The Arizona daily orb., 1900-04-13

I Cases tardiness. ........... MISS WARNINGS RooM-GRADEs ! AND ?. Total enrolment. ..................6 .66 Monthly enrolment. .72 Daily attendance. ...............,. 60.S5 Cases tardiness. IF MISS sTowE's RooM-aRADH l. Total enrolment. ........ ...... Monthly enrolment. ...............170 Daily attendance. ..............9 .98 Cases taIdiness. s.............. 8
 SUMMARY FOR ENTIRE SCHOOL. Total enrolment. .644 Monthly enrolment. ent...............45 .451 Daily attendance. .................37 .371 61 Cases tardiness. 35,
 am pleased that our tardiness shows constant decrease, and is lower for the pact month than tor any month since September, 1898. Mrs. Dver's room is able to at last show q months attend ance without case of tardiness; and the pr,ncipal's room shows second months attendance without any tardi- ness. The attendance shows decrease of 2l from 'ast month, owing prlnci- pally to the prevalence of measles aRd to bad weather. The attendance of our schools for five months (390) is 70 above laet yea, 8 at tendance, and has b ought to the dis irict $773,80 from the reserve school funi. Tlis amount came as a surprise, as the increase of 90 pupils brought the district but $52S last year, and this year less money was expected. This addi- Ltion to the revenues of the district is mainly the result of faithful and efIi- . ent service ot our teachers. This is shown by the fact that while the en- rollment of 1897 was ASA the attendance was but 239. Last mon h our enroll ment reached only 544 for the year of seven months, but our attendance had increased to about 390, Ia other words, while we have gained out 60 in enroll ment over 1897 we have gained 150 in attendance. We do not believe any other Arizona school can show such record of growth.
 AN EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM.
 An educational ideal is q most excel lent thing. The school system of Mas sach1setts is one of he best, if not the best, in the land. For 63 years the sec retaries of her board of education nave been able to grasp the airns, to see the nSeds and to make manifest the spirit of the Massachusetts school hiea. It is this wisdom to know and capacity to do which has made the school system of the Oll Bay Stste the model for so many other states. We th.nk it's policy should be known in Arizona, so it is here given from the report of Secretary Hill:
 1-Educa'ion is moro than an individ- ual, family or school district interest," it concerns the town and the state.
 2-The schools do not exist to furnish places for the relatives and friends of the appointing power, UT the residents of locality--they exist for the welfare of the childre an of the community.
 3--The supreme need of any s"hool is that of the thoroughly competent and wise teacher.
 4-No pains should be spared by the state to tain teachers for their respon- sible work.
 5-Fhe avenues of ascent through the schools, even to the college doors, should bs open and free to the poorest child. High school as we'll as primary anu grammar schools, should therefore be fostered.
 6-s school buildings should be the highest expression of sanitary ani edu- cdtional wisdom, as well as of civic pride.
 7--The prosperity of the state, mate- rla'Iv, politically and morally, is vitally 'e'atei to the prosperity of the schools.
 8--lt IS the right of children to have their ehildhpot reserved for it's natural enpIcyments--play, recreation, school ing ani such lighter forms of work as chilorel' cNn ,lo without loss of child hood's P iyaeges. Thrusting them pre- maturely inio factory life, or any life akin tO tt,d, ls an ahuse Of chi.dien and an inju.' ti' att. np' to oa tol- erated.
 9-Hahituai aa eni an or truancy works harm boa ,p ii.e chill and to state, and should bt siop2sd. | lo-The smallsst ane .oorSst towns