, are
taught and the student fitted for an en-
try into college. The system which
Prof. Fulton employs in the discipline
and teaching of his words would be
hard to improve upon. Everything
taught is done in thorough and fini-
shed manner. There will be quite
number OF graduates this year who will
always refer back to Temples first year
OF advanced schooling as criterion.