Arizona republican., 1895-09-27
OUR SCHOOLS. How the Youth Is Taught
 in Phoenix, A Day with the Pupils of Central School.
The School Board on a Tour of
 Inspection.
Everything Runs Like ClockWork
 and with Military Pre- cision.

The board of trustees and the city editor of The Republican made visit to the Center street school building yesterday for the purpose of looking in upon the various schools. On ar irving we found the schools at recess, and the several teachers at their re- spective positions of overseers. Prof. Coy was in charge of the play grounds; Prof. Barnes of the lower hall; Prof. Blount was stationed in the upper hall at the head of the stairs; Prof. Brown had charge of the assembly room of the high school, and the other teachers were at their various posts of duty.
 The one thing very noticeable was the plan or system by which the insti- tuition is managed The motto, though not stated, was easily understood to be, Everybody at His Post of Duty" The second noticeable feature was the orderly, military manner in which the pupils passed into their respective rooms from the recess When the sig nal was given the drummer boy began to beat a march, while the pupils filed into the building with such military precision that the president of the board was heard to remark, 'This is just like clock work"
 The school being assembled the sup erintendent courteously conducted us to his office and stated that he would first have us see the high school de- partment, then the grammar, and last ly the primary school. We realized at once that the superintendent had a system for us as well as for the teach CTS and pupils. It seemed that system and order were st1.nped in every fea- ture of his being.
 We'll does he sustain the many high recommendations which were given to the board of trustees in his behalf When he made application for the po- sition of superintendent, it is said, that recommendation were furnished from prominent educators from one side of the continent to the other. From Dr. W. T. Harris, L. L. D., com missioner of education, Washington, D. C.; Dr. D. Dorchester, Boston; pres idents of several state universities and state normal schools in the eastern states, and from Dr. David S. Jordan, president of Leland Stanford univer- sity, California, came the most hearty recommendations of his ability as a thorough school man and organizer A visit to the school will demonstrate beyond doubt that Superintendent Creager is all these prominent educa- tors claim for him. He is certainly a master hand at his business.
 He first took us into the library room where we found Prof. w. H. Brown, and a class discussing the subject of literature. The professor was very earnest and painstaking, carefully leading his class step by step through the subject. Here it was that we first noticed that each pupil was required to stand and think for himself. The young men and women were very or derly and showed conclusively that each and every one of them was in the school for year of good work.
 From thence we were conducted to the science room, where we found Prof Geo. Blount with another class study ing the subject of physical geography. Here, as with the first class, was ear nestness, thoroughness and genuine good feeling displayed. Prof. Blount has had number of years of experi- ence and shows himself to be a master of his subject. After looking in on the pupils at study in the assembly room, we were escorted to the eighth grade, where we found Prof. Barnes principal of the grammar schools, pleasantly engaged with some very bright and intelligent looking boys and girls. The pupils were all studying, as it was their study hour. Perfect order prevailed, as every tick of the clock could be heard.
 In the seventh grade we found Prof. Coy with a room full of boys and girls. A small class was at the board dia- gramming sentences. The same good order and industry prevailed. We were then taken down stairs to the rooms of the sixth grade, where we again found the pupils studying, as it was their study hour also The sup erintendent spoke to the teachers, Miss Culver and Miss Dobbs, and asked them to vary the program that we might see some of the work of the pu- pills, but as our time was limited, we did not stop to see the work, as the superintendent assured us tn work of these teachers was satisfactory.
 We visited then in succession the rooms taught by Miss Bury, Miss Kel- ly, Miss Troops, Miss Warren, Miss o,d Mice