Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-26

Rich with interesting lore as the eafly history of Arizona is, yet it is a a fact that up to the present time not one word of the territory's pioneer days is taught in the public schools.
 This will not be the case, however, when the revision of study systems is made at the teachers meeting to take place in Phoenix during fair week Prof. Phnbrook, who has charge of the revision of study concerning his tory, proposes to insert q course deal- ing with the early doings of the pion- eers without whose help Arizona would not be the progressive, devel- oped young saplins it is, ready to at tain statehood majority the minute congress says it's old enough.
 With the idea in mind of securing some hints as to what textbooks, his tories, etc, on Arizona's babyhood and gradual development would be most helpful to scholars, Prof. Phil, brook recently wrote Miss Sharlot Nj. Hall. recently appointed historian of the territory, and is in receipt of a very interesting letter in reply, which | is quoted below in part:
 T have hoped, and feel very keenly. that this office may be of much as sistance to the schools and work in pleasantest cooperation with them. hope to give history talks in every school in Arizona before year has gone and am planning a set of Ian tern slides from rare historical pho tographs with which to illustrate 1 them.
 q wish we could even have socie ties of Young Pioneers, and enlist our fine crop of young Arizonan' ] iadopted and native) to study out his tory and to help mark the graves o our pioneers and place tablets upor the historical landmarks near theil own cities or schools. This can b' done in an expensive but permanen and fitting manner by using our owl
 native stones and the beautiful water
 smoothed bouIders to be found in al
 most every locality.
 ~But l shall hope to. meet you dui . ing the teachers gathering here i
 Phoenix and to discuss with you m :. earnest desire to make this office , help and an inspiration to ever School in the whole of Arizona No'
 must say how glad I am that 70
 have a chance to further the stud
 of Arizona history in our schools an
 that I shall be glad to be of assis lance, now and in the future, as th work develops new needs.
 T think quite the best story ( the cliff dwellers ever written, th
 truest to scientific research, is 'Th
 Delight Makers by Adolph Bandelie the great explorer The most rear able account of Powell and the Gran : canyon is probably that Of Dennei baugh, The Story Of the Grand cal yon and the Colorado River, thoug PowelTs own Canyons Of the Col
 rado River published in 1925 !
 Flood and Vincent, Is my favorit The text is concise and interestin e and the many illustrations very fir [. and valuable I think 1t would be e ], ceIlent in any school library.
 T do not know any brief life of Fr mont but his Memoirs of my Life published in 1887 by Belford, Clars D & CO, is wonderfully interesting an
 has many fine illustrations.
 For General Crook in Arizona yo . will like On the Border with Crool
 by Capt. John c. Bourke. which al'
 tells of many Arizona pioneers. i 'svery few stories of our Arizor c. pioneers have been published; hay o good many in manuscript pendir a. volume True Stories of the ArizoI n Pioneers. If I could have sho e time in which to get them unpacked,
 will very gladly compile from D