Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-03
AN INSIGHT INTO THE WORKINGS
 OF THE B|SBEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The public schools recently com pleted one of the most successful terms ever taught in Bisbee. With the beginning of the new year and second term of school. bright pros poets are ahead. The work of the past term has proved very satisfact- oTy, and the wonderful improvement along many lines reflect much credit on the superintendent and teachers. Not only have the schools given satis- faction fh Bisbee. but those Of Don Luis, Warren. South Bisbee and Low ell have made equally great i'm provement. With a liberal board of
 trustees the superintendent has been able to make needed changes and i'm proyements which have at once ben etitteHb both teacher and pupil, thereby giving most happy results.
 The latest and best methods of ob- taining the most satisfactory and per manent results in teaching the child are now used in all the school rooms. The public school faculty has been selected by MT. Philbrook from the best normal schools and colleges in the United States.
 The schools consist of the following departments. high school. grammar grades, primary grades and kinder garten. These are under the immed- fate charge of the school board which consists of three members, H. NJ. Woods, president, l. W. Wallace and Dr c. l.. Edmundson. The teaching force is organized as follows, city su- perintendent, music director, art di- rector. domestic science teacher, twenty primary grade teachers, high school principal, six high school
 teachqrs, three kindergarten teach CTS and one district truant officer, making total of forty-seven teachers. Il The grades follow the course of study prescribed by the. territorial board of education and are planned to cover the worth of the term. The
 teachers have experienced no diff culty in keeping their classes up to the prescribed grade as the course of study is planned for eight months and as the Bisbee school term covers nine and half months of the year, the teachers can easily keep their classes utp to the grade and do mnch supple mentary work besides.
 The children used to become excit- ed and greatly embarrassed when call. ed upon to read aloud before an au. dience. With the system used now. the child is taught from the primary grades when reading or reciting, to step out alone and face the pupils and teacher They acquire the habit of ease and gain confidence.
 The public schools own ten sets of first grade readers. The children of fhe first grades are sometimes Fequir- ed to read through all and at least six first readers before being pro noted to a higher grade They soon acquire a better vocabulary of first grade words. and do not memorize the lessons in the books as they do when allowed to stay in one primmer for a whole term. When one school com pletes a set of readers they are ex- changed with another school, until the entire ten sets have been master ed by the children.
 The public school student of Bisbee also has the advantage Of a good musical training. thus laying the foundation for a higher musical edu- cation. One period each day is de voted to singing The correct pitch is given the children by the teacher with a tuning fork k. Great caution is being taken to prevent overztraiuiag the cbild's voice The books being used are the modern music series which were adopted by the territory. There IS no hai mOny to be comDacd witb the musical lparity oc the chlldrens' voices as they blended together re- gently in their Christmas carols. Some Of the most noted cboirs in the great cathedrals of the world are composed of boys voices.
 With music comes the excellent course of art, which has a prominent place in ;he branches taught in the public schools. Water eolors, ink crayoa. black board and free hand drawing are taught in the higher grades. The Christmas work of the students along this line of work was { excellent. The blaSkboards of the
 Lowell school rooms were appro- 1 priately and beautifully decorated in keeping with the Christmas spirit. |.
 Among the higher grade work be | ing done in Miss Lewis room were little wateF-coioT paintings, decorated envelopes containing favorite recipes. and book marks. The young girls were also compiling hand-painted ' books filled with fayorite quotations The blackboard drawing in colored chalk was very pretty, Misses Kent ner. Wallace, Schlatterer and Mind CTS rooms being very attractive
 The school board furnishes all ma
 terial for the art and music classes The material used is bought in bulk
 form. and distributed by the teachers
 Of the department as needed. Many
 cf the Lowell school rooms were ap
 propriately and beautifully decorated
 in keeping with tbe holiday spirit
 Misses Lewis. Kentner, Wallace