Graham guardian., 1908-06-19
St. Joseph Stake and [. D. S. Academy

means more IMAM is required OF
teachers elsewhere. The Church
school teachers must possess all
the training of a professor, and
capable Of teaching all the higher
branches of education, as well as
to possess all these good traits of
character aud even more.
Then what about the student
body, they help to make good
atmosphere do they not? Such
moral restrictions as pupils are
subject to in the Church schools
has its influences upon the child,
without considering that practical
ly all the students attending these
schools come from the homes of
Latter Day Saints, whose life
raining up to these school ages
should be, and in most cases is.
hat of Il consistent church mem
ber. We here wish to emphasize
hat if this kind of school is good
place for Mormon children, whose
childhood life has already been so
perfectly moulded, it surely would
be good place for children whose
early life has not been under such
restraint and moral religious train
ing. Provided with proper recre-
alton, their quarters visited by fell
ow visiting pupils, an accounting
for their conduct, the parental,
kindly influence exercised over all
'upiIs by men aud women whose
lives are such as to inspire venera.
ion for God and love for his chill
dren. No liquor or tobacco, alb
'tenance from all stimulants, clean
language, no blasphemy, train
ing that will not only educate as
the world educates, but will build
character, establish manhood and
womanhood, elevate morals, culti-
vate industry and train the child
not only to be selt-supporting and
capable OF meeting all the natural
conditions of life, but prepare him
TO be benefactor of his fellows,
and eventually earn a salvation
and be permitted to go back 10 the
presence of his Maker, our Father
IN Heaven. This is what is being
done at the Thatcher, Arizona,
branch of the Great Church
School System. The general au-
thorities Of the Church appro-
priated $4,000 90 some time ago
for the purchase of full block
situated in the heart of Thatcher.
the center OF population in one of
the most beautiful aud prolific val.
leys in Arizona, one of the fairest
of the United States and Terri.
tories of America 10 the world.
Later, the General Church Board
through President Joseph F.Smith,
Trustee in Trust, appropriated Sl2,.
900 90, and the remainder of the
necessary means will come from
popular volunteer donation.
The building will be two story
and basement, cement block build
ing about SO by SO feet, with
twenty-one rooms, including a
large study room, as also an assem-
bly, room, library offices, janitor's
room, fire proof vaults, boiler room
and shops. An up.to-date modern
building in every particular to
cost something like $50, 100000, the
to be in keeping with
the building, with heating appar,
atus, lights aud water accommo-
dations.
Thatcher will be greatly bene-
ited by such au acquisition. The
people Of the Gila Valley to be at.
fected by the influence of such
school; Graham County is to be
congratulated. The territory 10
be proud of another great high
school institution, the Latter Day
Saints of the Saint Joseph Stake
in particular, aud all within reach
of this school, to partake of the
advantages OF such splendid in.
stitution Of learning.