Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

ming5. This edifce is beautiful in architectural design, convenient iG ar rangemCnt, and substantial in con struction. Its appointments embrace all the modern school c0nveniences, such as class rooms, closets recitation rooms, study hall, assembly hall, lab orato-ies, etc. Its fixtures comprise complete outfit of tables and eases sui ficient to accommodate thirty-siX stu dents working at the same time, tab let-arm chairs to seat 1e0 students, rec itation seats for 100 students, tables and chairs to accommodate forty stu dents in drawing at the same time, be- sides desks and SittingS for 175 stu dents in the normal department proper. In addition to this, the school of prac- tice is furnished with adjustable seats and desks and ether modern appliances to accomm odate pupils of the several grades to the number of seventy. The assembly hall is seated with 400 tablet arm opera chairs, and will accommo- date 500 persons when seated to its full capacity. All things considered, the building is exCellently equipped for the purposes of normal school work.
 ATTENDANCE.
 This school has had a'steady, healthy growth from it's opening for the recep- tion of students in January, 1886, to the present time. In the first half decade of it's existence the attendance increased from twenty-siX, in 18S6, to fifty-four in the school year 1690-91.
 During the last five years the total enrolment of this school has been as fellows: Seventy-six in the scholas- tic year 1S91-32. ST in 1892-93, 91 in IS92-94, 94 in 1S94-95, 134 in 1S95-96, 15S in 1896-97, and 137 in 1S97-9S. The en- r0IIment has reached 1S0 this year. The spring term will push this fis- ure near the 200 mark. This is exclusive of the school of practice de- partment, whose number is limited to so in all grades. The greatly increased attendance for the past three years IS a good index of the estimation in which the work of this institution is held by the public. Every county in the ter ritory has been represented by stu dents in this school during the year just closed.
 COURSE OF STUDY.
 The work of the normal department of this school is laid cut in two courses of study and pTactice-the elementary and the higher. The elementary course has been considerably strengthened during the past two years. It now comprises three years work as former ly, but requires one years work more cf preparation for admission to it. The higher course has been formulated and will be put in effective operation as soon as available funds will warrant the employment Of q sufficient teach ing force to do So. IL requires four years for it's completion and gives bet ter preparation for teaching the 3igher branches. It carries the academic " 0ril through tho requirements for ad- mission to the best universities Of our country.
 LIBRARY.
 The library TOW contains moro than seven hundred volumes, comprising works of history, science, education and general literature. Many of the valuable publications of the SmlthgO- l Eian institution, and other publications of the department of the interior, are found On it's shelves. Appleton's new | edition of Johnsons cyolopedia, Apple i tons scientific library, and few other i books, have been added tc it the eur rent year. Ii contains g fair supply f rcference books for the present needs l ot the school.
 MUSEUM.
 The museum already contains many valuable archaeological relics and | quite a number of resting speci- | mens of animals, A.nd minerals !