Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-07-11

Prof. Pemberton is graduate of the
State Normal School, OF Kirksville, Mo-,
lone OF the best normal schools in the
country. He has the highest certificates
issued by the states Of California and
Missouri. For ten years be has been
connected with the different schools of
Los Angeles county, California, where
he at once esta blished reputation as q
very successful educator. For four
years he was q member of the Board of
Education Of that county. He carries
the highest testimonials from nearly all
the leading educators of Southern Cali
tornia.
Miss Jenney E. Tucker is q graduate
Of the Normal School at Providence, r.
| l. She has had ten years experience rs
a teacher, the last four of which she
has been principal of the public schools
of Ell Monte, COL, and only the i'll health
Of her brother compels her to risigu her
position there. While MISS Tucker has
taught successfully in all grades from
the first to the ninth, she has devoted
special attention to history and English,
two very important subjects occurring
In the grade to which she has been
assigned.
Miss Isabel Bethune is graduate of
the State Normal School at Los Ange-
les, California.
Misses Elizabeth and Anna Whitman are
graduates of the Nebraska State Nor
NAL School, and have had. the former
mary work. 1t is the intention of the
board to introduce, as far as practicable,
the kindergarten method Of instruction
70 h. - Tho Miaoao
Whitman IRE especially skilled In this
work.
The remaining teachers, the people of
Tucson are familiar with, az they we're
employed in the schools OF the past
year.
Changes have also been made in the
grading of the school. The 9Th grade,
which was omitted from the public
scHpol, under the grading OF Prof. Tul-
iy, VI 1894, has been re-estsblished. It
was the unanimous decision of the
teachers 10 the higher grades that it
was impossible to complete the work
required by that grading. The addition
OF one year will not only allow the re-
quired work to be properly completed,
bat will also furnish time for consider
able collateral work, in all grades. Un-
der present arrangements, restoring
this grade will not necsssitste an sddi-
tional teacher. The board intends to
establish, in the first grade, halliday
sessions, and one teacher by having half
of the scholars in the fore loon and half
in the afternoon can accomplish the
work, which formerly required two
teachers. 1t is not probable that the
number OF LIST grade scholars at the
Ward school will require more than one
hale day session and it is the intention
to have that teacher, in the afternoon,
have charge OF the music or drawing of
the whole school.
The board has also made arrange
ments with the Faculty of the Univer.
sity whereby students successfully COM
pleting the High School course of study
will be admitted, without examination,
to the Freshman class of the University. |
The wages OF the teachers remsi1 |
practically the same as formerly the |
principal receives 1925 per month,
grammar school grades (grsdee 4 81 re- |
ceivs S75, and primary teachers are paid
s65. Exceptions are made in Bird grade |
Ward school where that teacher acts
as principal and receives SIS. The two |
teachers in let grade, who teach six |
hours per day, will be paid same az the |
grammar school teachers SIS.